The Shoreline Events, a roller ski race weekend, kicked off on Friday, July 12, in Wisconsin with the Shoreline Distance, a challenging 15km course in classic technique. On Saturday, July 13, the Shoreline Sprints wrapped up the two-day event with a freestyle sprint race along the lake in downtown Rice Lake. 

Distance Race

In the elite women’s distance competition on Friday, the winner was Mariel Merlii Pulles, Team Birkie/USA, with Clara Hegan, NTDC/Canada, in second place and Gretta Scholz, Team Birkie/USA, in the third position.

In the elite men’s competition, USA’s Zak Ketterson, Team Birkie, took the title, with Julian Smith, NTDC Thunder Bay/Canada, in second place and Christopher Kalev, Team Birkie/Estonia, in the third position. 

Sprint Race

On Saturday, it was time for the freestyle sprints. In the elite women’s race, Mariel Merlii Pulles, Team Birkie/USA, won ahead of Clara Hegan, NTDC/Canada. Lucinda Anderson, USA, finished in third place. 

Women’s Final

Men’s Final

In the elite men’s competition, Zak Ketterson, Team Birkie/USA, won the sprint title, with Julian Smith, NTDC Thunder Bay/Canada, in second place and Benon Brattebo, USA, in the third position.

Full results of the Distance and Sprint races can be found below:

DISTANCE

SPRINT

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The roller ski event had a total prize money pool of $11,000, making it one of the biggest cash prizes for a cross-country skiing race or related events in the United States.

Shoreline Events – Key Details

• Location: Rice Lake, Wisconsin, USA
• Dates: Friday, July 12, and Saturday, July 13, 2024
• Races: 15km Classic Technique (Friday), 1.3km Freestyle Technique (Saturday)
• Website: Shoreline Events
• Instagram: Shoreline Events
• Facebook: Shoreline Events

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