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Alex Cobb leads the team as the first starter this morning in the DP test.  This morning we did the double pole test for the first time in a month and a half.  As you can see from the pictures, it was a little misty out this morning, but quic...

Where Are They Now: Patty Ross

This profile is part of a ‘Where Are They Now’ series, made possible through the generous support of Fischer Sports. Learn more about their products at www.fischersports.com. MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – Thirty-five years ago, Patty Ross couldn’t wait to leave town. Born and raised Middlebury, central Vermont’s cozy college community with a few thousand year-round residents, she grew up with everybody knowing her business, including her father – the business administrator at Middlebury College. No way...

A few notes about this data. The website that I scrape these results from isn’t, shall we say, the most consistent when it comes to the spelling of athlete names, or even their teams. That can make it difficult to slice the data along those dimensions, since it requires a fair bit of work adjusting [...] Related posts:

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With the 2012 Paralympics starting in London in roughly a month, adaptive athletes who compete in summer sports are putting the finishing touches on their trainings. And winter athletes, too, are hard at work, training just as intensely as their able-bodied counterparts, if a little bit differently. This spring in Bend, Oregon, FasterSkier chatted with Sean Halsted, a veteran member of the U.S. national team who finished seventh, ninth, and tenth in the sit-ski races...

Denied a Medal in Oslo, Cologna Sets His Sights on Val di Fiemme

He’s been the best overall skier in the world for three separate seasons. He’s won the Tour de Ski, the grueling multi-day event that swings through central Europe each January, on three occasions. He won Switzerland’s first ever Olympic gold in cross-country in the 15 k freestyle in Vancouver, helping to bring an unprecedented amount of attention to the sport in his home country. At the age of 26 Dario Cologna has already amassed numerous...

This was a great session.  We had the entire pipeline from little J4's all the way to a Caldwell, Diggins, Mooney, Newell, Davis, Packer, Hamilton, (plus tons of junior and college top dogs) sprint final!vid footage below, high quailty version and...

European Training Camp Gets Underway for U.S. Men

As the world turned its attention to London this weekend for the opening days of the Summer Olympics, another set of elite American athletes were quietly logging training hours in Ramsau, Austria, in preparation for the coming winter season and, ultimately, the 2014 Winter Games. The U.S. Ski Team men began a 12-day European camp on Dachstein glacier on Saturday, where they will stay for a week before heading to Oberhof, Germany, to train in...

Foggy day on the glacier. There was maybe 15 or 20 feet of visibility for the whole ski. Simi, Tad, and I skied together for a 2 hour skate. Here is Simi getting a lactate test in the middle of … Continue reading →

Enjoyed a fun and action packed week helping coach at Loppet Adventure Camp.  Thanks to the Loppet Foundation for making it possible for 12 Boys and Girls Club kids to enjoy the experiences of mountain biking, roller skiing, capture the flag, hiki...

One of the highlights of my summer has been taking a van full of kids from the Boys and Girls Club to Wirth Park for Loppet Adventure Camp.  The City of Lakes Nordic Ski Foundation made this partnership possible.  The logistics weren't easy b...

Some of my U.S. Ski Team (USST) teammates, Tad Elliott and Simi Hamilton arrived here in Ramsau yesterday afternoon. Also here are Stratton Mountain School skier Eric Packer and USST coaches Chris Grover and Jason Cork. It’s good to have … Continue reading →

Ethan and Kelly got married on Friday and they had a party to celebrate yesterday. There were 4-5 bands, a pig roast and some great dancers (above).Special guest, Andy Newell, started the afternoon off on a good note.Bride and groom.Ethan was at SMS wi...

So, Kikkan and I finished up at the Blink Festival and have moved on to a small town outside of Steinkjer, Norway. We are staying with the Lillefjell family, Frode, who was Kikkan's coach a few years back at APU had put us up and has been showing up (a...

Off day here in Ramsau. We took advantage of the nice weather this morning and illegally went swimming in a snow making pond at the World Championship trails. Also did a little rock skipping, although flat rocks were hard to … Continue reading →