At many races, competitors are too hyped and hydrated to remain modest. BY RICHARD CHIN Pioneer Press Public urination: It's not just for drunken frat parties. I found that out the first time I did the American Birkebeiner, the big cross country ski marathon in Hayward, Wis. I was at the starting area waiting for the gun to go off when a skier standing near me pulled down the front of his tights and starting...
Stig Rune Kveen and Krister Trondsen say that Swede Marcus Hellner (20) is a daring person to boast that he will crush Northug. – Petter Northug is unique and we wish Hellner good luck in his quest to beat him, say Northug’s two teammates. Trondsen says that Hellner's ambitions are high and that it will be hard for him to beat Northug. – It will be tough but go ahead and try: Good luck, says...
I’m overtrained. I’ll admit it. But it is all part of the plan. Only by stressing our bodies just beyond our limits, do we progress. Of course, the stress must be followed by recovery. That’s why I’m taking it easier this week. The body needs time to heal, to repair the damage we’ve done, and build things even better than they were before. It’s an amazing process. For ten years, since I was twelve years...
PARK CITY, Utah (July 5) — Juggling training and travel along with the pursuit of higher education is a tough pairing for any elite athlete. Yet through a unique partnership between the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) and Westminster College, qualified USSA athletes are able to enroll in a college plan that fits both their educational and their athletic pursuits, and they receive full tuition scholarships. “It would be near impossible for me to...
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Cross Country Alaska is pleased to announce its July dryland training camp for developing elite skiers. The camp will begin on Tuesday morning, July 11 and run through Saturday, July 15. The camp, to be held in and around Anchorage, is being run in cooperation with US Ski Team development coach Matt Whitcomb. Matt will be on hand to help lead all the camp workouts. He will also give a talk about the US Ski...
The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee has selected three cities as official Candidate Cities to host the XXII Olympic Winter Games in 2014. The Candidate Cities Sochi (RUS), Salzburg (AUT) and PyeongChang (KOR) were accepted unanimously from a total of seven Applicant Cities, which also included Jaca (SPA), Almaty (KAZ), Sofia (BUL), and Borjomi (GEO). The selection was based on an analysis of the Candidate Cities’ applications submitted earlier this year. The analysis...
Lindsey Weier Age:21 Personal Coach: Sten Fjeldheim and Jenny Ryan Hometown: Mahtomedi, MN Since the race season finished up, what have you been up to? After the race season I didn't really have time to do too much because I had to catch up with all the school that I missed. There was really good spring skiing in Marquette so I did a lot of that. I also went back to work so I could...
Andrew XGames Newell Age: 22 Hometown: Shaftsbury VT Personal Coach: Chris Grover What about the snowboard concussion story? Yeah… I was snowboarding with Foster and some guys two days after I got back from Japan spring World Cups. Apparently I went big off the knoll and whacked my noggin pretty good. I woke up in the hospital. I still don’t remember going to the mountain or anything that happened that day. It was funny –...
Matt Gelso Age: 17 Personal Coach: Jeff Schloss Hometown: Truckee, CA http://www.wunderground.com/US/CA/Truckee.html?bannertypeclick=big2. What is your first impression about training with the Continental Cup and World Cup teams? It seems like the team gets along very well. Many of the team are fairly like minded in their competitive drive and everyone seems to be pretty down to earth and intelligent. The team has good chemistry. What are you looking forward to getting accomplished at the July...