Pavel Sotskov is a recent Dartmouth College graduate who had been training and working in New Zealand for the summer at the Snowfarm. After leaving New Zealand he returned to Presque Isle, ME to race for MWSC and is now with the team in Finland training for US Nationals and the Super Tour season. He has sent several updates on his experiences. The second leg of my journey in Finland as part of the Maine Winter Sports Center...
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One month ago, the nordic ski world participated in an international day of action in conjunction with 350.org. Some elite racers sponsored events of their own, while numerous others participated in the assorted events of the day. Couple this with the creation of the Craftsbury Green Racing Project last spring and there seems to be mounting evidence of a push for elite nordic ski racers to become more environmentally conscious. Nordic ski racers are evidently...
Vancouver – The women ski jumpers denied the right to participate in the 2010 Olympics will apply to the Supreme Court of Canada for permission to appeal the decisions of the lower courts, according to their lawyer Ross Clark, Q.C., a partner with Davis LLP in Vancouver. “We believe our argument has been misunderstood and that a matter of national importance is at stake,” Clark explained. “This case isn’t just about women ski jumpers. It...
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Andrew Johnson has won multiple US National Champion and is currently a member of Steinbock Racing. This past weekend I competed in my first classic race in about 2 years. I had no idea what to expect, since I had also not yet had a chance to do any classic intensity, and I had had only very limited testing time on my new fleet of Rossignol skis. I knew that I had a lot of...
Kris Freeman (USA) posted his best World Cup result ever on Sunday, skiing to a 4th place finish. Petter Northug (NOR) won his first World Cup distance classic race. Here are brief clips of the two skiers finishing the race.
Monday is the first day of the work week for most people. For me, like most NFL quarterbacks, it’s the one rest day I take each week. Since my freshman year in college, Monday has always been set aside to do everything I didn’t get to do the previous week, or get on top of [...]
Sometimes you read something that makes you go, “What the heck?” I just had one of those moments when I read a press release from our competitors about how our athletes “shined” for them. Here’s the rundown of athletes and affiliations in West Yellowstone: SuperTour Overall Standings After 3 Events American Men 1. Garrott Kuzzy – Toko wax and tools (Swix poles) 2. Lief Zimmermann – Toko gloves (Swix wax and poles) 3. Chris Cook...
The Hirvi or Moose HuntDue to persistent beatings on the range. Shooting training has been changed. The Minnesota Machine and I have started Big Game Hunting in our condo while waiting to attack the range in the early am.
pIn case you were wondering which 50 year old it was that was tearing apart the women’s field in West Yellowstone (once Coach Holly Brooks was finished with it), look no further than Beth Reid:/p pNCAA champ (skiing)/p pBronze Medalist (speed skating)/p pWorld Champ (cycling speed skating)/p
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The racing season has finally begun. It felt great to put on a bib and race against some of the best racers from the U.S. and Canada. It was also great to be able to ski all of the trails here in West, unlike last year when we could only ski up on the plateau. [...]
It would be nice to say that it was a good start to the year with my two seventh place finishes this weekend. Actually it was a pretty mediocre beginning. I expect higher for myself and I cannot wait to start racing on some legit hilly courses over the next two weeks. Here is a sunny pic from our mellow long ski on Sunday. We all felt pretty blown out after the races. Fortunately the weather was good so it was pretty pleasant to be out for a long classic ski. We will be training in West until Thursday when we go to Bozeman for a skate sprint in town and 15k classic over the weekend.
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Yesterday I went into Yellowstone National Park for a long, easy classic ski. There were a few trails along the river that were well tracked and the skiing along the access road was pretty good, with the exception of a few patches where the snow had been melted by the sun. I was joined by [...]
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I am currently in Ostersund, Sweden waiting for the start of the World Cup in a few days. Another training season has flown by and now it’s time for the fun to begin! These last few days are pretty relaxed for me, as I need to be completely rested for the first block of World [...]