SOHO Super Tour
Peter VordenbergDecember 16, 2006
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Third victory in a row from Kuituinen
FasterSkierDecember 16, 2006
After the victories in Kuusamo and Cogne Virpi Kuitunen from Finland won also the 15km mass start race in skating. For Kuitunen it is the seventh victory in her career. Only 0,3 seconds behind, her team-mate Riitta Liisa Roponen finished second. The third place took in the finish sprint the Italian Arianna Follis. For her it is the second podium place ever and her first in a distance race. No North American women raced. The...
Angerer won in La Clusaz
FasterSkierDecember 16, 2006
Tobias Angerer produced a powerhouse finish to claim victory in a punishing 30km mass start race in free technique at La Clusaz. The German edged out Alexander Legkov (0,6 seconds behind) and Evgenij Dementiev (0,8 seconds behind), both from Russia, in a thrilling finish. There was no joy for biathlon specialist Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, who has already won a World Cup cross-country race this season, as the Norwegian legend trailed in 16th. The local hero,...
Big Field Set for Soldier Hollow SuperTour PARK CITY, Utah (Dec. 12) – High-level competitions within the nordic ski world converge on Utah as the USSA Cross Country SuperTour and the nordic combined World Cup-B open at the 2002 Olympic cross country trails and ski jumps this week. As coaches and athletes began arriving in the Park City area, Olympians Johnny Spillane (Steamboat Springs, CO) and Bill Demong (Vermontville, NY) were headed back to Europe...
Soldier Hollow Super Tour Podcasts
Jonathan RovaDecember 14, 2006
Dec. 16th individual start races completed. Follow the link below.
Strength in Skiing With Zach Weatherford
FasterSkierDecember 14, 2006
Part 3 of 3. USST Strength coach Zach Weatherford demonstrates four key strength exercises. The USST recently put out coaches education “Strength and Power Training†CD showing how to develop the strength and power they believe is needed for ski performance. The link to the CD : http://educationshop.ussa.org/ Squat Key Points: • Look straight ahead, keeping one’s head and chest up — this aligns the spine, protecting it from injury. • Keep weight equally distributed...
Austria's National Team Raided In Cogne, Italy
FasterSkierDecember 14, 2006
Raid toward Austria’s National team The Italian police did a large raid/razzia on the Austrian national team during Wednesday’s World Cup races in Cogne, Italy. One of the athletes was taken in to custody by the police. Martin Tauber of Austria was taken into police custody right after crossing the finish line in Wednesday’s 15-kilometer individual start World Cup race in Cogne, Italy. The raid was labeled a doping-razzia and the police searched the hotel...
Kuitunen and Roenning win again
FasterSkierDecember 13, 2006
Viessmann FIS World Cup Cross-Country at Cogne (ITA) on December 13th, 2007 Virpi Kuitunen from Finland and the Norwegian Eldar Roenning take the victory in Cogne in the individual start races over 10 km (ladies) and 15 km (men). For Kuitunen it was the sixth World Cup victory and her second in this season after her success in the last World Cup race over the same distance and the same technique in Kuusamo (FIN). The...
Rick Kapala of SVSEF
FasterSkierDecember 13, 2006
Editors note: This is a weekly column highlighting our ski coaches from around the country… including elite coaches, college coaches, high school coaches, volunteer coaches, and learn-to-ski coaches. This is an effort to sample a diverse group of coaches and recognize the people who are the backbone of today’s skiers. If you would like to nominate a coach for an interview, please email robertwhitney99@hotmail.com . Please give coach’s name, email, phone, and a small paragraph...
Four Canadians will be racing in the individual start classic World Cup races in Cogne, Italy on Wednesday. Women’s 10-k classic: Chandra Crawford and Daria Gaiazova, Men’s 15-k classic: George Grey and Devon Kershaw. No Americans will be racing. The US team returned to the States due to lack of snow in Europe. See US Ski Team Coming Home From Europe http://www.fasterskier.com/racing3770.html . Check for results on FasterSkier.com Wednesday 10 km classic women 1 BACHMANN...
La Sgambeda Will Be Held This Weekend
FasterSkierDecember 12, 2006
WHAT A JOY: LA SGAMBEDA WILL BE HELD! Last night's big snow fall has cancelled any doubt: the organizing commitee confirms that the race will be held, and everybody is getting ready to fix the course and the whole supporting organisation. Press Release Livigno (SO) 11th December 2006 – The landscape looks completely different today in Livigno. After having waited for a long time, finally the snow has covered Livigno and its valley: the season...
SuperTour Leaders As Of Dec. 10
FasterSkierDecember 12, 2006
With two wins in Sun Valley, Kris Freeman move into 3rd place in the all-time victory list, 4 away from matching the record of twenty-one wins, shared by Beckie Scott and Carl Swenson. Men's Overall: 1. James Southam (USA) – Will wear the yellow jersey on Saturday 2. Lars Flora (USA) 3. Brayton Osgood (USA) Men's Sprint: 1. James Southam (USA) – Will wear the blue (or yellow) jersey on Sunday 2. Anders Haugen (USA)...
WHY CARBON? A guide for those of us who did not pay attention in school
FasterSkierDecember 12, 2006
Carbon technology is far from new. Ancient cavemen used amorphous Carbon in the form of charcoal to make spears and other weapons. This was the first example of sporting goods that used Carbon technology. Amorphous Carbon is one of the three primary allotropes of Carbon. Diamonds are the most glamorous of the Carbon allotropes but not necessarily the most expensive. Graphite is the third and perhaps most widely used allotrope of Carbon. It’s from Graphite...
Video summary of the mens 30K mass start on Sunday in Sun Valley. Video by Ian Case. 1 101 FREEMAN, Kris MS USST 1:16:37.2 0 2 106 ROYCROFT, Dan MS Canadian National 1:16:37.8 +0.6 3 111 FLORA, Lars MS Subaru Factory Team 1:17:39.4 +1:02.2 4 103 SOUTHAM, James MS Rossignol 1:17:40.5 +1:03.3 5 112 NIGHBOR, Dave MS Canadian National 1:18:20.3 +1:43.1 6 102 JOHNSON, Andrew MS USST 1:19:26.7 +2:49.5 Video of the top six women...
These photos are a few days old now, but they are very good so we decided to share them anyway. All photos were taken by junior skier Scott Krankkala. Laura Valaas Kate Whitcomb Reid Pletcher
Conditions were snowy and in some places soft, with temps in the 20's. In the women's race, Caitlin Compton secured her place at the top of the SuperTour overall standings with another victory in today's 15k free mass start. She was five seconds ahead of Morgan Arritola, and fifteen seconds ahead of Tazlina Mannix. In the men's 30k mass start race, the starting pace was surprisingly relaxed for a mass start, with Southam setting the...
Burke Thrills in First leg of Men’s Relay: US Men Finish 12th
FasterSkierDecember 10, 2006
Hochfilzen, Austria, December 10. Tim Burke (Paul Smiths, NY),after two weeks of outstanding performances today shocked everyone in the Hochfilzen biathlon stadium with an extremely competitive first relay leg, eventually tagging off in fifth position, just 21.7 seconds off the lead. Today, sunny warm Hochfilzen totally transformed into an alpine winter wonderland. The past 24 hours have seen over a foot of new snow blanket the meadows. The pine trees on the mountainside now droop...
Skiing under clear blue skis against the stunning backdrop of the Boulder Mountains, Kris Freeman(USST) jammed around a 10km classic course at Galena Lodge to take the win in the 6th event of the USSA Super Tour. Just back from Europe, Kris showed no effects from travel as he lead from start to finish with what turned out to be a 17 second margin of victory over Canadian National Team Skier Drew Goldsack. Third went...
Burke 20th in Snowy Hochfilzen Pursuit
FasterSkierDecember 9, 2006
Hochfilzen, Austria, December 9. Tim Burke (Paul Smiths, NY), once again finished in the top 20 in today’s Men’s 12.5K Pursuit, as the first major snowstorm of the season hit this valley in Austria’s Tirol region. Change was in the air today before the competitions started. A week of sunny, warm, and dry days gave way to light mist early in the morning, with the weather report calling for —snow. The arrival of the heavy...