On his way to the line for what he thought would be a second-place finish in Friday’s men’s 10k classic mass start, Andy Newell (USST) came across a surprising sight: Canadian skier Ivan Babikov skiing backwards in a parallel lane. Babikov had missed the sign where the finish split off from the lap lane, and was backtracking. In the process, Newell cruised by to take the victory, with Lars Flora (APU) and Torin Koos (USST)...
“Bulletproof ice with some of those ice balls in there. Pretty…pretty much a shitshow, really, but whatever.”br/br/ - em Random Anonymous Athlete Musings: Late (late) Season Edition./em
img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzx2i8COWx1qzt3xbo1_500.jpg"/br/br/pThat should hold. (MWphoto)/p
img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzx2h51zB91qzt3xbo1_500.jpg"/br/br/p“Spring” Series: 10F at the start of the day. (MWphoto)/p
img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzx2f4XxoP1qzt3xbo1_500.jpg"/br/br/pIf you’re going to market the area, go all out, use a BIG Sharpie. (MWphoto)/p
KHANTY-MANSIYSK, Russia – In his second to last race of the season, Tim Burke (Paul Smiths, N.Y.) came back strong with an 11th place in the 10k Sprint competition in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. With one of the fastest times on skis today, Burke finished his race in 25:07.8 minutes, 43.5 seconds behind today’s winner Ivan Tcherezov (RUS) who cleaned both shooting stages. Following penalties in both prone and standing, Burke had to ski an extra 300m. “His...
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The race season ended today 4k in to the race. A pretty lame way to end an otherwise very good season. On the flight out here my ears got plugged and my right ear would not pop for 2 days. In that time something festered and left me with a sinus infect...
The race season ended today 4k in to the race. A pretty lame way to end an otherwise very good season. On the flight out here my ears got plugged and my right ear would not pop for 2 days. In that time something festered and left me with a sinus infect...
The race season ended today 4k in to the race. A pretty lame way to end an otherwise very good season. On the flight out here my ears got plugged and my right ear would not pop for 2 days. In that time something festered and left me with a sinus infect...
The race season ended today 4k in to the race. A pretty lame way to end an otherwise very good season. On the flight out here my ears got plugged and my right ear would not pop for 2 days. In that time something festered and left me with a sinus infect...
Today was day one of the SuperTour Finals in northern Aroostook County, Maine. The race was held in the Town of Matawaska, more affectionately known as Madagascar, for it’s similar name and remote distance from anywhere. Today’s 10km classic was the first of three consecutive days of racing. This post will be brief as I’ve [...]
I’ve never seen a sign like this before. . . No worm digging? That’s like telling a fish they can’t swim or a bird they can’t fly. Digging, that’s just what worms do. I didn’t know they could read either, but they must be pretty bright worms as they know both English and French.
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The following is a letter from members of the Russian National Ski Team to Russian President Dmitri Medvedev. Following a disappointing Olympics, Medvedev called for the resignation of all the heads of Russian Winter Olympic sports. This letter was originally published on skisport.ru. Respected Dmitri Anatolyevich Medvedev, The Russian National Ski Team is asking you for help. It has become a necessity that we change the way our Ski Federation runs. Right now, people are...
“The only bar in town is called Bee Jay’s. It is next door to our motel. We have closed it down every night.”br/br/ - em Random Anonymous Coach Musings, Last Call Edition./em