Articles from February 2009
Feb 20, 2009
- By Topher Sabot - Kris Freeman (USA) finished 4th in the 15km World Championship event in Liberec. Freeman just missed the bronze medal by 1.4 seconds.
Feb 20, 2009
- Kris Freeman (USA), battling compartment syndrome, turned in his best result in six years, finishing 4th in the men's 15km classic in Liberec. Veteran Andrus Veerpalu (EST) e...
Feb 20, 2009
- American Todd Lodwick laid down two lengthy jumps and led the cross country to win the gold during a mass start at the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Liberec Friday. L...
Feb 20, 2009
- Lindsey Van stunned the field with a massive second jump Friday to become her sport's first world champion. Van, tied for fourth after the first jump, soared 97.5 meters to t...
Feb 20, 2009
- By Lars Flora - The Saab Salomon Factory Team has plenty of experiences with the American Birkie. It has been the focal point for our team for the past 15 years. Here is an inside look at ...
Feb 20, 2009
- Master skiers from across the U.S. are gearing up for a long weekend trip to Anchorage, Alaska in just a few weeks time as the 2009 AXCS National Masters Championships return...
Feb 19, 2009
- The votes have been tallied from the Fischer/FasterSkier Photo Contest II, and the winners are...
Feb 19, 2009
- Fischer Skis announced the launch of its new race ski, the Nordic Hole Ski. The innovative Hole Ski defies tradition by incorporating a hole in the ski tip which reduces mass,
Feb 18, 2009
- Kris Freeman reflects on Valdidentro and looks ahead to the World Championships in Liberec.
Feb 18, 2009
- Haley Johnson turned in an outstanding 23rd place today in the Women’s 15K Individual at the Biathlon World Championships. The 23rd place is a personal best for Johnson a...
Feb 18, 2009
- US and Canadian starters in the Women's 10km Classic World Championship Race. The US will start 4 women, headlined by Kikkan Randall while Canada will start 3, led by medal h...
Feb 18, 2009
- Universal Sports will provide same day delay coverage of the entire Nordic World Championships in Liberec.
Feb 18, 2009
- FIS instituted a new protocol to deal with the large number of entrants in the individual start races at World Championships - a qualification race. These races were run toda...
Feb 18, 2009
- Getting ready for the American Birkebeiner? Here are the Swix wax recomendations.
Feb 18, 2009
- Putting a little extra time into your ski preperation over the next few days may make your American Birkebeiner experience a little more enjoyable. Here are Toko's wax reco...