STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (October 12, 2009) – U.S freestyle and nordic combined athletes will get a one shot, winner-takes-all chance at making the 2010 U.S. Olympic Team as 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. A total of five U.S. Olympic Team spots in moguls, aerials and nordic combined will be up for grabs on those two days...
divspan class="859414415-14102009"span style="font-family:Tw Cen MT;color:#008080;"Nordic skiing is fun, fast, and a great way to enjoy the Vermont winter! Join the Mad River Valley Bill Koch League and learn a sport you will enjoy for a lifetime! ...
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PARK CITY, UT – (Oct. 13) U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team athlete Bryan Fletcher (Steamboat Springs, CO) will be doing his part to help others, participating in the Walk for Hope on Oct. 17 in Park City, UT. Fletcher teamed up with Candlelighters, an organization that helps families and children with cancer, to put on the event, which will hopefully raise $30, 000. “Our goal is trying to raise $30,000 for the program,” says Fletcher.”This...
Double Olympic Champion in 2006, Kristina Smigun of Estonia, is making a comeback, aiming to defend her Olympic gold in Vancouver. Right now the 32-year-old is in Ramsau and plans to travel to most of World Cup races this winter. “I decided in August that I would try to compete again. I have trained well and I feel that I have more to give on the ski tracks, ” said Kristina, now called Smigun-Vaehi, to...
This morning I woke up to a blanket of snow here in Lake Placid. Ski season is on its way! For the last intensity session of the camp we did a classic sprint time trial on Monday. It was run just like a real sprint race with the qualifying rounds, quarterfinals, semifinals and finals. The course [...]
After a seven year break while the access roads to Mt. Greylock got a much needed overhaul, the Mt. Greylock Roller Ski and Roller Blade races are back. The event, a benefit for the Northern Berkshire Special Olympics, will be held on Sunday, October 18th, at 10:00 A.M. beginning at the Mt. Greylock Visitors’ Center in Lanesboro, MA. Brought to you by the Berkshire Nordic Ski Club, Berkshire Outfitters and FasterSkier.com the race will prove...
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“You are your own final measure” – Dan Jansen
Most of "Jackedup Nation" realizes that behind the barb wired fence at Area 143 there are things happening. Revolutionary things. Secret things. One of these classified projects has been as enthralling, and as awe inspiring, as the Apollo and Manhatt...
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I have a couple of complaints about our camp this weekend in Corvallis. 1. The OSU/Stanford game was at 4pm on Saturday which made it impossible to train twice and go to the game. I chose training. 2. I got a little poison ivy (or oak or sumak) on my legs. Beyond that it was fantastic. We had perfect weather, a sweet house and some really good training. I would have been happy to have camp continue on into this week.
Well, we made it back from our last camp in Lake Placid, NY without any problems. We were able to do some pretty intense workouts on some serious hills which is always nice at this time of year. We did all of our intervals uphill and took advantage of the OTC’s recovery center almost everyday. [...]
Video by the US Ski Team’s Torin Koos – Double Pole and Class Stride. Be sure to read the commentary below the video by US Ski Team Coach Justin Wadsworth. Commentary from Justin Wadsworth On the Double Pole Sections: This video footage was taken while doing Vo2 max work during an intensity block in Lake placid, New york. In the double poling, I want to see Torin stay forward with upperbody. With the group sprint...
Video by the US Ski Team’s Torin Koos – Skating with Liz Stephen. Be sure to read the commentary below the video by US Ski Team Coach Matt Whitcomb. Commentary with Matt Whitcomb The New Zealand on-snow footage with Liz comes from a threshold session. Liz does a fine job keeping a controlled intensity effort in actually very steep terrain. Notice how Liz is light on her feet and moves side to side very efficiently...
Registration for joining the Methow Valley Nordic Team is open!! In order to join the team download the a href="http://mvnordic.com/team/forms/EnrollmentForm09-10.doc"2009/2010 Enrollment Form/a and mail it in with your check or bring it to the approp...