Dec 20, 2009 White Pine Locals appreciation Demo day. Park City, UtahA perfect day for a demo! Great snow, sunshine, free group lessons, rentals, and free lunch! Lots of vendors on hand with free demo gear to try out. No wonder we had such a giant turn...
Dec 20, 2009 White Pine Locals appreciation Demo day. Park City, UtahA perfect day for a demo! Great snow, sunshine, free group lessons, rentals, and free lunch! Lots of vendors on hand with free demo gear to try out. No wonder we had such a giant turn...
The International Competition Committee of the US Biathlon Association has named the following athletes to the IBU Cup Team for January 2010. The athletes will compete at Altenberg, Germany 7-10 January and Nove Mesto, CZE 13-16 January.
After completing one of her best seasons of racing last winter, Dasha Gaiazova has continued to build on her success this winter. She has been tearing up the Continental Cup this season, standing on the podium in every race she has entered by taking 1st place four times, 2nd place twice, and 3rd place twice. Though sprinting is her strongest suit – all her wins so far this season and all her top World Cup races last year were...
Mt Itasca, Coleraine, MN – Perfect corduroy greeted athletes at Mt Itasca for Day 5 of competition of the World Team Trials. BethAnn Chamberlain (Grand Rapids, MN) came out swinging and posted the only clean shooting of the day. So far, the Trial events had not gone well for Chamberlain and she needed a victory in order to qualify for the IBU Cup team. Though she now calls Presque Isle, ME home, Chamberlain...
Three recent articles shed some light on the new development in the crackdown on doping. Dick Pound: Police can do drug raids at Olympic Games villages Dick Pound is the former head of WADA, the World Anti-Doping Agency. He maintains that Canada does, in fact, have all the legal power it needs to enforce anti-doping rules in athlete villages, including conducting police raids.
Today the International Competition Committee of the US Biathlon Association has named the following athletes to the Youth & Junior World Championship Team. The athletes will compete at Torsby, Sweden from January 26 through February 3, 2010. Junior Women: Competition 19-Dec 20-Dec 22-Dec 2 of 3 Ranking Sprint Pursuit Sprint TOTAL 1 Boutot, Grace 100.99 102.08 106.67 208.75 2 Byrne, Addie 102.63 101.10 95.27 203.73 Youth Women: Competition 19-Dec 20-Dec 22-Dec 2 of 3 Ranking...
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In just a few hours, someone stepped up to match the $1,000 gift posted this morning! With those two contributions, we are only $256 short of our $12,000 goal. This time when I say “Let’s finish this today,” I really believe we can. 25 people at $10 each! Thank you again to everyone who has participated so far. Raising $12,000 is a significant task. So good work to all who have been part of the...
The third race in the Hayward NorAms, a 30/50km individual start classic, took place this morning at the Canmore Nordic Center. Madeleine Williams won the women’s race by almost 30 seconds over Brittany Webster. Dasha Gaiazova, who has won the two previous sprint races this weekend, was third, two minutes behind Williams. In the men’s race Brian McKeever topped the field with a comfortable 1 minute, 12 second margin. Brent McMurtry and Kevin Sandau rounded out the podium in second...
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At the end of the first World Cup period, Norway is clearly the top nation on the circuit. In addition to leading the Nation Cup, Norway also has the overall individual leaders for both men and women. Nation Cup The Nation Cup rankings are determined by the total World Cup points scored by a nation – both genders combined. Norway, the perennial winner, already has a lead of over 1100 points. Russia is second and...
At this weekend’s NorAms in Canmore Drew Goldsack and Stefan Kuhn were able to sprint their way to victory – Kuhn in Saturday’s classic sprint and Goldsack in Sunday’s classic sprint – all but ensuring a spot on the Canadian Olympic Team. Kuhn will also race in the third NorAm held this morning, a 50km classic race. Watch for Kuhn to be a contender, as he has proven himself strong at this event by winning the 50 km...
XCold Application XCold powder is one of Toko’s standout products. It really is an essential part of any competitive skier’s wax box. Here is information on when and how to use it: XCold is not just a hardener. It has a special function. It makes the skis dramatically more slippery at slower speeds (in other words, they acelerate starting from a slower speed). The term that I like to use for this is that it...
With a trip to the winner-take-all Olympic Trials Finals in Altenburg, Germany on the line BethAnn Chamberlain proved that she has what it takes with her win today, and vaulted into fourth place in the overall standing. Her score of 293.51 for the top ...
With the end of the first World Cup period comes updated “Red Group” lists from FIS. The Red Group consists of the top-30 men and women in both distance and sprint. Ranking is based on World Cup points and includes races from the previous twelve months. Racers in the Red Group have travel and lodging expenses covered by World Cup event organizers, so this is a big deal for National Governing Bodies. The Red Group...
