First Canoe of the Season
FasterSkierJune 26, 2011
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Still looking up at that mountain, chopping it down with the side of my hand. Big congrats are in order for both the In The Arena roster athletes and ITA Team New Hampshire for the performances over the week at the toughest World Championship Trials in...
Still looking up at that mountain, chopping it down with the side of my hand. Big congrats are in order for both the In The Arena roster athletes and ITA Team New Hampshire for the performances over the week at the toughest World Championship Trials in...
Still looking up at that mountain, chopping it down with the side of my hand. Big congrats are in order for both the In The Arena roster athletes and ITA Team New Hampshire for the performances over the week at the toughest World Championship Trials in...
Canadian Devon Kershaw has risen steadily through the ranks of the cross-country skiing world, to the point where he is now considered one of the best skiers on the World Cup circuit. Last season, he finished seventh in the Tour de Ski, after standing on the podium four times during the event – including a win. Along with teammate Alex Harvey, he also became Canada’s first World Champion in cross-country skiing, winning the team sprint...
TUNA, The Utah Nordic Alliance, is excited to announce the hiring of Matthew Johnson as the new Program Director and Head Coach. Johnson is currently the Assistant Nordic Coach at Burke Mountain Academy in East Burke, Vt. In addition to working at Burke, his coaching experience includes two trips to the Scandinavian Cup, described by the US Ski Association as “one of the premier steps of the elite junior athlete and coach development pipeline.” Johnson...
Running all over New Zealand
FasterSkierJune 24, 2011
Hi Everyone! For those of you who don’t know, I’m in New Zealand right now, and I’ll be here for almost two months. Nils and I arrived about a week ago, and then spent several days visiting his family–first in Christchurch, where we got to see firsthand some pretty dramatic earthquake damage. We went for [...]
The US Ski Team’s Noah Hoffman spent most of the winter racing in Europe, with stints back in the United States for National Championships and the SuperTour Finals. With two top-30’s at World Championships in Oslo, Norway leading the way, Noah had his best season to date, adding strong performances on the World Cup and U23 World Championships. Along the way, Noah sent periodic updates back to friends and family – a digital diary documenting...
Canadian Devon Kershaw has risen steadily through the ranks of the cross-country skiing world, to the point where he is now considered one of the best skiers on the World Cup circuit. Last season, he finished seventh in the Tour de Ski, after standing on the podium four times during the event – including a win. Along with teammate Alex Harvey, he also became Canada’s first World Champion in cross-country skiing, winning the team sprint...
Morrisville, VT – Just in case you’re curious, or have a competitive streak, here are the fastest SkiErg times recorded for a variety of distances since the Concept2 SkiErg was introduced in June of 2009. Some of these times come from competitive Nordic skiers; others come from the fitness/cross-training community. antabuse To see all the ranked SkiErg performances, with athletes’ names and home country, visit www.concept2.com/ski and click on Logbook. Need a bit of inspiration,...
Summer!
FasterSkierJune 23, 2011
Summer has finally arrived to the Adirondacks! After an incredibly wet spring we have been enjoying some nice training weather for the past two weeks. This coincided perfectly with me being able to train more now that my legs are … Continue r...
Summer!
FasterSkierJune 23, 2011
Summer has finally arrived to the Adirondacks! After an incredibly wet spring we have been enjoying some nice training weather for the past two weeks. This coincided perfectly with me being able to train more now that my legs are … Continue r...
Summer!
FasterSkierJune 23, 2011
Summer has finally arrived to the Adirondacks! After an incredibly wet spring we have been enjoying some nice training weather for the past two weeks. This coincided perfectly with me being able to train more now that my legs are … Continue r...
Summer!
FasterSkierJune 23, 2011
Summer has finally arrived to the Adirondacks! After an incredibly wet spring we have been enjoying some nice training weather for the past two weeks. This coincided perfectly with me being able to train more now that my legs are … Continue r...
Kuzzy on Leaving CXC
Audrey ManganJune 23, 2011
In April, CXC skier and USST alum Garrott Kuzzy announced
They’ve been on four-hour runs through marshes, braved ‘mystery testing’ with the national team, and been featured in a Swedish newspaper. But when asked to describe their favorite aspect of their trip to Sweden, Kikkan Randall and Liz Stephen are in complete agreement: the people. For the two veterans of the US Ski Team, the trip was a unique chance to actually get to know the people they compete against all winter. “When you see...
Eagle Glacier in photos
Holly BrooksJune 21, 2011
Our team recently finished an on-snow camp at the Thomas Training Center on Eagle Glacier outside of Girdwood, AK. Here are a couple of pictures and a quick review of the week: Lift off in the helicopter.... Keith Essex of Alpine ...
Eagle Glacier in photos
Holly BrooksJune 21, 2011
Our team recently finished an on-snow camp at the Thomas Training Center on Eagle Glacier outside of Girdwood, AK. Here are a couple of pictures and a quick review of the week: Lift off in the helicopter.... Keith Essex of Alpine ...