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In just a few hours, someone stepped up to match the $1,000 gift posted this morning! With those two contributions, we are only $256 short of our $12,000 goal. This time when I say “Let’s finish this today,” I really believe we can. 25 people at $10 each! Thank you again to everyone who has participated so far. Raising $12,000 is a significant task. So good work to all who have been part of the...
Pictures from Craftsbury and Presque Isle
FasterSkierDecember 22, 2009
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XCold Application XCold powder is one of Toko’s standout products. It really is an essential part of any competitive skier’s wax box. Here is information on when and how to use it: XCold is not just a hardener. It has a special function. It makes the skis dramatically more slippery at slower speeds (in other words, they acelerate starting from a slower speed). The term that I like to use for this is that it...
BethAnn Chamberlain Takes Sprint on Final Day; Mayo and Boutot Win Youth and Jr. Titles to sweep women’s races for MWSC
FasterSkierDecember 22, 2009
With a trip to the winner-take-all Olympic Trials Finals in Altenburg, Germany on the line BethAnn Chamberlain proved that she has what it takes with her win today, and vaulted into fourth place in the overall standing. Her score of 293.51 for the top ...
US and Canada Four Each in Red Group
FasterSkierDecember 22, 2009
With the end of the first World Cup period comes updated “Red Group” lists from FIS. The Red Group consists of the top-30 men and women in both distance and sprint. Ranking is based on World Cup points and includes races from the previous twelve months. Racers in the Red Group have travel and lodging expenses covered by World Cup event organizers, so this is a big deal for National Governing Bodies. The Red Group...
McCabe Fundraising: Matching Donation
FasterSkierDecember 22, 2009
We are now within $2,300 of the goal! This morning I received an email from an individual, offering a $1,000 donation IF I can find a single matching donor – either an individual or a business before Christmas. If you would be interested in matching this generous offer, please email me at
CGRP Ornament (and the County)
FasterSkierDecember 21, 2009
My Mom started a tradition to give her kids one Christmas tree ornament with special meaning every year. Usually they have to do with something we did or somewhere we went during the previous 12 months. The little duck is because that was my first word, there are ones from most of the countries I [...]
Tim Burke: Good in Yellow!
FasterSkierDecember 21, 2009
This weekend Tim Burke made history by becoming the first American to lead the overall Biathlon World Cup standings. Burke enters the Christmas break with a seven point lead over Simon Fourcade (FRA). Christoph Sumann (AUT) is third, 28 points behind Burke. Burke was also featured in an Associated Press story, separate piece in USA Today. Burke’s photo graced the cover of USA Today (see below).
Dash For Cash Purse: $1,000
FasterSkierDecember 21, 2009
The Craftsbury Outdoor Center is pleased to announce that Onion River Sports (ORS) of Montpelier will be sponsoring the $1000 Dash for Cash on January 29, 2010. The Dash for Cash is being held as part of the Craftsbury Marathon/National Masters weekend. Thanks to Onion River Sports, the Dash for Cash will be the richest day of racing during marathon week in and around Craftsbury. Race Director John Brodhead enthuses, “The night-before-sprints tradition is hugely...
U.S. Women Ski Jumpers Finish Strong in Last Comp of 2009
FasterSkierDecember 21, 2009
NOTODDEN, NORWAY — The Visa U.S. Women’s Ski Jumping Team rallied this weekend in the Ladies Continental Cup (COC) in Notodden, Norway to take three places in the top 10. On Dec. 19, Sarah Hendrickson placed 4th, Alissa Johnson 6th and Jessica Jerome 9th. Abby Hughes finished 14th. After six COC comps, 15-year-old Hendrickson is ranked 4th in the world just behind veterans Daniela Iraschko, AUT, Ulrike Graessler, GER, and Anette Sagen, NOR. Visa Women’s...
Maybe? We Will See
FasterSkierDecember 21, 2009
Finally after at least 6 years of "NO WAY" . We have a "Maybe".That is the answer to the question, suggestion, encouragement to one "Chambo" to try Biathlon out. I have been following Chambo since his college days where he was tearing up the trac...
Maybe? We Will See
FasterSkierDecember 21, 2009
Finally after at least 6 years of "NO WAY" . We have a "Maybe".That is the answer to the question, suggestion, encouragement to one "Chambo" to try Biathlon out. I have been following Chambo since his college days where he was tearing up the trac...
Maybe? We Will See
FasterSkierDecember 21, 2009
Finally after at least 6 years of "NO WAY" . We have a "Maybe".That is the answer to the question, suggestion, encouragement to one "Chambo" to try Biathlon out. I have been following Chambo since his college days where he was tearing up the trac...
Maybe? We Will See
FasterSkierDecember 21, 2009
Finally after at least 6 years of "NO WAY" . We have a "Maybe".That is the answer to the question, suggestion, encouragement to one "Chambo" to try Biathlon out. I have been following Chambo since his college days where he was tearing up the trac...
Equipment failure, repeat, equipment failure.
FasterSkierDecember 21, 2009
The Eastern Cup openers in Presque Isle were definitely not as exciting as Ida’s Canmore races, and I didn’t go through quite the agony and the ecstasy that she did after falling and then making the A Final – but I had a few exciting-in-a-bad-way moments of my own en route to some of my [...]
The Second Try
FasterSkierDecember 21, 2009
Another day out on the course at Canmore. Today, it was a few degrees colder making slightly slower conditions than yesterday but other than that everything was exactly the same. As I got ready to toe the line in the qualification, I was reminded that running starts were not allowed as apparently this was a [...]
2010 NCCSEF Calendar – donate $20 get a calendar!
FasterSkierDecember 21, 2009
The new NCCSEF calendar is back after a one-year hiatus and it is available through some local clubs, or via NCCSEF.org. Just donate $20 via the paypal link at nccsef.org and you will be sent one of the new NCCSEF Calendars with awesome photos and important dates of interest to cross country skiers. $20 for one calendar, $15 for each additional, and shipping is free. The National Cross Country Ski Education Foundation (NCCSEF) is a...
MWSC Biathlon 2009-12-20 22:10:00
FasterSkierDecember 20, 2009
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Superb Shooting Puts Colliander and Shepard on the Podium in Biathlon Team Trials
FasterSkierDecember 20, 2009
It was a perfect day at Mt Itasca: 20 degrees at the start, no wind, and news had just come that US Biathlon’s rising star, Tim Burke, had just taken over the Yellow Bib on the Biathlon World Cup. The excitement was tangible in the stadium as the athletes prepared for the start of Day 4 of the Biathlon World Team Trials in Coleraine, MN. Today’s Pursuit format generally favors the best shooters, and the...