SuperTour Standings: Men's Overall 1. Lars Flora (USA) – 471 points 2. Kris Freeman (USA) – 306 points 3. Garrott Kuzy (USA) – 263 points Men's Sprint 1. Lars Flora (USA) – 192 points 2. Eric Strabel (USA) – 187 points 3. Anders Haugen (USA) – 162 points Men's Distance 1. Lars Flora (USA) – 279 points 2. Kris Freeman (USA) – 210 points 3. Garrott Kuzy (USA) – 165 points Women's Overall 1. Caitlin...
The National Cross-Country Ski Education Foundation (NCCSEF) is proud to announce their continued support of the U.S. development teams with NCCSEF Future Fund grants. This year over $25,000 has been granted to help support the US J1 team trip to Sweden, and the World Junior trip to Italy. This is the twelfth year the NCCSEF has supported U.S. development programs. The NCCSEF has also updated our web site to include a blog from the teams...
Press Release Aspen, CO – Unprecedented. Landmark. Historic. Just a few of the words used to describe the new Owl Creek Chase presented by Rocky Mountain Nordic. The organizers of one of the premier Nordic events in Colorado are planning something that’s never been done, a combination of major events to create a unique “Super Eventâ€, where national level elite racers will tackle the same course as citizen racers, top juniors and recreational skiers attracted...
Editors note: This is a weekly column highlighting our ski coaches from around the country… including elite coaches, college coaches, high school coaches, volunteer coaches, and learn-to-ski coaches. This is an effort to sample a diverse group of coaches and recognize the people who are the backbone of today’s skiers. If you would like to nominate a coach for an interview, please email robertwhitney99@hotmail.com . Please give coach’s name, email, phone, and a small paragraph...
Led by first-place finishes in six of eight disciplines and a team-high score in each of those six events, the Dartmouth College ski team captured first place with 784 points in the University of New Hampshire Winter Carnival that was held Jan. 26-27. The Nordic events were held at Jackson XC while Attitash was the alpine venue. Dartmouth was followed by the University of Vermont (701 points), Middlebury College (668) and University of New Hampshire...
It’s been a phenomenal ski season in West Yellowstone and, believe it or not, the 28th Annual Yellowstone Rendezvous Race is just five weeks away. The race date has been moved up a week (to avoid conflicts with other local events) and this year’s race will take place on March 3, 2007. Online registration is available now and the second registration deadline is February 1. To register, visit www.rendezvousrace.com today. If you have any questions...
Jerry Ahrlin (29) of Sweden won the Marcialonga classic style marathon on Sunday. Jorgen Aukland of Norway was second and Marco Cattaneo of Italy was third. Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen of Norway won the women’s race ahead of Elin Ek of Sweden. Susanne Nystrom also of Sweden was third. The race had been reduced from its original 70-kilometer to 57 kilometer as a result of lack of snow in the Italian Alps. Results men: 1. Ahrlin...
Racer’s were greeted at bib pickup this morning with a jumbo screen wire to wire video of the A final at the Estonian World Cup. Seeing Koos, Newell and Cook doing so well had everyone fired up and excited to get after it. Temperatures were in the low single digits but the sun was shining for the 10/15km Classical interval start CXC Super Tour at Telemark Resort. The course today was shortened due to thin...
OTEPAEAE, Estonia (Jan. 28) – Two-time Olympian Torin Koos (Leavenworth, WA) finished third and Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, WA) fourth Saturday – the best U.S. men's World Cup finish since 1983 – in a 1.2K classic technique sprint won by Norway's Jens Arne Svartedal. In 20-degree, overcast weather with occasional wind gusts, Svartedal edged Russian Vasilli Rotchev by a half-second with Koos another stride back. Chris Cook (Rhinelander, WI) was 14th while World Cup leader Virpi...
Flying above the Baltic Ocean to Russia, thoughts of the 1980 Moscow Olympics come to mind. From history’s prism, the American led boycott of 1980 Olympics hardly registers. Our athletes were political weapons in 1980; Russia returned the favor four years later at the LA Games. And Afghanistan? It would be nine more years before the tanks would retreat. Better for us to battle with bikes and javelins, or skis. “The ancient Greeks believed the...
There were no surprises today as Overall Super Tour leaders: Caitlin Compton and Lars Flora again set the times to beat in the 5/10km Freestyle. Both Compton and Flora are members of the US 2007 World Championships Team to compete in Sapporo, Japan in mid February. Caitlin Compton (CXC) distanced the rest of the field by 17.8 seconds, to win in a time of 12:10.3. The strong Women of NMU topped the collegiate field, taking...
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OTEPAEAE, Estonia (Jan. 27) – Kris Freeman (Andover, NH) finished 32nd and Andrew Johnson (Greensboro, VT) 51st Saturday in a windy and snowy World Cup 15K classic technique race won by former World Cup champion Axel Teichmann of Germany. Teichmann won the four-lap men's race in 41:07.0 with Norway's Frode Estil second at 41:13.4. Freeman's time was 42:58.3. Poland's Justyna Kowalczyk led from start to finish of the 10K classic, winning in 30:54.2; no U.S....
NENSA is selling the XC classic Bill Koch: The Cross Country Experience reformatted on DVD. All proceeds will go to support NENSA's youth programming and the New England BKL Festival. For more info: http://www.nensa.net/videos/2006/bk.html Buy the full film reformatted for DVD in 2006. $15. Mail check to: NENSA 49 Pinelands Dr , Suite 301A New Gloucester, ME 04260 or call 207-688-6503 to pay by credit card.
All photos taken by Sun Valley junior ski racer Scott Krankkala. Full size full resolution prints and original files can be purchased by contacting scandoscott@gmail.com
Last weekend Intermountain and Rocky Mountain divisions held a “Super” Junior Olympic Qualifier at Soldier Hollow. Far West division was also there, and Mark Nadell sent us these pictures. Sprint classic race on Saturday, Skate race on Sunday.
Ola Vigen Hattestad stretched his foot forward when Odd- Bjorn Hjelmeset turned to look for the competitors. That was enough with the smallest possible margin. Deep double-poling is out…? Not the case when you look at the photo from the men’s sprint finale at the Norwegian championship! Marit Bjorgen was outsprinted in the women’s finale. Hattestad to the far right. Prolog results at http://www.langrenn.com/nm2007-sprintprolog-menn.423527-72481.html Complete results men http://www.langrenn.com/nm2007-meraaker-sprint-klassisk-menn.423592-1743.html
Elin Ek and Mathias Fredriksson won Swedish pursuit championship titles in Ostersund on last Thursday. Elin Ek beat Sara Lindborg at the finish in the women’s race. Susane Nystrom was third. Mathis Fredriksson outsprinted Anders Sodergren and won by 0.2 seconds in the men’s race. Richard Andersson was third. At the finish in the women’s race Top 10 women 1 Elin Ek 2 IFK Moras SK 43:40.1 0.0 2 Sara Lindborg 5 Östersunds SK...
Marcialonga – one of the classic long distance competitions and Italy's largest ski race – is set to host the second stage of the FIS Marathon Cup this weekend. Despite ongoing weather difficulties across much of Europe, race will be held on a 50km track. Also undeterred by the weather are the participants: Marcialonga has been sold out of starting positions already weeks ago, and a record 5,177 competitors, 3,005 of them from outside of...