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Koos Hitting the Books, Logging the Hours

Alex KochonJune 7, 2012
It’s easy to get caught up in busy work. Torin Koos has plenty between taking two summer courses toward his master’s at Westminster College, fitting in workouts and writing features for a ski website he and seven others took over June 1. The three-time Olympian has website-usability tests to prepare for, professional and technical writing work to do. His site, his blog, Koos reflected on two notable races at Norwegian nationals in March. First, he...
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FIS Rejects Appeal; Koos Ready to Move On

Audrey ManganJanuary 16, 201218
After less than a week of deliberation, the International Ski Federation (FIS) Appeals Committee responded to the case Torin Koos (BSF/Rossignol) obstruction of competition. The Committee rejected his case for lack of sufficient evidence. In his appeal, Koos primarily took issue with the process by which the jury disqualified him, which he interpreted as a departure from the due process outlined in the FIS International Competition Rulebook (ICR). According to Koos, he was not allowed...
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Koos Disqualified In Classic Sprint; Plans To Appeal (UPDATED)

Audrey ManganJanuary 9, 20121
After crossing the finish line in first in the U.S. Nationals classic sprint A-final, Torin Koos (BSF/Rossignol) was disqualified for moving into a lane in front of Ryan Scott (MSU/Team HomeGrown) before completely clearing Scott’s skis, which resulted in contact between Koos’ tails and Scott’s tips. A course controller saw the pass, and after the conclusion of the race, reported a violation to the jury. Per International Ski Federation (FIS) rules, the competition jury deemed...
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Need for U.S. Technical Delegates Rises as Current TDs Approach Retirement

Gabby NaranjaJanuary 26, 2017
At Norway’s 2015/2016 season-opening International Ski Federation (FIS) weekend, defending World Champion Martin Johnsrud Sundby was in for a surprise. The final starter to hit the deteriorating tracks in the 15-kilometer classic individual start, the Norwegian initially posted the fastest overall time, only to later be an obstruction of competition“, switching lanes before completely clearing his competitor’s skis. While being the athlete in either of the above situations is never easy, difficult too is the position of technical delegates (TD) who...
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Newell Skis Away with Classic Sprint Win at SuperTour Finals

Audrey ManganApril 7, 20131
As the fifth-ranked sprinter in the world this year and the only guy on the World Cup to qualify for the heats in every sprint he started, Andy Newell returned to the domestic sprint scene on Saturday as the odds-on favorite. Despite a challenging wax day at SuperTour Finals, he delivered the win he'd hoped for, besting Pat O'Brien and Erik Bjornsen in second and third, respectively.
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US Nationals, Men’s Classic Sprint Video

Matthew VoisinJanuary 14, 20121
RUMFORD, Maine – The final day of the United States Cross Country Ski Championship saw some controversy during the A Final of the men’s classic sprint on the trails of Black Mountain.  Torin Koos (BSF) skied away from the rest of the heat, but was later disqualified for a questionable move, so the second skier across the finish line Tyler Kornfield (UAF) was crowned the national champion.  While we don’t have footage of the contentious moment...
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U.S. Nationals In Their Words: The Men’s Classic Sprint A-Final

Audrey ManganJanuary 9, 201222
RUMFORD, Maine — The major story to come out of the final race of the 2012 U.S. Cross Country Championships was Torin Koos’s disqualification for obstruction of competition (which he plans to appeal). But in addition to the drama, an entire classic sprint day went on at Black Mountain. When the A-final field took the line Sunday afternoon, it was difficult to know what to expect. Koos seemed like the only safe bet to be...
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Toko: 2012 US Nationals Classic Sprint Report

FasterSkierJanuary 9, 2012
  Tested and picked glide waxes yesterday as was the plan as I anticipated that today’s kick solution could be a demanding one.  It did some freezing raining last night before they groomed.  Still, the tracks got an ice glaze on them which made things a bit tricky this morning.  We tested kick waxes, straight base green, straight klisters, and klisters covered.  Before qualifying, our best wax was Nordic Green Klister covered by Nordic Red...
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Rovaniemi, Finland- Scandinavian Cup

Lenny ValjasNovember 21, 2010
Phil and I before our pre-race intervals on a chilly -16 morning in Rovaniemi.This past week the National Team was split into two groups. The distance guys went to Gällivare, Sweden to race in the first World Cups of the year. Since there are no sprin...
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Rovaniemi, Finland- Scandinavian Cup

Lenny ValjasNovember 21, 2010
Phil and I before our pre-race intervals on a chilly -16 morning in Rovaniemi.This past week the National Team was split into two groups. The distance guys went to Gällivare, Sweden to race in the first World Cups of the year. Since there are no sprin...
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Rovaniemi, Finland- Scandinavian Cup

Lenny ValjasNovember 21, 2010
Phil and I before our pre-race intervals on a chilly -16 morning in Rovaniemi.This past week the National Team was split into two groups. The distance guys went to Gällivare, Sweden to race in the first World Cups of the year. Since there are no sprin...
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Rovaniemi, Finland- Scandinavian Cup

Lenny ValjasNovember 21, 2010
Phil and I before our pre-race intervals on a chilly -16 morning in Rovaniemi.This past week the National Team was split into two groups. The distance guys went to Gällivare, Sweden to race in the first World Cups of the year. Since there are no sprin...
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US Distance Results: A statistical analysis

FasterSkierApril 12, 201020
An endearing facet of cross country ski racing is the seasonal rhythm it introduces into our lives.  Summer, fall and winter each hold unique rituals and landmarks of training, racing and recovery.  Spring brings with it its own rituals, among them retrospection on the season just completed.  Athletes around the nation use these months to reflect on their season, evaluate their performance and plan for the future. In recent years, the same has been true...
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Newell Capitalizes on Babikov Blunder, Grabs Yellow Bib

Nathaniel HerzMarch 26, 20103
On his way to the line for what he thought would be a second-place finish in Friday’s men’s 10k classic mass start, Andy Newell (USST) came across a surprising sight: Canadian skier Ivan Babikov skiing backwards in a parallel lane. Babikov had missed the sign where the finish split off from the lap lane, and was backtracking. In the process, Newell cruised by to take the victory, with Lars Flora (APU) and Torin Koos (USST)...
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Emil Joensson Wins Men’s Sprint, North Americans Struggle

FasterSkierJanuary 16, 20091
Whistler, British Columbia – Emil Joensson (SWE) clearly likes to race in Canada.  The Swedish sprint specialist won his second ever World Cup event.  His other victory came in Canmore last year.  Joensson held off a hard-charging Ola Vigen Hattestad (NOR) at the line, in an A-Final that featured one of many crashes on the day.  Hattestad had won all three World Cup sprints thus far this season, and skipped Norweigan National Championships to contest...

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