Charlotte Kalla met expectations in winning the 5 k classic opener in Bruksvallarna, Sweden, yet her coach pointed out she's exceptionally prepared this year. Then there was Ida Ingemarsdotter, 25 seconds back, and the biggest surprise of the day: Sofia Henriksson in third after nearly a year away from racing.
Devon Kershaw arrived in Beitostølen, Norway, last week without any teammates, team wax or coaching support, and worst of all, no skis. He also didn't have a race suit. “That added to the hilarity of the situation,” the Canadian World Cup Team veteran explained. And then he raced on klister when most everyone else double poled.
Martin Johnsrud Sundby set the fastest time in the FIS-season opening 15 k classic race on Friday in Beitostølen, Norway, and did so with an injured rib, but he was ultimately disqualified for skating. His Norwegian teammate, Sjur Røthe took the win instead, beating the runner-up by 51 seconds.
After a one year hiatus, the Kingston Roller Ski races are back with the 11th annual edition. Scheduled for Sunday, November 22, 2015, this year is shaping up to be as good as any in the past. The sponsors are lined up and include Toko wax, Verge uniforms, Nathan hydration, Polar heart rate monitors, Concept2/SkiErg, Rudy Project, V2 roller skis, Accelerade sports drink, and Ear Mitts. They all have donated great equipment and other merchandise to...
With more than half of the World Cup races being stages this season, the U.S. Ski Team has decided to incorporate the mini-tour format into its training and is ending its annual Park City camp with a three-day rollerski series.
After surgery on his hand and then a knee injury, U.S. Ski Team member Erik Bjornsen recently resumed full-on training, and did so with the help of French biathlete and multiple-time world champion Martin Fourcade in France. "It's crazy to see how famous he is," Bjornsen says. "He’s just a normal guy."
After the second set of US Biathlon trials in Jericho, Vt., three athletes have been selected to join five others at the national team's upcoming camp in Utah, preceding the World Cup team naming later this fall.
The second set of trials for US Biathlon's World Cup team takes place this weekend in Jericho, Vt., with sprints both Saturday and Sunday. Three women are in the mix for two openings for IBU World Cups 1, 2 and 3, and several men are competing for one remaining men's spot.
The Woodstock Inn & Resort in Woodstock, Vt., is accepting applications for an Assistant Nordic Director and Nordic Ski Instructor/Rental & Retail Sales positions.
After nearly nine years with the Green Mountain Valley School nordic team, Justin Beckwith decided to leave his post as head coach and program director in August and has been aiding in the transition with coach Katrina Howe and new director Garrott Kuzzy.
This week's workout comes from Liz Stephen in 2010: uphill running intervals on a solid grade with 20+ minutes of active time, and preferably a steady downpour, mud, slippery footing, and whatever else nature has in store.
Soldier Hollow is seeking to hire a full-time Head Coach to oversee its Competition Team. Team Soldier Hollow is a club program serving youth skiers in Midway & Heber Valley, Utah.
Essex High School in Essex Junction, VT is seeking a Head Nordic Ski Coach for the upcoming season.
Norway's sprinter-turned-distance skier Øystein Pettersen, 32, was hospitalized Sunday and awaited test results to see why he felt out of sorts following an intense training camp with Team United Bakeries in Mallorca, Spain.
It all started two years ago when Biathlon Canada’s head coach Matthias Ahrens struck up a conversation with a highland cow farmer. This month, Ahrens and Norwegian shooting coach Joar Himle led an international camp with athletes from Canada, Russia, Finland, Norway, and the U.S.
17th Annual North American Jindro Mayer Springer Tournee & US Large Hill Ski Jumping & Nordic Combined Championships AAlborn@uolf.org and please only one entry form per division!! National teams will be separate. If you have trouble opening the registration form electronically, please contact http://utaholympiclegacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/UOP-Waiver-FY16.pdf AAlborn@uolf.org Phone: 435.513.0987 REGISTRATION FEES: Springer Tournee All HILLS (HS-15 – HS-100) $155.00 for all events and food on Saturday + Ropes course. (Hill Fees included for the week) Springer Tournee...
Brendan Green and Rosanna Crawford have been on the move since returning home from Europe in late March. In search of more snow to ski on, they headed west to Sovereign Lake in early April, then south for some R&R in Mexico, and finally north to speak to school children in the Northwest Territories.
After feeling like health issues stunted her career two seasons ago, two-time Olympian Perianne Jones decided to give it one more year and go out on a high note. She did so, staying healthy and logging some career-best distance results in her final season with the Canadian national team.
Earlier this month came the news that Will Sweetser was parting ways with the Maine Winter Sports Center and leaving his post as competitive sports director. Meanwhile, the MWSC is restructuring its Olympic Development Team, which means less money for top-tier athletes and more toward the junior and postgrad programs.
A year after an energy-draining Olympics, Justin Wadsworth said the energy within Cross Country Canada is palpable. He, for one, is ready to get back to co-coaching the World Cup Team, trading weekends on the road with Louis Bouchard and working with up-and-coming domestic coaches in Europe.