- Justyna Kowalcyk finished just four seconds behind Bjoergen, despite leading early in the race. Marianna Longa of Italy was the only other skier to crack the top ten besides Finns and Norwegians.

 - Daniel Rickardsson, the Swede who taught everyone a lesson on how to race a 15K classic interval start when he won the 15K by almost a full 30 seconds during the World Cup in... 1 Comment

 - After a short stint in the leader's chair, American Sadie Bjornsen ended up 29^th place in the women's 10 k classic. She was joined in the top-30 by teammate Holly ... 2 Comments

 - Eric Packer wins second regional title of the weekend, and Rosie Brennan unseats EISA favorite on second day of  Regional Championships.

 - The Americans ended up just 14 seconds out of the medals in Monday’s nordic combined team race in Oslo, behind Austria, Germany, and Norway.

 - Biathlete Emil Hegle Svendsen had long been considered a shoe-in for the third leg of the 4x10 kilometer relay at the 2011 World Championships in Oslo on Friday. But after th... 3 Comments

 - Sergei Shiriaev, a Russian athlete who served a two-year doping ban between 2007 and 2009 and continues to work with controversial coach Anatoly Tchepalov, will race the 50 K... 1 Comment

 - Petter Northug (NOR) one his first individual gold medal of the 2011 World Championships, overcoming a stunning attack by Canadian Alex Harvey and besting Russians Maxim Vyle... 1 Comment

 - The American men were overshadowed in Sunday’s 30 k pursuit by the performances of their Canadian counterparts, but there were still some promising signs from a pair of U.S...

 - The Canadians had to settle for three in the top 15 in the World Championships 30 k pursuit in Oslo on Sunday—respectable, but not the hardware they’re looking for. 1 Comment

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 - Monday features a team competition on the normal hill, and the US Nordic Combined team is looking to improve on their first race at the 2011 World Championships. 1 Comment

 - What could have been Anders Södergren’s opportunity to shine, Daniel Richardsson’s repeat of the 15K in Drammen last weekend, Johan Olsson’s confirmation of the Olympi... 2 Comments

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 - The 38th annual American Birkebeiner, held in sub-zero and single-digit temperatures, saw two sprint finishes to crown the men's and women's Birkie champions on Saturday.

 - Both wearing the leader’s jerseys, UVM’s Patterson and Dartmouth’s  Packer again stole the show on the first day of the EISA Regional Carnival, hosted by Bates at Blac...

 - The German cross-country team is off to an inauspicious start at the 2011 World Championships, but their Nordic Combined brethren are doing their best to make up for it.

 - Norway fields one hot medal contender for the 30K pursuit: defending world champion Petter Northug, as well as three proven distance racers. But more surprisingly, sprinter E... 2 Comments

 - The US women continued a solid start to the 2011 World Championships, placing three skiers in the top-30 for the second consecutive race in the women’s 15km pursuit. Heavy ... 1 Comment

 - Not very many people could see the action through a dense fog in Oslo, but on the homestretch, they saw what mattered most: Marit Bjoergen alone, skiing to her second straigh...