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We had the whole team out for the first ski of the year this afternoon! Everyone was a little wobbly at first adjusting to their skis ("They're so long!!") and the squirrely snow, but we spent a little over an hour skiing and playing games on skis. A...

We had the whole team out for the first ski of the year this afternoon! Everyone was a little wobbly at first adjusting to their skis ("They're so long!!") and the squirrely snow, but we spent a little over an hour skiing and playing games on skis. A...

Clare, Ida and I decided that we needed to celebrate Halloween, even though we were in Finland.  Clearly, this needed to involve costumes.  Also I have a bit of a pumpkin carving tradition that I’m trying to keep up, and since I hadn’t carved one at home before we left, I crossed my fingers and [...]

Clare, Ida and I decided that we needed to celebrate Halloween, even though we were in Finland.  Clearly, this needed to involve costumes.  Also I have a bit of a pumpkin carving tradition that I’m trying to keep up, and since I hadn’t carved one at home before we left, I crossed my fingers and [...]

Clare, Ida and I decided that we needed to celebrate Halloween, even though we were in Finland.  Clearly, this needed to involve costumes.  Also I have a bit of a pumpkin carving tradition that I’m trying to keep up, and since I hadn’t carved one at home before we left, I crossed my fingers and [...]

Maine Winter Sports Center Welcomes Dodge as Development Coach

Caribou, ME — 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. Amber was born in Worthington, Massachusetts and started skiing in her backyard with her family.  She joined the local Bill Koch Youth Ski League at the age of 4 and grew up running, hiking, skiing and canoeing.  Her most influential...

Dearest Green Racing Project friends and fans: We’ve started a facebook page (Craftsbury Green Racing Project) where we’re keeping a more extensive photo library of the team, as well as a twitter account (@CraftsburyGreen) where you can get more frequent updates about what we’re up to.  Please like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter [...]

Dearest Green Racing Project friends and fans: We’ve started a facebook page (Craftsbury Green Racing Project) where we’re keeping a more extensive photo library of the team, as well as a twitter account (@CraftsburyGreen) where you can get more frequent updates about what we’re up to.  Please like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter [...]

Dearest Green Racing Project friends and fans: We’ve started a facebook page (Craftsbury Green Racing Project) where we’re keeping a more extensive photo library of the team, as well as a twitter account (@CraftsburyGreen) where you can get more frequent updates about what we’re up to.  Please like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter [...]

qualifying win during the skate sprint in Toblach, Italy, on the Tour de Ski before dropping to 11th on the day. Tritscher also paired up with Austrian A-Team member Harald Wurm to finish 4th in the Dusseldorf team sprint, out-gunning the Russians second team of Nikita Kruikov and Andrey Parfenov to the line. As for the Austrian women, Katerina Smutna was the only game in town. She was fairly consistent in sprinting, but she took...

Youth Olympic Games Presents: Danielle Vrielink

(Note: This is the fourth in a series of interviews with athletes who will be competing at the first-ever winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria this winter. The second with Anna Kubek, the third with Aleksandra Zakrzewska, all U.S. biathletes.) 2011 was a big year for Canadian biathlete Danielle Vrielink. Perhaps the most obvious accomplishment for the Calgary native was a trip to the World Youth Championships in the Czech Republic, her first international...

I love the annual series FasterSkier does profiling each nation that scored nation’s cup points in the days before the World Cup begins. Usually by the time they reach Norway and Russia, I’m actually less interested, but the first week or so is a fun ride through nations with tiny, little known programs. First up [...] Related posts:

  1. How Well Prepared Are World Cup Rookies? (Part 1a: Distance)
  2. USST Preview: Liz Stephen & Morgan Arritola
  3. Biathlon Briefs: Lowell Bailey and Laura Spector

I love the annual series FasterSkier does profiling each nation that scored nation’s cup points in the days before the World Cup begins. Usually by the time they reach Norway and Russia, I’m actually less interested, but the first week or so is a fun ride through nations with tiny, little known programs. First up [...] Related posts:

  1. How Well Prepared Are World Cup Rookies? (Part 1a: Distance)
  2. USST Preview: Liz Stephen & Morgan Arritola
  3. Biathlon Briefs: Lowell Bailey and Laura Spector

I love the annual series FasterSkier does profiling each nation that scored nation’s cup points in the days before the World Cup begins. Usually by the time they reach Norway and Russia, I’m actually less interested, but the first week or so is a fun ride through nations with tiny, little known programs. First up [...] Related posts:

  1. How Well Prepared Are World Cup Rookies? (Part 1a: Distance)
  2. USST Preview: Liz Stephen & Morgan Arritola
  3. Biathlon Briefs: Lowell Bailey and Laura Spector