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In 6 days the Wedgewood Resort US Cross Country Ski Championships/Tour of the Golden Heart will kick off on the Jim Whisenhant Ski Trails at Birch Hill Recreation Area in Fairbanks. The Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks is ramping up to host and support the biggest week of racing in Fairbanks since the 1984 FIS Men’s World Cup race, won by Gunde Svan. Confirmed entries to date include most of the US Ski Team, including...
I recently did an interview about Trondheim for SkiTrax's website with Nathan Schultz. Click the link and read it, if you're into it.
I recently did an interview about Trondheim for SkiTrax's website with Nathan Schultz. Click the link and read it, if you're into it.
In attempt to get back on Alaska-time and off east-coast-time I laid down for a nap at 5:30pm thinking when I got up I would be able to keep my eyes open a little later. That "little nap" turned into a 14hrs snooze-fest, where I didn't wake up until 7:30 the next morning. I guess that's an even better way of adjusting to a time zone and recovering from a week of 5 races.I feel like my fitness
The freestyle prologues at Falun - 2.5km for women, 3.3km for men - are going to be interesting. They're akin to the Tour de Ski prologues in Oberhof on December 27 (which were run over 3.7km for men and 2.8km for women) with the lung-busting difference that the Falun races are essentially just out-and-back climbs up the Mordarbacken. (men's course map - women's course map) You remember last
Phil Bowen: The first I remember of you was at a twisty, turny 800m sprint race in Silverstar, BC. You ended up in the final vs. Carl Swenson, who was winning every time he strapped on skate skis those days. Was that your first big result? When did you begin to really dedicate yourself to ski racing? Because it seems like you have a lot of other interests… Andy Newell: Yeah… that sprint was awesome!...
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Apparently all the cool kids do live coverage now, but I swear I didn't know FS was doing it when I started watching my illicit NRK steam. This internet business is getting intense.. I'll see your live blog and raise you a... um... live recap? With more typos? Who knows. Anyway....Women's quarters were totally predictable until --Petra's quaterfinal -- she put her tips straight into
Rebecca Dussault (Saab Salomon Factory Team) skied to a 58 second win over Brooke Gosling in women’s 30km Mass Start at Canadian Nationals. Ekaterina Vinogradova was third and Shayla Swanson fourth. In the men’s 50km, Gord Jewett edged Mike Sinnott (Saab Salomon Factory Team) by 2.9 seconds. Noah Hoffman was just 6.5 seconds back in third, and Graham Nishikawa +7.7 in fourth. The following is Dussault’s recap of the race:
A group of athletes including Hans Halvorsen, Elena Luethi, John McGlenn, David Sinclair, and Daniel Moore are traveling to Europe today. We're headed to Austria (Kossen) for a couple days of training before going to Northern Italy (Mals) for a week of...
FasterSkier will attempt to provide live coverage of the today’s World Cup sprint in Stockholm. If the internet holds up, you can check back here, for in race reports. Coverage will start at around 10:15 Eastern Standard Time (3:15 Central European Time)
What do you do with your hard earned fitness now that the big races are over? Have you ever wondered how far you could ski? March might be the time to find out. This spring there are a variety of events providing the opportunity to celebrate the completion of the major races and also push ourselves in ways that typically don’t mesh with mid season training. March 15th is the 4th Annual North Routt...
This past weekend Maria and I were able to head back to Rhinelander to participate in the Judy Swank Memorial Ski at the Northwood’s Golf Course. As many of you know, Judy was my high school ski coach; however, she was much more than just my first ski coach. She was a mentor and all-around wonderful [...]
There was a lot going on this past week. The NCAA Championships were held in Rumford, ME, the Junior Olympics took place in Truckee, CA, and the Canadian National Championships happened in Duntroon, ON. Unfortunately, I did not participate in any of these events, but I have been having a good time and getting some [...]
This weekend's climactic 50k race in Trondheim saw an unheralded skier of Finnish extraction rise to the top of a competitive field. Yeah, Jauhojarvi won the race itself, but this son of Finland managed to eke out another win in the ultra-competitive test of knowledge about World Cup ski racing, a.k.a. the Nordic Commentary Project "World Cup Prediction Challenge." In the interest of transparency
One small step, a limp, and another small step, limp, step, limp… Thats how I get around these days! The good news is that I’m getting around! Its not fast, its not pretty, and it can get pretty painful, but I can get out of bed and hobble a few laps around my moms tiny house before [...]
If we were an actual news outlet we would have had this post up Saturday afternoon, however, writing an actual recap of an event that is virtually impossible to view in the USA takes a bit of time. Admittedly it can be gotten live if you're deft with your peer-to-peer-tv internetting, but I was busy getting crushed at Bretton Woods during that time, so live viewing was out. Thanks to the
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I got an email from Trond Flagstad, head coach of the UAA Nordic Ski Team. Trond sent some last minute skis for a grind before NCAA Championships, and Ultratune shipped the skis directly to Rumford Maine, where they arrived the day before the skate rac...