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Ostersund, Sweden, August 30. Tim Burke (Paul Smiths, NY) claimed victory today over a strong field in the 10K Sprint at the 3rd IBU International Rollerski Biathlon Cup of the summer here today. Teams competing this weekend include the USA, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Switzerland, and Great Britain. Burke, with one prone penalty while shooting clean in standing, finished in 25:20.9, just 4.3 seconds ahead of Marek Matiasko of Slovakia, who shot clean. Third went to...
This is the second article in a four part series documenting the 2008 Ski Mountaineering Season from the perspective of Lyndsay Meyer and Nina Silitch. Next up, the night relay. We had one male team of four racers, each would complete two laps of the course for a total of eight laps. Held under the lights, racers began with a fast climb, a short bootpack with skis on pack, another quick climb with the skins,...
Hello fellow ski enthusiasts, Finding myself with 2 weeks between jobs, I was unable to find a last-minute mileage ticket to europe. I was able to cash in those about-to-expire air miles for a trip to Queenstown, South Island. A great way to get a jump on northern the ski season. Only 12 hour flight from San Fran to Auckland, then another 2 hours to Queenstown and a 1 hour drive. The lodge, run now...
Bailey Leads US Team in Rollerski Races
FasterSkierAugust 30, 2008
Ostersund, Sweden, August 29. Lowell Bailey (Lake Placid, NY) finished fourth in the 12K Rollerski race today, the first of three days of competition here for the US Biathlon Team. Bailey finished 58.2 seconds behind Mattias Nilsson of Sweden. Nilsson, one of Sweden’s top biathletes covered the rolling 12K course at the Ostersund Ski Stadium 29:34.1. Jorgen Brink and Magnus Jonsson, both of Sweden followed Nilsson, finishing 30.7 and 55.7 seconds back respectively. Top US...
IN THE ARENA WITH CAITLIN 2008-08-29 16:17:00
FasterSkierAugust 29, 2008
Hello,I am very excited to begin my Community Service Project here in Minneapolis, MN as a part of the In The Arena Roster! September is just around the corner and fall is by far my favorite time of year. When the air smells so crisp and clean and the...
IN THE ARENA WITH CAITLIN 2008-08-29 16:17:00
FasterSkierAugust 29, 2008
Hello,I am very excited to begin my Community Service Project here in Minneapolis, MN as a part of the In The Arena Roster! September is just around the corner and fall is by far my favorite time of year. When the air smells so crisp and clean and the...
IN THE ARENA WITH CAITLIN 2008-08-29 16:17:00
FasterSkierAugust 29, 2008
Hello,I am very excited to begin my Community Service Project here in Minneapolis, MN as a part of the In The Arena Roster! September is just around the corner and fall is by far my favorite time of year. When the air smells so crisp and clean and the...
IN THE ARENA WITH CAITLIN 2008-08-29 16:17:00
FasterSkierAugust 29, 2008
Hello,I am very excited to begin my Community Service Project here in Minneapolis, MN as a part of the In The Arena Roster! September is just around the corner and fall is by far my favorite time of year. When the air smells so crisp and clean and the...
Design The Saab Salomon Factory Team Suit! Design the Saab Salomon Factory Team's Uniform! Winning design will be used in Saab Salomon Factory Team custom uniform and/or t-shirt. Contest deadline is September 5th. Prizes: 1st place: Saab Salomon Factory Team t-shirt with winning design, Salomon X Wing running shoes, Salomon Ski Bag 2nd place: Salomon X Wing running shoes and Salomon Ski Bag 3rd place: Salomon X Wing running shoes Contest Rules: 1. Download PDF...
The 17th annual Saku Suverull rollerski race was held on August 16th in Otepää, Estonia. The event generally attracts many of the top World Cup skiers, and this year was no different. 2008 Overall World Cup Champions Virpi Kuitunen (FIN) and Lukas Bauer (CZE) topped a start list that also included 2007 World Champions Aino Kaisa Saarinen (FIN), and Jens Arne Svartedal (NOR). All told 18 top World Cup skiers competed with Poland's Justyna Kowalczyk...
This is the first article in a three part series documenting the 2008 Ski Mountaineering Season from the perspective of Lyndsay Meyer and Nina Silitch. Nina Silitch and I sat upstairs in her home office in Chamonix silently filling out a stack of race forms. She translated the French words I didn't understand, and in turn I handed her a stack of Euros so she could write the checks. This was our second year of...
Diary From Falls Creek
FasterSkierAugust 28, 2008
I’m waking up to another clear sunny day here in Falls Creek, Australia. The clink of the chair lift is just starting up; Finn Marsland’s apartment, where fellow XC Oregon skier Zach Violett and I, as well as Gaber Lah (Slovenian skier/former Archery Biathlon World champ/Austrian National Team Wax Tech) are staying, is right next to the main lift out of the village. The nordic trails are just a couple steps away as well. Temps...
The 3rd Annual Cuddy Classic Roller Ski Race took place last weekend on Saturday August 23, in Anchorage and coincided with grand opening of the Cuddy Family Midtown Park. The park boasts a small amphitheater; approximately two kilometers of walking paths, as well as a 400-meter paved speed skating oval. It was on this oval that the start and finish of the day’s roller ski racing took place. The event was a two-stage competition consisting...
Like many skiers, I try to incorporate a lot of variety into my training. Variety ensures that my training is well-rounded, and makes it more fun than doing the same thing day after day, week after week. Variety can mean new places to train, different workout formats, or trying entirely different sports. One sport that I've recently gotten into is cyclocross. For readers unfamiliar with 'cross, imagine if you took a criterium bike race and...
Olsen Victorious in Chilean Biathlon Race
FasterSkierAugust 27, 2008
Racing at 9500 feet is a whole new world of fun. I was just standing beside my bed this morning and my heart rate monitor showed 120 bpm. No lie. The past several mornings, my heart rate has been high, but not that high. Before every race, I like to have a very good idea of how things will go. In biathlon, there are a lot more things that you can't control than in, say,...