Articles from December 2009
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 - Almost qualifying in the sprint yesterday and finishing 22nd today, Harvey led the Canadian team this weekend and was the top finisher today in the Rogla World Cup races. 3 Comments
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 - The second day of NENSA's opening Eastern Cup weekend at the Nordic Heritage Center in Presque Isle, Maine dawned warmer than the previous day. With overcast skies and tempe... 1 Comment
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 - It was a perfect day at Mt Itasca:  20 degrees at the start, no wind, and news had just come that US Biathlon’s rising star, Tim Burke, had just taken over the Yellow Bib ...
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 - The U.S. Ski Team's Todd Lodwick fell just short of the podium in fifth Sunday as a veritable freight train of nordic combined skiers battled right down to the wire in Ramsau. 1 Comment
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 - More details on US performances, including first-hand reports from Kikkan Randall, Andy Newell and Justin Wadsworth.  Zach Caldwell also provides a detailed description of w... 1 Comment
 - Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) added 125 World Cup points to her season total with a victory in the women's 15km classic mass start this morning.  Marit Bjoergen (NOR) was second a... 2 Comments
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 - The NENSA Eastern Cup series opened on a cold and clear morning at Presque Isle, Maine's Nordic Heritage Center.  College, high school, and senior racers alike toed the line...
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 - Petter Northug (NOR) erased any doubt that he is the best all-around skier on the World Cup this season, following up his victory in yesterday's sprint with his trademark lat... 3 Comments
 - Drew Goldsack and Daria Gaiazova dominated the NorAm classic sprint qualifier this morning, each winning by over six seconds.
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 - Burke makes history as the first American biathlete to lead the World Cup points list.  Canada's Zina Kocher finishes 4th and Jean Phillipe Leguellec places 13th. 1 Comment
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 - Laura Valaas, 6th place, and Mark Iverson, 7th place,  were the only US skiers in the top 10.
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 - On Day 3 of the Biathlon World Team Trials, Wynn Roberts, Battle Lake, MN,  got his act together on the shooting range cleaning prone and missing 2 on standing.  With excel...
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 - Andy Newell (USA) had his best day of the 2010 season, ripping through the qualifier and skiing to his first Finals appearance since last year.  Despite fading in the homest...
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 - With three US athletes starting in tomorrow’s pursuit there are plenty of things to be happy about, not least of all Tim Burke's second place standing in the overall world ... 1 Comment
 - With Olympic spots on the line, Stefan Kuhn and Daria Gaiazova started the day on the right note, winning the classic sprint qualifier at the Canmore Nordic Center. All quali...
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 - The US Nordic Combined team had a stellar day, placing three skiers in the top-10 and four in the top-20.   Spillane finished 4th, battling for the top spot until the end. 
 - We have crossed the 75% mark and the end is in sight!  We saw some extremely generous donations this week.  Add in a bunch of small donations, and we are getting very close...
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 - Marit Bjoergen (NOR) won her first World Cup sprint since 2006, defeating Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) on a snowy day in Slovenia.  Kikkan Randall (USA) was 38th in "one of the m...
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 - On a cold, snowy day, Petter Northug (NOR) won the World Cup classic sprint on a long challenging course at altitude, adding to his overall World Cup lead.  Despite the win,... 3 Comments
 - Burke barely misses podium with two penalties, Russia wins both men's and women's sprint races today  in Pokljuka, Slovenia.
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