Less than four months remain until the start of the FIS Tour de Ski 2006/2007 on December 29th, 2006. During the past week and a half, a team of Tour Board members led by FIS Race Director Cross-Country Jürg Capol visited all the future Tour sites to discuss the status of the preparations with the local organizing committees and to iron out the final logistical details. “I was pleased to see how well the inaugural...
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Sprinters Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, VT), who produced the first U.S. World Cup podium in over two decades last winter, and Kikkan Randall (Anchorage, AK), who produced the alltime best U.S. women's Olympic cross country finish, are among 14 athletes named to the 2007 U.S. Cross Country Ski Team. U.S. Nordic Director Luke Bodensteiner said the Ski Team – the largest since 11 athletes were named for the 1998 Olympic season – also includes seven other...
Why attend the West Yellowstone Ski Festival? In case you’ve forgotten them, here are ten reasons to make your plans now: • West Yellowstone’s reliable early season snow • Fall Camp Nordic ski clinics for beginner, intermediate and advanced skiers • Trails groomed beautifully for classic and skate skiing • Learn to spell Bemidji, Mahtomedi and Minnetonka from real Minnesotans • Demo the latest in Nordic ski gear from ALL of the major manufacturers •...
Full-service mobile ski shop to provide stone grinding, waxing and ski flex testing during fall camp with pre-season orders of new skis and stone grinding available for pickup in West Yellowstone. Engineered Tuning partners Boulder Nordic Sport (BNS) and Caldwell Sport Specialties (CSS) announced today they will bring a full-service stone-grinding ski shop to the West Yellowstone Ski Festival November 20-26. Owners Nathan Schultz (BNS) and Zach Caldwell (CSS) will travel to the event with...
The Norwegian sprint team is for the fourth year in a row splitting their September camp between one week with skiing in Ramsau and one week with dryland training in Livigno. – Two week of skiing is too long for us at this point. I believe it’s good for us to do a week of dryland training after one week with skiing in Ramsau. We believe in this plan, it works for us, says Norwegian...
HAWYARD, Wis., September 2006 – The Board of Directors for the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF) is searching for two tough skiers to ski the 51-kilometer race from Cable to Hayward on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007 dressed as Birkebeiner warriors. The two skiers will dress in authentic gear, ski on wooden skis, and depict the 800-year-old rescue of Prince Haakon (H?-ken), the baby prince who became one of the most popular Kings in Norwegian history....
The sixteenth Kangaroo Hoppet, Australia's international ski marathon, was held today Saturday August 26 at Falls Creek in north-east Victoria. Twenty-one year old Ben Sim from Cooma in NSW made it back to back victories in the men's event, winning ahead of Pascal Grab from Switzerland and Cameron Morton from Mt Hotham in Victoria. The women's event was won by Natascia Leonardi-Cortesi from Switzerland, ahead of Katherine Calder from Canberra and Falls Creek local Belinda...
Editor's Note: This is a reprint of one of our most popular articles last fall. We want our new FasterSkier.com readers to be as prepared as our old ones for those less-than-stellar race days. As you prepare for the new season, you should brush up on your excuses as well. Not that you'll ever need them, of course…. “I need to re-string my racquet, “I was tired from football practiceâ€, “I couldn’t concentrateâ€, I’m new...
We were so pleased with initial testing of the new Pilot Classic binding that we urged the home office to acquire Salomon. It is one of the biggest purchases Amer has ever made, but this new classic binding is definitely worth it. 2006 OVERALL WORLDCUP CHAMPION TOBIAS ANGERER. A KEY PLAYER IN DEVELOPING THE PILOT CLASSIC BINDING. TOBIAS SWITCHED TO ATOMIC BOOTS FOR THIS COMING SEASON. ATOMIC’S SNS PILOT SKATE BINDING OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST CLAUDIA...
The entire Northug Family is receiving media training following Petter Northug's fantastic season last winter. – We have been given instructions on how to handle this with Petter. We are prepared for any situation, says Petter’s dad John Northug to Norwegian newspaper VG. Petter’s mother, May, explained to the newspaper that everything happened incredibly fast and that this is a whole new situation for the family. Petter’s father view is still very down to earth:...
The CXC Team August camp started in Hayward in Mid-August and then joined MN Nordic Project for a four day camp on the North Shore of Lake Superior to wrap up 2 weeks of quality training. The Hayward section of the camp concluded with a skate rollerski time trial. Week one included more intensity, while the second week focused on aerobic endurance training. WEEK ONE: Day 1: We started with an easy jog, short strength...
Norway has finalized their plan for this Winters Worlds in Sapporo Japan following the new chief of sport Age Skinnstad and Brit Baldishol recent five day long trip to Sapporo to map out course profiles, living, training and wax conditions. Ski stadium in Sapporo. (Photo: Arve Gjermunshaug)
Former Swedish ski star Per Elofsson is starting in new job for the Swedish team’s main sponsor. The Swedish Ski Federation’s main sponsor Vattenfall is in the process of hiring Per Elofsson according to Swedish newspaper Kuriren. Elofsson will be working in the marketing department and with customer service. Per Elofsson retired ahead of the last season following several years with problems. Related articles: Per Elofsson Has Retired http://www.fasterskier.com/news2670.html Muehlegg: Not My Fault That Elofsson...
On snow skiing and volume is the main focus for the Norwegian team’s Ramsau, Austria training camp. But Jens Arne Svartedal is warning about pushing too hard. The Norwegian sprint and distance teams arrived Ramsau before last weekend, while the women’s team arrived on Monday August 28. The nationalteam skiers have not been on snow since early June, so on-snow skiing is the main focus at the seven day long camp. Curious about the conditions...