Video by Ian Case of the women's 15 kilometer pursuit race at the US Long Distance Nationals on March 30, 2007
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It was a fast course for the US National 15/30km pursuit at the Nordic Heritage Center in Presque Isle. It was an excellent day of spring racing with temperatures in the high twenties, no wind, and mostly cloudy skies which kept the snow consistent. Kris Freeman of the US Ski Team took control of the men’s race putting a gap on the field 3km into the race to come into the exchange at 15km with...
It was a familiar sight at the finish line in the freestyle team sprint in Caribou, Maine for the opening event of the TAMC Spring Series. Temperatures were in the high 20s with gusts of wind up to 20 mph on the fast course. Each team member raced the 1.1km course twice instead of the usual three laps. Three teams moved on from each semi final for a six team final. In the women’s race,...
Oh Yeah! More US Junior Nationals Pictures!
FasterSkierMarch 31, 2007
It's been several weeks since the conclusion the 2007 US Junior Nationals, but how 'bout one more gallery of pics to recap the great week of racing? Jim Stimson of FarWest graciously sent Fasterskier some fantastic photos. Check 'em out! Thanks Jim. For additional pictures, please visit: http://mammothxc.jimstimson.com/album/ www.jimstimson.com
Sunshine graced West Yellowstone last weekend, setting the stage for the first annual Equinox Ski Challenge. The event was attended by athletes from Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and Montana. The race consisted of 6 Hour, 12 Hour and 24 Hour divisions with both team and solo athletes represented in each category. Several collegiate athletes from Utah set the pace early in the race, followed closely by Andy Shepard of Bozeman, MT. As the afternoon progressed, the...
Pinkham Notch, NH—Because of the uncertainty of the race course and other factors beyond the control of race organizers, Great Glen Trails Outdoor Center and the Bretton Woods Nordic Center have announced they will no longer hold the Great Glen to Bretton Woods Nordic Adventure. “We love this event,†said Howie Wemyss, General Manager of Great Glen Trails Outdoor Center. “But a significant portion of the course was always such a question mark, and it...
Late Season snow in Central Europe…finally!
FasterSkierMarch 30, 2007
Europe experienced a very low snow year this winter. Recently, Central Europe has been receiving some long anticipated snow…finally….after the racing season is finished! Meiko Hoemke of Germany sent Fasterskier.com some nice photos the other day and a quick European update: – After racing pretty much throughout the season on minimum snow required for Nordic skiing, it dumped lots of Schnee last week all over central Europe. Great, once everybody in Europe is done racing...
DURHAM, N.H. — University of New Hampshire Interim President J. Bonnie Newman announced recently a $1 million leadership gift for UNH’s ski program, given by Thomas P. Putnam, former chairman of the Markem Corporation in Keene and a former member of the UNH ski team. “Tom Putnam has helped us launch an aggressive ten-year fundraising campaign for the university’s ski program, and we are deeply grateful for his support,†said Newman. “His generosity helps ensure...
The Viessmann FIS World Cup Cross-Country 2006/2007 came to an end in Sweden last week. At the Royal Sprint – held for the fourth time in front of the Royal Palace in Stockholm (SWE) – Petra Majdic (SLO) and 21-year-old Mickael Devjatiarov (RUS) took the top spots. For Devjatiarov jun., the son of the 1988 Olympic Champion, it was his career-first World Cup win. In the winter’s last individual races on Saturday in Falun, Marit...
This week, FIS Newsflash had a chance to sit down with FIS President Gian Franco Kasper to collect his thoughts about the 2006/2007 season.
The 13-member International Olympic Committee Evaluation Commission for the XXII Olympic Winter Games in 2014, headed by IOC Vice-President Chiharu Igaya, has completed the site inspections of the three Candidate Cities of Sochi (RUS), Salzburg (AUT) and PyeongChang (KOR). Beginning in Korea in mid-February, the Commission visited Sochi in late February and Salzburg from 14th-17th March 2007. In each city, the Commission assessed 17 different themes such as transport, accommodation, technology, media operations, environment and...
World Junior and U23 Wrap-up
Pat CaseyMarch 28, 2007
The World Junior and U23 Championships revealed the fact that young skiers in this country are competitive on the world stage. Our future talent is spectacular... The question now is how can we get better?
Norway on top in Nation Cup
FasterSkierMarch 28, 2007
Norway scored once again the most World Cup points and captured the overall Nation Cup crown. USA improved to 12th place while Canada dropped to 21st place. Here is look behind the numbers. The Nations Cup is given to the top overall country on the World Cup circuit. The Nations Cup points are determined by adding up all the individual World Cup points earned by a country’s skiers during the season. Individual World Cup points...
Coaches Around the Country: J.D. Downing
FasterSkierMarch 27, 2007
** Editors note: This week’s interview will be the last interview of the “Coaches Around the Country†column for this season. Hopefully, these interviews have provided Fasterskier.com readers a closer look at our nation’s coaches and what their jobs entail. Many coaches were nominated for interviews, with only about half actually interviewed due to limited time and resources. If you would/would not like to see this column next winter, feel free to post in the...
The 2007 Canadian National Championship Sprints were contested on Friday at Mont St. Anne, Quebec. The championship week has seen almost every type of weather. Conditions for the classic sprint showed that spring is near with temperatures plus 4 Celsius and above. In the men’s race, Phil Widmer posted the fastest qualifying time of the day, 2:46.3. In the heats, ski choice was critical due to a long steep climb out of the start, but...
The German men’s relay team sat on the sideline and drank beer while Norwegians, Italians, Swedes, Frenchmen and other nations struggled through the 4 x 10 kilometer relay in warm conditions in Falun, Sweden on Sunday. FIS and Vegard Ulvang disliked the German â€stunt.” They choose not to race the final World Cup race of the season. Instead they brought several kegs of beer and lined up along the course in the sunshine. – This...
Team Germany (ladies) and Team Norway won the last World Cup race of the season, the Relay over 4 x 5 km (ladies) and 4 x 10 km (men) in Falun, Sweden. In the ladies race, Germany with Stefanie Böhler, Viola Bauer, Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle and Claudia Kuenzel-Nystad took the victory in a time of 57:12.4. On the second place finished Finland (Pirjo Manninen, Virpi Kuitunen, Riitta Liisa Roponen and Aino Kaisa Saarinen) just 0.9 seconds...
Marit Bjoergen from Norway and the Tour de Ski winner Tobias Angerer (GER) won the last individual races of the season, the Pursuit over 7,5 km + 7,5 km (ladies) and 15 km + 15 km (men) in Falun, Sweden. Marit Bjoergen Marit Bjoergen finished the season like she started into it — with a victory. She took the victory in the finish sprint with a total time of 51.40 minutes. Katerina Neumannova finished her...
Tearful after winning
FasterSkierMarch 24, 2007
Marit Bjœrgen finished as she started the season and won Saturday’s World Cup pursuit in Falun. And then it was hard to hold back the tears. Therese Johaug pushed the pace that broke up the lead-pack and could celebrate with a 3rd place. Marit Bjœrgen showed a lot more energy than what we have seen the last couple months. And the â€energy bunny,” Therese Johaug did a great job in pushing the pace. Thirteen (13)...