Lars Flora had a tough Olympic Games. But that is only fueling his fire for the future. We asked him about it on the last weekend of the games. Lars you are the current National 50K Champion, so I thought we'd see you in the Olympic 50K. Why didn't you race? “I have been looking forward to competing in the 50 for two years. It was the race at the Olympics I wanted to perform...
Chris Cook skied in both the Team Sprint and Individual Sprint at the Olympics. In the individual sprint, he qualified 16th in the prelim. With the games over, we caught up with him to ask a few questions. What was your goal heading into the individual sprint? My goal for the sprint was to qualify in the top 15, advance in the first heat, then fight for the final. Tell us about your quarterfinal heat....
At the Winter Olympic Games Fischer once again demonstrated in an impressive manner its expertise as technology leader. With the medal count reaching 72, Fischer has made it quite clear who the number one ski manufacturer is. “These have been the most successful Winter Olympics in the history of the company. Olympic medals represent a highlight in top-level sporting achievements and we're extremely pleased at having taken 72 of them!”, says Gregor Dietachmayr, CEO at...
Andy Newell Ranked 18th, Torin Koos ranked 30th. More inside...
Johnson 34th in Men's 50K PRAGELATO, Italy (Feb. 26) – Italy’s Giorgio DiCenta provided a dramatic finale to the Olympic cross country races Sunday, winning gold in the inaugural 50K freestyle mass start event. Two-time Olympian Andrew Johnson (Greensboro, VT) had the top U.S. result, finishing 34th on the final day of Olympic Winter Games XX. DiCenta, who was part of Italy’s gold-medal relay team earlier in the Games, had a winning time of 2:06.11.8...
DONNER SUMMIT, Calif. — A record Nordic performance and a sixth win from its star sophomore skier carried the University of Colorado ski team to the title here Friday in the 2006 RMISA Championships/NCAA West Regional. Colorado, ranked second in the nation, claimed its first NCAA west title since 2002, as the Buffaloes amassed 577 points to defeat runner-up New Mexico by nearly 30 points. The Lobos took second with 547½, edging top-ranked and defending...
A snowy Friday and Saturday saw the last of the eastern college races contested at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center in Vermont–the final qualifying opportunity for those trying to secure a spot in the upcoming NCAA National Championships in Colorado on March 11th. This weekend Middlebury was the official host team, and on Day 1 they had a lot to cheer about with Garrot Kuzzy and Evelyn Dong each winning the men's and women's mass-start 20km/15km...
HOUGHTON, MI — The University of Alaska Fairbanks Nordic ski team captured the men’s, women’s and overall team championships at the 2006 Central Collegiate Ski Association (CCSA) Championships at the Tech Trails on Sunday Feb 19. UAF Sophomore Marius Korthauer (Bonndorf, Germany) claimed the men’s regional championship in the 15km freestyle skate race, finishing first overall with a time of 41:37.3 and qualified for the NCAA Championships as the top-ranked skier in the CCSA. Following...
These photos by Sharbel Dussault tell the story of the Olympic men's 50K Free. The skiers all look like they are working very hard. Be sure to check out the great sequence of shots from the frantic sprint to the finish.
It was a bright sunny day in Pragelato as the Olympic cros country competitions wound down with the mens 50 k mass start event. The favorites for this event were World Cup leader Tobias Angerer, Frenchman Vincent Vittoz, and home country favorite Pietro Piller Cottrer. But instead, it was a different member of the home team, Giorgio Di Centa, who collected his second gold medal of the games. Giorgio di Centa thrilled the host country...
HAYWARD, Wis., February 25, 2006 — In a photo finish, Italian Marco Cattaneo beat teammate Roberto DeZolt by half an inch to capture the champion's title at the 33rd annual Subaru American Birkebeiner today. Cattaneo, the 2005 Birkie champion, and DeZolt both finished with a time of 2:08:56.8. Italian Pier Luigi Costantin skied to a third-place finish in 2:09:36. In the women's field, Italian Anna Santer claimed victory with a time of 2:24:05.9, trailed by...
A collection of photos from the Women's Olympic 30K free by Sharbel Dussault. Also a few shots of the hardworking US team coaches.
The New York Ski Educational Foundation is raising the curtain on a program designed to give Junior and U-23 Cross-country skiers, whether in or out of school, a formal summer training program that works to build the training bases needed by high level competition. Post high school and college skiers often find themselves in a “black hole a place without organized programs to keep athletic efforts on track, and where the demands of work and/or school...
The final women's race at the 2006 Olympics, the 30km mass-start skate, was expected to be a battle between Russia's Julija Tchepalova and Katerina Neumannova of the Czech Republic. That's exactly what happened this morning, with the gold being decided by just over a second after more than an hour and 20 minutes of racing. Rebecca Dussault Results:
First of all, congratulations on your sprint race. I know you were hoping for more, but your result is still impressive. You finished second in the prelim. Did your prelim finish affect your approach to the heats? Does it give you more confidence, or add more pressure, or not change anything? For me, having a fast prelim only adds confidence for the heats. It makes you know that you can ski faster than the guys...
We asked Kikkan Randall a few questions about her history-making performance in the Olympic sprint. First of all, congratulations! Top ten finish at the Olympics. How does it feel? It hasn’t really sunk in yet! I’m just feeling psyched and I can’t wait to sprint again! Tell us a little bit about your quarterfinal race. What was your strategy? My usual strategy is to lead it out. However, given the level of competition, I decided...
For the second year in a row, accommodations for the Yellowstone Rendezvous Race in West Yellowstone, Montana are hard to find. And like last year, race organizers are doing their best to keep the front page of the race website ( info@rendezvousrace.com . Thank you for supporting cross country skiing in West Yellowstone!
Results of the election to the IOC Athletes’ Commission Beckie Scott (Canada, Cross-country skiing) and Saku Koivu (Finland, Ice Hockey) are the two new members who have been elected to the IOC Athletes’ Commission by their peers at the Turin Olympic Games, for a term of eight years. Beckie Scott was elected with 449 Votes, followed by Saku Koivu with 412 votes. The announcement was made today by Anita L. DeFrantz, Chairwoman of the Election...