Articles from February 2010
Feb 28, 2010
- By Nathaniel Herz - As writers and commentators deconstructed the decision to sit Brian McKeever in the men’s 50 k classic on Sunday, the four Canadians in the race got down to business. Devon Kershaw and George Grey both had great days, skiing at the front and asserting the team’s status as a force to be reckoned with.
Feb 28, 2010
- By Topher Sabot - The US men's cross-country ski team concluded a disappointing Olympics with two very different performances in the 50km classic. Kris Freeman did not finish while James Sou...
Feb 28, 2010
- By Nathaniel Herz - Petter Northug used his trademark sprint to overtake Axel Teichmann in the homestretch to win his first individual gold medal of the 2010 Olympics.
Feb 28, 2010
- By Topher Sabot - And so it all comes to an end. Two weeks after the first 2010 Olympics cross-country ski race, the final event is just over an hour away – the men’s 50km classic.
Feb 28, 2010
- By Nathaniel Herz - As much as anyone might begrudge Team Canada coaches Dave Wood and National Inge Braten’s decision to sit Brian McKeever in Sunday’s 50 k classic, it’s hard to disagree...
Feb 28, 2010
- By Nathaniel Herz - Saturday’s race at Whistler Olympic Park was about 20 times as long as Kikkan Randall’s best distance. But no matter: the Alaskan more known for her sprinting put in ano...
Feb 28, 2010
- By Topher Sabot - A combination of relatively extreme weather and the ability to switch skis mid-race led to an interesting wax day in the women’s 30km classic. Wax techs were kept busy du...
Feb 27, 2010
- By Topher Sabot - Pouring rain, heavy snow, back to pouring rain, classic Whistler weather, and no one was more happy than Justyna Kowalczyk. She plowed her way through the muck to earn the ...
Feb 27, 2010 - By Cherie Morgan
- Italian skier Fabio Santus broke the 50K Birkie Skate presented by Becker Law course record with a time of 1:56:58.6 in the 37thannual American Birkebeiner. Rebecc...
Feb 27, 2010
- In summary, it remains to be said that the organizers have provided us with a really decent games. They were well organized with motivated and friendly volunteers who always ...
Feb 27, 2010
- By Topher Sabot - Heavy falling snow and the ability to swap skis during the race await the field in the final women’s cross-country ski race of the 2010 Olympic Games. Marit Bjoergen (NOR)
Feb 27, 2010
- By Nathaniel Herz - There are very few athletes in the U.S. brimming with potential like Simi Hamilton. With a national championship in the skate sprint, a win in the qualifying round of the sam...
Feb 26, 2010
- Every Olympics new product is revealed on this largest of international stages, among them are the uniforms worn by the athletes. In our sport the race suits have very prac...
Feb 26, 2010
- By Topher Sabot - Olympic biathlon racing comes to a close today with the final event of the 2010 Olympic Games, the men's 4x7.5km relay. Austria, Russia and France are among the favorites.
Feb 26, 2010
- Today was the last competition in the Nordic combined. The American team had very high ambitions to win the team competition yesterday conducted. In their eyes winning the si...
Feb 26, 2010
- By Aubrey Smith - With excellent trail conditions,a record number of racers, and returning Italian favorites, the 37th American Birkebeiner should have no problem living up to the hype.
Feb 26, 2010
- By Aubrey Smith - It started as a training group with a non-competitive focus, but the Hayward Ski and Tea has become a major motivator for women to enter the Birkie – for some it will be ...
Feb 26, 2010
- By Topher Sabot - The US relay teams did not distinguish themselves in the overall standings, but that was not unexpected. The men’s team featured four athletes who are usually considered ...
Feb 26, 2010
- By Nathaniel Herz - As Billy Demong and Johnny Spillane strode triumphantly to the podium for the flower ceremony after today’s nordic combined competition, a parade of sullen-looking European...
Feb 25, 2010
- By Topher Sabot - The US Nordic Combined team will paying overweight on their flight back to Park City. A historic day doubled their Vancouver medal haul, giving them nearly nine pounds of h...