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SMS Devo Kids Hit the Bikes Before the Books
FasterSkierNovember 16, 2010
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To Gallivare!
FasterSkierNovember 16, 2010
On Monday morning we woke up to a day of easy travel to Gallivare, Sweden, the first World Cup stop of the season. After a leisurely breakfast of the usual spread of oatmeal, breads, jams, fruits, pickles, cheeses, mini Finnish pancakes, yogurt, muesli...
To Gallivare!
FasterSkierNovember 16, 2010
On Monday morning we woke up to a day of easy travel to Gallivare, Sweden, the first World Cup stop of the season. After a leisurely breakfast of the usual spread of oatmeal, breads, jams, fruits, pickles, cheeses, mini Finnish pancakes, yogurt, muesli...
100 Days Until Oslo 2011
FasterSkierNovember 15, 2010
Monday, 15th November, marked the 100-days-to-go milestone for the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo (NOR), Norwegian Minister of Culture Anniken Huitfeldt and Åsne Havnelid, CEO of Oslo 2011, celebrated the occasion at the World Championships Pavilion in downtown Oslo with an update on the great volunteer efforts that will be supporting the current team of Oslo 2011 during the event. Altogether there will be 2’200 volunteers that will be offering their help. The...
Thanksgiving Schedule
FasterSkierNovember 15, 2010
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Bjoerndalen to Head to Cross-Country Opener
FasterSkierNovember 15, 2010
Norwegian biathlon legend Ole Einar Bjoerndalen is getting a ticket to the World Cup opener in Gällivare, and will join the Norwegian team at the first cross-country competitions of the season in Sweden. “We seriously consider all athletes. It’s not age that counts, but if they are fast enough. We have good cooperation between biathlon and cross-country skiing” explained sports chief Åge Skinstad. Ole Einar Bjoerndalen has already made to the top in Gällivare. In...
Friendly Reindeer Farmers
FasterSkierNovember 15, 2010
So you imagine when you are headed off to the World Cup, everything is going to be very well organized and taken care of. But in reality you could find yourself in the middle of Lapland in a mini van whose gas light has been on for close to two hours with only a handwritten [...]
Interview with Alexander Legkov: “It was a test race after 700 km in 10 days”
FasterSkierNovember 15, 2010
Alexander Legkov stormed into the new racing season with sensational first place in the Norwegian national opener in Beitostoelen. He led the Russian trio that filled the podium of the 15 k freestyle race. However, Legkov does not overvalue his success, and he realizes that road to Oslo 2011 is still long. Q: Alexander, congratulations to your victory! You won with a great time gap. Did you expect such a season start? Alexander Legkov: Absolutely...
Rebuilding at home
FasterSkierNovember 15, 2010
While 66% of the MOD Squad is duking it out over the pond in Norway, I've been focusing these last few weeks on rebuilding strength and fitness following having mono, which I estimate lost me about a month and a half of training.br /br /So far things h...
High Visibility Clothing STANDS OUT!
FasterSkierNovember 14, 2010
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Check! And Cheering.
FasterSkierNovember 14, 2010
In the past eight days I have been able to check something off my life list four-times over: racing in Europe. Check! It has been an exciting experience, to say the least. Watching Olympic medalists and World Cup regulars train and then starting in the same races as them has been pretty amazing. Today marked the [...]
NENSA Auction Ends Monday – Last Chance to Bid!
FasterSkierNovember 14, 2010
The New England Nordic Ski Association Auction closes on Monday, November 15th, leaving just two days to bid on items ranging from a pair of David Chamberlains World Championship skis to Andy Newell’s Olympic racing suit. While this is a great way to support NENSA, there are also some amazing deals including: Swix Triacs – currently at $262 David Chamberlain’s 206cm Classic Race Skis from World Championships – autographed and with original race markings –...
Coon Valley, WI – Mt. Borah Custom Nordic, based out of Coon Valley, Wisconsin will again be supplying Steinbock Racing with their 2011 custom race kits. In its inaugural year, Steinbock racing had an incredibly successful year of race results, and thanks to Mt. Borah Custom the herd could not have looked any better. “The material, fit and performance of the custom suits was second to none and the design was outstanding. Across the country...
Photos from the Classic Race
FasterSkierNovember 13, 2010
Today we had some classic races in Muonio. For the women, it was just 5 short kilometers, and Petra Majdic won by almost twenty seconds. Ida had an amazing race though, finishing 25th, and Hannah was 56th, sandwiched between Liz Stephen and Morgan Arritola. Lauren and I were pretty close to the bottom of the [...]
Sprint and 5/10k update from Muonio
FasterSkierNovember 13, 2010
We had an awesome start to the season yesterday. Kikkan skied her way to a win in the skate sprint and Ida Sargent from Team Green/Dartmouth/USA made it to the semi's in a very strong field of World Cup women. Andy Newell had a bit of a tough day, bu...
Sprint and 5/10k update from Muonio
FasterSkierNovember 13, 2010
We had an awesome start to the season yesterday. Kikkan skied her way to a win in the skate sprint and Ida Sargent from Team Green/Dartmouth/USA made it to the semi's in a very strong field of World Cup women. Andy Newell had a bit of a tough day, bu...
Toko Season Opener e-Blast
FasterSkierNovember 13, 2010
Toko Tech Manuals Available The Toko Tech Manuals for the 2010/11 season are online and can be viewed or downloaded. They are all available at the www.TokoUS.com. Learn About How Toko Does Research and Development
In the thick of it!
FasterSkierNovember 12, 2010
Today I felt like I was thrown into the big leagues and it was scary….but fun! It felt too good to be true when I heard 5th place announced after my name as I hung over my poles in an exhausted state after today’s qualifier. Really 5th… my goal had just been to qualify. Today’s [...]