photo by Modica/NordicFocus
DAVOS, Switzerland – On the World Cup, new GRPer Jack Young (Jay VT) has had some solid top-40 results in late November and early December sprint competitions, but did not crack the top 30 in qualifiers to make the heats. Both early sprints were classic style skiing, while Jack tends to do better in skate technique.
This past weekend, knowing he needed a good race and believing he could, Jack qualified 6th in the skate sprint. He went on to place 2nd in the quarterfinal (top two places move on), 2nd in the semifinal, and then placed an amazing 4th in the final. This was his first-ever top 10 finish.
Teammate Ben Ogden from Landgrove, qualified 2nd and ended up a few tenths of second behind Jack in the final to place 5th overall. To have two U.S. skiers in a final with so much European talent is a phenomenal accomplishment.
From FasterSkier: For Young, the fourth-place finish marked his first World Cup sprint final, a breakthrough that felt less like a surprise than a confirmation. “This result means so, so much,” he said. “It really feels like proof that I can make it to the top in this sport. If I’d told myself three years ago that I’d finish fourth in a World Cup sprint, I would have thought I was insane.” Jack grew up skiing with the Craftsbury Ski Club, attended North Country Union high school, and graduated from Colby College this past Spring.
For the full story link to fasterskier.com/2025/12/fire-ice-and-belief-two-vermonters-deliver-under-the-lights-in-davos/
