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Jacobsen, Bjoergen Top Two in Falun

FasterSkierFebruary 23, 2008

Astrid Jacobsen (NOR) closed in on overall World Cup leader Virpi Kuitunen with strong performance in Falun, Sweden. Jacobsen and teammate Marit Bjoergen led heading out of the transition zone. Another Norweigan, the young Marte Elden joined the top two and the trio increased the speed, pulling away from the main group. In the first free technique loop, at the beginning of the famous ‘Mördarbacken’ (Killer hill), Jacobsen attacked and the others had to let...

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OtherRacing

2008 CNISSF State Championships

FasterSkierFebruary 23, 2008

Dominating. That's about the only way to describe Russell Kennedy this season – in only his Sophomore year of High School. Except for a narrow 1 second loss to Daniel Gelso in last week's penultimate event in Kirkwood, Kennedy has won every event in the CNISSF Nordic League season, an astounding feat for so young a skier, especially in the boys' field. One of the few skiers known to compete in both Junior National Championships...

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CollegiateRacing

Middlebury Opens Early Lead in Home Eastern College Carnival

FasterSkierFebruary 23, 2008

MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury College opened its annual Eastern Championships event Friday with a narrow lead over Dartmouth. Middlebury had no individual or team victories in the opening day of its carnival, but the team’s depth and consistency gave it an early edge over rivals Dartmouth and UVM. One of Middlebury’s top results of the day was a third place finish by Robyn Anderson in the women’s five kilometer freestyle event. Anderson was topped by Dartmouth...

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OtherRacing

Spector, 12th, Manbeck 14th in Sprint at Nove Mesto

FasterSkierFebruary 23, 2008

Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic. Laura Spector (Lenox, MA) finished 12th, with Brynden Manbeck (Grand Rapids, MN) 14th in the Junior Sprint competition at the European Biathlon Championships. Cloudy skies and breezy conditions with a temperature of plus five Celsius, greeted the competitors today for the Sprint competitions. Even after some heavy rain on Thursday, the tracks at Nove Mesto are in decent shape, although the artificial snow is getting quite dirty in places....

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RacingWorld Cup

Four Americans to Race World Cup Duathlon in Falun

FasterSkierFebruary 22, 2008

Kris Freeman leads a contingent of three US men in the 30km duathlon tomorrow in Falun. Freeman has scored World Cup points in 5 of 8 World Cup starts in individual distance races, including four straight. He finished 16th in Estonia at the beginning of the month, his best result since an early-season 5th. Freeman has battled illness since December and appears to be working back into top form. Leif Zimmermann and Garrott Kuzzy will...

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OtherRacing

Spector 15th, Currier 17th at European Championships

FasterSkierFebruary 22, 2008

Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic. Laura Spector (Lenox, MA) and Russell Currier (Stockholm, ME) finished 15th and 17th in the Individual competitions at the European Biathlon Championships. Both Spector and Currier after the long trip from Sweden, performed well today. Spector, with five penalties finished 5:54.5 behind Elise Ringen of Norway, while Currier was 5:56.2 behind Anton Shipulin of Russia. The European Biathlon Championships come just three days after the World Championships in Ostersund....

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JuniorsRacing

Intermountain Names Junior National Team

FasterSkierFebruary 22, 2008

Upon the conclusion of Intermountain's JNs qualifying races in McCall this past weekend, the final points were tallied and this year's Intermountain Junior National team was named. So, junior racers, here's your competition [Race Day AND Dance Day] from Intermountain this year… J1/OJ Girls: Mali Noyes [Pre-Qualifier], Sun Valley SEF Kate Dolan [Pre-Qualifier], Bozeman SF Ase Carlson [Pre-Qualifier], Bozeman SF Monica Markvardsen [Pre-Qualifier], Black Jack Ski Club Elizabeth Guiney, Park City's NSF Erika Flowers, Bozeman...

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Racing

Swix Wax Recomendation for the Birkie

FasterSkierFebruary 21, 2008

IMPORTANT RACE WAXING CONSIDERATIONS FORECAST Friday night cold and mostly cloudy. Low temp -1F. Saturday, race day, mostly sunny. High of 28F. Humidity is expected to be 80%. 3 mph SW wind. 10% chance of precipitation. COURSE CONDITIONS Course is in great shape. Track is firm, well groomed. Snow is considered moderately abrasive due to the sharp new snow crystals and transformed older snow that is being brought to the surface by the tilling of...

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RacingWorld Cup

Chandra Crawford Reports From Liberec

FasterSkierFebruary 21, 2008

The pre-World Championships World Cup here in Liberec has been quite the comedy of errors. It is disorganized and snow-less here, but the confused vibe around this event managed to overtake our team and caused us to have the Day Where Everything Went Wrong. Both the things in and out of human control have been sketchy. A lack of snow coupled with temperatures too hot for snow making have left us with a 1.8 km...

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JuniorsRacing

2008 Junior Olympics will feature USSA Club and High School Awards

FasterSkierFebruary 21, 2008

USSA Club Trophy: This year there will be a new award will be given to the best club teams at the Junior Olympics. The three individual races will be scored using the World Cup scoring system. A club's team score for a given event is calculated by adding all the points earned in each age class. There is no limit to the number of club members that may be scored. A separate trophy will be...

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Racing

Conditions Look Good For 2008 Birkie

FasterSkierFebruary 21, 2008

WIth new snow and cold weather expected over the next several days, the Birkie trail looks to be in excellent shape for this weekend's races. The official report: The trails received 4-5 inches of light snow on Monday. The trails have a solid 7-8″ base. The Birkie Trail south from OO is being groomed and tracked today. The Birkie Trail north of OO and Birkie Classic Trail were groomed and tracked on Tuesday and this...

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Racing

FIS North America Cup Leaders

FasterSkierFebruary 21, 2008

Leaders of the FIS North America Marathon Cup after Aspen. The American Birkebeiner and U.S. Long-Distance Nationals remain! Men's Top-4: 1. Zach Violett (Fischer/Craft) – 39 points 2. Andrey Golovko (Factory Team) – 37 points 3. Noah Hoffman (Sun Valley) – 30 points 4. Tad Elliott – 25 points Women's Top-4: 1. Kristina Strandberg (Factory Team) – 55 points 2. Martina Stursova (Rossignol) – 37 points 3. Evelyn Dong (Factory Team) – 30 points 4....

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Racing

Olympians Babikov and Theriault Win Gatineau Loppet

FasterSkierFebruary 20, 2008

The Gatineau Loppet (formerly the Keskinada) is an entire weekend of racing, with classic events on Saturday and freestyle on Sunday. 29 and 53 kilometer events were held in each discipline, with the most prestigious race, the 53km freestyle. Held in the spacious Gatineau park, the 53km course is a mixture of challenging climbs on narrow wooded trails and wide open gradual terrain on the park's roads. The 53km course starts with a a shorter...

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News

Toko Wax Recomendation for the Birkie

FasterSkierFebruary 20, 2008

Forecast/Conditions: Extremely cold temperatures all week leading into the weekend. Friday high of 21F, low Friday night of -1F, and a high of 26F Saturday. Trail will be hard packed and in good shape. Glidewax: Apply LF Moly, scrape and brush then apply HF Blue, scrape and brush out well. (Start with Copper Brush and then finish with Horsehair). Prepare the base for HelX application with the yellow side of Dual Pad. Spray on an...

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News

Roman Toferer to Attend American Birkebeiner

FasterSkierFebruary 20, 2008

Auto racing has Carol Shelby, cycling has Johan Bruyneel, and the world of Nordic racing has Roman Toferer. When it comes to managing an international team and the research and development of equipment, Roman Toferer is considered the undisputed leader in the world of Nordic racing. He will be attending the on snow demo and working in the booth at Telemark on the Thursday and Friday before the race. RICK HALLING: I have told some...

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News

Ski Base Preparation for the American Birkebeiner

FasterSkierFebruary 19, 2008

Based on the forecast, everyone can go through this base preparation process several days before heading to the Birkie. Keep the MB77 on the base until you are ready to apply final race layers and structure. If using classic skis, final base preparation of the kick zone is required. The main reason for this is so the kick wax will adhere well enough to the base for the duration of the event. Swix suggests using...

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RacingWorld Cup

Demong 6th, Remains 2nd in Cup

FasterSkierFebruary 19, 2008

LIBEREC, Czech Republic (Feb. 16) – Bill Demong (Vermontville, NY) finished sixth Saturday in a nordic combined World Cup mass start event after posting the fastest 10K race time on the 2009 FIS Nordic World Championships venues. He strengthened his second-place standing in the overall points. One day after strong winds blew out a scheduled Nordic combined sprint, organizers decided Saturday morning to change the schedule for an individual event (with 15K race) to the...

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Continental CupRacing

Kuzzy and Strandberg Leading SuperTour With Three Races Left

FasterSkierFebruary 19, 2008

Three races remain on the 2007-2008 SuperTour – this weekend's American Birkebeiner and US Distance Nationals at the end of the season in Fairbanks. Garrott Kuzzy (CXC) holds a 44 point lead over Lars Flora (Factory Team) in the overall men's standings. Kuzzy is now in Europe racing on the World Cup, giving Flora a chance to make up ground. Leif Zimmermann (USST), in third place, is also in Europe. On them women's side, Kristina...

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