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U.S. SuperTour Finals and U.S. 30km/50km Championships Set to Go
Mar 16, 2010
 - Spring has come early to Aroostook County, but the snow has stayed with us. Daytime highs in the 40s and 50s with cold, clear nights well below freezing have made for excellent crust skiing, fast early morning conditions and softening snow in the afternoons.
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Hard Luck No More: FasterSkier Interviews Simi Hamilton
Feb 27, 2010 - By Nathaniel Herz
 - There are very few athletes in the U.S. brimming with potential like Simi Hamilton. With a national championship in the skate sprint, a win in the qualifying round of the sam... 2 Comments
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Two FAST Guys: David Norris and Reese Hanneman
Jan 22, 2010 - By Nathaniel Herz
 - When it’s -15 F outside, most lower-48 skiers resign themselves to an afternoon in the weight room or even on the couch. But temperatures like those don’t faze Reese Hann...
US Nationals: Half-Full or Half-Empty
Jan 15, 2010 - By Topher Sabot
 - While US Nationals featured hard-fought battles, intense racing, and great overall events, it it was not a positive indicator of where our country stands as we pursue the goa... 20 Comments
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US Nationals Sprint Heats Photos
Jan 11, 2010
 - FasterSkier's Rob Whitney captured some of the action during Friday's US Nationals Classical Sprint Championships heats. 1 Comment
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Toko’s Perspective on the 2010 US Nationals Classic Sprint
Jan 9, 2010
 - The conditions made for some great skiing conditions. It was fast and the snow was easy to kick on. Wax selection was not so important today as pretty much every product out ... 7 Comments
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Soederstrom Wins Classic Sprint, Kornfield Second, but Becomes National Champ–UPDATED
Jan 8, 2010 - By Nathaniel Herz
 - One by one, the favorites crumbled in the men’s classic sprint. The first to go was Garrott Kuzzy, who went down coming into the backstretch in his quarterfinal. Illness qu... 1 Comment
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Randall Goes Four for Four; Valaas Second, Sargent Third–UPDATED
Jan 8, 2010 - By Nathaniel Herz
 - Four races, four wins, and $4,800. Not a bad week for Kikkan Randall. The Alaskan capped off U.S. Nationals in her hometown by taking the victory in the classic sprint today...
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Photos of Classic Sprint Qualifier
Jan 8, 2010
 - Photos by FasterSkier photographer Rob Whitney from the classic sprint qualifier this morning.
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Kuzzy Kicks to Qualifier win, Hinckley Second, Cook Third
Jan 8, 2010 - By Nathaniel Herz
 - After a disappointing first two races here at Nationals, Garrott Kuzzy scratched from the classic distance event on Wednesday to prepare for today’s classic sprint. It’s ...
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Randall Crushes Nationals Classic Sprint Qualifier, Sargent Second and Brooks Third
Jan 8, 2010 - By Nathaniel Herz
 - It’s business as usual for the women at Kincaid Park, as Kikkan Randall again skied her way to a sizable victory in the classic sprint qualifier. 21-year-old Ida Sargent h...
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Men’s 30km Classic – Photos!
Jan 8, 2010
 - Photos from the Men's 30km Classic Mass Start at the US National Championships. All photos are by the official event photographer James Brady.
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Photos from the Nationals Classic Mass Start Race
Jan 7, 2010
 - FasterSkier's Rob Whitney was again out on course today. A selection of his photos is inside, and we've got plenty more for tomorrow.
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Toko Reflects on the 20/30k Classic
Jan 7, 2010
 - On a day when many were running around trying to dial in the wax Toko kept it simple with red all around.  Also some advice from Steinbock's Chris Cook on selecting the righ... 1 Comment
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Southam Takes Nationals 30k; Freeman Second–UPDATED
Jan 6, 2010 - By Nathaniel Herz
 - With about 10 kilometers left in the 30k classic at U.S. Nationals, Kris Freeman was skiing even with James Southam. Then he stopped to check his blood sugar, thinking he wou... 2 Comments
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Randall Wins Again; Brooks Second–UPDATED
Jan 6, 2010 - By Nathaniel Herz
 - In the 20k mass start classic race, Kikkan Randall again skied her way to victory. But the real action was behind her. After a disappointing race her Monday left her Olympic ... 1 Comment
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More Nationals Photos from the 15/10k freestyle
Jan 5, 2010
 - FasterSkier's Rob Whitney was on course for the 10/15km freestle at US Nationals yesterday.  Here is a selection of his photos.
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Toko Advises on Wax, Pacing and Transitions from US Nationals
Jan 5, 2010
 - Toko wax report and photos form the US Nationals 10/15km freestyle.
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Photos from the U.S. Nationals 15k freestyle
Jan 5, 2010
 - FasterSkier photographer Rob Whitney shot a number of photos from the distance freestyle races today at U.S. Nationals in Anchorage.
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Randall, Stephen and Arritola Video
Jan 4, 2010
 - Kikkan Randall (USST/APU), Liz Stephen (USST/BMA) and Morgan Arritoal (USST/SVSEF) putting the hammer down during the women's 10km freestyle race today at the US National Cha... 1 Comment