Some people may refer to me as “Megan the Klutz†(I had a book with that title when I was a kid) and sometimes it couldn’t be more true! How many other cross country skiers (a non-contact sport I might add) have undergone 3 orthopedic surgeries in 4 summers (two ankles and now a knee)?? Well, I am the lucky one! My dad says I’m no longer allowed to do the following things: Football, soccer,...
The winners of the June 15th FasterSkier and TorbjornSport's drawing for PRO-SKI rollerskis and $100 gift certificates were this time from Wyoming, Pennsylvania and Alaska $100 Gift Certificates: Bob Pintner, Anchorage, Alaska Frank D. Szallay, California, Pennsylvania Rollerskis (classic or skate): Nola Peacock, Jackson, Wyoming www.fasterskier.com/emailFormTBS.php
Canadian Chandra Crawford (20) medaled twice at last years U-23 Worlds at Soldier Hollow. Fasterskier.com got a chance to ask her some questions about last season, her training and goals. At what age did you realize that you had talent for going fast in any sport? – Growing up with really active parents, we were always really outside in the mountains and then through school and local clubs I got more into the racing side....
Norwegian National team members went head-to-head with other top skiers in a 400-meter classic rollerski sprint race at Kristiansand Stadium last Sunday. The race was a part of the entertainment before the tip off of an elite series soccer match. Racers included the entire Norwegian sprint team and Kristen Skjeldal from the regular team as well as members of Team Impuls. Â Arnstein Finnstad from Team Impuls won the rollerski sprint with a respectable 53...
Vancouver, June 25, 2004 – Canadian Olympic Committee: Hundreds of people came out to the Vancouver, BC Art Gallery on Friday to see Beckie Scott finally receive her gold medal for the 5 + 5-kilometer pursuit at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City. Members of the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), Cross Country Canada (CCC), the Canadian sport community including many athletes and Olympians, as well as cheering fans were on-hand to witness...
Torbjorn, Beckie, and Canadian National Team coach Dave Wood
Norwegian Eldar Ronning skied in to a new cross-country classic sprint record in a race in Kragero, Norway on Saturday. Ronning shattered the old record held by World Cup skier Trond Einar Elden by almost 2 seconds. The old record was 15.2 seconds and the new record is 13.38. The record was set in the semifinal. Ronning was unlucky and fell in the final. Borre Naess won the event.
The Norwegian women’s team is in the middle of a dryland training camp at Vennesla and did a 32-kilometer skate rollerski time-trial last Friday. Marit Bjorgen posted the fastest time of the day. Results: 1) Marit Bjœrgen 1.06.42, 2) Kine Beate BjœrnÃ¥s 1.06.55, 3) Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen 1.06.57, 4) Kristin Mürer Stemland 1.09.37, 5) Ella Gjœmle 1.09.52, 6) Vibeke Skofterud 1.09.55, 7) Ingrid Narum 1.15.00, 8) Ingrid Aunet Tyldum 1.19.28.
POSITION: Interim- Assistant Ski Coach in charge of Nordic at Western State College of Colorado in Gunnison, CO. Salary is $21,000. Contract period is July, 2004 through April, 2005. QUALIFICATIONS: B.A. or equivalent required/M.A. preferred. Will consider experience in lieu of degree for temporary appointment. Demonstrated ability to coach Nordic skiers at the elite level, preferably with college coaching experience, is required. Strong communications skills and the ability to relate to college level student-athletes are...
Administrative Director: United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association. The USCSA provides competitive and development opportunities for approximately 4,000 student athletes at 250 Colleges across the country. The Administrative Director has primary responsibility for the administrative, member service, event management, web site maintenance and development, marketing and communication functions of the organization. The successful candidate will a self-starter with the skills and background necessary to manage these numerous responsibilities. Competitive snow sports experience is desirable....
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NENSA Invites Cross-country Skiers of All Ages to Hike New Hampshire’s Franconia Ridge August 8, 2004 (Franconia Notch, NH): The New England Nordic Ski Association will hold their Fourth Annual NENSA Hike this summer along the Franconia Ridge in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Skiers and hikers are invited to join NENSA members and friends at the trailheads Sunday, August 8th, for one of three hikes. Each hike is of graduated difficulty, all worthy, all exciting,...
US National team sprint member Torin Koos came through and scored World Cup points at the end of last season. Fasterskier.com got a chance to ask him some questions about last season, his sprint mind-set, where and how he finds motivation, training and goals. Torin, what were your best races last year? – Last year I was most satisfied with the bookends of my World Cup tour, for their own reasons. Coming into the Royal...
The Canmore Nordic Centre, site of the Nordic skiing events for the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics, will receive a $16.5 million upgrade in support of the Calgary-Canmore World Cup Cross-Country Skiing event bid for 2005. Gene Zwozdesky, Minister of Community Development, responsible for sport, recreation and parks, and Janis Tarchuk, MLA for Banff-Cochrane, made the announcement at the Canmore Nordic Centre today. Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park, located in Kananaskis Country about one hour west...