I considered Thursday's freestyle sprints to be hors d'œuvres for the rest of the World Championships, so I was happy the semis and the finals were all excellent competitions - even if the North Americans did not quite ski up to expectations. Marit Bj...
I considered Thursday's freestyle sprints to be hors d'œuvres for the rest of the World Championships, so I was happy the semis and the finals were all excellent competitions - even if the North Americans did not quite ski up to expectations. Marit Bj...
I considered Thursday's freestyle sprints to be hors d'œuvres for the rest of the World Championships, so I was happy the semis and the finals were all excellent competitions - even if the North Americans did not quite ski up to expectations. Marit Bj...
I considered Thursday's freestyle sprints to be hors d'œuvres for the rest of the World Championships, so I was happy the semis and the finals were all excellent competitions - even if the North Americans did not quite ski up to expectations. Marit Bj...
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OSLO, Norway – Jessica Jerome (Park City, UT) led U.S. women’s ski jumpers in a thick as pea soup fog that proved unnerving for many as the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo hit day two with the women’s jumping event. Gusty winds engaged the athletes in a battle of wills against Mother Nature. Jerome was 14th. Defending World Champion Lindsey Van (Park City, UT), who had been strong in training, jumped short in...
Marty Hall (MH)– Hi Dave, it’s been 9 months since your departure from the Canadian National Team, what’s been happening with you and your career—bring us up to speed? Dave Wood (DW)—In the spring I began working with the Black Jack Ski Club in Rossland, BC. The program here has younger skiers ages 13 to 17, all in high school. We have an ideal natural environment for Cross country skiers in Rossland. Most of the...
OSLO, Norway – Austria’s Daniela Iraschko emerged through the heavy fog and wind to take the gold medal in the second World Championships ever to allow women to compete in ski jumping. Italy’s Elena Runggaldier captured silver and France’s Coline Mattel took the bronze. It wasn’t the bluebird day that elite women ski jumpers and their supporters from around the world had hoped for at the World Championships. Jumpers said they could barely see their coaches...
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 in Oslo will feature one of the most comprehensive anti-doping programs at a major international sports event following the Olympic Winter Games. In addition to in-competition testing after all competitions, the program includes a significant out-of-competition testing program, implemented in conjunction with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Similar programs were already executed prior to the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships since 2003 and the Olympic Winter Games in...
Health problems related to smoke and pollution in the ski waxing rooms have attracted increased attention in recent years. Leading researchers in this field come from Sweden and Norway. Invited by Inggard Lereim, head of medical and anti-doping for the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Oslo 2011, these researchers presented their latest results for doctors, head coaches and leaders of the team service teams in a special research seminar on the topic held in Holmenkollen...
OSLO, Norway – Steel grey skies greeted jumpers once again Thursday in the final day of training before the women’s ski jump at the 2011 FIS Nordic Ski World Championships. American Lindsey Van (Park City, UT) will seek to defend the title she won in the 2009 debut of the event, while the IOC watches closely to take a final look before a hopeful decision for inclusion in 2014. A field of 43 jumpers from...
Hi Everyone, I’m in Antholz, Italy at the moment. Tim and I have been here for a little over a week following the conclusion of the Fort Kent World Cup. It was nice to be home in the USA for three weeks and I was fortunate to have some good results at both of the [...]
Hi Everyone, I’m in Antholz, Italy at the moment. Tim and I have been here for a little over a week following the conclusion of the Fort Kent World Cup. It was nice to be home in the USA for three weeks and I was fortunate to have some good results at both of the [...]
Hi Everyone, I’m in Antholz, Italy at the moment. Tim and I have been here for a little over a week following the conclusion of the Fort Kent World Cup. It was nice to be home in the USA for three weeks and I was fortunate to have some good results at both of the [...]
Hi Everyone, I’m in Antholz, Italy at the moment. Tim and I have been here for a little over a week following the conclusion of the Fort Kent World Cup. It was nice to be home in the USA for three weeks and I was fortunate to have some good results at both of the [...]
Sure, there is snow on the ground all around the country, we are skiing and having fun… the last thing we are thinking about is roller-skiing, but if you will be in need of new roller-skis when the roads dry you can get the lowest prices of the season with this Birkie special. These coupons will also be distributed at the RollerskiShop booth at the Birkie. The coupon code expires pretty quickly so you have...
Today we raced in the Birkie Elite Sprints in Hayward, Wisconsin. It was a little bit like the sprints on the Common before the marathon, but only two skiers raced at a time, and the cones were realllllly close to each other. I went in the very first heat, against my former Dartmouth teammate Audrey [...]
FORECAST Today- Mostly Sunny throughout the day with a forecasted high of 25ºF. Tonight- Mostly Cloudy with a low of 4ºF. Calm wind. Friday Feb. 25th- Mostly Cloudy with a 20% chance of snow showers. Forecasted high of 14ºF. North wind of 5 mph. Friday Night- Mostly Cloudy with a 20% of snow showers. Forecasted low of -4ºF. Calm wind. Saturday Feb. 26th- Mostly Cloudy with 20% of snow showers. Forecasted high of 16ºF. Southwest...
With less than two weeks to go, skiers everywhere are getting ready for the 2011 Tour of Anchorage. On Sunday March 6, thousands of skiers will participate in the largest ski race in Alaska, and what many claim is the second largest ski race in North America. Many elite athletes consider the Tour to be the pinnacle of their season’s training and you can expect to find nearly all the big name Alaska skiers participating—just...
With or without Andrus Veerpalu, the Oslo World Ski Championships are underway. A New Zealander and a Dane won today's qualifying races, but I think the freestyle sprint podiums will include the usual suspects:I can't wait...