Santi Ocariz is living proof that you don't need a ton of free time to keep skiing and training when possible. "I would describe my exercising as opportunistic," he says. "If everything else is done, then I treat myself to some exercise.” While not the most foolproof training plan, it was enough to help him nearly win the SISU Marathon last Saturday. A former elite skier, he might be an exception.
Cross Country Canada announced Tuesday the six men and five women officially nominated onto the Sochi 2014 Canadian Olympic Cross Country Skiing Team:
It was a spectacular weekend for sprinting as the World Cup continued in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic with both a individual and team sprint. FasterSkier was also on site at the 2014 U.S. Cross Country Championships in Midway, Ut., which concluded with a classic sprint on Friday.
US Biathlon’s International Competition Committee (ICC) is pleased to announce the following roster of athletes for nomination to the 2014 United States Olympic Team:
Todd Lodwick crashed Friday during the provisional round at a World Cup event in Chaux Neuve, France, and injured his shoulder. Lodwick, who recently qualified to compete in his sixth Olympic Winter Games next month in Sochi, Russia, now heads back to Park City, Utah where he will get further evaluation and begin rehab on his shoulder with the goal of being ready to compete next month.
Natalja Naryshkina (CXC) put down the fastest women's qualifying time by 0.02 seconds in the 1.5 k classic sprint at U.S. nationals on Friday, winning the qualifier in 3:58.20 to advance to the heats, which start with the men at 12:15 p.m. MST.
It's all about fitness on the demanding trails of Soldier Hollow, and Reese Hanneman, of Alaska Pacific University proved to be fastest on the men's 1.6-kilometer classic sprint course on Friday morning at U.S. Cross Country Championships with the fastest qualifying time of 3:40.94.
Sylvan Ellefson, 26, knew it was going to take some gutsy skiing to win the men's 30-kilometer freestyle mass start Wednesday at the 2014 U.S. Cross Country Championships, but he didn't want to go too crazy, too soon. Here's how he executed to win his first national title by 2.8 seconds.
Caitlin Gregg didn't waste any time getting out front and out of range on Wednesday, opening up an 11.5-second lead by the first of four laps in the women's 20-kilometer freestyle mass start. As the race went on, she only got faster, ultimately winning by an unheard of 3:36 minutes at U.S. nationals.
Not quite all of the the skiing regions of North America have been hit by the so-called "arctic blast" of air that resulted in temperatures as low as -35F with the wind chill, but cold is the theme, and training in frigid weather can be challenging. So this week we bring two different Wednesday Workout options, both ideal for extreme cold.
It’s been a crazy weekend here at Soldier Hollow, site of the 2014 U.S. Cross Country Championships. We’ve gathered some of our best photos from the 1.5 k freestyle sprint, so you can see the action for yourself!
It’s been a crazy weekend here at Soldier Hollow, site of the 2014 U.S. Cross Country Championships. We’ve gathered some of our best photos from the men's 15 k classic, so you can see the action for yourself.
It's been a crazy weekend here at Soldier Hollow, site of the 2014 U.S. Cross Country Championships. We've gathered some of our best photos from women's 10 k classic, so you can see the action for yourself.
This weekend was so jam-packed with action, it’s almost hard to keep straight. We’ll give you the rundown of everything that happened, both domestic and abroad, including the finish of the Tour de Ski and the start of the U.S. Cross Country Championships.
Photos of some of the top finishers in the U.S. Cross Country Championships women’s 1.5-kilometer freestyle sprint on Sunday. Caitlin Gregg (Team Gregg/Madshus) won it by more than 4 seconds in 3:09.97 to advance to the quarterfinals, which start with the men at 1 p.m. MST.
Photos of some of the top finishers in the U.S. Cross Country Championships men's freestyle sprint on Sunday. Dakota Blackhorse-von Jess of the Bend Endurance Academy won it by nearly two seconds in 2:41.37 to advance to the heats, which start at 1 p.m. MST.
CXC press release) The famed Canmore Nordic Center, the venue of the 1988 Olympic Winter Games Nordic events, and home to countless World Cups recently played host to yet another blockbuster event, when they welcomed the world for an IPC cross-country and biathlon World Cup. The setting is breathtaking, the competition even more so. Augusto “Goose” Perez spoke for everyone noting just how inspiring it was to compete and the fabled venue of Canmore, saying..”Canmore...
Check out photos from Wednesday’s 10 k and 15 k classic races in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, the fourth stage of the 2013/2014 Tour de Ski.
Check out photos from Tuesday’s freestyle sprint in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, the third stage of the 2013/2014 Tour de Ski.
After three trials races in Presque Isle, Maine - which will also host the big event itself - the U.S. has selected a team for World Youth and Junior Championships in biathlon.