Fast and Female held an event in downtown Canmore on Saturday afternoon. Led by defending Olympic Gold Medalist in the sprint, local Chandra Crawford, the event was very well attended. Main Street Canmore was covered in snow and groomed for skiing. The festivities started with a speech by Chandra and continued with a dance warm-up by the internationally renowned Drum Café. The 80 girls then played assorted ski games on Main Street. Kikkan Randall and...
here is the last few weeks in a nutshell. My legs have been giving me problems again. I am in pain while I ski, and now even when I am at rest my legs bother me. I’ve been to a handfull of different appointments last week to try and figure out what [...]
(Chad and Marty holding Jason up after the Loppet)Some teams believe that they were the big winners this weekend but don’t let the hype fool you there was only one team throwing it down in NY this weekend!! You guessed it R.N.R! I will start of wi...
(Chad and Marty holding Jason up after the Loppet)Some teams believe that they were the big winners this weekend but don’t let the hype fool you there was only one team throwing it down in NY this weekend!! You guessed it R.N.R! I will start of wi...
(Chad and Marty holding Jason up after the Loppet)Some teams believe that they were the big winners this weekend but don’t let the hype fool you there was only one team throwing it down in NY this weekend!! You guessed it R.N.R! I will start of wi...
(Chad and Marty holding Jason up after the Loppet)Some teams believe that they were the big winners this weekend but don’t let the hype fool you there was only one team throwing it down in NY this weekend!! You guessed it R.N.R! I will start of wi...
This past weekend were the final races before the Olympics. World Cup 15k skate and classic sprint races in Canmore. Perfect conditions and an amazing setting. I was hoping for a better result than I had (35th) but it was not to be. At Nationals I was way too nervous and started out too fast, fading in the later half of the race. My plan for Friday was to be more relaxed and ski my way into the race. Turned out I was a little to relaxed. After my warm up and once I had made my way through ski marking I had a few minutes to wait before starting. Others were nervously getting their warm ups off and running, jumping and stretching. I sat on the retaining wall and watched them. I started conservatively and never managed to pick up the pace as I had planned. I think the speed was conservative given that I have done my prep work at sea level to be ready for the faster skiing in Whistler, but my body wasn't ready for that speed at altitude and it was just too much... Days that that are frustrating when they happen but they can teach you a lot. Among other things I relearned that I need that nervous tension to perform. I don't think it will be a problem to get that next week at the Olympics.
The Olympic team is all together now at the Paintbox Lodge in Canmore before we head to Vancouver tomorrow to get "processed" and make our way to the Village on Wednesday. It has been good to get back around the crew and get in a few relaxed days of training before things get crazy. Until then...
It was sort of tough for me to miss out on racing in the huge field at Trapp’s this past weekend, but I chose instead to do a few more biathlon races while I had the chance. Luckily these ones were just in Jericho, not Minnesota, so I was even able to make it back [...]
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Onion River Nordic skiers going above and beyond as usual! Thanks guys!!I have tried to reflect over the last couple of weeks on what being named to this 2010 Olympic team has meant to me. I have tried to remember different points in my career and wh...
The UNM Nordic men continued to dominate here in Red River New Mexico on the second day of their own invite, taking the top four spots in the men’s 10km freestyle race. Martin Kaas won for the second day in a row while he’s team mates followed close behind. Tor-Hakon Hellebostad took second only 0.4 seconds behind and Pierre Niess followed in third 4 seconds behind Kaas. In the women’s race freshmen Maria Graefnings skiing...
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Sun Valley, ID — Zack Simons successfully defended his Boulder Mountain Tour title, while Evelyn Dong improved on her third place finish in 2009 to take the title in 2010. Simons captured the title in a tight race that saw the top four places separated by less than three seconds. Edged to second place was Didrik Smith, finishing just three-tenths of a second behind Simons. Marshall Greene, 1.4 seconds off Smith’s pace, finished third. The...
Hi Everyone. Just a quick update from Vancouver. We spent the last ten days on Mount Washington, Vancouver Island, B.C. training. It was a great camp and I feel ready for the Games as we head towards Whistler. After the island training, we took a quick flight back to Vancouver where we have spent the [...]
I know my updates have been a little sparse lately, but as you can imagine I have been pretty focused on my training. I spent the last 10 days training on Vancouver Island, which is just a short 20-minute flight from the mainland. We decided to train there because of the reliable snow conditions and [...]
Once again FasterSkier’s Win Goodbody gives us a look at this morning’s action of the classic sprint qualification at the Canmore World Cup.
The Canmore World Cup is in full swing here and the American team has begun to throw down with some awesome results yesterday in the 10/15K skate. Today is the classic sprint and 5 men and 2 women qualified in the top 30 so will do the rounds in 45 mi...
Canmore, Alberta – Rumor has it that there are days when the sun does not shine in Canmore, but over the course of two World Cup weekends, we have yet to see it. Cold, hard tracks await the sprint qualifier set to start in less than an hour. The stadium is still in shadow, and the snow will remain cold for the qualifier. Nat Herz chatted with US Coach Pat Casey. Interview below, with photos...
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