Jallai Erki was fastest in Saturday’s prolog in the men’s sprint World Cup opener while Christian Zorzi of Italy was second. Five Swedes made it to the finals. Erki was the biggest surprise in the World Cup sprint opening in Dusseldorf. Erki has previously never captured World Cup points and ended up far down on the list in last year’s Dusseldorf sprint race. Erki skied tough and took the lead in all his heats. He...
Norway's top relay teams won both the mens and women's sprint relay races in Dusseldorf, Germany on Sunday, with Germany taking second in both races. Marit Bjoergen and Hilde G. Pedersen combined for victory in the women's 6 x 0.8 kilometre team sprint. The Norway I pair clocked 10:04.2 minutes more than four seconds ahead of their nearest rivals Germany II, Manuela Henkel and Evi Sachenbacher. In the men's race Haavard Bjerkeli and Tor Arne...
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Pirjo Manninen of Finland was fastest in the women’s prolog in the first World Cup sprint race of the season in Dusseldorf, Germany. Anna Dahlberg of Sweden was second fastest while sprint queen Marit Bjorgen of Norway was fourth. 1 Manninen Pirjo FIN 1:41.02 0.00 Qualified 2 Dahlberg Anna SWE 1:41.23 +0.21 Qualified 3 Saarinen Aino Kaisa FIN 1:41.47 +0.45 Qualified 4 Bjœrgen Marit NOR 1:41.83 +0.81 Qualified 5 Follis Arianna ITA 1:42.04 +1.02 Qualified 6 Mischol Seraina SUI 1:42.35 +1.33 ...
DUSSELDORF, Germany (Oct. 23) – For the third straight year, Sweden's Peter Larsson won the first World Cup sprint of the season Saturday along the Rhine River in Dusseldorf, with Olympic champ Tor Arne Hetland of Norway runnerup under cloudy skies. Norwegian Marit Bjorgen made it eight consecutive women's sprint wins, edging Anna Dahlberg of Sweden with defending World Cup champion Gabriella Paruzzi of Italy in third place. No U.S. skiers raced. For complete results:
Startlist for Saturday’s World Cup sprint prologs in Düsseldorf, Germany You can follow the races live on the internet here:
The FIS has partnered with sports instruments leader Suunto to help bring World Cup viewers closer to the action this winter. Their partnership aims to provide new performance measurement data to TV audiences. Soon TV viewers will see precise information on cross-country skiers with the help of Suunto t6 wristop computers and wireless sensors. In the first phase, the wristop computer will transmit the competitors’ heart rate onto TV screens. In the future, the viewer...
There is still more than a week until Halloween, but a number of places around North America are already reporting good ski conditions. As is usually the case, Alaska has some of the best early season skiing this year. John Estle in Fairbanks, Alaska reported to FasterSkier.com on Thursday that they have about 6 kilometers of trails groomed at Birch Hill. Fairbanks received 4-6 inches of snow earlier this week, and light snow is in...
A group of researchers have concluded that the active ingredient in Viagra improves performance in situations involving low oxygen supply. This might result in the product being added to the doping list. It’s the ingredient Sildenafil in Viagra that has proven to increase performance in situations with low oxygen. The research report is published on the web site of The Annals of Internal Medicine:
Muonio, Finland And West Yellowstone, Montana Next Up For US Ski Team The US national cross country team will prepare for the regular November World Cup opener in Muonio, Finland. The US sprint team is not competing in World Cup races before Christmas and will be doing their early on-snow training in West Yellowstone, Montana according to head coach, Trond Nystad: – Â We are here in Park City, Utah until October 31st, and then we...
Marit Bjorgen dominated the last time-trial for the Norwegian women’s team before they left the high altitude camp in Val Senales, Italy for the World Cup sprint races in Düsseldorf, Germany this upcoming weekend.