Today was the last sprint of the season and it lived up to its billing. The snow conditions were much improved from years past and had very little, if any dirt mixed in. The Swedish athletes were very impressive and were able to qualify eight women and seven men into the heats. At the end [...]
Andrew Johnson and Marshall Greene recently returned from Switzerland, where they placed 31st and 34th, respectively, in the Engadin Ski marathon. The Engadin, a 42km skate race, is a Worldloppet which is part of the FIS Marathon Cup series and therefore draws a very competitive field. This year’s winner was the Vancouver Olympic 15m skate champion, Dario Cologna, from Switzerland. Johnson, former Olympian and U.S. Ski team member, now competes for Steinbock Racing out of...
Focused on racing as fast as I can, +16 seconds out today. My goal was to be ahead of some of the ‘distance’ skiers so I am a bit disappointed. Still, I minimized the damage today and I am looking forward to the next few races, especially the 20km and 15km. The remaining races are [...]
Hi All, Back across the pond in Oslo right now getting ready for my last World Cup races. This is the first time the IBU World Cup has returned to Oslo since the 07-08 season. They have spent the last two years tearing down the old Holmenkollen Ski Jump and building a new complex along [...]
Hi All, Back across the pond in Oslo right now getting ready for my last World Cup races. This is the first time the IBU World Cup has returned to Oslo since the 07-08 season. They have spent the last two years tearing down the old Holmenkollen Ski Jump and building a new complex along [...]
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Not since my freshman year at CXC have I ski raced in the East. Yeah, it’s been that long. I can’t wait to get back. We’re leaving tomorrow morning for the long drive from Wisconsin to Maine–27 hours according to mapquest. We’ll be competing in the 50km National Championship and the SuperTour Finals. Here are [...]
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The World Cup consists of all the best skiers in the world. World Cup Finals are even more elite. Competitors must be: Ranked Top 50 on the World Cup, U23 World Champions or Continental Cup Leader. As the Continental Cup (SuperTour) Leader I have the good fortune of being able to compete as part [...]