February 2008 – Page 2 – FasterSkier.com

Falls, Fades and other similar phrases

Peter VordenbergFebruary 26, 2008

Not the best day for US Skiing. Newell fell in the the prelim (still almost qualified), Koos who did qualify strongly was eliminated in the first round (a fast round granted), no one else qualified. In Italy at JWC Hoffman broke a ski early in the race went to the back of the field, got a new ski, hammerd through the whole field back up to 6th place and then finished 23rd. Rough - but we have the talent, the work ethic and the will so while rough days and weeks will make us scratch our heads it will not make us hang our heads.

Juniors Racing

Harvey Wins Silver at World Juniors, Hoffman 12th and Brennan 18th

FasterSkierFebruary 26, 2008

Malles, Val Venosta, ITAâ€”Alex Harvey added another chapter in the Canadian cross-country skiing history books after storming to a silver medal finish at the Nordic Junior World Championships on Monday in Malles, Val Venosta, Italy. Last year the teenager from St-Ferreol les Neiges, Que. became the second Canadian ever to win a medal at the most prestigious event for junior cross-country skiing when he captured a bronze in the 10-kilometre skate race. Today, he becomes...

News

Swix Shines at the 35th American Birkebeiner

FasterSkierFebruary 26, 2008

On a glorious day of racing that started out cold and finished with bright warm sunshine, Swix partner team, The Salomon Factory Team, swept the men’s and women’s podiums using Swix FC7 Cera F and Swix Star poles. The Factory Team’s Wax Technicians’, Kevin Johnson and Fabien Blondeau, prepared the men’s and women’s race winners’ skis with a base layer of Swix MB77, followed by Swix HF4BD or Swix HF6BD and then applied the amazingly...

Other Racing

Hamilton Leads US in U23 Sprint, Canadian Jones 8th

FasterSkierFebruary 26, 2008

MALLES, Italy (Feb. 24) – Simeon Hamilton (Aspen, CO; Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club/Middlebury College) finished 20th Sunday in a 1K sprint in the Under-23 Cross Country World Championships. Mike Sinnott was the only other American to qualify for the heats, finishing 29 on the day after qualifying in 18th. Hamilton finished nearly 20 seconds out in his quarterfinal heat meaning that it is likely that he was involved in a crash. Robin Bryntesson...

Racing

Snow of Snows: Birkie 2008

FasterSkierFebruary 26, 2008

After the cruel punishment that the Snow Gods have bestowed upon the American Birkebeiner in years past, 2008 will be remembered as the year that They made up for all past transgressions. Even the drive up to the North Woods from the Chicago suburbs on Tuesday morning was different this year. Snow mounds were piled everywhere. There was not a patch of brown to be had anywhere north of the Wisconsin border. I knew that...

Racing World Cup

More then just a ski race! What's your MWC Story?

FasterSkierFebruary 26, 2008

When it comes to the Masters World Cup, which starts this Saturday in McCall, ID, it is not just about the skiers who finish with the fastest times. You've got great stories, and the FasterSkier readership wants to hear them. Maybe you know someone who is skiing for a cause, who started skiing later in life, or who makes a yearly pilgrimage to World Masters. Send in pictures and stories, and we will post as...

Racing World Cup

Norway Wins Men's and Women's World Cup Relay

FasterSkierFebruary 25, 2008

Norway won both the men's 4x10km and women's 4x5km relays in Falun, Sweden. In the women's event, Norway and Finland skied away from the rest of the field early on, creating a gap of more than 14 seconds by the end of the first leg. The teams were evenly matched until the final 5km loop, when Finland's Riikka Sarasoja was unable to match the pace of Norway's Marit Bjoergen. Bjoergen brought the Norweigan squad in...

Collegiate Racing

Dartmouth Wins Again

FasterSkierFebruary 25, 2008

MIDDLEBURY, VT — Despite skiing to an opening day lead, Middlebury College was unable to secure a win Saturday on its home courses. Nordic racers at Middlebury’s Rikert Touring Center were treated to large crowds Saturday for the distance classical events. Dartmouth dominated the women’s mass start, led by Susan Dunklee who took the victory. Teammates Elsa Sargent and Hannah Dreissigacker finished second and fourth, respectively. The University of Vermont’s Jennie Bender finished third. Dartmouth...

Juniors Racing

Spector 6th at European Championships

FasterSkierFebruary 25, 2008

Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic, February 23. Laura Spector (Lenox, MA) finished 6h in the Junior 10K Pursuit today, at the European Biathlon Championships. Spector, in her final major competition as a junior competitor, moved from 12th position at the start to finish sixth, with five penalties, 3:16.4 behind Marine Bolliet of France. Bolliet, winning in 37:34.5, had three penalties, but was unchallenged throughout the competition. Veronika Vitkova of the Czech Republic finished second,...

Racing World Cup

Demong Third, Closes Gap on Cup Lead

FasterSkierFebruary 25, 2008

ZAKOPANE, Poland (Feb. 24) – The U.S. Ski Team's Bill Demong (Vermontville, NY) came from behind Sunday, moving up 18 places after the jump to finish third in a World Cup nordic combined sprint in Zakopane. Demong remains second in the World Cup standings and is closing the gap on leader Ronny Ackermann, who was 11th. Austria's Bernhard Gruber won after finishing second in jumping and hanging on for a 12 second victory over Swiss...

News

Ski Racing Loses a Good Friend

FasterSkierFebruary 25, 2008

Editor's Note: FasterSkier would like to pass on our condolences to Paul's family and friends. Many of us grew up with Paul as one of the major “voices” of cross-country skiing – through his reporting and involvement with the sport. He will be greatly missed. WEATHERSFIELD, Vt. (Feb. 23) – Internationally recognized ski and travel journalist Paul Robbins, a wordsmith and historian for the U.S. Ski Team for 30 years, died Saturday at his home...

Collegiate Racing

CU Wins 2008 Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association Championships

FasterSkierFebruary 25, 2008

BOZEMAN, Mont. â€” The University of Colorado ski team, behind three individual victories here Saturday and five overall this weekend, cruised to the 2008 Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association Championships. This meet also doubled as the NCAA West Regional/Montana State Invitational, and was held on the same exact courses that will host this year’s NCAA Championships in less than two weeks. Colorado won the 9-team meet with 555 points, pulling away from Utah in winning...

XCFeeds

Really Solid Results at JWC for USA and CAN

Peter VordenbergFebruary 24, 2008

http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/1228.html?event_id=24591cal_suchsector=CC

Racing

Babikov and Dong Win American Birkebeiner

FasterSkierFebruary 24, 2008

Ivan Babikov (Factory Team) won the 35 annual American Birkebeiner in a time of 2:07:08.9, 38.4 seconds ahead of defending champion Zack Simons (Rossignol). This was Babikov's second consecutive World Loppet victory after winning last week's Gatineau Loppet in Canada. Simons came in at the front of a large pack of 17, narrowly edged Adam Swank (Fischer/Craft) at the line. Lars Flora (Factory Team) took fourth and Brian Gregg (CXC) fifth. The top 19 skiers...

XCFeeds

World Junior and World Under-23 Championships Sched and Results:

Peter VordenbergFebruary 23, 2008

http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/1228.html?event_id=24591cal_suchsector=CC

XCFeeds

Mens relay 11th

Peter VordenbergFebruary 23, 2008

Starting with Bib (rank) 10 the Mens team finished 11th. Freeman had the 9th best time in his leg and was just under 30seconds out. Kuzzy had the 9th best time and was 50 seconds out which is a very good race. Zimmermann and Newell fought all out in their legs. Much more racing to come. One thing you can count on - we will fight hard.

XCFeeds

Sad News

Peter VordenbergFebruary 23, 2008

Collegiate Racing

CU on Top After Day 1 of Western Regionals

FasterSkierFebruary 23, 2008

Skiing at the venues that will be used for the NCAA Championships in two weeks, Colorado leads the 9-team meet with 266 points, though 54 points separate the top seven in the standings, making this easily the most contested race of the five thus far this season. Denver is in second (249), followed by Utah (245), New Mexico (230), Nevada (219), Alaska-Anchorage (214) and host Montana State (212). â€œThe positive of this weekend is that...

Juniors Racing

Strong Day For North America at World Juniors

FasterSkierFebruary 23, 2008

Alex Harvey (CAN) finished 4th in the men's freestyle sprint at the World Junior Championships in Malles, Italy. Harvey qualified in 20th and skied his way through the heats. Calle Halfvarsson (SWE) won his first Junior World Championship title ahead of teammate Jesper Modin. Raul Shakirzianov (RUS) was third. Canada had all four starters qualify for the heats with Frederick Touchette finishing 18th, Julien Nury 25th, and Len Valjas 28th. â€œWe have had a great...

Racing World Cup

Bauer Back on Top in Men's 30km Duathlon

FasterSkierFebruary 23, 2008

Overall World Cup leader Lukas Bauer (CZE), who finished second last week in Liberec, regained his position in the first spot beating out Tord Asle Gjerdalen (NOR) by less than a second. Anders Soedergren (SWE) was third, +5.8. In what has become the norm for mass start races on the men's World Cup, the field was extremely tight. The top 15 all finished within 12 seconds of the leader. In the last lap, Soedergren attacked...

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