On Monday we made the 7 hour drive from Silver Star B.C. to Canmore Alberta. It was one of the most beautiful and most scenic drives I have ever experienced! We lucked out with a clear, sunny, cold day which made for some spectacular views of the Ca...
It’s on like Donkey Kong! From Urban Dictionary: A phrase to denote that it's time to throw down or compete at a high level; something is about to go down; a phrase used to incite fear in an opponent, so much more than simply 'it's on', the inclu...
It’s on like Donkey Kong! From Urban Dictionary: A phrase to denote that it's time to throw down or compete at a high level; something is about to go down; a phrase used to incite fear in an opponent, so much more than simply 'it's on', the inclu...
Haley Johnson skied to a career-best World Cup Biathlon finish yesterday in the women’s 15km individual, finishing 21st. Her result also qualified her for the US Olympic Team. Here are several photos of Haley’s great performance, courtesy of US Biathlon and Nordic Focus.
I am now in Canmore… and its amazing here! Its sunny and warm. I’m feeling better, and the skiing is spectacular! This last month on the road I have been able to use my culinary skills and be the US Ski Team’s chef. When I’m not on the ski trail working out, or in [...]
When the result board turned to the next page and showed her final result Haley Johnson could not help crying. To see that historic 21st place on the score board in Pokljuka, Slovenia after the women’s 15km individual today was a relief in many ways. Not only was it the best result for the US women this season, but it also qualified for the US Olympic Team. “I made it,” Johnson screamed, “I made it....
Pokljuka, Slovenia – Tim Burke (USA) continues to be a force on the World Cup Biathlon circuit, turning in his 5th consecutive top-20 finish. Burke skied very well, posting the 3rd fastest ski time of the day, but he was kept off the podium by his shooting. In the 20km individual, biathletes do not ski a penalty loop for misses, but are instead assessed a one minute penalty. Only one skier ahead of Burke had...
Cheery little Zlodej here is the mascot of the upcoming World Cup races in Rogla, Slovenia. The World Cup has only visited Slovenia proper once before, for a men's 15k skate race at Bohinj in January 1993. (The podium: Smirnov, Mogren, Daehlie.) Before that, the World Cup had staged a few other events at Bohinj and at Sarajevo in the 1980s and 1990s, back when both places were located in
New York has finally received some snow and everyone has been making the most of it. Last weekend a couple of the Juniors headed north to Lake Placid. Without any time on snow except for a tour of the course on Saturday they had some exceptional resul...
In an attempt to make it easier for our supporters, sponsors, friends and family to follow our race results and travels, we've updated our MOD website's calendar. Now you can go to: a href="http://methowolympicdevelopment.com/calendar"http://methowolym...
a href="http://web.me.com/brorabaugh/iWeb/Becca%27s%20site/Blog/E44D2333-2BF5-4012-9930-B3C467B8801D_files/IMG_6130_1.jpg"img src="http://web.me.com/brorabaugh/iWeb/Becca%27s%20site/Blog/Images/IMG_6130.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:130px; height:130px;"//aWe are here in Canmore, and have skied the race course which is awesome. It’s got some good striding and after some light intensity today I am looking forward to really hammering it on Saturday. Thi
It’s probably time for me to explain something. As some of you who also read fasterskier may have seen, I have been doing a lot of writing for that site. I wrote a training tip for them, and soon you’ll see another article in the featured section by me. In both, I have a bio at [...]
The following is an open letter to Dr. Jacques Rogge, President of the IOC, from the women ski jumpers in response to recent public remarks Dr. Rogge made about women’s ski jumping at a press conference. Below the letter is a transcript from the press conference. Dear Dr. Rogge: We were very dismayed by the way you elected to answer a question about women’s ski jumping asked of you last week at a press conference...
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO (Dec. 16) – A week from now, U.S freestyle and nordic combined athletes will have their opportunity to grab a one-chance ticket to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games when the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) and U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) host the 2010 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Steamboat Springs, Dec. 23-24. Five spots from moguls, aerials and nordic combined are on the line during two days of competition in Steamboat-Ski...
The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved the qualification system for the first Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Innsbruck in 2012. Prepared in close collaboration with the International Federations, the qualification system seeks to guarantee participation of the best athletes in their age category. Over 1’000 athletes will compete in Innsbruck in seven sports, comprising 63 events. The number of sports on the program is identical to the Vancouver...
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In the past month, the CXC Team Vertical Limit has been all over the west skiing on awesome trails with abundant snow. We raced in West Yellowstone, MT, Bozeman, MT and Silver Star, B.C. Although these trips are a blast, early season races are extra challenging because most athletes competing have spent only 10 days (or less) skiing on snow. Whether you get the chance to travel to snow in November or not, there will...
I arrived in Slovenia two days ago for the third stop of the World Cup. We have three more races here and then we get a little break for the holidays. I am definitely starting to feel the effects of all of the racing over the past two weeks and I am looking forward to [...]
I thought it would be worthwhile to compile a list of upcoming events for the Pacific Northwest.br /br /Dec 28 - a href="http://www.mvnordic.com/team/forms/New_Years_Blast_2009_entry.pdf" target="_blank"Methow Valley Biathlon/a - Pursuit Formatbr /...