In an exciting continuation of what has become the Harvard ski team's favorite spot on the results list, Harvard freshmen Chris Stock and Jennifer Rolfes finished the usual ninth place in the skate sprint at 2011 Junior Olympics at Wirth Park in Minneapolis.
Stock and Rolfes took strikingly similar paths to ninth place. Stock qualified 11th while Rolfes qualified 7th, but both finished a disappointing third in their quarterfinals. On tenterhooks after finishing, both eventually moved on as the second lucky loser. After this striking coincidence, Stock and Rolfes lost contact in their semifinals and conserved energy, both finishing a distant sixth. Undaunted, they both skied to third place in their B-finals, winning all-American honors and an overall 9th place finish.
Chris and Jen both rocked the ultimate Harvard top, New England bottom combo.
