What? Yeah, that’s right, there are lots of great reasons to be a Nordic skier, but one of them is that there are a whole lot of fit, attractive people wearing spandex. Here is a list of some of the hottest European skiers on the World Cup. We may have forgotten a few so feel free to write them into the comment section and we will add them to the list. We did not want...
Engadin Ski Marathon, Switzerland, March 14 Ben Sim finished up his season with an impressive 11th place in the Engadin Ski Marathon in Switzerland. The Engadin is the world’s biggest freestyle ski marathon, with over 11000 starters racing the 42km course. Sim was only 16 seconds behind the winner, Olympic gold medalist and home favourite Dario Cologna, and was with the leaders almost all the way to the finish. Vasaloppet, Sweden, March 7 Paul Murray’s...
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At Mt Bachelor at the moment, it is 22F, snowing and there are 112 inches of snow on the ground. The skiing is going to be good for another month. But the days are lighter and the daffodils are up. The bike business is picking up and we had our first k...
The Italian legend Hilde Pedersen are excellent examples of elite cross country ski racers who continued to excel at the international level into their 40’s. While continuing to compete on the World Cup circuit at that age may not be common, cross country skiing is known for its athletes developing later than in other sports. Top skiers often continue to be competitive through their late 30’s. In light of these observations, it is natural to...
Over 260 racers ranging in age from 3 years old to 81 years old skied either the Gold, Silver, Bronze, or Junior Rush on a warm, sunny day at Royal Gorge. Snow conditions began with very firm tracks in the morning, leading to some exciting downhill turns, but as the day warmed up the snow slowly began to soften up. The 45 km Gold Rush was won by former Far West Nordic Junior Matt Gelso...
The Super Tour finals concluded yesterday with the 5/6k hill climb. The format for the finals this weekend included a 5/10k classic race on Friday, a classic sprint on Saturday and a 5/6k skate hill climb on Sunday. To add to the fun, preems, both in...
Spring skiing is all about warmth, fun, sun and speed, and this past weekend’s ConocoPhillips Alaska Junior Championships did not disappoint. Seventy skiers, most from Alaska’s interior, competed in the re-born event hosted by the Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks’ FXC program at Birch Hill Recreation Area. Formerly an annual highlight for many of Alaska’s juniors, it had been three years since the last time Cross Country Alaska’s championship races for the J2-J6 age categories...
It's been a busy three weeks of racing. Cross-country Jr. Nationals, Biathlon Nationals, and cross-country Super Tour Finals all up in The County! You can view pictures from all the events at http://gallery.me.com/mwscdiv class="blogger-post-footer"i...
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There were 43 entries in the FasterSkier SuperTour Finals “Pick the Podium” contest. Participants picked the top-3 in each of the SuperTour Finals races as well as the overall standings. Points were awarded as follows: First place in a race – 5 points Second place in a race – 3 points Third place in a race – 1 points Pick the whole podium for a race and get an additional 5 points. First place overall...
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I was hoping to have some pictures to post of the racing so far, but I forgot to bring the cable to connect my camera to my computer, so I guess not. Anyway, here’s a little update from Maine, pre-sprint. Ten of us, plus Pepa, are crowded into a five-bedroom house. There’s a lot of room-sharing, [...]
The 2010 Southcentral Alaska crust skiing season is here.
KHANTY-MANSIYSK, Russia – In his second to last race of the season, Tim Burke (Paul Smiths, N.Y.) came back strong with an 11th place in the 10k Sprint competition in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. With one of the fastest times on skis today, Burke finished his race in 25:07.8 minutes, 43.5 seconds behind today’s winner Ivan Tcherezov (RUS) who cleaned both shooting stages. Following penalties in both prone and standing, Burke had to ski an extra 300m. “His...
The race season ended today 4k in to the race. A pretty lame way to end an otherwise very good season. On the flight out here my ears got plugged and my right ear would not pop for 2 days. In that time something festered and left me with a sinus infect...
The race season ended today 4k in to the race. A pretty lame way to end an otherwise very good season. On the flight out here my ears got plugged and my right ear would not pop for 2 days. In that time something festered and left me with a sinus infect...
The race season ended today 4k in to the race. A pretty lame way to end an otherwise very good season. On the flight out here my ears got plugged and my right ear would not pop for 2 days. In that time something festered and left me with a sinus infect...
The race season ended today 4k in to the race. A pretty lame way to end an otherwise very good season. On the flight out here my ears got plugged and my right ear would not pop for 2 days. In that time something festered and left me with a sinus infect...