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In the few days following the American Birkebeiner, I've gotten some nice race reports from skiers.Here are a few notable email comments.     From Bryan Cook of CXC Elite, who finished 5th overall, and was the highest placing American. Hey Ma...

In the few days following the American Birkebeiner, I've gotten some nice race reports from skiers.Here are a few notable email comments.     From Bryan Cook of CXC Elite, who finished 5th overall, and was the highest placing American. Hey Ma...

In the few days following the American Birkebeiner, I've gotten some nice race reports from skiers.Here are a few notable email comments.     From Bryan Cook of CXC Elite, who finished 5th overall, and was the highest placing American. Hey Ma...

In the few days following the American Birkebeiner, I've gotten some nice race reports from skiers.Here are a few notable email comments.     From Bryan Cook of CXC Elite, who finished 5th overall, and was the highest placing American. Hey Ma...

Ok, now we can talk about how the North Americans fared this weekend. Once again with the very large graphs, starting with the women: Not a ton of racing experience at this level in this group, obviously. It’s tempting to focus on the fact that Stephen, Brooks and Diggins were all in the top thirty, [...] Related posts:

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A pilgrim–thats what I felt like as I made the trip out to my first-ever American Birkebeiner.   As I got closer and closer to the start of the Birkie I was joined by more and more fellow pilgrims.  I started the trip alone, flying out to Madison, Wi, where I met up with my [...]

Do you get butterflies before big races?  Getting nervous before a big event is normal.  Some might argue it’s essential.  That’s why, when I woke up last Wednesday morning with some good butterflies in my stomach, I knew it was going to be a good weekend.  Birkie weekend. Allow me to explain a little about the [...]

The only medals table I can find is the Worlds organizers', which includes all the sports being contested at Oslo - cross-country, jumping, and nordic combined. Here's a table of just the cross-country skiing medals. Scroll right to see a details the m...

The only medals table I can find is the Worlds organizers', which includes all the sports being contested at Oslo - cross-country, jumping, and nordic combined. Here's a table of just the cross-country skiing medals. Scroll right to see a details the m...

The only medals table I can find is the Worlds organizers', which includes all the sports being contested at Oslo - cross-country, jumping, and nordic combined. Here's a table of just the cross-country skiing medals. Scroll right to see a details the m...

The only medals table I can find is the Worlds organizers', which includes all the sports being contested at Oslo - cross-country, jumping, and nordic combined. Here's a table of just the cross-country skiing medals. Scroll right to see a details the m...

Bjoergen Skis to Third World Championships Gold as Norway, Finland Pack Top Ten

Early on in Monday’s 10 k classic individual start race, it looked like Marit Bjoergen was on track to lose her first gold medal of the 2011 World Championships. On the first steep hill of the tough course in Oslo, the Norwegian was slipping – and not long after, she began to get splits telling her that Justyna Kowalcyk of Poland, who had started one spot behind her, was catching up. “Today was a very...

Brooks, Bjornsen Solid, Take 27th and 29th in Oslo 10 K

“Comfy,” was how American Sadie Bjornsen described the leader’s chair, the seat occupied by the finishers with the best times after they cross the line in individual start races. The young American continued a strong World Championships showing, notching her second top-30 in two starts in the 10 k classic in Oslo. Starting at bib 36, Bjornsen was not unseated as race leader for nearly five minutes, when Sweden’s Sara Lindborg took over. Bjornsen, who...