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The 2008-2009 World Cup season came to an end a little over a week ago in Falun, Sweden, and while the 2009-2010 World Cup opener is less than 240 days away, there is a little time to take a look back at an eventful season. FIS made the decision to get going a little later this year, abandoning the late October city sprint in Germany, and kicking things off in Gaellivare, Sweden at a much...
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We have been hearing quite a bit about the Mt. Redoubt eruption that has spewed ash over parts of Alaska. This has not done good things to the snow pack – Tim Kelley shared some photos. Since he took these, it has snowed, cleaning up the trails for now – the ash lies in wait, ready to appear at the next thaw. From a ski racing perspective it was fortunate the Fairbanks and US Distance...
Here are a bunch of pictures of Sunday’s 30K and 50K racers from Lance and Danny Parrish of Fairbanks, Alaska. Their perfectionism as photographers and interest in competitive nordic skiing make for some incredible photos. Thanks again, guys. Enjoy!
Since 1997 with the beginning of spring and end of the skiing season the 24 Relay at Lappe has been a test of endurance and speed for both recreational and elite athletes in Thunder Bay. In the 24 hour period from March 21 – 22 several records were set. Kelly Henry of Thunder Bay skied just over 285 km eclipsing the former 265 km standard set in 2005. In the team event a four man...
The Associated Press reported that the great Gunde Svan has resigned from his position as Manager of the Swedish national Ski Team. Svan, 47, took the position in late 2007. He was brought on to repair a rift between the Swedish Federation and several of the top athletes in the country. The World Cup team was on the brink of falling apart, with top skiers Mathias and Tobias Fredriksson, Bjorn Lind, and Anders Soedergren splitting...
Dear Athlete/Coach, I would like to take this time to introduce myself for those of you who do not know me. My name is Ira Edwards, and I am a Nordic Technical Representative for Rossignol Ski Company. I have been racing and now working for Rossignol for over 16 years and involved in Nordic ski racing for even longer. I am also the Director of the RED-WHITE-BLUE Support Program and am looking forward to continuing...
On Sunday after almost 70K of racing in one week for the woman and over 100K for the men at the Birch Hill Cross Country Ski Trails in Fairbanks, AK the 2008/2009 competitive ski season came to an end. A lull in Mt. Redoubt’s volcanic activity on Mon...
On Sunday after almost 70K of racing in one week for the woman and over 100K for the men at the Birch Hill Cross Country Ski Trails in Fairbanks, AK the 2008/2009 competitive ski season came to an end. A lull in Mt. Redoubt’s volcanic activity on Mon...
On Sunday after almost 70K of racing in one week for the woman and over 100K for the men at the Birch Hill Cross Country Ski Trails in Fairbanks, AK the 2008/2009 competitive ski season came to an end. A lull in Mt. Redoubt’s volcanic activity on Mon...
On Sunday after almost 70K of racing in one week for the woman and over 100K for the men at the Birch Hill Cross Country Ski Trails in Fairbanks, AK the 2008/2009 competitive ski season came to an end. A lull in Mt. Redoubt’s volcanic activity on Mon...
Liz Stephen yet again showed how strong and gutsy she is, coming back from a slow start in the women’s 30K to overtake a charging Morgan Arritola for the National Title. The lead pack of Kikkan Randall, Morgan Arritola, Kristina Strandberg, and Rebecca Dussault broke early from the rest of the field with no remorse from a blasting lead by Arritola. Arritola skied a phenomenal race pushing the pace several times in an attempt to...
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After under training, but giving myself the false perception that I can still compete at a high level (relatively), my body is hating me right now as my attempt to race 50km marathon backfired big time yesterday. If you wanted a great example of the waterfall effect, I gave a great demonstration yesterday. But let’s [...]
After under training, but giving myself the false perception that I can still compete at a high level (relatively), my body is hating me right now as my attempt to race 50km marathon backfired big time yesterday. If you wanted a great example of the wa...