Athletes from around Aroostook County and Southern Maine gathered in Ft. Kent for the summer’s first training camp. A well energized staff from the Maine Winter Sports Center and U.S. Biathlon Team greeted the athletes as they arrived at the Lodge, the newer apartments on the campus of the University of Maine-Ft. Kent. Focusing on the basics, body position in both classic and skate skiing as well as biathlon shooting position were high on the...
The REG Camp in the beautiful Wood River Valley was attended by 40 of the top junior racers from all over the west as well as 15 top coaches from around the region. Day one kicked off with skate video technique work and a great bounding workout with blood lactate monitoring. A couple of the girls weren't so happy to see the blood, but they got back up and got the job done none-the-less. Everyone...
Liz Stephen Age: 19 Liz Stephen (L) sharing the podium’s top step at the 2006 US Olympic Trials with Kikkan Randall. USST photo archive. www.skileavenworth.com ) Headgear Sponsor: USA Pears ( www.icicleinn.com ) BioSports NorthWest Physical Therapy (
Representatives of XC Ottawa made their yearly pilgrimage to visit Zach Caldwell of Caldwell Sport Specialties and Engineered Tuning in West Townshend Vermont about a month ago. As usual, the trip proved to be both fun and very informative. I thought it might be worthwhile describing a few of the things we learned from Zach who, as many of you know already, is incredibly familiar with anything having to do with cross-country ski technology. The...
Former Pioneer standout captured 2001 10K Classical National Championship June 26, 2006 DENVER – The University of Denver has promoted Wolf Wallendorf to its head Nordic Ski Coach, Director of Athletics and Recreation Peg Bradley-Doppes announced today. The former University of Denver athlete has served the last three seasons as assistant Nordic Coach at DU and replaces Knut Nystad. “I'm pleased to announce the promotion of Wolf to head Nordic coach,” Bradley-Doppes said. “He is...
The University of Vermont is accepting applications for the position of Head Nordic Skiing Coach in a highly competitive NCAA Division 1 Athletic program. The responsibilities for this position include: Practice and competition preparation, technical knowledge in areas related to Nordic skiing, recruitment of qualified student-athletes within NCAA regulations, knowledge and experience with waxing, managing budgets and excellent communication skills. Application Requirements: Bachelor’s degree and previous coaching experience in cross-country skiing. Salary will be commensurate...
Tazlina Mannix Age: 20 Hometown: Talkeetna, Alaska www.skileavenworth.com ) Headgear Sponsor: USA Pears ( www.icicleinn.com ) BioSports NorthWest Physical Therapy (
Andrew ‘AJ’ Johnson Age: 28 Hometown: Greensboro, VT. Park City, UT. AJ in Baja Summer life in Park City: How's the Home Depot gig going? The Home Depot Olympic Job Opportunity Program still provides me with flexible, part time work at their stores and is a crucial part of my support structure. I’m also going to school part time – taking a couple classes at Westminster. That’s fun. I haven’t taken a class since ’99...
The FIS Council appointed several new Committee Chairmen following the FIS Congress in Vilamoura (POR). FIS Newsflash is proud to present the initial thoughts by thee of them as they embark on their new tasks: Editor’s note: we skipped comments from the speed skiing chairman Tom Kelly, new Chairman of the PR and Mass Media Committee U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) Vice President, Marketing Communications, Tom Kelly, was named chairman of the International Ski...
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Kris “Bird†Freeman Age: 25 Personal Coach: Peter Vordenberg, Zach Caldwell Kris leading the 10km field up the final climb in a SoHo time trial, with his brother and rival Justin in the background. www.icicleinn.com ) BioSports NorthWest Physical Therapy (
The Icelandic Ski Association will celebrate its 60th anniversary this coming Friday, June 23rd. The Association has taken advantage of the opportunity to celebrate this milestone on several occasions in the past 12 months: Last summer, the Ski Association installed a ski lift on one of the glaciers providing the scene for a number events, such as training camps for children and recreational skiers.
Marthe Katrine Myhre (21) has struggled with anorexia and has been hospitalized for a total of more than one year. She is now warning athletes about dieting. – Very few cross country skiers need to lose weight. Its plain dangerous to diet, says Myhre. She knows better than most people what eating disorders are all about. She has had big problems with it from when she was 15-years old until two-three years ago. She has,...
Junior World Champion and World Cup race winner Petter Northug believes that Jan Egil Andresen will lose out by reducing his weight and losing muscle mass. — I’d rather be a few kilos over race weight, he says. http://www.fasterskier.com/racing3201.html Source: Langrenn.com
Almost 170 participants came together for the FIS Nordic World Cup Organizers’ Meeting at Europa Park in Rust (GER) on 16-17th June. Held for the eight time, the seminar provided an update on the latest FIS news and an opportunity for sharing ideas about staging ever more successful FIS World Cup events.
Source: Langrenn.com The Norwegian junior national team completed their second camp for the season last week. The first camp was dryland training in Oslo in May. Six days with skiing was this time on the agenda. Coach Fredrik Aukland had this to say: – We chose Sognefjellet since we wanted a period with volume and technique. It’s important to spend time on technique when we are together Aukland was especially impressed by the girls test...
Source: Langrenn.com Trucking in snow from 90-kilometer away was no problem for the organizers the Vaagaa summersprint in Norway. Check out the photos. Most of the members of the Norwegian national team traveled down the valley from Sognefjellet to Vaagaa to do last Thursday’s classic sprint. The organizers trucked in snow from Sognefjellet and made a 620-meter long course. Fastest in both the prolog and in the finals were Guro Strom Solli and Eldar Ronning....
TECHNIQUE AND TRAINING CAMP FOR MASTER/CITIZEN SKIERS July 6-8 Cresthill Resort, Hayward, WI CXC Skiing is pleased to announce a technique and training camp for master/citizen cross country skiers. This camp will offer valuable information for all amateur athletes; first through eleventh wave Birkie skiers and off season cross trainers. Train shoulder to shoulder with CXC Ski Team athletes. Learn from the CXC Team coaches and well known guest coaches. CXC has purchased, and several...