Zak is a two-time NCAA All-American and rejoined the team for the 2022-23 season. He was also a member of the first U.S. Mixed Relay team that won the inaugural FIS World Cup event with Scott Patterson, Rosie Brennan, and Jessie Diggins.
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
Noel made his World Cup debut in January 2020 in Oberstdorf, Germany in the classic sprint.
Gus Schumacher
Gus Schumacher is a gifted athlete making his mark in the sport of cross country skiing. He has accumulated many accolades through his career including being the first ever American to win a gold medal at the FIS Junior World Cross Country Championships.
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.
Rosie Brennan
Born and raised in Park City, Utah, Rosie is a four-time U.S. champion, 2018 and 2022 Olympian, 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.