Whistler Pre-Olympic World CupYesterday was my first Cross Country World Cup! The race was a 15K Pursuit at the Whistler Olympic Park where next years 2010 Winter Olympics will be held. Suprisingly very few countries were present to race at the Olympic...
Whistler Pre-Olympic World CupYesterday was my first Cross Country World Cup! The race was a 15K Pursuit at the Whistler Olympic Park where next years 2010 Winter Olympics will be held. Suprisingly very few countries were present to race at the Olympic...
Whistler Pre-Olympic World CupYesterday was my first Cross Country World Cup! The race was a 15K Pursuit at the Whistler Olympic Park where next years 2010 Winter Olympics will be held. Suprisingly very few countries were present to race at the Olympic...
Whistler Pre-Olympic World CupYesterday was my first Cross Country World Cup! The race was a 15K Pursuit at the Whistler Olympic Park where next years 2010 Winter Olympics will be held. Suprisingly very few countries were present to race at the Olympic...
Whistler Pre-Olympic World CupYesterday was my first Cross Country World Cup! The race was a 15K Pursuit at the Whistler Olympic Park where next years 2010 Winter Olympics will be held. Suprisingly very few countries were present to race at the Olympic...
ASPEN, CO – It was a busy weekend in the world of Nordic racing in Aspen, Colorado. Highlighted by the Owl Creek Chase, the Aspen Nordic Festival also played host to Junior Olympic Qualifiers, Citizen level Colorado Cup racing, Elite level events in the USSA SuperTour, Sprint racing at Wagner Park, and for the first time this year, the University of Colorado NCAA Invitational. With all these events combined, the Aspen Nordic Festival and the...
I got the word after the race today that I am heading to World Champs! They aren't for a month so I am off to Stowe, VT to train for the next few weeks before I head over. Annie and Hazel are heading back there later this week so it will be good to see...
Whistler, British Columbia – The US Women’s Sprint Relay team of Liz Stephen and Kikkan Randall skied to a 4th place finish today under sunny skies in Canada. The duo, racing together for the first time, moved up in the last two laps, and closed on the lead pack to finish only .9 seconds off the podium. The result did not come easy. To even contest the final, Stephen and Randall had to advance out...
Whistler, British Columbia – The Canadian team of George Grey and Alex Harvey finished an impressive third in the Men’s Team Sprint competition this morning. Harvey outsprinted Russia I, lunging at the line, to claim the final podium spot. The Swedish team took the victory in a tight and exciting race. The semifinals were hotly contested. In the first heat, American Mike Sinnott broke from the field and opened up 15 meter gap at the...
Whistler, British Columbia – Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) gained her third career World Cup victory, skiing to victory in the women’s 15km pursuit. Kowalczyk, who won this same event in Canmore last season, was able to ski away from Italy’s Marianna Longa in the final two kilometers. Longa set a fast pace from the start, quickly breaking apart the pack. Kowalczyk appeared to be struggling at times, but had plenty left on the final lap to...
22nd in a World Cup isn't too bad and I did get my first World Cup points. With the smaller field and a few guys in front that I normally beat it was a little frustrating. I started off a little more conservatively than I normally do and all was going ...
Whistler, British Columbia – Pietro Piller Cottrer led a strong Italian contingent, winning the 30km World Cup pursuit at Whistler Olympic Park. The bronze medalist in the event in the 2006 Olympic Games, Piller Cottrer captured his 6th career win, the most ever by an Italian. Piller Cotter broke from the lead back with under seven kilometers to go, skiing away to a convincing victory. The Italian team used bicycle racing tactics to control the...
Ruhpolding, Germany – Still feeling a bit worn from his all out effort in the 5th place relay finish on Thursday Hakkinen knew that good shooting would be a key to a good performance today. Hakkinen was able to follow his plan and “clean” his targets. “I am very happy with my shooting today,” said a smiling Hakkinen at the finish. “It was a perfect day with no wind.” His shooting times of 34 seconds...
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After three years of working towards a top-five result in the relay, we finally reached that goal on Thursday night, here in Ruhpolding, Germany. It was an awesome feeling to be a part of the best relay finish in recent history for the U.S. Like I said, the relay has been a main focus since [...]
Here's the synopsis of the two races I competed in here at WOP. It was a tough two days of racing, especially with a sub-par body but I was able to still compete which was the whole goal.
WHISTLER, BC – Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY) capitalized on a massive 134.0 meter jump to win the Olympic test event World Cup at the Whistler Olympic Park Friday. The DKB FIS Nordic Combined World Cup win was the fifth of his career and second this season. The win vaulted Demong back into second in the season standings behind Finland’s Anssi Koivuranta, who leads 723-615. Norway’s Magnus Moan is close behind Demong with 601. Demong’s 134...
