Articles from October 2011
Oct 31, 2011
- Maine Winter Sports Center is pleased to announce the hiring of Amber Dodge as Development Coach. Dodge will take the reins of the highly successful MWSC Development Team from departing coach David Chamberlain.
Oct 31, 2011
- By Kieran Jones - A hot Austrian rookie and consistent veteran female backed the Austrians to 19th spot - can they put together another strong season in 2011-2012?
Oct 31, 2011
- By Chelsea Little - After a stellar race season in 2011, Canada's Danielle Vrielink decided that in order to excel at the international level, she needed to work on her ski speed. With a new clu...
Oct 31, 2011
- By Audrey Mangan - Kicking off FasterSkier's new series is John Caldwell, the 1952 Olympian, U.S. Ski Team coach, author of two books on cross-country skiing, and founder of the New England No...
Oct 31, 2011 - By Eli Brown
- The idea of using ice rink shavings originated a few years back at the University of Utah. We wanted to make a small sledding hill for Fan Fest (August event where all the...
Oct 31, 2011
- Each year in November, we offer SkiErg users the opportunity to “race” with others around the world during the SkiErg World Sprints. If you’re an on-snow skier waiting ...
Oct 30, 2011
- By Kieran Jones - The Byelorussians have a slim cast of World Cup skiers, but you may be surprised at where they popped up this season...
Oct 29, 2011
- By Kieran Jones - Despite barely taking part in the World Cup circuit, the Chinese have skiers able to pop big results - and their own Tour!
Oct 29, 2011
- Boulder Nordic Sport (BNS) is excited to welcome former Super Tour champion, David Chamberlain, to its staff. Chamberlain recently signed on as Race Service Director for BNS ...
Oct 29, 2011
- BURLINGTON, Vt. - Rossignol & Skirack are hosting a custom gear-fitting event on Friday, November 4th from 4 to 8 pm, featuring special guest Liz Stephen, US Olympic Skie...
Oct 28, 2011
- We know the first thing you do every winter when the snow finally flies is take a picture to make your friends jealous. Now you can win stuff for it too! The requirements are...
Oct 28, 2011
- By Kieran Jones - Can the Lithuanians build on their momentum from last season, and pick off some points from the Estonians to become a new power in Baltic cross country skiing?
Oct 28, 2011
- The Finnish Nordic Sports brand ONE WAY has signed today a contract with new rising star in the Swedish cross country team Daniel Richardsson.
Oct 28, 2011
- The Bogus Basin Nordic Team (BBNT) in Boise, ID is the club program serving youth skiers age 6-19 in the Treasure Valley. Currently, the team consists of around 10 high sch...
Oct 27, 2011
- By Alex Matthews - Former USST coach Rob Kiesel died in Joseph, Ore., on Monday. While the nordic community across the globe mourns his loss, Kiesel was also remembered for his innovative work ...
Oct 27, 2011
- By Kieran Jones - With the World Cup season approaching with the sprint speed of Emil Joensson, FasterSkier has begun the second-annual preview of World Cup nations. You know Devon Kershaw and...
Oct 27, 2011
- With the temperature well below freezing in West Yellowstone last night and five inches of snow above 8,000 feet, planning for the 2011 Yellowstone Ski Festival is in full sw...
Oct 26, 2011
- By Aubrey Smith - The third day of the symposium held presentations from USST strength coach Alex Moore and physiologist Jim Stray-Gundersen.
Oct 26, 2011
- By Chelsea Little - The national team "A" athletes will be joined by six others for a training camp that will be used to select the World Cup team for the first period of racing.
Oct 26, 2011
- Madshus, the world’s oldest ski company, introduces a redesigned pole line for 2011. The new Madshus poles are athlete-tested and competition-proven. With a focus this seas...
