PARK CITY, UT (April 13) – After coaching the sprint team for four years, Chris Grover will take over as the head coach of U.S. Cross Country Ski Team as the team begins its run to the Olympics in Sochi in 2014. Grover has been at the helm guiding the talents of World Cup podium performer Andy Newell (Shaftsburry, VT) and World Championship silver medalist Kikkan Randall (Anchorage). “Chris has earned the respect of the...
I was skiing this morning at 7. My back was a little stiff from the 2.5 hours of trail riding on my cross bike on Sunday and the trail run I did last night. But the snow was perfect and the temperature about 30 with a light snow falling. At first I str...
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Czech skiers dominated the Red Bull Nordix in Davos, Switzerland. Organizers prepared a very demanding track with a plenty of jumps and curves. Modeled on the Olympic sport of ski-cross, the event also featured a short steep climb. The finals were under the control of two Czechs, Martin Koukal and Dan Maka. The duel for the third place was between Martin Jäger and Davos local Gaudenz Flury. In the finish local crowds was extremely happy...
The Finnish team claimed bragging rights in the inaugral Tour de Barents as Riitta Liisa Roponen and Sami Jauhojärvi took the victories in the four event stage race in northern Finland and Norway. Roponen entered the final stage – a handicap start of 8.8 kilometer – with a 15 second lead on Kristin Stoermer Steira (NOR). After being defeated by Steira in the classic sprint Roponen did not leave anything to chance at the end,...
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...
There's a great opportunity for skiing next month. a href="http://www.sovereignlake.com/index.php/" target="_blank"Sovereign Lake Nordic Center/a will be grooming daily from Friday May 7th through Sunday May 16th.br /br /During this time they will...
Though I'm sure most of you have been reading all the OTHER skier blogs about springtime-funtime, I still figure I'll pitch in my two cents on this our one month of leisure. I ended my season a bit earlier than expected; following a dismal slew of resu...
Skiing from Lake Louise to Lake Tyone and back, Copper River Basin in Alaska
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Its been two weeks since the season ended and the gears have changed. After 4 1/2 months of none stop racing and traveling, it is nice to be settled in one place and enjoy a change of pace. A change of pace entails alpine skiing on the mountain, not ...
Cross-country researcher Hans-Christer Holmberg from Mid Sweden University in Östersund leads the research team gathered in Meråker. In the border community to Sweden, they will spend the next few days investigating herringbone technique according to the Trondheim newspaper. “There was research on the diagonal stride in the 70’s and 80’s, but herringbone has never been examined. In addition we will look at diagonal stride, downhill technique and swing technique. We will also look at how...
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Polish cross-country skier Kornelia Marek has been banned for two years by the Polish Ski Federation. Marek tested positive for the banned substance EPO following the women’s 4x5km relay at the Olympics. Marke skied very well at the Olympics – a level above anything she had done before. Following a positive A sample, Marek denied any wrongdoing, but has now issued an apology to her fans and has stated her intention to race at the...
“At APU it is our goal to develop US skiers and help US athletes meet individual goals from Junior Olympics to winning an Olympic medal.” – Erik Flora, APU Head Coach. Alaska Pacific University is the home of recent World Cup Silver Medalist Kikkan Randall, 2010 Vancouver Olympians James Southam and Holly Brooks, three 2010 U23 World Championship skiers, National medalist, and a host of skiers having a great time training hard and getting faster!...
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO – With a total of seven Olympic medals in tow, the U.S. Ski Team’s nordic combined superstars Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY), Johnny Spillane (Steamboat Springs, CO), Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, CO) and Brett Camerota (Park City, UT) have shipped off to the middle east to visit the troops as part of the 2010 Heavy Medal Tour. The Olympic heroes received a sendoff of gold-medal proportion on Friday as the town of Steamboat...