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Valaas and Kuzzy win West Yellowstone SuperTour Sprint

FasterSkierNovember 24, 2007

The 2007-2008 SuperTour season began under cold sunny skies in West Yellowstone, Montana. Last year's women's SuperTour Sprint Champion Laura Valaas picked up where she left off, narrowly edging Switzerland's Karin Camenisch in a photo finish. On the men's side, CXC's Garrott Kuzzy skied a tactical final and used a blistering finish to take the top spot. Valaas and Camenisch posted the top times in the qualifying round, with Camenisch earning the poll position. Both...

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News

Quiksilver, Inc. Announces Sale of Cleveland Golf for $132.5 Million

FasterSkierNovember 24, 2007

Quiksilver, Inc. (NYSE: ZQK) announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to sell 100% of the stock of its Cleveland Golf Company, Inc. subsidiary to SRI Sports Limited, based in Japan. The transaction value is $132.5 million and the transaction is expected to close during the fiscal quarter ending January 31, 2008. Net proceeds from the sale will be used to repay existing indebtedness. Quiksilver originally acquired a portion of the interest in Cleveland...

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Training

7th Annual New England Women's XC Ski Day

FasterSkierNovember 24, 2007

The 7th Annual New England Women's XC Ski Day, sponsored by TD Banknorth is a cross country event “for women, by women,” inspired by similar events in Norway (the Inga Lama) and Alaska (the Anchorage Women's Ski Day). Every woman interested in learning or improving her time on cross country skis is welcome to participate. Women are also encouraged to make it a weekend and stay at the www.nensa.net or mail to: Event Directors, P.O....

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News

One Way Ski Poles Join Forces with Rossignol in North America

FasterSkierNovember 23, 2007

Oneway of Finland, the fastest growing pole manufacturer in the world, will be distributed directly by the Rossignol Group in Canada and USA. Oneway products will be sold under their own name and promoted as such by Rossignol in USA and in Canada. This very successful brand has already made a name for itself in the World Cup circuit with the likes of Virpi Kuitinen, Aino Kaisa Saarinen, Pietro Piller Cottrer, Anders Aukland, Bjorn Lind,...

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DrylandTraining

The Tradition of ‘THE KANC’ Continues

FasterSkierNovember 23, 2007

Since 1982, the University of New Hampshire Nordic Ski Team has celebrated Veterans Day in the same way. They leave early in the morning – this year at 5:30am – and start the two hour drive north on I-93 to Lincoln, NH, to the beginning of the Kancamagus Highway. From the base of Loon Mountain in Lincoln, the skiers don classic roller-skis and start the 11.8 mile uphill trek to the high point of the...

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News

Valaas joins Whitcomb and Simons as an In The Arena athlete

FasterSkierNovember 22, 2007

In The Arena is a not for profit organization with the following mission statement: “In the Arena's mission is to change the trajectories of the lives of American youths by deploying in their communities today's elite athletes, who teach them how to make habits of self-inquiry, accountability, leadership and achievement.” >I>In The Arena currently has a roster of 11 athletes with community service projects throughout the U.S. This year three of those athletes are elite...

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OlympicsRacing

Scouting Vancouver

FasterSkierNovember 22, 2007

Together with Olympiatoppen (the National Sports governing body in Norway) Åge Skinstad traveled to Vancouver last week. Skinstad returned with a very good impression after his stay: “It looked really good. The organizers have made significant progress and seem to be excellent at preparing. Regarding Nordic, the trail system is already 100% finished.” Training Camp The Olympics in Vancouver get started in 2010 and this first visit was for reconnaissance. “This was the first visit...

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RacingWorld Cup

TeamToday Report on Beitostolen

FasterSkierNovember 21, 2007

USST Head Coach Pete Vordenberg reports on the performance of Kris Freeman and Lars Flora at last weekends skate race in Beitostolen, Norway. Writes Vordenberg: “I am satisfied with the effort Kris and Lars gave even though neither were fresh enough for a good result. They both followed their race plan and when it came time to push they both pushed hard and fought to the finish. The only time I am unsatisfied is if...

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OtherRacing

Tchepalova Races Biathlon

FasterSkierNovember 21, 2007

In August of this year, Julia Tchepalova denied a rumor regarding her switch to biathlon. Her partner, Vassili Rotchev, confirmed that Julia would continue her cross-country skiing career. What about the saying “in every rumor there is a little bit of truth”? According to latest news reports, Tchepalova has been practicing shooting for the last couple of months and participated in her first biathlon test-race last weekend. As a repeated Gold medal winner at World...

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RacingWorld Cup

Keeping the Pressure On

FasterSkierNovember 21, 2007

Jens Arne Svartedal came home from Düsseldorf with a very disappointing 55th place finish. Last year’s sprint world champion isn’t letting that affect his training plans leading up to the first World Cup distance races at Beitostœlen, Norway. “My plan is to continue with a lot of base training and to keep the pressure on. I am not planning to let up prior to the Beitostœlen races. Even though I did well there last year,...

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News

Report From SilverStar – Skiing is Good!

FasterSkierNovember 20, 2007

I arrived Sunday night. I skied in the morning on the upper trails at SilverStar and in the afternoon on Sovereign Lake trails. There's enough snow at both, and it's skiing on all the normal trails. Coverage is quite good. I'm still using rock skis, but many local skiers are on good skis. Grooming is more extensive and simply better at Sovereign Lake, but there's nothing to complain about at either location (they're about 5km...

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News

Swix Sport Welcomes Back Kevin Sweeney as Director of Nordic Racing

FasterSkierNovember 20, 2007

Wilmington, MA – West Yellowstone MT: Swix Sport is proud to announce the return of Kevin Sweeney to the position of Swix Nordic Racing Service Director. Kevin rejoins the Swix management team in a similar capacity as in the pervious 2 years. Kevin will be providing specialized racing information to retailers, working with elite level racing programs, as well as supplying technical support at Citizen races, Senior and Junior Nationals. Steve Poulin Vice President of...

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RacingWorld Cup

Bjoergen Strong Again in Beitostolen

FasterSkierNovember 20, 2007

Norweigan star Marit Bjoergen won her third consecutive race in Beitostolen, Norway. Bjoergen followed up victories in the individual sprint and the 10km skate by pacing the field in Sunday's 5km classic race. Vibeke Skofterud finished second, 14.3 seconds back, Therese Johaug was third and Slovenian Petra Majdic took the fourth spot. In the men's 10km classic, Martin Sundby edged Odd-Bjorn Hjemeleset by 3.6 seconds, with Simen Østensen in third. Italy's Pietro Piller Cotrer was...

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OtherRacing

Old School Rules at the Wooden Ski Classic

FasterSkierNovember 20, 2007

The 2007 Wooden Ski Classic was held at Russian Jack Park again this year, with the usual fine snow and lots of crazy people dressed in old style wool and woodies duking it out with the clock turned back 30+ years. The race is an annual fundraiser for the UAA Nordic Ski Team and the Sons of Norway. All photo credits: Raphael Wunderle

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OtherRacing

Skiing and Racing in Fairbanks

FasterSkierNovember 20, 2007

The first domestic cross-country ski race of the season took place this past weekend at Birch Hill in Fairbanks, Alaska. Both races were National Ranking List (NRL) races…and the snow was fantastic according to multiple sources. Saturday's field was huge, 310 competitors in all, including 130 in the High School men's open field, and 105 in the High School women's open, and a record 19 finishers in the 7-8 grade girls race. Skiers from around...

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News

Peltonen Appoints Alpina Sports As North American Distributor

FasterSkierNovember 19, 2007

Peltonen Ski Oy (Peltonen), one of the leading manufacturers of cross country skis, has appointed US based Alpina Sports Corporation (Alpina Sports) as their distributor in USA and Canada effective from January 1, 2008. Peltonen will round out the Alpina Sports offering with World Class Racing, Top Level Sport Performance and Traditional Touring skis. Alpina will continue to also offer its own complementary ski brand designed for the North American Touring and BC markets. Peltonen’s...

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News

Yellowstone Ski Festival Update

FasterSkierNovember 19, 2007

Editor's Note: I skied on the plateau this afternoon. It was fairly thin leaving the parking area, but conditions improved higher up. Overall the skiing is quite good considering the weather. Rock skis are necessary, but a few more inches and colder temperatures should lead to solid conditions. Here is the situation as of 5:00 PM, Sunday, November 18: There is still no significant snow on the Rendezvous Ski Trails but the forecast looks better...

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Training

November skiing in New England

FasterSkierNovember 19, 2007

Bolton Valley, Vermont received 6″-8″ of nice snow Thursday and Friday. It was enough to get the snowmobile and small pull-behind-groomer out and do some packing. This made for both great skate and classic skiing. Broadway is the prefect place for early season no pole practice and distance skiing. There were some high school racers and college skiers out there today doing classic technique. For more early snow images from Bolton Valley visit, http://boltonnordic.wordpress.com

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