August 2007 – Page 2 – FasterSkier.com

Hard workouts every day for Pettersen

FasterSkierAugust 25, 2007

Ã˜ysteinâ€The Sausageâ€ Pettersen feels stronger than ever. He credits how he feels to a new training plan developed with the Norwegian sprint national team. Not afraid anymore – I was very skeptical to how the sprinters were training until I tried it myself. I was thinking that â€œI can’t handle thisâ€. But I have learned after changing my training to doing hard workouts every day that you can train a lot tougher than you think,...

News

The Melting Haig – Do your part!

FasterSkierAugust 24, 2007

Editor's Note: There have been several reports on FasterSkier.com from the Haig glacier over the course of the summer. This is one of the best summer skiing options in North America. You can read more about training on the Haig and view images, in the following articles – www.onelesstonne.ca). It invites you to make a commitment to change the way you use energy and reduce your personal emissions by at least one tonne. With every...

Racing

NENSA announces 2007-2008 TD Banknorth Marathon Series

FasterSkierAugust 24, 2007

Be a part of the New England Marathon tradition…These events are well known for their spectacular scenery, course grooming and the camaraderie….This year will feature a new event to be held at Sugarloaf. TD Banknorth Marathon Series January 26th – TD Banknorth White Mountain Classic 30 km February 2nd – TD Banknorth Craftsbury Marathon- Race and Gourmet Tour March 1st – TD Banknorth Rangeley Loppet March 15th – New this year…TD Banknorth Sugarloaf Marathon For...

Dryland Racing

US Biathletes to compete in Ostersund, Sweden this weekend.

FasterSkierAugust 23, 2007

Ostersund, Sweden, August 22. â€œAn important part of our training plan, where we hope to see improvements in both skiing and shooting from all of the athletesâ€ is how National Team Coach Per Nilsson described the three competitions this weekend at the site of the 2008 Biathlon World Championships. The three rollerski competitions begin with a cross-country race on Friday evening, followed by a Biathlon Sprint on Saturday and a Biathlon Pursuit on Sunday. The...

News

Weaver Named Assistant Nordic Coach at Vermont

FasterSkierAugust 23, 2007

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Patrick Weaver, a two-time U.S. National Champion in cross-country skiing, has been named the new assistant Nordic coach at the University of Vermont. Nordic head coach Paul Stone made the announcement today. “I think Pat is going to be great addition to our staff,â€ Stone said. â€œHe has a wealth of experience from EISA racing while at UNH to the Olympics and World Championships after college. He will be a great coach...

News

Stewart Named DU Nordic Head Coach

FasterSkierAugust 23, 2007

DENVER — David Stewart has been promoted to Nordic head coach at the University of Denver, DU senior associate athletics director for intercollegiate sport programs Ron Grahame announced today. â€œAs assistant coach I have had the opportunity to work with an outstanding group of student-athletes at the University of Denver,â€ said Stewart, who spent one season as Nordic assistant coach before the promotion. â€œIt has been my pleasure to contribute to the success the team...

Dryland Racing

Kris Freeman Sets New Sunapee Time Trial Record

FasterSkierAugust 23, 2007

Kris Freeman has demonstrated that his preparations for the start of the World Cup season are on track with a new personal best time on the Mt Sunapee benchmark test that he uses to gauge his fitness. Kris made the ascent in 20:44 Saturday morning, beating his previous best time of 20:49 which he posted in November of 2006, two weeks prior to an 18th place performance in the World Cup opener in Gaellivare Sweden....

Training

CXC Get Your Nordic On! Baker Park

FasterSkierAugust 22, 2007

HAYWARD, WI (August 20) The Central Cross Country Ski Association (CXC Skiing) is pleased to announce a FREE Get Your Nordic On! clinic in the Twin Cities area. Join local CXC Team skiers Matt Liebsch and Brian Gregg who will be leading the clinic. Orono Ski Club – Baker Park The clinic will be held on Wednesday, August 22 at Baker Park and hosted by the Orono Club. The clinic begins at 7:00pm at the...

Dryland Racing

Denise Teela Dominates Summer Festival Competitions

FasterSkierAugust 22, 2007

Jericho, VT, August 22. Denise Teela (Anchorage, AK) won both the Women’s Sprint and Pursuit competitions at the US Biathlon Summer Rollerski Festival held this past weekend. National Team member Teela, who also competes for the National Guard, won both competitions by virtue of solid performances on both the shooting range and the tracks. In Saturday’s 7.5K Sprint, she shot clean in prone, followed by three standing penalties to cross the finish line in 24:07....

News

NENSA and USST team up to present October Clinic, Olympic Training Center, Lake Placid, NY

FasterSkierAugust 22, 2007

The clinic will take place during the time frame of Oct 7-14th, possibly following the roller ski time trial at the end of the week. The exact date and time will be posted soon as the USST finalizes their schedule. This clinic was a huge success last year and is sure to fill up again. Clinic space is limited so early sign up is strongly encouraged. Registration: Please contact Janice Sibilia, at janice@nensa.net, or (845)...

News

Tchepalova stays with Cross-Country

FasterSkierAugust 21, 2007

Over the last several weeks, there have been rumors about Julia Tchepalova and whether she will continue her career as a Cross-Country skier or switch to Biathlon. During Saku Suverull 2007, Julia's partner Vassili Rotchev commented on this:” No, these are definitely only rumors. Julia will continue her cross-country skiing career.” Tchepalova is planning to compete in the FIS Continental Cup in Eastern Europe at Krasnogorsk (RUS) on December 20-23. She might be back on...

Opinion Product News

A perspective on the US Ski Team and a call for change Part 2

FasterSkierAugust 20, 2007

Editor's Note: The following does not necessarily represent the views of FasterSkier.com, its editors, or sponsors. We fully support open dialogue on the issues raised in the following article. Please feel free to use the comments section to express your views. So why aren’t we getting good results at the international level? Lots of reasons. First of all, our skiers are not training enough. The present US staff is correct in urging more training because...

Other Racing

2007-2008 TD Banknorth Eastern Cup and Junior Olympic Qualifier Schedule announced

FasterSkierAugust 19, 2007

The TD Banknorth Eastern Cup Series offers races for Junior, Senior and Master skiers. All races within the series are also used for Junior Skiers to qualify for the New England Junior Olympic Team. JO's will be held in Anchorage, Alaska next March. New this season, there will be a points race series for Senior skiers, ages 20 -29. Details are still being finalized but racers can expect overall series prizes for the top 3...

Camps Training

Members of Canadian Para-Nordic Team at Snow Farm, NZ

FasterSkierAugust 19, 2007

On August 4, the National Para-Nordic Ski Team landed in New Zealand for a four week training camp at the Waiorau, Snow Farm in the South Island. Now at the mid-way point, this group of athletes is certain that everyday in this region of New Zealand is a â€œSkiers Paradiseâ€. Everyone seems to be enjoying themselves, utilizing every possible moment to ski but making time to stop for a few moments to take in and...

Camps Training

2007 CXC/BIRKIE Big Summer Camp Recap

FasterSkierAugust 18, 2007

HAYWARD, WI (August 17) CXC with support of the American Birkebeiner recently completed the big open summer camp of the summer season. The goal of the camp was improving technique in small groups. Along with technique training, athletes attended educational seminars on nutrition and motivation and watched some of the latest cross country videos. On the last full day everyone enjoyed waterskiing and swimming following an afternoon roller ski session. â€œOnce again this was an...

Camps Training

Team 2014 Completes Summer Training Camp

FasterSkierAugust 18, 2007

Team 2014 just completed one of their bigger camps of the season. The intent of this camp was to have the athletes from the east and west complete a big block of training together. All athletes under went testing so we could see improvements made during the last 6 weeks of training. During the on-snow portion of the camp athletes were provided feedback on technique and video sessions consumed the afternoons. We were blessed with...

Job Postings News

Updated Job Posting: Westminster College looking for Men’s & Women’s Head Ski Coach

FasterSkierAugust 18, 2007

Westminster College invites applications for the position of Head Men’s and Women’s Alpine Ski Coach. The Head Coach will be responsible for implementing and launching a men’s and women’s Alpine Skiing program in Fall 2008. The men’s and women’s Alpine Ski program will compete as a Collegiate Club program in the Grand Teton Conference of the United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association beginning Fall 2008. The Men’s and Women’s Head Ski Coach reports to...

Travel

Â¡Epa! – That's Argentine for â€œWow!â€

FasterSkierAugust 17, 2007

Tierra del Fuego, Argentina is having its best winter since 2002 when conditions were similar this winter’s. These photos were taken on August 15th at two points along the race course for the annual Marchablanca, held outside Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. The Club Andino Ushuaia started preparing the base for this SundayÂ´s race last week, and has ramped up grooming for that same race which will take place at the end of this week....

Dryland Racing

Russians dominate 2007 Saku Suverull

FasterSkierAugust 17, 2007

One of the most important dry land season tests for Cross-Country skiers, Saku Suverull 2007 was held at the Tehvandi sports center in OtepÃ¤Ã¤ (EST) last weekend. The 10th edition of Saku Suverull roller ski races attracted competitors from 15 nations to evaluate their summer racing shape. A new program with sprint and distance races on consecutive days and with renovated tracks, the weekend drew a crowd of 4,000 to enjoy the event and summery...

Camps Training

Report from CVTC camp on the the Haig Glacier

FasterSkierAugust 16, 2007

The Callaghan Valley Training Centre along with the NTDC Thunder Bay and a few awesome additions from XC.com, Indi-2010 and Lakehead University spent this past week training hard at the Haig Glacier near Canmore, Alberta. The 6 day camp started off with cold and wet weather, followed by a terrifying thunderstorm, where athletes had to race off the glacier to the safety of camp as fast as possible. Fortunately, our luck changed, and we were...

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