By Gavin Kentch
Kevin Bolger (Team Birkie) was added to the American squad for this year’s World Championships, U.S. Ski & Snowboard announced earlier Monday.
The original selection announcement had nodded to the possibility of nominating additional athletes based on strong performances in upcoming races. In the Falun World Cup weekend just completed, Bolger placed 19th in the classic sprint and 23rd in the 20km skate. The weekend before that, Bolger placed 10th in the 20km classic at Swedish National Championships, and qualified seventh in the skate sprint. He was added to the championships roster on a discretionary basis following those results.
There have now been 16 athletes officially nominated to the U.S. team for this year’s championships; you can find that list here. For a look at which athletes accepted the nomination and plan to race in Trondheim starting next week, please see here.
Racing starts in Norway with the skate sprint on February 27.
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