{"id":620,"date":"2022-04-07T16:38:50","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T16:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kidsportcanada.ca\/british-columbia\/greater-vernon\/?post_type=news_stories&p=620"},"modified":"2022-04-07T16:44:08","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T16:44:08","slug":"620","status":"publish","type":"news_stories","link":"https:\/\/kidsportcanada.ca\/british-columbia\/greater-vernon\/fr\/nouvelles-histoires\/620\/","title":{"rendered":"Sovereign2SilverStar Ski Marathon – Fundraiser Event"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Organizers say the first ever Sovereign2SilverStar Ski Marathon was a roaring success.<\/p>\n
The weekend cross-country event attracted 30% more entries than expected in 21 and 40-kilometre classic and free races.<\/p>\n
Some of the fastest skiers in North America led a field that also included starting waves for skiers of all abilities.<\/p>\n
Competitors ranged from Olympians to those doing their first race event, with more than 500 taking part in total.<\/p>\n
The event was hosted by the Sovereign Lake Nordic Club and SilverStar Mountain Resort and raised $5,000 for the Kidsport charity, which was topped up to $7,500 by a donation from SilverStar, and increased again to $8,000 by a silent auction.<\/p>\n
More than 250 volunteers helped stage the inaugural event.<\/p>\n
Saturday\u2019s 21K skate event was won by local 62 year old Clarke Shipka in the male category and U.S. skier Dashe McCabe in the female category.<\/p>\n
In Saturday\u2019s 40K, Jack Carlyle managed to nudge out Canadian Olympian Remi Drolet at the line in a time of 2:02:36. On the female side, Canadian Olympian Dahria Beatty nudged out Mariah Bredal in a time of 2:18:01.<\/p>\n
Sunday\u2019s 21K skate event was won by McCabe in the female category and Sovereign Lake\u2019s Axel Hostyn in the male category.<\/p>\n
In Sunday\u2019s 40K skate, Drolet managed to win back his champion title in a blazing quick time of 1:43:17, and Beatty won her second gold in two days in a time of 1:57:22.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.sovereign2silverstar.com\/<\/p>\n