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Oberstdorf Worlds On Track

FasterSkierOctober 31, 2004

Former Olympic Champion Vegard Ulvang just returned to Norway after having done a FIS inspection of this winter’s World Championship courses and the arena in Oberstdorf, Gemany. Ulvang is promising lots of excitement and loads fun.   All systems are ready Ulvang reports that the organizer is just about ready with everything for the championship that starts February 16, 2005. The only thing lacking is the snow. The arena has however had its first night...

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News

Test Your Knowledge: Seven Tough Questions

FasterSkierOctober 30, 2004

Fasterskier.com is entering its fourth winter of providing the latest ski training and racing news. We have strived to post articles of interest to young and old, elite and recreational skiers. We have posted news, updates, profiles, results, training and racing summer and winter. More than 50-60 monthly articles have become the norm even in the summer. The total number of articles that can be found in our archives after two seasons have reached several...

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News

Have Fast Skis In Any Conditions From The First Day On Snow

FasterSkierOctober 30, 2004

This wax guideline was posted last fall and we received some nice emails in the category “Great idea to simplify waxing a little bit” and “Good to know that I can have fast skis without spending a fortune”. It’s provided by Fasterskier.com sponsors SOLDA Glide wax and TorbjornSport. It’s intended to help simplify waxing for people without lots of racing and waxing experience.   For more information about SOLDA Glide wax go to The following...

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Travel

The Skiing Is Great in Fairbanks

FasterSkierOctober 29, 2004

Fairbanksans are now into their second week of skiing. Both Birch Hill and the UAF Trails have been groomed and are receiving heavy use. Skiing started up in Fairbanks on Tuesday the 19th, and has been improving steadily since then. Widespread snowfall has left all ski trails throughout the area in good shape. For the first 2-3 days the skiing at Birch Hill was thin, but still pretty good, due to the fact that the...

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An Interview with Rachel Steer

FasterSkierOctober 29, 2004

This article was provided by Brian Olsen of Has moving home to Alaska been a part of your improving performances? Moving to Alaska was a great decision for me. I was not sure if I wanted to continue in biathlon and I figured I should be accomplishing something in my life while I decided. Attending University of Alaska Anchorage would save me money on my education. Living in Alaska gave me the opportunity to spend...

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Training

FasterSkier.com Club October Issue

FasterSkierOctober 29, 2004

The October issue of Fasterskier.com’s Club subscription service was sent to subscribers on October 15. The Club provides detailed, in-depth coverage of modern and interesting issues in the sport of Cross-Country.  Most of the Club’s articles will cover issues related to training and racing, and will also include material for all ages and abilities, from World Cup skiers’ training to important elements of youth and age group training and skiing. This month we included two...

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Training

Key Interval Workouts To Do Now

FasterSkierOctober 28, 2004

Getting ready to race this season: This is a critical time of year to do a high percentage of your workouts as specific training and to include weekly interval workouts in your training routine. Specific training for cross country skiers means to train in ski terrain using ski motions involving both arm and leg muscles. Training speed and heart rates also need to meet the demands of what you find in ski racing. It’s a...

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Travel

Alsgaard To Return To West Yellowstone

FasterSkierOctober 28, 2004

The Yellowstone Ski Festival November 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27, 2004 West Yellowstone, Montana We are skiing in West Yellowstone! The trails were rolled for the first time on October 24 and if we keep getting snow, the trails will be in great shape for the Yellowstone Ski Festival. www.yellowstoneskifestival.com or contact: Jamie Greene, Yellowstone Ski Festival Coordinator The West Yellowstone Chamber of Commerce PO Box 458 West Yellowstone, MT 59758 406-646-9427

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News

SOLDA Ski Wax: Volume Discounts And Great Savings On Package Deals

FasterSkierOctober 28, 2004

SOLDA Ski Wax: Volume Discounts And Great Savings On Package Deals   Have The Fastest Skis At The Lowest Cost — Isn't That What Waxing Is About? SOLDA Volume Discounts, Training Waxes, PowerJets, Fluor Carbon and ROTO Brush Package Deals. SOLDA Glide wax from Italy is available from TorbjornSport, www.torbjornsport.com . Look for monthly specials, volume discounts and news frequently posted and updated on TorrbjornSport  for SOLDA Glide Wax and PRO-SKI Rollerskis, training camps, books,...

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News

Belmondo Pregnant Again

FasterSkierOctober 28, 2004

Stefania Belmondo is pregnant for second time. A year after having her first, Stefania Belmondo is now looking forward to another child. “I'm very happy and excited for this second child”; Stefania declares. “At the moment I feel me more like a mother than athlete”. The child will be born in March. In April Belmondo will decide about her a possible comeback for the Olympic Games in Torino in her home country of Italy. Tomorrow...

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News

Cross Country Canada Update

FasterSkierOctober 27, 2004

Progress In Tests, Renner And Gray Will Race November World Cup, Camp And Race Schedules The Canadian cross country national team just finished a week with testing of all teams in Canmore. The tests included maximum oxygen uptake and running speed. Head coach Dave Wood expressed to Fasterskier.com that he was pleased with the results, but that they had to cancel a planned rollerski time-trial due to snow on the road.   – We have...

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Racing

FIS North America Marathon Cup: Get Ready For The Debut

FasterSkierOctober 27, 2004

One year after granting World Cup start rights to the overall winners of the Nor/Am SuperTour, the International Ski Federation gives North American cross-country ski racing another boost with the official formation of the FIS North America Marathon Cup. The program, new for 2004-2005, consists of four pre-existing marathon races in the U.S and a $2,000 cash prize for each of the overall male and female champions. Skiers stronger in the freestyle technique will have...

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Travel

They Are Skiing In West Yellowstone

FasterSkierOctober 26, 2004

The Yellowstone Ski Festival is only a few weeks away, and the locals are already skiing the Rendezvous trails. Chris Axelson sent us this report and photos: “Last night we drove down to West Yellowstone [from Bozeman] hoping for a good snowfall. Bingo! Ten inches of snow. The skiing was great on Sunday and there was plenty of it, thanks to the Pisten Bully getting to all the popular loops on the Rendezvous Trail System.”...

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Interview With Rebecca Dussault

FasterSkierOctober 26, 2004

By Eli Brown, Fischer XC Race Director Photo By Pete Vordenberg, USST Coach, TeamToday.org How does it work for you to balance traveling with the USST and your family? So far it has worked out well to be together as a family for all of the travel, training, and racing. It has to be a family commitment or stuff at this level would tear a family apart. There are times of frustration and disappointment for...

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USST Auctions Clothing On Ebay

FasterSkierOctober 26, 2004

Team Today Fundraiser Back in my little league days of baseball I nearly would have given my right arm for a Kirby Puckett game jersey. Over the past month half the country has thrown down eighty-five bucks for a Boston Red Sox David Ortiz jersey. Now is your chance to help America’s best skiers chase their Olympic medal dreams and score some super-gucci National Team clothing at the same time. Team Today is selling parkas...

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RacingWorld Cup

Dussuldorf Review Of Men's Races

FasterSkierOctober 25, 2004

The coach for the Norwegian men’s sprint team was, despite Tor Arne Hetland’s second place in the World Cup sprint opener in Dusseldorf, Germany, not at all satisfied with the rest of the team’s performance.   -Tor Arne Hetland skied a very good race. He didn’t pay attention enough after one lap in the final and was suddenly last, but was able to miraculously move up and showed that he had the fastest sprint in...

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RacingWorld Cup

More From The Women’s Sprint Relay In Germany

FasterSkierOctober 25, 2004

The Norwegian women’s sprint team with Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen and Marit Bjorgen held the lead from start to finish in Sunday’s World Cup team sprint relay in Dusseldorf, Germany. The stage was set for an exciting race with a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius and more than 100,000 spectators in the streets of Dusseldorf. The competition knew that the Norwegian team was going to be tough to beat after they had won their semi-finale heat...

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