Mens Skiathlon Photo Gallery, New Years Day 2012
FasterSkierJanuary 1, 2012
Here are some of our best images from the Tour de Ski men’s 20k skiathlon.
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Happy New Year
FasterSkierJanuary 1, 2012
The first race of the US Nationals Championships is tomorrow (Monday). We race every other day here in Rumford, Maine. There is no natural snow on the ground, but the race organizers have worked hard to make artificial snow and the 1.6km loop we are ...
Tour de Skiathlon
FasterSkierDecember 31, 2011
The Tour de Ski has been a rock 'em-sock 'em set of races so far. In addition to the crazy weather, we've seen an unusual number of crashes, ranging from the meaningless to Kikkan Randall's digger in the classic sprint today. And we've seen some unexpe...
Tour de Ski Day 3 – A to Zeller
FasterSkierDecember 31, 2011
December 31, 2011 A – AutoBahn: Driving fast, in the dark, en route to Oberstdorf. If you get the red ‘flash,’ you just earned yourself a speeding ticket (you’ll get it in the mail). We are unsure how many teams got tickets yesterday…. the numbers are still coming in… B – Birthday: Happy 29th Birthday Kikkan! C – Corny: Corny Big. The best German gas station candy bar eaten thus far while in Germany. D...
Home for the Holidays
FasterSkierDecember 31, 2011
There are so many great things about being home for the holidays. I especially enjoy skiing with the local junior kids and my past coaches, and past Olympians, Leslie Hall and Laura McCabe. It's so much fun to see kids skiing and havin...
Race Recap: Kowalczyk Two for Two in 2012 Tour, Bests Johaug in Oberhof Pursuit
FasterSkierDecember 31, 2011
OBERHOF, Germany – Two days into the 2012 Tour and Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) remains uunbeaten, looking more and more like the two-time Tour de Ski defending champion she is. Kowalczyk was locked into a battle through the last kilometer of the race, tailing a Norweigan over the crest of the final climb, before double poling past to win by .2 seconds. The battle however, was not with Marit Bjoergen as expected. Therese Johaug just missed...
Tour de Ski Day 2 — A to Zeller A – Axel: the Diesel Engine is back. He seems to have awakened from his nap of the last year. B – Big: Four BIG hills per 3 km lap. An anonymous Fasterskier reporter skied 6 laps beforehand and proceeded to tap out…Herring boning in front of World Cup fans is poor form. C – Crash: Men’s race, 200m before the finish. Talk about a cluster… D –...
Teichmannia
FasterSkierDecember 30, 2011
How unexpected was Teichmann's win in the Oberhof classic pursuit? Unexpected enough that none of the 187 guesses on XC Predictions included ol' Axel for any of the three podium spots. The wisdom of crowds? Of course, who'd have thought Teichmann had ...
Photo Gallery: Tour de Ski Ladies’ Prologue
FasterSkierDecember 30, 2011
The prologue is a grueling test of speed, strength and will. Here is a look at yesterday’s ladies’ race on a brutally difficult course as the much anticipated 2012 Tour de Ski got started.
Photo Gallery: Men’s Tour de Ski Prologue
FasterSkierDecember 30, 2011
As the second day gets started on the Tour de Ski, we take a visual look back at day one, the prologue.
A to Zeller: Tour de Ski Prologue
FasterSkierDecember 29, 2011
A – Awesome: One word to describe the first day of the Tour De Ski. You have to see it to believe it. B – Beer: Yes, the Germans take their beer seriously. In the Fasterskier apartment, beer greeted us. Chilled and waiting. C – Camera: R.I.P. Nat and Topher witnessed the camera on the 200m track on the big huge hill break free and run away from the video guys during warmups. It was...
Tour de Whee!
FasterSkierDecember 28, 2011
I love the Tour de Ski - always have (even when it was just a twinkle in Vegard Ulvang's eye), always will (even after Northug reels off five straight wins starting this year). I'm especially jazzed for the 2011-2012 edition, since it's the only ma...
Holiday with the USST
FasterSkierDecember 28, 2011
As the US Ski Team makes final preparations for the Tour de Ski they shared with us a glimpse of what their holiday looked like last weekend in Ramsau, Austria. Life on the road can be long and tiring, but it is great to have good friends and teammates to make things feel like they would back home.
BNS Prize Giveaway Contest – Win Skis, Boots, Poles and More
FasterSkierDecember 28, 2011
Boulder Nordic Sport (BNS) is launching its annual prize giveaway contest with some serious gear up for grabs this year. Prizes are coming from Fischer, Rossignol, One Way, Ski*Go and Holmenkol—skis, boots, poles, fluorinated waxes, waxing accessories and more are all on the table. In addition, we’re excited to announce that we will be giving away an entry to the 2012 Berkie that will come with our Elite Waxing Service at the race! To get...
Jon Schafer, from Steamboat Springs, Colorado was traveling with the US Nordic Combined Team and made a video to give us all a little insight as to what life on the road is like as a member of the US NoCo team.
Timed Workout at Craftsbury
FasterSkierDecember 27, 2011
Today we regrouped post-xmas for a timed effort with a strong group of skiers making the rounds up in Craftsbury on a new coat of snow. The hard work of the Craftsbury community is paying off in spades, with families, teams, and recreationa...
NNF pledges reach $83,000 for Cross-Country Pillar Projects
FasterSkierDecember 27, 2011
Salt Lake City, Utah – The National Nordic Foundation will invest an additional $25,000 in two Cross-Country Pillar Projects in its second round of 2011/2012 funding. Of this additional investment $13,000 will go toward subsidizing the World Junior Championships & Under 23 World Championships trip. $12,000 will do toward reducing World Cup expenses by athletes who have qualified to compete on the World Cup but are not funded by USSA or FIS. This brings the...
Toko: Using the Structurite
FasterSkierDecember 27, 2011
Toko is now on Google+. Click the logo to follow.
