Four Eastern Washington were in top form in the U.S. National Cross Country Skiing Championship races this week at the former Olympic course at Soldier Hollow, Utah.

• Erik Bjornsen, 22, of Winthrop finished first in the men's 15-kilometer freestyle.
• His sister, Sadie Bjornsen, 24, finished second in the women's 10k freestyle and second in the classic sprint.
• Torin Koos of Wenatchee won the men's classic sprint, his seventh U.S. nordic title.
• Annie Pokorny, 20, of Spokane finished fourth in the women's 10k freestyle.

Pokorny, who developed her skills as a teenager with the Spokane Junior Nordic Ski Team, left Lewis and Clark High School to complete her senior year in Sun Valley where she trained with national-class junior skiers. She's skiing collegiately at Middlebury College and has a shot at being named to a U.S. international team.

Sadie Bjornsen, Koos and Pokorny all have the distinction of winning top female or male titles as teenagers at the annual 10K Spokane Langlauf at Mount Spokane.