The Bend Bulletin reports that Olympians Torin Koos (USST) and Lars Flora (APUNSC) will race the 33rd annual Pole, Pedal, Paddle in Bend, Oregon tomorrow. The PPP consists of an alpine ski, 8K cross-country ski, 22-mile bike ride, 10K run, 2K canoe/kayak, and half-kilometer sprint — on a course from Mount Bachelor to the Les Schwab Amphitheater in Bend. Other top participants include three-time definding champion Marshall Greene as well as Zach Violett and Brayton...
Nobody was shocked that Kikkan Randall and her coach at Alaska Pacific University, Erik Flora, were named the top cross-country skier and top international coach by the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association on Tuesday. “Frankly,” said Tom Kelly, vice president of USSA, “it was a no-brainer.” After all, they’re both repeat winners — though Flora was named top domestic coach last time. They both contributed to Randall’s historic silver medal performance at the Nordic World...
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The inaugural Alberta World Cup Academy team stormed the 2009 Canadian Cross Country Skiing Championships last March taking top spots on every day of the week-long competition. In total, the team of 15 athletes collected 22 medals and 3 overall Canadian Titles. The team also collected an additional 5 medals in the University category. Leading up to the 2009 Nationals, athletes posted numerous successes while racing at home and in Europe with six qualifying for...
The following is the USSA’s preliminary list of nominations for the 2010 U.S. Cross Country Ski Team. The nominations include those active athletes who qualified based on published selection criteria. The USSA will announce the actual team roster later this spring, naming those athletes who accept the responsibilities of being a part of the U.S. Ski Team and are planning to compete in the 2009-10 season. This year, the U.S. Ski Team coaches are reserving...
FasterSkier Biathlete of the Year The FasterSkier Biathlete of the Year is awarded to the top North American biathletes. Biathlete of the Year (men): Tim Burke (USA). Burke repeats as the male winner of the Biathlete of the Year Award. He started slowly, not cracking the top 20 in a World Cup race until late January. But he came on strong, showing the form that has made him the top North American biathlete for the...
Donner Summit, CA – Sugar Bowl Academy now provides a full service program for competitive cross country skiers, giving them the opportunity to maximize their athletic potential without compromising their academic standards. While the details will be specific to cross country racers, the program will be based on the same premise that has brought success to SBA’s alpine student-athletes. The boarding and day student program will be designed around a flexible yet demanding college preparatory...
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FasterSkier Continental Skier of the Year The Continental Skier of the Year is given to the skiers who race primarily in North America with top results on either the US SuperTour or the Canadian Nor-Am series. Continental Skier of the Year (women): Kristina Strandberg (SWE). Strandberg, racing for XC Oregon and the Saab Salomon Factory Team, is the first repeat winner, dominating the US SuperTour for the second consecutive season. Strandberg more than doubled the...
PARK CITY, UT – World Championship gold medalists Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, CO) and Lindsey Van (Park City, UT) will be honored for athletic excellence as recipients of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association’s Athlete of the Year Awards at the annual awards presentation May 15 at USSA Congress 2008 in Park City. The trio will be joined by World Championship silver medalist Kikkan Randall (Anchorage, AK) and World Cup snowboardcross...
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FasterSkier Collegiate Skier of the Year The Collegiate Skier of the Year award posed the biggest challenge this year. There were no clear-cut winners who distanced themselves from the rest of the field and a strong case could be made for any number of skiers. Performance at the NCAA National Championships was a major factor in picking the winners. Collegiate Skier of the Year (women): Antje Maempel (GER). Last year the Women’s Collegiate Skier of...
The MVNT took advantage of the last weekend of grooming at the 2010 Olympic Nordic trails for a perfect weekend of skiing in the Cost Mtns of British Columbia. Many of the athletes also honed their skills on the Biathlon range shooting next to the U.S....
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FasterSkier Rookie of the Year It is hard to define a “rookie” in cross-country skiing. First year on the World Cup? First season as a senior? First year in college? First year skiing? We keep it loose and give the award to skiers who take a major step forward while moving up to a new level of competition. Rookie of the Year (men): Alex Harvey (CAN). Despite three World Cup starts last year, it wasn’t...
The Tour de Ski continues to evolve heading into the 4th running of the event. Several changes are on tap for next year, including a later start date. The Tour will now start on January 1st. In past years, the first race has been held as early as the 27th of December. FIS Cross-Country Race Director, Jurg Capol, told Langde.se that the hope is to hold a more significant Opening Ceremony on New Years Eve...
(NORTH LAKE TAHOE, California/Nevada) – If you have any memorabilia from the 1960 Winter Olympic Games in Squaw Valley or are a collector of skiing artifacts that tell about the history of winter sports in the Western United States, a group planning a new museum in Lake Tahoe wants to know about your collections. The Squaw Valley Ski Museum Foundation is pleased to announce it has commenced a master planning process for a proposed new...
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Stina & I hosted our inaugural training camp this weekend for girls in the old-enough-to-roller-ski-but-young-enough-to-respect-us age bracket. We had a small group but it allowed for great customization and we got to work with each of our athletes (I ...