Spectacular victories are the vistas, not the destinations, on Olympic path
Christian Science Monitor – USA
By Christa Case. … I got better acquainted with this idea while training for the Olympic
cross-country ski team on Alaskan glaciers and wildflower-lined roads
in northern …
SEARCHING to replace the skier of the year
Daily Utah Chronicle – Salt Lake City,UT,USA
… Cross country skier Henning Dybendal will not rejoin the team this
season after his stellar … Norway to try and compete for the national
team,” U ski head coach …
DEEP
snow produces wide smiles Skifields reporting vintage season
Otago Daily Times – Dunedin,New Zealand
… “There are places you can ski in that … The Snow Farm, a field for
cross-country skiers, was having one of its best seasons since opening
in 1990, with packed …
NORTH
American skiers make tracks
Otago Daily Times – Dunedin,New Zealand
… The cross-country ski event had races of 7km, 21km or 42km. The international
men's teams chose the marathon distance while the …
BIKE
trails aim to foster year-round sports
Bangor Daily News – Bangor,ME,USA
… and cross-country skiing activities. The center boasted a few bike
trails, which just a handful of people created and were able to ride,
and a skate ski loop. …
CROSS-COUNTRY
skiing at Waiorau Snow Farm
Stuff.co.nz – New Zealand
… Cross-country skiing, or nordic skiing as it is known, has two disciplines.
The easiest is classic skiing, where you ski in grooves, and do not need
to be …
SOLITARY
skiers find a winter of their content
The Age – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
… of back-country, also known as cross-country skiing, fall … 60, with
almost 20 years of back-country experience, these … You can ski wherever
you like through the …
A
walk on the wet side
Pioneer Press – St. Paul,MN,USA
… While standing, they propelled the skijaks (the name is a combination
of “ski” and “kayaks”) with extra-long kayak … “It's
sort of like cross-country
skiing. …
OLYMPIC
glory: Chasing the dream
Vail Daily News – Vail,CO,USA
… “It is a very unique sport, because shooting is diametrically opposed
to cross-country skiing,” said Ewing. … “All summer we would roller
ski around the base …
BIATHLETES
still go to Fort Kent in 'offseason'
Bangor Daily News – Bangor,ME,USA
There aren't any long cross country skis propped up on sawhorses, but there
are pairs of smaller roller skis lying on … That's the 1.6-kilometer
roller ski loop. …
TORINO
2006: SPORT;CROSS COUNTRY SKIING; PARUZZI INJURED
ansa.it – Italy
(ANSA) – Turin, July 29 – Reigning World Cup cross country ski champion
Gabriella Paruzzi will be out of action until mid-August after she suffered
an injury …
THE
Kindest Cut – Healing Sports Injuries Without Surgery
Outside Online – San Francisco,CA,USA
… Since seeing Pruitt, he has won the 25-kilometer Yellowstone Rendezvous
cross-country ski race and two national titles in summer biathlon, which
combines trail …
AMERICAN nordic combined squad in summer training out west
SkiRacing.com
… Part of the drills have included “hill bounding” with them using
ski poles as they charged up the hills and over the Olympic cross country trails
at Soldier …
KRIS
Freeman recognized for athletic acheivement by diabetes care …
SkiRacing.com
… At age 19, I qualified to train with the US Cross-Country Ski Team,â€
says Freeman, who is now 23. “But just three months …
NEW
blood stands atop Mt. Marathon
Peninsulaclarion.com – Kenai,AK,USA
… those runners were able to catch the speedy Schwoerer, however, as
the German transplant ‹ who originally came to Alaska to run cross country
and ski at the …
