The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF) is one step closer to having its wish in developing a new trailhead about three miles south of Cable, Wis., after its Board of Directors voted in favor of the proposal. The foundation posted a click here.
Team USA at the "opening ceremonies/team introduction" for the Tour So.... I haven't said much on my blog yet about the Tour de Ski but here it is - starting TOMORROW! As there is no World Champs or Olympics this year, the Tour is kind of th...
As the US Ski Team makes final preparations for the Tour de Ski they shared with us a glimpse of what their holiday looked like last weekend in Ramsau, Austria. Life on the road can be long and tiring, but it is great to have good friends and teammates to make things feel like they would back home.
Boulder Nordic Sport (BNS) is launching its annual prize giveaway contest with some serious gear up for grabs this year. Prizes are coming from Fischer, Rossignol, One Way, Ski*Go and Holmenkol—skis, boots, poles, fluorinated waxes, waxing accessories and more are all on the table. In addition, we’re excited to announce that we will be giving away an entry to the 2012 Berkie that will come with our Elite Waxing Service at the race! To get...
This will just be a short note with similar graphs as last time, only for a few of the major European nations. Men’s Distance Sweden continues to generally improve. Note that in terms of top thirty performances, Norway has steadily declined over the years, but not among the top ten or better level. So they’ve [...] Related posts:
Jon Schafer, from Steamboat Springs, Colorado was traveling with the US Nordic Combined Team and made a video to give us all a little insight as to what life on the road is like as a member of the US NoCo team.
Today we regrouped post-xmas for a timed effort with a strong group of skiers making the rounds up in Craftsbury on a new coat of snow. The hard work of the Craftsbury community is paying off in spades, with families, teams, and recreationa...
Salt Lake City, Utah – The National Nordic Foundation will invest an additional $25,000 in two Cross-Country Pillar Projects in its second round of 2011/2012 funding. Of this additional investment $13,000 will go toward subsidizing the World Junior Championships & Under 23 World Championships trip. $12,000 will do toward reducing World Cup expenses by athletes who have qualified to compete on the World Cup but are not funded by USSA or FIS. This brings the...
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This morning we had a good group meet at Grafton for some skate intensity. After a good warm up, we agreed on a 1+ km loop and got in some good intensity/speed work. The first 3 intervals were "on your own" and the last 2 were run more like sprint heat...
How fast is Maya MacIsaac-Jones? At a recent NorAm sprint in Rossland, British Columbia, the Albertan had the fastest qualifying time of any junior, covering the course more than eight seconds faster than any of her competitors. She went on to win the junior race, despite the fact that she’s only sixteen – three years younger than the other podium finishers. And if that isn’t impressive enough, MacIsaac-Jones’ time in the qualifier would have put...
Note: This article has been updated. Peering up at a sign inside a pizza joint in Colville, Wash., Sam Tarling saw an opportunity. Like so many other spontaneous offers 21-year-old Dartmouth College racer seized to get out West, Tarling jumped at the chance to eat for money. With an evening to kill and a stomach of steel, Tarling reasoned he couldn’t lose. The defending NCAA 10-k champion trumped similar challenges in the past. Three quarters...
A bunch of us showed up at Grafton for a ski today. The conditions are good, but limited. The little, flat loops encourage group skiing, so that is what we did. I guess it was alumni day, above are Gage, Cambria and Heather.Parker and Sophie enjoyed th...
During this lull before the Tour de Ski, I thought I’d show some graphs quickly summarizing how the US and Canada have fared thus far with some historical context. I think we all have a good sense of what’s going well (American women), what’s going not so well (American men) and what’s going OK (Canadian [...] Related posts:
Merry Christmas everyone! It's dumping snow here in the Methow.... Pretty sweet! Just got back from a ski with the family. Doesn't get much better then this.Last week Sadie and I hosted a camp for the local kids. It was very successful, nearly 50 kids ...
Lenny Valjas and Ivan Babikov are in, Kris Freeman is out, and the U.S. is looking forward to more quota spots for its women’s team next year During the first period of World Cup racing, the U.S. and Canadian ski teams had plenty of notable results. Kikkan Randall won and won again, much to the delight of the Americans. She and Sadie Bjornsen shared a team sprint podium, while Holly Brooks notched a couple of...
The Nordic Integrated System (NIS) allows for quick and easy binding installation directly onto the ski, without screws—simply “click-on.” The binding is based on NNN technology so that all NNN boots (regardless of age) will fit the binding. Full integration between ski and binding The tight contact betwee the ski and the binding creates optimal stability, ski control and kick. Quick and easy installation and mounting No need to find the balance point or drill...
With Universal Sports no longer showing World Cup ski videos to the U.S. intelligentsia this season, I've found a site that is. It just might be worth a look.Subscribe to World Cup Ski Videos to get the latest action at: http://www.youtube.com/user/Wor...
