There will be fun kids' ski events at the SuperTour both Saturday, January 16 and Sunday, January 17th. Come bring your little skier and watch the Big Shots in the Skate Time Trial Saturday morning ... but bring skis. Eleven year olds and younger get ...
We’re back from Alaska, and its sooo nice to be home! But more importantly, we had an awesome last day at Nationals! It was a classic sprint, and Pepa hit the wax perfectly again. Some of the highlights of the day, in order of occurence: 1. It was a clear day, with temps in the mid-20’s. 2. Tim qualified [...]
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The following athletes have qualified to start the Canmore, Alberta World Cups February 5-6, 2010. The USSA SuperTour discipline lists were used to determine the team based on events this season in West Yellowstone, Bozeman, and Anchorage. Distance – February 5th: Women: Kikkan Randall, USST/APU; Holly Brooks, APU; Caitlin Compton, Go! Training; Laura Valaas, APU; Rebecca Dussault, CXC Vertical Limit; Nicole Deyong, SVSEF; Liz Stephen, USST/BMA; Kristina Trygstad-Saari, BSF; Morgan Arritola, USST/SVSEF; Rosie Brennan, Dartmouth...
The conditions made for some great skiing conditions. It was fast and the snow was easy to kick on. Wax selection was not so important today as pretty much every product out there performed well. Far more important (as very often is the case when classic waxing) was how well the wax was applied and with what strategy. Glide was at a premium especially as the last 1/2 of the sprint course was pretty much...
OBERHOF, Germany – Although being three hundred kilometers apart, today’s Sprint races in Oberhof and Altenberg both took place amid strong winds, dense fog and snow making the competition especially challenging for the U.S. biathletes. “Seriously? Today was the windiest race I ever did!”, said Tim Burke (Paul Smiths, NY) following his19th place finish in the World Cup Sprint in Oberhof. Burke started the race wearing the World Cup leader’s yellow bib. After today’s race,...
The second phase of U.S. Biathlon Team Selection Races took place today in Altenberg at the IBU Cup Sprint events. The U.S. biathletes competing in Altenburg are vying for two open spots on the U.S. Olympic Team for men’s biathlon and three spots on the women’s team. Like their teammates in Oberhof, the U.S. athletes had to deal with similar weather challenges. Lowell Bailey (Lake Placid, NY) put his game together at the shooting range...
The forth day of U.S. Nationals concluded yesterday with the classic sprint. We couldn't have asked for better conditions than what we had...23 degrees and sunny! Prelims started at 10am and the rounds followed at 12:30pm.br /br /I didn't feel very q...
PREDAZZO, Italy (Jan. 9) – The U.S. Ski Team’s three world champions played a key role in a back-and-forth battle Saturday in the FIS Nordic Combined World Cup in Predazzo. But in the end, it was Austria’s Felix Gottwald taking the win with Johnny Spillane (Steamboat Springs, CO) fourth. It was the Olympic champion’s first win since coming out of retirement. Spillane, along with Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY) and Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, CO), were...
In the journey of life as a cross country ski racer, the road is not paved in gold. You will not be led down the path by smiling people who carry your 80 pound ski bag and want to rub your feet after the stroll. No, sometimes the path is more like the vast Canadian [...]
Simone Hauswald of Germany gained a narrow victory over Helena Jonsson of Sweden in the Women’s 7.5K Sprint on a windy, snowy afternoon today in Oberhof. Both Hauswald and Jonsson had single penalties, but Hauswald crossed the finish line in 22:15.1, with Jonsson trailing by 8.7 seconds. Nervous Jonsson in Second Jonsson, wearing the combination Yellow/Red bib was quite happy to finish second. She said, “I was surprised to finish second. I was quite nervous...
Photos from the Men's 30km Classic Mass Start at the US National Championships. All photos are by the official event photographer James Brady.
Here is my gut.br /br /Best Glide: Base of SOLDA UF7 scraped and brushed. Mix SOLDA F40 Red and F40 Yellow 50/50. Scrape and brush. Finish with SOLDA Fluor 100 powder or spray.br /br /Good glide: Solda UF7 base with F15 Orange and F15 Yellow mixed 50/...
