Articles from February 2009
Feb 28, 2009
- Billy Demong upgraded his bronze medal performance with a gold Saturday, winning the final nordic combined event of the 2009 FIS Nordic Ski World Championships. Demong's gold marks the fourth for the USA at this year's Championships.
Feb 28, 2009
- By Topher Sabot - Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) won her second gold of the 2009 World Championships, skiing to victory in the woen's 30km freestyle mass start. Liz Stephen led the US in 17th.
Feb 27, 2009
- By Topher Sabot - Petter Northug is on his way to cementing his position as one of the all time great Norwegian relay anchors, once again overcoming a deficit before powering it on in the fini...
Feb 26, 2009
- By: Gus Kaeding - Bjorn Daehlie is the undisputed greatest skier of all time. He is also the most decorated winter Olympian....ever. I am a recent graduate from Northern Mich...
Feb 26, 2009
- The USA suffered a blow in the nordic combined team event at the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships when Billy Demong was disqualified for not having a starting bib. In a sur...
Feb 26, 2009
- Photos from the women's sprint medal ceremony and a look behind the scenes from TeamToday.
Feb 26, 2009
- FIS announced the Sprint Red Group for the final World Cup period of the 2008-2009 season.
Feb 26, 2009
- By Train Wreck - This year Universal Sports has allowed us to feel like upstanding citizens again, but wouldn't it be great to buy and download the races so you didn't have to watch the glitc...
Feb 26, 2009
- By Topher Sabot - The Finnish team defended their World Championship title in the women's 4x5 kilometer relay this morning, behind a strong anchor leg from Aino-Kaisa Saarinen. Germany took ...
Feb 26, 2009
- On Sunday March 8, 2009, Great Glen Trails will host Ski to the Clouds: North America’s Toughest 10k presented by Maxiglide. The race features a climb of more than 2200 ver...
Feb 26, 2009
- It is a bit late this week, but if you missed the collegiate results form last weekend, here you go! EISA and RMISA action.
Feb 25, 2009
- Christa Case Bryant writes on Kikkan Randall in the Christian Science Monitor
Feb 25, 2009
- By Topher Sabot - Aino-Kaisa Saarinen and Virpi Kuitunen skied away from the competition to bring home the gold for Finland in the women's classic Team Sprint competition. The pair posted a ...
Feb 25, 2009
- By Topher Sabot - The Norweigan duo of Ola Vigen Hattestad and Johan Kjoelstad took the gold in the men's Team Sprint competition this morning, a day after finishing first and second in the in...
Feb 25, 2009
- By Train Wreck - Harry Johnson was Kikkan Randall's high school coach and watched her transition from talented runner to professional nordic skier during those early years. He was nice enough...
Feb 24, 2009
- With the 2009 Nordic World Championships passing the halfway mark, it has already been an historic week. The US has already won 5 medals - all completed races are available...
Feb 24, 2009
- On March 7th, West Yellowstone will host the 30th annual Yellowstone Rendezvous marathon race on the Rendezvous Ski Trails. We are back to our regular date, so don’t be l...