Articles from August 2009
Aug 14, 2009
- The appeal of the 14 elite women ski jumpers proceeding against the Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee for a declaration to be allowed to participate in the 2010 Olympic Games will be heard Nov. 12 and 13 in the BC Court of Appeal.
Aug 12, 2009
- By Shane MacDowell - In Andy Newell’s video update from the USST Bend camp, there was one thing stuck out as he recapped everything that they had been doing.
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- The Australian Cross Country Skiing Championships in Sprint and Mass Start disciplines were held at Falls Creek on August 8-9. It was an exciting weekend of racing, with a st...
Aug 9, 2009
- Great Britain may not be renowned for its programs in Cross-Country Skiing, but a group of dedicated enthusiasts at Huntly, Scotland, between Aberdeen and Inverness, are doi...
Aug 8, 2009
- By Nathaniel Herz - Lindsey Dehlin is already a veteran of two Olympic Games, having been selected to the U.S. teams in 2002 and 2006. In 2008, Dehlin won her first national championship, in the...
Aug 8, 2009
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The Turkish Ski Federation is making great progress in the development of skiing in Turkey and hosting the 2011 FISU Winter University Games (known as t...
Aug 6, 2009
- By Nathaniel Herz - FasterSkier visits the new Craftsbury Green Racing Project in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont to find out.
Aug 6, 2009
- The International Olympic Committee on Friday launched the bid process for hosting the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, setting a deadline of 15th October 2009 for national Olymp...
Aug 6, 2009
- This is the first of National Team Email Reports during the 2009 Australian winter. The intention is to provide a summary of team activities and competitions during the seaso...
Aug 6, 2009
- Members of the U.S. Women's Ski Jumping team and their nonprofit foundation Women's Ski Jumping USA are hosting a benefit Aug. 19, 2009 at the exclusive Huntsman Mountain Est...
Aug 6, 2009
- XC Oregon elite skier Stephanie Howe and University of Wisconsin-Green Bay senior XC skier Santi Oscariz (spending Summer 2009 in Bend, Oregon) had podium finishes in the Sat...
Aug 6, 2009
- With a summer already full of rollerskiing, the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team is in the southern hemisphere to get some vital on-snow time prior to the start of the 2010 Olympi...
Aug 6, 2009
- Despite racing with a fractured right hand, Max Durtschi, 18 years old, raced to victory in both the road race and criterium in last weeks USA Junior National Championships.
Aug 5, 2009
- Central Cross Country Ski Association (CXC) is pleased to announce Swix Sport USA to be the official ski pole supplier. Starting on, August 1, 2009, CXC Elite Team will rely ...
Aug 4, 2009
- Kristin Størmer Steira is a member of the norwegian national cross country ski team and recently won the 5000 meter run at the Norwegian National Track and Field Championshi...
Aug 3, 2009
- By Nathaniel Herz - Finals for the downhill and four-cross at Bromont took place Saturday afternoon and evening. The downhill was won by Sabrina Jonnier of France on the women's side, and South ...
Aug 3, 2009
- There is no question that the Tour de Ski grows in interest and popularity every year. It is also true that the Nordic World Championships are highly prestigious as the Nor...