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Jönsson Finds Winning Form Again in Lahti; Swedes Take Top Two
Mar 4, 2012 - By
 - Sweden's Emil Jönsson pulled out a surprising victory over World Cup sprint leader and teammate Teodor Peterson on Sunday in the 1.4 k classic sprint in Lahti, Finland. He avoided a crash and outlunged Peterson to defend his sprint title from Lahti last year.
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Americans on the Upswing in Lahti; Two Women in Top 20
Mar 3, 2012 - By
 - March is here and the American women are back, with three finishing in the top 21 on Saturday at the World Cup skiathlon in Lahti, Finland. Kikkan Randall led the team in 12t...
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UVM’s Patterson and Garrec, MID’s Johnson win EISA Regional Races
Feb 27, 2012 - By
 - UVM led the team score for the EISA regional races, while Patrick Johnson, Caitlin Patterson, and Lucy Garrec won individual titles during a weekend which saw blizzard-like c... 1 Comment
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Brooks Outsprints Gregg for Birkie Victory (Updated with Photos)
Feb 25, 2012 - By
 - Holly Brooks had lost the the American Birkebeiner by a fraction of a second once before. She wasn't going to let it happen again. In her first domestic race of the season, B...
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Bender Takes it to Naryshkina in SuperTour Skate Sprint
Feb 19, 2012 - By
 - Jennie Bender returned the favor and out-lunged her CXC teammate Natalia Naryshkina of Russia at the line in Sunday's 1 k freestyle sprint at the Madison SuperTour. Sara Hewi...
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Furrer Notches SuperTour Victory Ahead of Reynolds, Joutsen
Feb 19, 2012 - By
 - Switzerland's Philip Furrer didn't worry about anyone else as he set a fast-paced tempo and stayed in front to win the men's A-final of the Madison SuperTour 1 k freestyle sp...
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Russians Nab Two of Top Three Qualifying Spots in Madison
Feb 19, 2012 - By
 - Dmitriy Ozerskiy and Maxim Fadeev of Russia took first and third in the Madison SuperTour freestyle sprint qualifier on Sunday, and yesterday's winner, Jari Joutson of Finlan...
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Bender Claims Top Qualifying Spot; McNamee Has ‘Best Race’ Yet
Feb 19, 2012 - By
 - Jennie Bender of Central Cross Country (CXC) won another qualifier in the second straight day of sprints around Wisconsin's state capital, posting the fastest time in 2:04.0....
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Naryshkina Slips Past Bender in Madison Classic Sprint
Feb 18, 2012 - By
 - Natalia Naryshkina, who hails from Russia and lives in Wisconsin, edged fellow CXC racer Jennie Bender in the A-final of the Madison SuperTour 1 k classic sprints on Saturday...
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First Time in America, Joutsen Wins Madison SuperTour Sprint
Feb 18, 2012 - By
 - Jari Joutsen of Finland surprised his competition with a victory in the SuperTour 1 k classic sprint in downtown Madison, Wis., on Saturday. Dakota Blackhorse-von Jess was se...
Madison SuperTour women's 1 k classic sprint qualifier results
Bender Dominates Madison Sprint Qualifier
Feb 18, 2012 - By
 - Jennie Bender of Central Cross Country (CXC) did as she intended in Saturday's 1 k classic sprint qualifier, the first race of the Madison SuperTour, posting the fastest time...
Madison SuperTour 1 k sprint qualifier results
Joutsen Edges Davis, Blackhorse von Jess in Madison Sprint Qualifier
Feb 18, 2012 - By
 - In his SuperTour debut, Jari Joutsen put forth a strong showing for Finland, winning the men's 1 k classic sprint qualifier in 1:55.1. The 33-year-old, who skis for Vetelin U...
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Madison Brings Snow for SuperTour (Photo Gallery)
Feb 18, 2012 - By
 - A look at how SuperTour race organizers make a city sprint possible in downtown Madison. About 90 trucks dumped manmade snow on the city streets surrounding Wisconsin's State...
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Caldwell, Johnson, Packer, and Garrec win EISA races
Feb 13, 2012 - By
 - Amidst squirrel trail-kill and Carnie-crushes, the UVM women's trio of Garrec, Glen, and Patterson took a 1-2-3 podium for the mass start classic race 1 Comment
Looking Back at the Last NorAm Weekend in Orford
Feb 13, 2012 - By
 - Coming off the last weekend of NorAms in Orford, Quebec, some of the top finishers talk about the races and how they ended up were they did.
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Norwegians Run Away with Relay; U.S. Pulls Off Fifth
Feb 12, 2012 - By
 - Marit Bjørgen and the Norwegian 'A' Team cruised to its second relay victory of the season, while Finland and Norway II battled for second and third, and Sweden and the U.S....
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Canadians Use Smarts in Nove Mesto; Kershaw Tightens Grip on Third Overall
Feb 11, 2012 - By
 - The name of the game in Saturday's 30 k classic mass start at the Nove Mesto World Cup was points -- at least for the Canadians. Devon Kershaw, Ivan Babikov, Lenny Valjas and... 1 Comment
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Americans Place Outside the Points, Regroup for Relays
Feb 11, 2012 - By
 - Several Americans felt an unfamiliar burn associated with disappointment on Saturday after finishing outside the top 30 in their respective World Cup mass starts in Nové Mě...
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Randall to Miss 15 k in Nové Město, Canada Brings Partial Sprint Squad; Relay Teams Undecided
Feb 10, 2012 - By
 - Kikkan Randall won't be starting Saturday in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic, but expect to see her in Sunday's relay. She's the only confirmed member of the U.S. women's squad in...
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Nishikawa Breaks Away to Finish Fifth in Scando Cup 30 k
Feb 9, 2012 - By
 - Graham Nishikawa was fifth for his second straight race on Thursday, finishing less than half a second behind the winner of the Scandinavian Cup 30 k freestyle mass start in ... 1 Comment
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