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Pellegrino takes it to 15 Sprint Wins as he Clutches in Dresden: Hamilton Fifth, Bolger Sixth for the U.S.

Ella HallDecember 19, 2020

This World Cup coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and their A Hall Mark of Excellence Award. To learn more about A Hall Mark of Excellence Award or to learn how you can support FasterSkier’s coverage please contact info@fasterskier.com. Laid out like a white magic carpet along the Elbe River in Dresden, Germany, the thin ribbon of snow became the speedy tracks for the men’s 1.3-kilometer freestyle sprint...

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Just Getting Started, Klæbo Wins TdS Opening Sprint in Toblach; Bolger 21st (Updated)

Gabby NaranjaDecember 29, 2018

*Note: This article has been updated to include comments from U.S. Ski Team B-Tean member, Kevin Bolger Without the visual of the grey and white U23 marker next to his name on an FIS results sheet, it’s easy to forget Norwegian Johannes Høsflot Klæbo is still under 23 years of age. As the Tour de Ski (TdS) celebrates its 13th edition this year, the twenty-two-year-old Klæbo (he celebrated his 22nd birthday this October) is only...

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Saturday Rundown: Otepää and Hochfilzen (Updated)

FasterSkierFebruary 18, 2017

IBU World Championships (Hochfilzen, Austria): Men’s relay [UPDATED] Russia’s four-man relay team hit nearly every target on Saturday, using a total of just three spares to clean 40 targets, and stayed out of the penalty loop to capture gold in the men’s 4 x 7.5-kilometer relay at the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Championships in Hochfilzen, Austria. It was the last team event and the second-to-last day of the championships, with the men’s and women’s...

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Gelso Wins First SuperTour Sprint; ‘Big Win’ for Bender in West

Gabby NaranjaDecember 3, 2016

The 2016/2017 SuperTour race series opened on Saturday with a men's and women's 1.3-kilometer freestyle sprint. Taking his first ever SuperTour sprint victory was Matt Gelso of the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation. In a photo finish, Jennie Bender of the Bridger Ski Foundation bested SMST2 skier Erika Flowers for the women's win.

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Logan Hanneman Sprints to 15th on 50-Degree Day at U23/Junior Worlds

Alex KochonFebruary 22, 2016

It was 50 degrees and sunny on Monday in Rasnov, Romania, which sounds pleasant, but what's it like racing in? "Pretty darn hot," Julia Kern explained, after racing to a career-best 16th in the freestyle sprint on Day 1 of Junior/U23 World Championships. Another American, Logan Hanneman placed 15th, and Julien Locke led Canada in 16th in the U23 men's race.

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Norway’s Falla and Østberg Go 1-2; Caldwell 7th, Bjornsen 9th for U.S.

Gabby NaranjaDecember 19, 2015

Norway's sprint regulars, Maiken Caspersen Falla and Ingvild Flugstad Østberg took the top two spots on the skate-sprint podium at the Toblach World Cup, while two U.S. women landed in the top 10 and four of five made the heats.

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Hanneman Brothers Go 1-2, Logan Edges Reese in West Yellowstone Sprint

BrainspiralNovember 28, 2015

Logan Hanneman, 22, pulled off an upset at West Yellowstone for his first SuperTour victory in the first race of the season, beating his older brother Reese Hanneman and defending sprint national champion Dakota Blackhorse-von Jess in Friday's skate sprint.

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Bender Cruises to Skate-Sprint Win in SuperTour Opener, Ahead of Halvorsen and Beatty

Gabby NaranjaNovember 28, 2015

BSF skier Jennie Bender dominated from qualifier all the way through to the final on Friday in the first SuperTour race of the season. “You go into the season and you never really know what picture you’re going to paint,” Bender said. “So I’m stoked on how things were drawn today.”

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Led by Hamilton, Four North Americans Ski to Top-30 in Rybinsk

Colin GaiserJanuary 24, 2015

After making it through the qualifier, three Americans and Canadian Alex Harvey were not able to race their way into the semifinals of Saturday's World Cup 1.3 k freestyle sprint in Rybinsk, Russia. However, American Erik Bjornsen had his best sprint result on the World Cup and reached the heats for the first time.

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USST Stumbles to Best Results Since Ruka; Randall Feels More Like Herself in Davos

Lander KarathDecember 22, 2014

The USST was ready to make some big moves Sunday when five of its athletes had strong qualification in the 1.4 k freestyle sprint in Davos, Switzerland. However, with four of five athletes crashing, the American squad was left wanting more. Kikkan Randall led the day in 9th, making her first semifinal appearance of the year. “It was a weird start to the season so I'm glad to be feeling like I am coming back,” she said of the day.

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Bjørgen Holds Off Whippersnapper Nilsson to Sweep Davos Weekend

Vince RosettaDecember 21, 2014

How much did Norway’s Marit Bjørgen have left and could anybody beat her? That was the question on Sunday in the women's 1.3 k freestyle sprint on the last day of racing before the holiday break. One young Swede came close.

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Seven Canadians Miss Qualifying; Jones & Cockney within Tenths of a Second of Top 30

Alex KochonDecember 5, 2014

While Alex Harvey was the only Canadian to make the heats on Friday, at least two of his teammates -- Perianne Jones and Jess Cockney -- were less than a second off the mark in the World Cup skate sprint in Lillehammer.

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Bjørgen, the ‘Machine,’ Opens Lillehammer Mini Tour with Sprint Win; Norway Sweeps Top 4

Vince RosettaDecember 5, 20144

Marit Bjørgen's gotten used to winning opening mini tours in Kuusamo, and she seems to have no problem getting off to a strong start in the first of three races in Lillehammer, either. "It is always fun to win," she told NRK after her second-straight World Cup sprint win in Friday's 1.3 k freestyle sprint.

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Falla, Østberg Give Norway First 1-2 Finish of the Olympics; Fabjan Third in Skate Sprint

Alex KochonFebruary 11, 2014

Maiken Caspersen Falla and Ingvild Flugstad Østberg emerged with Norway's first gold and silver in the same event of the Olympics on Tuesday, topping the podium in the women's freestyle sprint. Slovenia's Vesna Fabjan captured third, and Sophie Caldwell emerged in sixth for the U.S.

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Randall Misses Semifinals by Five-Hundredths of a Second: ‘I’m Sure It’ll Sting for a While’

Alex KochonFebruary 11, 201418

Kikkan Randall missed out on advancing to the semifinals in a skate sprint for the first time in three years on Tuesday at her Olympic signature event, finishing 0.05 seconds behind the last lucky loser in ending up 18th overall.

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Four U.S. Women and Two Men Qualify in Olympic Skate Sprint; Three Canadians Also Advance

BrainspiralFebruary 11, 2014

All four U.S. women advanced to the rounds in Tuesday's Olympic 1.3 k freestyle sprint, along with Canada's Perianne Jones and Dasha Gaiazova. Andy Newell led three North American men who qualified in the 1.8 k sprint, with Alex Harvey and Simi Hamilton, respectively.

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Bjørgen Sits Tight, Seizes Toblach Skate Sprint Win; Randall Fifth in Last Race Before Olympics

Alex KochonFebruary 2, 2014

If anyone was going to deny Kikkan Randall of her third-straight skate sprint win, a feat that hasn’t been achieved on the World Cup since Marit Bjørgen's similar winning streak in 2006, it was most likely going to be Bjørgen. The 33-year-old Norwegian stayed calm and collected to do so, leading three Norwegians in the top four as Randall finished fifth in Sunday's Toblach sprint.

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Yellowstone SuperTour Sprint Start Lists Posted: Who Will Win?

BrainspiralNovember 28, 2013

Now's your chance to make predictions! Who do you think will win Friday's SuperTour opener, a 1.3 k skate sprint on the Rendezvous Ski Trails? Last year, West Yellowstone held a point-to-point prologue; Friday's race will be all-out rounds.

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Bjornsen Keeps Calm in Skate Sprint, Saves Kick for Second Straight National Victory

Alex KochonJanuary 8, 20132

All six of the female finalists in the U.S. nationals skate sprint had a pretty good sense how the last race around Soldier Hollow would play out. Caitlin Gregg threw them for a loop, but Sadie Bjornsen responded, edging Sophie Caldwell and Jennie Bender for the win.