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Jean Marc Gaillard picked up the win at a late-season marathon in Norway, along with Therese Johaug. Photo courtesy of Skarverennet.no.
Rookie Gaillard (FRA) wins Skarverennet (NOR)
Apr 30, 2011 - By
 - Jean Marc Gaillard (FRA) won the 38-kilometer Skarverennet from Finse to Ustaoset in Norway after a fierce sprint to the finish Saturday. 1 Comment
Northug to Chase Bjoergen in Season Wrap Event
Mar 28, 2011 - By
 - Skarverennet in Norway, the unofficial international season finale, draws deep and competitive field of racers from both the biathlon and cross-country World Cup circuit. Thi...
Norwegian Birkie: Rezac, Boner Take Final FIS Ski Classic Event
Mar 19, 2011 - By
 - Stanislav Rezac (CZE) edged out competitors in a thrilling sprint finish into Birkebeiner stadium, while Seraina Boner (SUI) wins with a comfortable margin of almost a minute.
Being new to classic skiing and new to the Norwegian Birkebeiner, Max (XC Oregon) is hoping for wax conditions a little less tricky and frantic than these. From the start at Rena in 2007. (Photo: Inge Scheve)
The Norwegian Birkie: Something You Just Have To Do
Mar 18, 2011 - By
 - Four XC Oregon skiers are capping their international marathon season with the Norwegian Birkebeiner on Saturday. 3 Comments
Brayton Osgood (Photo: Inge Scheve)
Engadin Ski Marathon: Deep and Competitive
Mar 18, 2011 - By
 - Brayton Osgood of XC Oregon was the top American in the 2011 Engadin Ski Marathon, less than 30 seconds away from a top-15 finish, and not even a minute away from second plac... 1 Comment
Start of the 2011 West Yellowstone Rendezvous Marathon
Jenny Wolfe and Jason Travis win Rendezvous Marathon
Mar 6, 2011
 - The 50k race in West Yellowstone, MT, saw success in it's 32nd year and crowned a local in the women's event.
Brink Wins Second Consecutive Vasaloppet, Hansson Finally Gets The Win
Mar 6, 2011 - By
 - Jorgen Brink and Jenny Hansson win the 87th edition of Sweden's historic Vasaloppet.
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Vision of a Birkie: Photos of The 38th Annual American Birkebeiner
Feb 27, 2011
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Swix Sport USA's Andy Canniff captured some great moments in the 2011 American Birkebeiner with his camera.  Here is a selection for you to enjoy.
The 2011 Birkebeiner (Photo: Brett Morgan)
Gundersen, Compton Win the Birkebeiner; Uhl, Bender are tops at Classic Birkie
Feb 26, 2011 - By
 - 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.
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Birkie Guide v 2.011
Feb 22, 2011 - By Ari Ofsevit
 - Ari Ofsevit is the assistant ski coach at Newton North High School in Newtonville, Massachuessetts. He first wrote this Birkie Guide in 2010 before the big race and while he...
Lennie Wins Gatineau Loppet In “Sloppy” Finish
Feb 21, 2011 - By
 - Aidan Lennie of Ottawa, Ontario, took the win in the 49 k freestyle Gatineau Loppet on Sunday in a fall-filled final kilometer.
Bend’s Stephanie Howe Wins Gatineau Loppet
Feb 20, 2011
 - Bend-based XC Oregon skier and 2010 Pole Pedal Paddle champion Stephanie Howe won the 53km Gatineau Loppet cross-country ski marathon held near Ottawa, Canada on Saturday. 1 Comment
Uhl Crashes Gatineau Loppet; Squeaks Out Tight Victory
Feb 19, 2011 - By
 - Juergen Uhl, a former NCAA champion, took the 49 k classic event in the Gatineau Loppet, a two-day event held in Gatineau, Quebec.
2011 Mora Vasaloppet 58km Freestyle Champion Matt Liebsch.
Liebsch Makes it Three Straight at Mora Vasaloppet While Winters Wins Women’s Title
Feb 14, 2011 - By
 - With temperatures in the morning around freezing, and then quickly rising, the conditions were soft and slow for this year’s Mora Vasaloppet. Matt Liebsch powered through, ...
Koch and Powell Win 35th Annual North American Vasa
Feb 13, 2011
 - With four inches of new snow falling into the evening Friday the grooming crew headed out on trail around mid-night to groom until 6:00am. While strong winds made conditions ...
Ski Racers were out in all colours for today's Birkie Marathon
Canadian Birkie A Success
Feb 13, 2011 - By
 - The Canadian Birkebeiner Ski Marathon went off without a hitch today just outside Edmonton, Alberta.   Racers young and old took on the course at Cooking Lake Blackfoot Ski... 1 Comment
In true Viking style, two of tomorrows started the festivities early.
Canadian Birkebeiner Races Start Today
Feb 12, 2011 - By
 - The twenty-third annual Canadian Birkebeiner races take off Saturday morning in Edmonton, Alta., but the festival is already well underway.
Ski Classics: Boner’s Version
Feb 9, 2011
 - “This was madness,” said the Swiss racer Seraina Boner, referring to the incident between her and Sandra Hansson at the König Ludwiglauf in Germany last weekend.
FIS Classics: Ulvang shocked over König Ludwiglauf Fair Play Violation
Feb 9, 2011
 - Sandra Hansson’s violation of fair play during the 2011 König Ludwiglauf in Germany last weekend shocked FIS's Vegard Ulvang, but not just because of Hansson’s behavior.... 3 Comments
Women's winner Seraine Boner celebrates her victory
Marcialonga- Italian “Long March” Worldloppet Sets New Records
Feb 3, 2011 - By
 - Jerry Ahrlin and Serina Boner (SUI) won the 70km Marcialonga - Italy's entry in the international World Loppet marathon series. 4 Comments
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