Articles from August 2011
Aug 31, 2011
- By Chelsea Little - In a five-nation time trial in Ruhpolding, Germany, U.S. biathletes Lowell Bailey and Tim Burke took the top two spots while Sara Studebaker finished fourth in the women's race.
Aug 31, 2011
- By Alex Matthews - A two-time Leadville 100-mile trail run champion, Duncan Callahan started off nordic skiing. Now the head coach of Crested Butte Nordic and at Western State College in Gunnis...
Aug 31, 2011
- By Audrey Mangan - Rochester Nordic Racing's Gavin Hess took a break from training at home in Mendon, NY to talk about his experience at the camp, training at altitude and his goals for the upc...
Aug 30, 2011
- On Saturday, Sept. 10, more than 700 bicyclists and handcyclists are expected to roll in the sixth annual Kelly Brush Century Ride in Middlebury, Vt. In just six years, the ...
Aug 30, 2011
- FasterSkier Canadian Correspondent Kieran Jones is a wildly dedicated Nordic ski fan and skier. His enthusiasm for the sport stems from his parents' forcing him into skiing e...
Aug 30, 2011
- Why is it when a summer time cross-training endeavor such as trail running offers such enormous physical & cardio benefits that more Nordic skiers don't do it?
Aug 30, 2011
- Over 100 committed young cross country ski racers from across Ontario will converge on Hardwood Ski and Bike this weekend for the 2011 Southern Ontario Training Camp, an inte...
Aug 30, 2011
- By Topher Sabot - Two rounds of cuts have hit the U.S. Ski Team’s already-reduced budget this spring and summer, increasing demands on athletes, coaches, and administrators alike. While fund...
Aug 30, 2011
- By Nathaniel Herz - Recent budget cuts, and the prioritization of European racing opportunities have led to the elimination of cash prizes for overall SuperTour distance and sprint champions in ...
Aug 29, 2011
- By Audrey Mangan - Bill Demong and Bryan Fletcher led their Nordic Combined teammates to a “reassuring” start of competition this weekend at the FIS Summer Grand Prix in Oberwiesenthal, Ge...
Aug 26, 2011 - By Noah Hoffman
- The 2011 season marched on for Noah Hoffman. With the first phase of his winter campaign behind him it was back to Boulder for some technique work through the Christmas holid...
Aug 25, 2011
- By Chelsea Little - How did a high school skier from Massachusetts end up skiing on the Eagle Glacier with Kikkan Randall? The answer is the National Training Group.
Aug 25, 2011
- Veerpalu will appeal the decision in the International Court of Arbitration for Sport, sticking to the claim that his positive result this winter was due to WADA's faulty met...
Aug 24, 2011
- By Alex Matthews - This is the first of a new series about working out with high-performance athletes. The idea is to shed light on the daily routine of someone dedicated to training and share ...
Aug 23, 2011
- By Audrey Mangan - For this installment of the Pro Workout series, Alaska Pacific University’s Holly Brooks stresses the importance of race simulation and skiing fast in a pack.
Aug 23, 2011 - By Christopher Sanville
- FasterSkier caught up with the youngest member of the US Ski Team, Skyler Davis during the recently completed camp in New Zealand.
Aug 18, 2011
- By Alex Matthews - Canadian biathlete Marc-André Bédard captured the top spot in the Killington, Vermont edition of the extreme obstacle Spartan Race series, while his girlfriend Claude Godbo...
Aug 18, 2011
- By Audrey Mangan - To reflect the addition of Nordic Combined to its roster of funded disciplines, the National Cross Country Ski Education Foundation (NCCSEF) is now the National Nordic Founda...
Aug 18, 2011 - By Christopher Sanville
- Our series of quick "sprint" interviews from New Zealand continues with US National Ski Team member Simi Hamilton.