CABLE MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.—Canada’s Chris Klebl returned to elite competition just four months removed from breaking his leg in November to capture his first IPC World Cup cross-country skiing race of the season on Thursday in Cable Minneapolis, Minnesota. The 30-year-old Klebl, who won a gold medal the 2011 World Championships in sit-skiing for Canada, powered his way to the silver step of the podium in a tight battle in the men’s 15-kilomtre sit-ski race where...
Ski Classics, the long distance championship across Europe, consists of the 7 most prestigous long distance ski races.The seven races are: Jizerska Padesatka, Marcialonga, Konig Ludwig Lauf, Tartu, Vasaloppet, Birkebeinerrennet, and The Ski Classics Final Norefjell. On Sunday,the 29th of January, all the best long distance cross-country skiers in the world will be ready for Marcialonga on the start line in Moena, Italy. The race begins with 18km uphill to Canazei before in turns around and...
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Last weekend we had a classic double header in Otepaa, Estonia. Saturday was a classic sprint and then Sunday was a 10km classic. We’ve had a lot of skate races and especially skate sprints this winter so I was excited to switch it up. Just a week and a half ago we had heard that [...]
I've added a link to the WOTD from this blog.Look for the link on the lower rightFor the past few seasons I've been doing daily updates for the Methow Valley's grooming report to provide wax-of-the-day information.On most days it's a relatively straigh...
For the past four weeks I've been traveling on the race circuit, first in New England and now in the Twin Cities. Everywhere I've been folks have been lamenting the poor winter they're experiencing in their home area. "There's no good skiing anywhere i...
I am now enjoying a week off from racing after competing 8 times in the last 18 days. I decided to stay right in Antholz, Italy after the last races for my off week. Antholz is the perfect place for … Continue reading →
Rolling with La NinaIn so many ways we have been incrediblylucky here on the East Side of the Green Mountains this winter. Thismorning was just one of those times and one of my favorite kinds ofskis. The temperature rose last night in the Valleys int...
Its funny how things work–first I didn’t make any plans for my season, hoping to qualify to race in the IBU cups. Then when I raced poorly and didn’t qualify for that, I decided that I didn’t want to set myself up for more frustration, so I made plans for the season that didn’t involve [...]
If you're in or near the Methow Valley this winter and looking for an opportunity to learn cross-country skiing, look no further! MOD Squad athlete and elite Nordic skier Sam Naney is now offering private and small group lessons, by appointment.Sam uti...
Finally! I am feeling rested; rip-roarin’ ready to rumble, really. After a weekend of restorative rejuvenation in Homer, it’s go time again!My Mom, Dad, sister, two dogs and I all piled into the truck and road tripped down south last Friday. Bes...
Some nice V1 skate footage. Bonus section of some of the top open men.DIRECT LINK HERE
Yesterday we hosted the Valley cup at Ole's in Warren. This is one of the oldest races in Vermont with a 37 year history. There is a very cool trophy with the names of the winners, which includes Olympians, Mike Gallagher, Bob Gray and now,...
Saturday MK Cirelli and Kaitlin took a trip to Mountain Top for the Annual Paintball Race.MK took the Victory in the Adult Race and Kaitlin took Third in the High School Division.Good racing and good times for sure!
After meeting with the radiation oncologist about starting radiation, I started having serious second thoughts. Some radiation to my ribs and lungs, and even a small amount to my heart, is unavoidable. The lungs in particular are very sensitive to radi...
I love the classic-race weekends in Estonia. As Nat Herz described so well in Fasterskier last year and Kieran Jones summarized early this season, the place is nuts for skiing, and "diagonal stride" seems particularly, aptly old school. With the Estonian war horses Mae and Veerpalu retired, the racing should be even more interesting than usual - though I think Saturday's sprints are going to turn
Wow - been a while since a blog post. Somewhat embarrassingly, I brought a camera with me on this racing tour but have neglected to take many photos. And without photos a blog can get boring pretty darn quick. So I haven't posted much. Here's a recap:A...
ASPEN, CO – Fresh snow blankets the trails and anticipation builds for the annual festival of cross country skiing in the Roaring Fork Valley, The Aspen Nordic Festival featuring the Owl Creek Chase. Set for Feb. 11-12, the Aspen Nordic Festival features several events for aspiring Olympians as well as Colorado citizen skiers, but it’s Sunday’s grueling 21km freestyle event, the Owl Creek Chase, that is the highlight of the weekend. “The Owl Creek Chase...
While snow is melting in town, it is holding strong on the trails for the Equinox Snow Challenge. In its sixth year, this event will again welcome the spring and host an exciting finale to the winter season on March 24th and 25st at the Rendezvous Ski Trails in West Yellowstone, MT. This is the first year the event will be hosting races in Nordic skiing, snow biking and/or by foot. This event is ingrained...
