Vahur Teppan

Senior Vahur Teppan’s skiing carrier gets yet another breakthrough. The Alaskan skier who has just finished his final race as a member of the Alaska Nanooks team, has been invited to be a part of Estonia’s national B team. This team is just one step away from the international level.

When asked about the invite, Teppan said, “It is nice that Estonia contacted me and to know that they kept an eye on me. They have really good coaches there, and it’s a good opportunity to train with the best Estonia guys. I am going for sprinting, so it’s a lot of man-on-man racing: it’s not like you will be skiing alone in places. So it is really important to be training with the best in head-to-head situations. It’s a lot easier than training on your own.”

Estonia’s national B team will allow Teppan to train with the team and take part in various events, with hopes of catching the attention of coaches who choose the World Cup racers.

Head coach of Estonia’s national B team, Scott Jerome explained how the B team gives an opportunity for skiers to reach the international A team. He felt that Teppan’s career would be going in the right direction if he joined the B team. Jerome also mentioned how most of the B team players fund themselves, but also cruised in the fact that getting sponsors wouldn’t be a problem for Teppan.

Teppan has many achievements to his credit. He took part in the both the freestyle and classic sprint races at the Canmore Nordic Centre, finishing 19^th place overall. He also competed once at the international level, before joining Nanooks. He won the 28^th place in a World Cup event hosted by Estonia in January 2006. He also managed to land two All-American spots at the NCAA Skiing Championships in March 2008.

So sooner or later we can look forward to seeing Senior Vahur Teppan training with Estonia’s national B team.