The following article is adapted from a recent press release from NNF. TLDR, they’re selling USA fan bibs to wear at the Loppet Cup now, and (truly amazing) U.S. skier face bibs soon, and you can find out more about both these products here. Go NNF, and go team.
The Loppet Cup in Minneapolis this February will mark the first time the U.S. ski community has welcomed the World Cup in over 20 years. As the American ski community converges in Minneapolis, there’s plenty to be proud of, and with our *NEW* NNF World Cup Fan Bibs, we’re offering a way to show that pride while continuing to build American skiing’s future!
For a $50 donation to NNF, you’ll become part of the American Cross Country Ski Fan Club, receive a limited edition World Cup fan bib, and support our work in creating a national development system that supports promising athletes no matter where they come from in the United States!
Bibs are available for order now! Order here.
Why Support NNF at the Loppet Cup?
The Loppet Cup World Cup races will offer the community that supports NNF a powerful proof of concept. As a community that spans a continent, and sends its skiers around the globe, comes together to watch its best skiers chase podiums in an instance, while knowing the different backgrounds and the long journeys that it took for skiers such as Jessie Diggins, Rosie Brennan, Ben Ogden, JC Schoonmaker and more to get there.
Meanwhile, the next generation of top U.S. skiers — the talented athletes NNF works with in our trips, camps, and projects — will get to take their first strides on the World Cup, with FIS rules dictating a greater allowance of racers to the host country.
That fact gives our supporters a singular opportunity. In Minneapolis, there will be the chance to see the moment where our mission to support developing athletes towards their World Cup dreams becomes a realization for them and the communities they come from. We hope you’ll join us there!
Again, you can currently purchase the general USA fan club bib (shown at top of article) here. These bibs cost $50 apiece; there are 200 available, with all proceeds benefiting NNF.
Watch this space for updates on the USA face bibs (also $50, also benefiting NNF). Athletes initially available will be Kevin Bolger, Rosie Brennan, Logan Diekmann, Jessie Diggins, John Steel Hagenbuch, Luke Jager, Lauren Jortberg, Julia Kern, Zak Ketterson, Sophia Laukli, Novie McCabe, Zanden McMullen, David Norris, Ben Ogden, Scott Patterson, Sydney Palmer-Leger, JC Schoonmaker, Gus Schumacher, Sammy Smith, and Alayna Sonnesyn, per NNF. “We are working with Podiumwear to add additional athlete fan bibs after the team in named in late January,” NNF adds.
Face bibs will also be available on-site at Wirth in February.
