January 2005 – Page 2 – FasterSkier.com

Scott Steals Show Winning Swiss Sprint, Goldsack and Renner Finish Fifth

FasterSkierJanuary 27, 2005

Pontresina, SUI-Beckie Scott quickly found her way back onto an international podium after winning an invitational sprint event in Pontresina, Switzerland on Wednesday. The event, which included the best cross-country skiers from Canada, Germany and Switzerland, was held in the downtown streets of Pontresina. The Canadian Team participated in the event due to a two-week break in World Cup action. Scott of Vermilion, Alta., who has had solid results since returning to the World Cup...

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NEWELL!

Peter VordenbergJanuary 26, 2005

Continental Cup Racing

US Development Team Tops the Sprint Podium

FasterSkierJanuary 26, 2005

Up-and-coming star of the US Development Team, Leif Zimmerman found the necessary speed to come home first in the SuperTour freestyle sprint race held today at the Telemark Resort in Cable, Wisconsin. Just behind him, the battle for second place resulted in one of the closest SuperTour finishes in recent memory. Zimmerman's teammate Chris Cook out-lunged former National Sprint Champion Lars Flora by less than two inches in a photo finish.

Continental Cup Racing

Camenisch Continues SuperTour Winning Streak

FasterSkierJanuary 26, 2005

Juniors Racing

Photos From Western StatesÂ JO Qualifier At Soldier Hollow

FasterSkierJanuary 26, 2005

Last weekend's Western JO qualifier races at the Soldier Hollow, Utah Olympic coursesÂ brought together the best junior skiers from the Rocky Mountain, Intermountain and Far West divisions. It was some of the highest level juniorÂ racingÂ ever seen in the West. The weather was perfect with mediumÂ cold sunny mornings and pleasantly warm in the thirties during the day.Â A record turnout of skiers and every singleÂ racer skied their hardest on some very tough and challenging courses. Enjoy the...

Other Racing

Subaru's Eric Meyer wins Colorado Pursuit Championship

FasterSkierJanuary 26, 2005

Subaru Factory Team skier Eric Meyer used strong double pole form on the second day to pull away from Rossignol's Josh Smullin and Alpina's Michael Brothers to win the Swix Pursuit Championship in decisive fashion at Devil's Thumb Ranch in Fraser, CO. Meyer dominated the two day, 10k skate, 15k classic event from start to finish taking the first day's skate race in a group sprint as well. Sweden's Maria Wik, who is training for...

Interviews News

Skjeldal Finally Gets A Break

FasterSkierJanuary 26, 2005

Source: Langrenn.com Norwegian Kristen Skjeldal was in high spirits after his third place finish in the 30-kilometer World Cup pursuit race in Pragelato on Saturday. -It tasted very very good. It was amazingly fun, said Skjeldal after the race. He came into the ski switch in second place. Frode Estil pushed hard from the start and spread out the field. Towards the end of the first 15km he started to tire and began to get...

Travel

Great White North Destinations: Thunder Bay

FasterSkierJanuary 26, 2005

Right now I am back in one of my favourite places to ski in Canada: Thunder Bay! While many of you know a bit about Thunder Bay because it was host of the 1995 World Nordic Championships, I thought it might be worth explaining why it is such a great place for a skier to visit or live for those of you who have never been. This morning I woke up to sunshine, lots of...

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Germany

Sharbel DussaultJanuary 25, 2005

Interviews News

Stormer Steira Shows Her Sprint Talent In First World Cup Victory

FasterSkierJanuary 25, 2005

Source: Langrenn.com Norwegian Kristin Stormer Steira has never been known for her sprint talent, but in this weekend’s Pragelato World Cup pursuit she showed that her speed isn’t all that bad as she blew away Katerina Neumannova in the final stretch. With that she claimed her first ever World Cup victory. – I’m not very good at sprinting, said Stormer Steira to langrenn.com right before Christmas. She also didn’t feel very sure of herself before...

Racing World Cup

Canadian Duo's Gamble Pays Off to Make Podium Charge at World Cup

FasterSkierJanuary 25, 2005

-Canadian men and women team up to post strong sprint results- Pragelato, ITA-Canada’s one-two punch of Beckie Scott and Sara Renner charged for the podium at a World Cup cross-country team sprint relay in Pragelato, Italy on Sunday, but came up a whisker short finishing fourth. Canada’s top cross-country ski queens gambled on a new strategy to try and improve their World Cup standing in the relay. The duo usually has Renner, of Canmore, Alta.,...

Racing World Cup

Halfway To Hundred For Bjorndalen

FasterSkierJanuary 25, 2005

Biathlon skier Ole Einar Bjorndalen won his sixth World Cup race in a row on Sunday by winning the pursuit in Anterselva, Italy. He now stands with a record 50 World Cup victories. Fasterskier.com wrote on January 18th that Borndalen had just broken Bjorn Daehlie’s record of 46 victories and now stood with 47 World Cup victories: Historical Victory: Bjorndalen Broke Daehlie’s Record

Masters Racing

Minneapolis/St.Paul, Minnesota A Go!

FasterSkierJanuary 25, 2005

Masters Nationals starts January 30. You can still enter. Here is the latest press release and event schedule. AXCS National Masters 2005 Contact Information: Brent Oja 612-386-4412

Other Racing

Team Atomic Sweeps Banknorth Eastern Cup

FasterSkierJanuary 24, 2005

January 23 (Jackson, NH): Team Atomic skiers David Chamberlain (Bethel, ME) and Kate Underwood (Woodstock ,VT) won easily at Sunday’s Banknorth Eastern Cup at Jackson, NH. Chamberlain, en route to the World Nordic Ski Championships in Oberstorf, Germany next week, skied the mass start 20km classic course in 1hr 02:26, over four minutes ahead of Coastal Nordic Ski Club’s Ben Knowles (Cumberland, ME). Second place was a terrific result for Knowles, who was just 10...

Continental Cup Racing

Camenisch Squeeks By With Another SuperTour Victory

FasterSkierJanuary 23, 2005

In today's interval-start 5k Classic at Mt. Itasca, Minnesota, Team Rossignol's Karin Camenisch won with a mere 0.33 seconds to spare ahead of U.S. National Sprint Champion Lindsay Williams. Williams' teammate from Northern Michigan University, Lindsey Weier, took third, roughly 13 seconds back. Tasha Betcherman of Lappe Nordic and NMU's Morgan Smyth were fourth and fifth respectively. Karin Camenisch: No Wasted Effort In Today's Race

Racing World Cup

Kuenzel and Bauer Win Classic Team Sprint

FasterSkierJanuary 23, 2005

On day two of the pre-Olympic World Cups in Pragelato, the phenomenally strong German team of Viola Bauer and Claudia Kuenzel took charge of the classic team sprint. The Germans motored their way to victory, with Kuenzel coming in 1.9 seconds ahead of Sweden I (Emelie Oehrstig and Anna Dahlberg) on the final anchor leg. Sara Renner and Beckie Scott just missed the podium, only two seconds adrift of third place Finland. Tara Whitten and...

Continental Cup Racing

Babikov 2 For 2 At Mt. Itasca SuperTour

FasterSkierJanuary 23, 2005

Ivan Babikov followed up his previous day's victory by winning the 10k classic SuperTour race in Minnesota today. After finishing runner-up to Babikov in yesterday's 10k freestyle, Lars Flora managed to cut down the winner's margin to 15.61 seconds today. Justin Freeman (3rd) managed to out-ski U.S. development team members Leif Zimmerman (4th) and Chris Cook, who finished less than two seconds apart.

Racing World Cup

Teichmann and Filbrich On Top

FasterSkierJanuary 23, 2005

Axel Teichmann returned to the top step of the podium today, with the help of German teammate Jens Filbrich. Together they won the 1.5km classic team sprint relay, ahead of Thobias Fredriksson and Bjorn Lind of Sweden. The Germany II team of Rene Sommerfeldt and Andreas Schluetter finished third. The U.S. Sprint Team of Andrew Newell and Torin Koos placed 16th and did not advance from the semifinals. Canadians Chris Jeffries and George Grey finished...

Continental Cup Racing

Babikov Tops Tough Competition at Mt. Itasca

FasterSkierJanuary 22, 2005

Ivan Babikov charged to yet another SuperTour victory in the 10k Freestyle at Mt. Itasca, Minnesota today. Babikov's time of 25:32.61 put him nearly 30 seconds ahead of second-place finisher Lars Flora, while Leif Zimmerman of the U.S. Development Team grabbed another podium in a very competitive field of 92 men. Local Minnesotans Chad Giese and John Bauer rounded out the top five, only a few seconds from Zimmerman's time. Leif Zimmerman

Continental Cup Racing

Camenisch Wins Mt. Itasca SuperTour

FasterSkierJanuary 22, 2005

Karin Camenisch won the SuperTour 10k Freestyle race held at Mt. Itasca, Minnesota today, ahead of college skiers Johanna Turunen (UAF) and Lindsey Weier (NMU.) A healthy field of 51 finishers made for a competitve event and a great atmosphere.

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