Noel made his World Cup debut in January 2020 in Oberstdorf, Germany in the classic sprint.
Fastenal Parallel 45 FIS Cross Country World Cup
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
Women and Men
Sprint
Fastenal Parallel 45 FIS Cross Country World Cup Freestyle Sprint
The Fastenal Parallel 45 four-day winter festival will bring together the FIS Coop Cross-Country Ski World Cup with live music, craft beer, citizen races, spectator events, and much more! Mark your calendars for Tuesday, March 17, 2020, and meet us at The Trailhead for this historic event.
World Cup athletes compete on American snow for the first time since 2001. Each athlete gets one shot to earn their way into the top-30 and onto the heats starting at 5 p.m. CDT at Wirth Park just outside of downtown Minneapolis.
Noel Keeffe
Caitlin Patterson
Caitlin has been nominated to the 2019-20 U.S. Ski Team.
Gus Schumacher
Gus Schumacher, originally from Anchorage, Alaska, has been on the Stifel U.S. Cross Country Ski Team since the 2018-19 season and is proving he is one of the fastest in the world.
Hannah Halvorsen
A FIS Junior World Championship bronze medal winner as part of the 4x3.3k relay team, Hannah scored her first World Cup points in December of 2020 and has her eyes set on further World Cup success and the 2022 Olympic Winter Games.
Julia Kern
Two-time World Championship medalist and 2022 Olympian Julia Kern is making a name for herself as one of the fastest cross country skiers in the country.
Rosie Brennan
Born and raised in Park City, Utah, Rosie Brennan is a two-time Olympian, having competed in the 2018 and 2022 Olympic Winter Games, and ranked in the top 10 in the world for cross country skiing.
Simi Hamilton
A three-time NCAA All-American from Middlebury College, and a three-time Olympian, Hamilton is among the top sprinters in the world with four World Cup podiums on his resume.
Sadie Maubet Bjornsen
A World Championship bronze medalist, five-time U.S. Champion, and two-time Olympian Sadie became the first American to wear the FIS World Cup Yellow Leader's bib following two top-5 finishes to kick off the 2019-20 season.
Jessie Diggins
Jessie Diggins of Afton, Minnesota, is one of the most dominant and successful cross country skiers in the world, with three Olympic medals (bronze, silver and gold), 7x World Championship medals, 29x World Cup victories (79 podiums), two overall Tour de Ski victories