Big finishes for the 2023 American Birkebeiner

Kenny Johnson WDIO
The Birkie finish line
Credit: The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation

Saturday, the largest cross country ski race in North America wrapped up with the course itself closing at 6:00pm.

The Birkebeiner hosts thousands of skiers from across the globe, Saturday’s two big races the Classic and Skate race had over a thousand racers compete. The Classic had around 2,000 racers registered and the Skate had around 4,500 racers registered.

The winners are as follows:

MALE CLASSIC WINNERS

  • Scott Hill 317 Canmore, Canada
  • Ian Torchia 304 Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • Evan Wetzel 303 Madison, Wisconsin

FEMALE CLASSIC WINNERS

  • Julie Ensrud 606 Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Delaney FitzPatrick 601 Minocqua, Wisconsin
  • Vivian Johnson 617 Robbinsdale, Minnesota

MALE BIRKIE SKATE WINNERS

  • David Norris 2 Steamboat Springs, Colorado
  • Gerard Agnellet 1France
  • Francis Izquierdo-Bernier 10, Saint-Adolphe-d’Howard, Canada

FEMALE BIRKIE SKATE WINNERS

  • Alayna Sonnesyn 501 Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Jessica Yeaton 504 Steamboat Springs, Colorado
  • Caitlin Gregg 508 Minneapolis, Minnsota

You can find the rest of the leaderboard here.