2012 Ski Mountaineering Season:
GOLD MEDAL WORLD CUP SPRINT, First North American to Win a Gold Medal (or on podium) in Ski Mountaineering World Cup event. Tromso, Norway, April 14th, 2012

Currently Ranked 2nd overall in French National Ski Mountaineering Rankings (4/4/2012)

3 French national Medals: 2 silvers indiv and sprint overall (2 first place veteran category) 1 2nd place vet. in vertical)

French National Championships FFME and CAF 2012:

• 1st  CAF individual national Championships, Tour de Grand Veymont, France,  February 5th, 2012
• 2nd French National Championships Sprint  (1st in age category), Chamonix-Mt Blanc, January 15th, 2012
• 2nd French National Championships Individual (1st in age category), Areche-Beaufort, January 8th, 2012
• 2nd Veteran French National Championsips Vertical Race, France, January 28th, 2012

World Cup Ski Mountaineering Races

• 1st. World Cup Sprint, Tromso, Norway, April14th, 2012
• 14th, World Cup Ind., Blatind Arctic Race, Tromso, Norway, April 15th, 2012
• 9th, World Cup Marmotta Individual, Martel, Italy, March 25th, 2012
• 9th, World Cup Trofeo del Etna Individual, Sicily, Italy, February 25th, 2012
• 10th World Cup Trofeo del Etna Vertical, Sicily, Italy, February 24th, 2012
• 9th World Cup Font BlancaAndorra, 9th Place Individual, Andorra, January 23, 2012
• 12th World Cup Font Blanca Vertical, Andorra, January 22, 2012

• Gastlosen Team (1st mixed team, 23rd overall out of 220 teams), Switzerland, February 12, 2012

• 1st Les Contamines Mountain Ski Tour Uphill,   France, February 10, 2012
• 1st Flaine Mountain Ski Tour Uphill, France, January 31, 2012
• 1st Mont Saxonex Mt Ski Tour uphill, Dec. 27
• 2nd, Montee de Pralee Uphill, Dec. 23
• 4th, Mont Blanc Ski Challenge, Dec. 14

2011 Trail Running Season

• 2nd Combloranne 18km (june)
• 3rd, Grimper du Ruisseau, 15km  (may)

2011 Ski Mountaineering Season:

• 3rd Overall in French National Rankings
• 9th overall in World Cup International Ski Mountaineering Federation Ranking

Le Grande Course: The Big Race Series

• 7th Pierra Menta, France  17-20 March w/ Veronika Swidrak of Austria
• 8th Adamello Ski Raid, April 3rd  (Italy)  w/ Blandine Ducrest
• 6th Trofeo Mezzalma, May 1st (Italy)  w/ Lyndsay Meyer & Valentine Fabre

World Championships, Claut Italy, February 18-15th

• Team Race: 8th
• Sprint Race: 12th
• Ind Race: 17th
• Team Relay 7th

World Cup:

• 9th, Zakopane Poland World Cup, April 17th
• 11th, Marmotta World Cup, Tyrol Italy, March 5th
• 11th, Tambre World Cup Italy, February 5th
• 9th, Gavarnie World Cup France 12, 13 January
• 5th, Gavarnie Sprint World Cup, 12, 13 Janary
• 11th, Pelvoux, Sprint and Distance, France, 8,9 January

National/Regional:

• 1st Run and Skate (mix team)
• 1st Transvanoise (mix team)
• 2nd, Verte a L’Envers, February 8th, 2011
• 4th Alpiniski Team, Swiss Team Champs, January 29th, 2011
• 2nd overall (1st senoir), Creve Coeur, Combloux, 26 January 2011
• 3rd, Individual French National Chamionships, Alpi-Champsaur, France, 12 Dec(Bronze medal!!)
• 5th, Mont Blanc Ski Challenge, Chamonix, France, 5 Dec, 2010
• 2nd overall (1st senior), La Pyramide-Mt. Saxonnex uphill race, 29 December, 2010

*23 races total this ski season

2010 Trail Running:

• 5th, 2010 Hasetsune 70km Trail Race in Japan-3rd place, team category
• 2nd. Trail des Aiguilles Rouge, 55km (september)
• 3rd sr womab Cabane Rambert, (september)
• 13th, Sierre Zinal  (august)
• 2nd, Grand Trail des Valdigne 49km (july)
• 13th Cross du Mt Blanc (june)
• 5th Iron Terrific (June)
• 3rd, Grimpee du Ruisseau (France) 15km, (May)

2010 Ski Racing:

7th overall World Cup 2010  International Ski Mountaineering Federation

World Cup:

• 9th, Pila World Cup, Italy, 18,19, 20 dec (8th overall in stage race)
• 9th, Claut World Cup, Italy, 23 jan
• 8th, Gastlosen World Cup Team Race, Switzerland, 7 feb
• 11th, Etna World Cup, Italy, 20 feb
• 12th, Grand Beal World cup, 4 April
• 13th, Brenta World Cup, 11 April
• 4th, Patrouille des Glacier World Cup Team Race, 24 April

World Championships, Andorra:

• 27th, Vertical Race, 1 march
• 26th, Individual Race, 3 march
• 10th, Team Race, 5 march

National/Regional:

• 5th, Barlouka (uphill), Veysonnaz, Switzerland, 2 jan
• 3rd, Grimpée du Loup Somfy Series (uphill), La Clusaz, France, 6 jan
• 30th, overall (1st woman) La Meurianne Team Race (mixed category), France, 9 jan
• 2nd, (1st senior w) La Pyramide Somfy Series (uphill), Mt. Saxonnex, France, 10 jan
• 9th, Trofeo de Vetan, Italy, (Italian Cup Race), 16 jan
• 2nd, Montee du Signal Somfy Series (uphill), Contamines, France, 30 jan
• 1st, Cenise Bargy (skimo-xc-skimo), Mt. Saxonnex, France, 31 jan
• 8th, French Ind. National Championships,Tour de Grand Veymont, Vercors, France, 14 feb
• 3rd, Verte a l’Envers Somfy Series (uphill), France, 15 feb
• 9th, (7th stage 1), Pierra Menta, Beaufort, France, 11-14 march
• 11th, overall men’s cat. (1st woman/1st mixed), Hauts Forts Team Race, Morzine, France, 25 april

*26 Race Days for 2010

2009 Ski Season:

• 1st Sugarloaf Holiday Hill Climb (women’s AT), ME, 27 dec
• La Barlouka (uphill), Veysonnaz, jan.
• 1st La Verte Envers, Chamonix, France (senior w), 17 feb
• 1st Chamonix Challenge Run and Skate, Chamonix, France (team women), 27 feb
• 1st Cols et Cimes, France, 11 april

World Cup:

• 12th Valltelina Orobie, Italy, 18 jan
• dnf Pyramyde d’Oz, France, 25 jan
• 7th Pierra Menta Stage Race, Team race,  France, 12-15 march
• 10th Dachstein Extrem, Austria,  28 march
• 7th Tour du Rutor Stage Race, Italy, Team race, 2-5 april

13th overall World Cup 2009 International Ski Mountaineering Federation

2008:

• World Championships Team, Morgins, Switerland
• 16th Vallerette World Cup, Switzelrland, 26 jan
• 2nd TSF Millet team stage race (1st place on stage 1), France, 9-10 feb
• 3rd La Verte Envers Uphill, Somfy Series, France,
• 3rd Praz sur Lys, Somfy Series, France
• 14th Pierra Menta (first all American team to compete in this race), 18 march
• 7th Patrouille des Glaciers, Zermatt-Verbier, Switzerland (first American women on a team in this race), 23 april

2007:

• 2nd Alpiniski des Marecottes Switzerland, 28 jan
• 5th Trophy du Muveron, Switzerland, Swiss Cup, 25 march6th Flaine- France- uphill night, 3-21-07
• 8th , Les Houches Khandahar , France, Night uphill, 2-6-07
• 10th , Tour du Rutor, Italy world cup teams, 4-7-07
• Tropheo Mezzalama –Italy high altitude ski mountaineering race (first time all American Team)- April 2007

2006:

Anders born 23 feb

2005:

• 4th place overall in night uphill race series Chablais Switzerland, series of 7 races
• 10th, La Berra, Switzerland, 22-01-052nd, Leysin- Switzerland, uphill night skin 1-29-05
• Trophy Monts-Chevreuils,Chateau d’Oex, Switzerland, feb 05
• 2nd , Trophy du Gastlosen, B course, Switzerland- teams, 2-13-05
• 3rd , Les Mosses, Switzerland, uphill night skin 3-4-05
• 4th , Les Diablerets, Switzerland uphill night

2004:

Birken born 8 jan

Other Results:

• 2nd, 2010 Trail des Aiguille Rouge
• 2nd, 2010 Trail Valdigne
• 5th, 2010 Sasetsune 70km Trail Race in Japan–3rd place, team category.
• 9th, 2009 Trail des Aiguilles Rouge
• 10th, 2008 Ultra Trail de Mont Blanc CCC
• 10th, 2008 Marathon de Mont Blanc
• 2006 Transjurassen World Loppett 49th Elite field, 2005 Engadine World Loppet; 2003 Birkebeiner World Loppett.

Results:

World Cup starts: 17 (at end of 2010 season)

World Cup top ten: 7 (at end of 2010 season)

World Championships starts: 3 (at end of 2010 season)

World Championships top ten: 1 (Andorra 2010)

US Ski Mountaineering Team: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

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