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A regular reader asked me over the weekend to comment on Devon Kershaw’s less than stellar opening race of the season. Specifically, he asked:  Kershaw seems like he’s one of the most volatile skiers on the WC circuit. Is this true? The question of how consistent (or not) various skiers are comes up fairly regularly. [...] Related posts:

  1. Variability In World Cup Ski Racers
  2. Week In Review: Friday Oct 8th
  3. Biathlon and Cross Country Volatility Trends

A regular reader asked me over the weekend to comment on Devon Kershaw’s less than stellar opening race of the season. Specifically, he asked:  Kershaw seems like he’s one of the most volatile skiers on the WC circuit. Is this true? The question of how consistent (or not) various skiers are comes up fairly regularly. [...] Related posts:

  1. Variability In World Cup Ski Racers
  2. Week In Review: Friday Oct 8th
  3. Biathlon and Cross Country Volatility Trends

I had hoped to have actual racing to write about by this week, but as we all know the snow situation in Europe hasn’t been cooperating. Hopefully we’ll finally get some racing done this weekend. In the meantime, everyone keeps writing their little nation previews. FasterSkier’s piece on Slovenia mentioned an up and coming junior [...] Related posts:

  1. Post-WJC/U23 Development: Canada
  2. Post-WJC/U23 Development: Germany
  3. Post-WJC/U23 Development: Italy

I had hoped to have actual racing to write about by this week, but as we all know the snow situation in Europe hasn’t been cooperating. Hopefully we’ll finally get some racing done this weekend. In the meantime, everyone keeps writing their little nation previews. FasterSkier’s piece on Slovenia mentioned an up and coming junior [...] Related posts:

  1. Post-WJC/U23 Development: Canada
  2. Post-WJC/U23 Development: Germany
  3. Post-WJC/U23 Development: Italy

I had hoped to have actual racing to write about by this week, but as we all know the snow situation in Europe hasn’t been cooperating. Hopefully we’ll finally get some racing done this weekend. In the meantime, everyone keeps writing their little nation previews. FasterSkier’s piece on Slovenia mentioned an up and coming junior [...] Related posts:

  1. Post-WJC/U23 Development: Canada
  2. Post-WJC/U23 Development: Germany
  3. Post-WJC/U23 Development: Italy

I’m continuing to pick and choose which nations in Fasterskier’s countdown to write about. The US and Canada I’ll cover later in more detail, and I’m written about Japan a fair bit in the past. A couple of comments in their write up about Kazahkstan stuck out to me. The first was the comment about [...] Related posts:

  1. Most Improved: Women’s Distance
  2. Prediction Game: Who’s Gonna Podium In Their Very Next Race?
  3. USST Preview: Liz Stephen & Morgan Arritola

I’m continuing to pick and choose which nations in Fasterskier’s countdown to write about. The US and Canada I’ll cover later in more detail, and I’m written about Japan a fair bit in the past. A couple of comments in their write up about Kazahkstan stuck out to me. The first was the comment about [...] Related posts:

  1. Most Improved: Women’s Distance
  2. Prediction Game: Who’s Gonna Podium In Their Very Next Race?
  3. USST Preview: Liz Stephen & Morgan Arritola

I’m continuing to pick and choose which nations in Fasterskier’s countdown to write about. The US and Canada I’ll cover later in more detail, and I’m written about Japan a fair bit in the past. A couple of comments in their write up about Kazahkstan stuck out to me. The first was the comment about [...] Related posts:

  1. Most Improved: Women’s Distance
  2. Prediction Game: Who’s Gonna Podium In Their Very Next Race?
  3. USST Preview: Liz Stephen & Morgan Arritola

The FasterSkier countdown continues (and is joined by NordicXplained). Per usual, I like reading about the nations I don’t always follow as closely, like the Ukranians. The distance results for the four skiers mentioned in the FasterSkier article are below: Roman Leybyuk had a string of strong results between 2002 and 2006, but has been [...] Related posts:

  1. Best Young Sprint Skiers: 2009-2010
  2. Canadian National Team Preview: Alex Harvey & Devon Kershaw
  3. Canadian National Team Preview: Chandra Crawford & Daria Gaiazova

The FasterSkier countdown continues (and is joined by NordicXplained). Per usual, I like reading about the nations I don’t always follow as closely, like the Ukranians. The distance results for the four skiers mentioned in the FasterSkier article are below: Roman Leybyuk had a string of strong results between 2002 and 2006, but has been [...] Related posts:Best Young Sprint Skiers: 2009-2010 Canadian National Team Preview: Alex Harvey & Devon Kershaw Canadian National Team Preview: Chandra Crawford & Daria Gaiazova

The FasterSkier countdown continues (and is joined by NordicXplained). Per usual, I like reading about the nations I don’t always follow as closely, like the Ukranians. The distance results for the four skiers mentioned in the FasterSkier article are below: Roman Leybyuk had a string of strong results between 2002 and 2006, but has been [...] Related posts:

  1. Best Young Sprint Skiers: 2009-2010
  2. Canadian National Team Preview: Alex Harvey & Devon Kershaw
  3. Canadian National Team Preview: Chandra Crawford & Daria Gaiazova

FasterSkier’s piece on Belarus over the weekend naturally got me thinking about their performances. As they note in that article, they’ve had some wild times, including the famous “lucky” silver medal by Leanid Karneyenka in 2007 thanks to an early start position and a freak snowstorm, and their mishap in the team sprint relay in [...] Related posts:

  1. Participation Rates
  2. Canadian National Team Preview: Chandra Crawford & Daria Gaiazova
  3. Lahti Pursuit Recap

FasterSkier’s piece on Belarus over the weekend naturally got me thinking about their performances. As they note in that article, they’ve had some wild times, including the famous “lucky” silver medal by Leanid Karneyenka in 2007 thanks to an early start position and a freak snowstorm, and their mishap in the team sprint relay in [...] Related posts:

  1. Participation Rates
  2. Canadian National Team Preview: Chandra Crawford & Daria Gaiazova
  3. Lahti Pursuit Recap

FasterSkier’s piece on Belarus over the weekend naturally got me thinking about their performances. As they note in that article, they’ve had some wild times, including the famous “lucky” silver medal by Leanid Karneyenka in 2007 thanks to an early start position and a freak snowstorm, and their mishap in the team sprint relay in [...] Related posts:

  1. Participation Rates
  2. Canadian National Team Preview: Chandra Crawford & Daria Gaiazova
  3. Lahti Pursuit Recap

In the same vein as my previous post following up on Spain’s WC prospects, the FasterSkier series next looked at Lithuania. I’m sometimes curious why some of the former Soviet republics aren’t better represented in cross country skiing. I imagine many of them have struggled economically since the breakup of the USSR and national sports [...] Related posts:

  1. Most Unimproved Men: Distance
  2. NOW Is It Panic Time For The Norwegian Men’s Distance Team?
  3. Rybinsk: Sprint Recap

In the same vein as my previous post following up on Spain’s WC prospects, the FasterSkier series next looked at Lithuania. I’m sometimes curious why some of the former Soviet republics aren’t better represented in cross country skiing. I imagine many of them have struggled economically since the breakup of the USSR and national sports [...] Related posts:

  1. Most Unimproved Men: Distance
  2. NOW Is It Panic Time For The Norwegian Men’s Distance Team?
  3. Rybinsk: Sprint Recap

In the same vein as my previous post following up on Spain’s WC prospects, the FasterSkier series next looked at Lithuania. I’m sometimes curious why some of the former Soviet republics aren’t better represented in cross country skiing. I imagine many of them have struggled economically since the breakup of the USSR and national sports [...] Related posts:

  1. Most Unimproved Men: Distance
  2. NOW Is It Panic Time For The Norwegian Men’s Distance Team?
  3. Rybinsk: Sprint Recap

I love the annual series FasterSkier does profiling each nation that scored nation’s cup points in the days before the World Cup begins. Usually by the time they reach Norway and Russia, I’m actually less interested, but the first week or so is a fun ride through nations with tiny, little known programs. First up [...] Related posts:

  1. How Well Prepared Are World Cup Rookies? (Part 1a: Distance)
  2. USST Preview: Liz Stephen & Morgan Arritola
  3. Biathlon Briefs: Lowell Bailey and Laura Spector

I love the annual series FasterSkier does profiling each nation that scored nation’s cup points in the days before the World Cup begins. Usually by the time they reach Norway and Russia, I’m actually less interested, but the first week or so is a fun ride through nations with tiny, little known programs. First up [...] Related posts:

  1. How Well Prepared Are World Cup Rookies? (Part 1a: Distance)
  2. USST Preview: Liz Stephen & Morgan Arritola
  3. Biathlon Briefs: Lowell Bailey and Laura Spector

I love the annual series FasterSkier does profiling each nation that scored nation’s cup points in the days before the World Cup begins. Usually by the time they reach Norway and Russia, I’m actually less interested, but the first week or so is a fun ride through nations with tiny, little known programs. First up [...] Related posts:

  1. How Well Prepared Are World Cup Rookies? (Part 1a: Distance)
  2. USST Preview: Liz Stephen & Morgan Arritola
  3. Biathlon Briefs: Lowell Bailey and Laura Spector