Two Sant Bani School Alums at National Nordic Competition

Kris Freeman wins; 50k Dylan McGuffin excels.

SUN VALLEY, IDAHO, March 26, 2011. Olympian Kris Freeman (Andover, NH) clinched the final men’s U.S. Championship title up for grabs Saturday winning the U.S. SuperTour Finals 50k classic technique race in Sun Valley. This marks Freeman’s 14th U.S. Championship…… Read more…

SUN VALLEY, ID, March 31.— Kris Freeman, former standout at the Sant Bani School and resident of Andover, and Kikkan Randall skied to the top spot in the women’s 10k and men’s 15k classic events in Sun Valley on Wednesday. Randall extended her USSA SuperTour Finals lead with the victory…. Read more…

“It feels awesome to be skiing fast and to beat a lot of the best guys in world. …my new strategy for controlling my glucose levels worked seamlessly this week. It feels so good to be skiing strong…” ~ Kris Freeman [SBS’99] Nov. 14, 2010

Impressive Tour Finish for Freeman

VAL DI FIEMME, Italy (Jan. 9, 2011)— The U.S. Ski Team’s Kris Freeman (Andover, NH) was seventh in the eighth and final stage of the Tour de Ski, an impressive finish in the 9k free technique pursuit to wrap up an encouraging tour. Freeman finished 28th overall over the stage race. Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) closed out the fifth annual Tour 23rd in Sunday’s event and 21st overall. It was the first time Americans had tackled the entire tour…. Read more…

Freeman Places Ninth, But Says There’s Room for More

“After a half hour of skiing Saturday, Kris Freeman had earned himself $500, 29 World Cup points, and one top-10 finish. By his own account, Freeman’s ninth place in the season-opening 15 k freestyle in Gallivare was “a hell of a day,” and it was the top finish for the American men. ..”

Read More… here.

FIS Muonio 5/10km Classic – USA’s Freeman Wins [World Cup Tune-Up Race], Randall 14th

“..November 13, 2010 (Muonio, Finland) – Kris Freeman (USA) claimed his first victory of the season over a strong field with a great performance to win the men’s 10km classic in Muonio on Saturday by 12s over Germany’s Tobias Angerer in second and Martin Jaks (CZE) in third.

Read More… here.

Last Year’s 2009-2010 Season was Kris Freeman’s Third Trip to Winter Olympics

Kris Freeman (SBS’99) was chosen to represent the United States Ski Team on his third trip to the Olympics, this time in Vancouver, Canada. In the last Olympics, Kris had potential to medal, but this year, he is at his peak, coming in 4th in the 2009 Worlds suffering from compartment syndrome. He has had surgery and has healed, and is ready to give it his all to come home wearing some Olympic hardware this year!

Intense Sport for Diabetics

“Being an athlete with Type 1 diabetes requires a level of discipline that can actually give you an edge over nondiabetics,”…..

Read More here… in the Wall Street Journal

“For a direct link to results with FIS.”

Kris was interviewed on the Today show last winter and here is an excellent report and interview with him on WMUR as well.

Kris wrote in his blog before heading out on Feb 6th 2010:

“I came into Canmore thinking I would do better than I have. I had no real reason to believe this though. I stayed at home for as long as I could because I like the stable training environment there. The sacrifice for the long stay was that I gave up acclimation time in Canmore. I focused on getting myself into a stable level of fitness at home. I trained relatively large volume and had no incredibly hard intervals. When Zach and I laid out this plan he told me the only down side to it was that I would be flat in Canmore. I didn’t believe him but he was right. In the 15k I raced a solid strong race without any fire. When I tried to dig deep I felt like I had to blast away a layer of granite to get to the gritty stuff underneath. Zach told me he expected that I would not have my top gear but that the race efforts in combination with a set of intervals in Vancouver will get me my top gear back. I have always been a fast adapter to intensity work and neither Zach nor I wanted to come into canmore red hot only to flicker and fade in Whistler.

“I am not worried. I have been 20th place when I was dead tired and laid everything on the table and I have been 20th place when I have been simply strong and flat like yesterday. Strong and flat is usually an indicator that I am about to be strong and fast. Whistler is a totally different course, elevation, and will most likely have unpredictably crazy snow conditions. I have been dreaming of these Olympics for four years and in a way for my whole life. The “show” is about to begin.”

Link to Kris’s blog for his own updates.

Our good wishes are with you all the way, Kris!
You are our inspiration to face the challenges head on.. and come out a winner for all of us.
SBS Students and Staff

Post Olympics Reviews and News:
Read this interview with Kris for more insight into his unique situation and why he remains an inspiration to many -

Amy Tenerich pre Olympic interview a couple of years ago.

Amy Tenerich post Olympic phone interview.

Caleb from Danbury, CT finds inspiration from Kris… “Dream Big, Caleb!”