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Boulder Lake was a really hard race this year. The conditions were my worst kind, cold and very slow. I’m a technical skier, not a power skier, and tend to do better on technical courses with lots of transitions and fast conditions where I can really...

Boulder Lake was a really hard race this year. The conditions were my worst kind, cold and very slow. I’m a technical skier, not a power skier, and tend to do better on technical courses with lots of transitions and fast conditions where I can really...

The Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity (CAAWS) announced today its Most Influential Women (MIW) List for 2010 to highlight the leadership, strength and accomplishments of Canadian women who made a significant impact in sport and physical activity in 2010. The objective of the MIW List is to inspire and motivate other women and girls to take leading roles in sport and physical activity – at the community, provincial,...

I left Hayward, WI 67 days ago on November 11th to travel to 7 different training/racing venues and compete in 7 races. Today I flew back to the Midwest and tomorrow I am headed home to unpack my bags and recharge for a few days. Minneapolis has more...

I left Hayward, WI 67 days ago on November 11th to travel to 7 different training/racing venues and compete in 7 races. Today I flew back to the Midwest and tomorrow I am headed home to unpack my bags and recharge for a few days. Minneapolis has more...

I left Hayward, WI 67 days ago on November 11th to travel to 7 different training/racing venues and compete in 7 races. Today I flew back to the Midwest and tomorrow I am headed home to unpack my bags and recharge for a few days. Minneapolis has more...

I left Hayward, WI 67 days ago on November 11th to travel to 7 different training/racing venues and compete in 7 races. Today I flew back to the Midwest and tomorrow I am headed home to unpack my bags and recharge for a few days. Minneapolis has more...

Wow, it has been way too long since my last post! My apologies! It has been a busy few weeks of traveling, racing and more traveling! As you probably recall from my last post, we had U.S. Nationals in Rumford, Maine the beginning of the month. It w...

Wow, it has been way too long since my last post! My apologies! It has been a busy few weeks of traveling, racing and more traveling! As you probably recall from my last post, we had U.S. Nationals in Rumford, Maine the beginning of the month. It w...

Wow, it has been way too long since my last post! My apologies! It has been a busy few weeks of traveling, racing and more traveling! As you probably recall from my last post, we had U.S. Nationals in Rumford, Maine the beginning of the month. It w...

Wow, it has been way too long since my last post! My apologies! It has been a busy few weeks of traveling, racing and more traveling! As you probably recall from my last post, we had U.S. Nationals in Rumford, Maine the beginning of the month. It w...

Wow, it has been way too long since my last post! My apologies! It has been a busy few weeks of traveling, racing and more traveling! As you probably recall from my last post, we had U.S. Nationals in Rumford, Maine the beginning of the month. It w...

Last week was a great validation of what I've known about my abilities as a skier; as Torin so aptly put it after Saturday's race, to pop a top-10 result at Nationals after spending all fall fighting off mono and not training is no mean feat.After the ...

GUNNISON-CRESTED BUTTE, Colo. — The 25th annual Alley Loop Nordic Marathon on Feb. 5 not only is the highest-altitude Nordic marathon in the United States, it reflects the athletic and free-spirited nature of Crested Butte, Colo.  This American Birkebeiner qualifying race starts and finishes in the heart of Crested Butte on Elk Avenue (a National Historic District since 1974) and winds its way through streets, alleyways and Nordic trail system located on the outskirts of...

Swix – A perfect wax and tool, for each snow condition. Ski Team Starter Wax Box – The Necessities T00785  Cross Country Profile Travel Kit Ideal portable/traveling ski profile system.  Create your own ski bench anywhere. T73110 “T73” Performance Waxing Iron 8mm plate provides stable and accurate iron temperatures.  Adjust temperature setting from 100ºC to 165ºC, covers the complete Swix Cera Nova wax line. I0067  I67 Base Cleaner Keep your ski bases and sidewalls clean...

Lake Placid, NY:  EISA coaches and athletes return from racing and training around the country to compete in Lake Placid at the St. Lawrence Carnival.   For a second year in a row EISA racing starts with the St. Lawrence Carnival.  All of the races this weekend are NCAA Qualifiers. Alpine races at Whiteface Mountain include a Friday Giant Slalom and a Saturday Slalom.  The Giant Slalom will he held on Thruway/Drapers Drop and the...

HINTERZARTEN, Germany – Jessica Jerome prolonged her streak of top-five finishes, and Lindsey Van nabbed another third place in Continental Cup competition Wednesday in Hinterzarten, Germany, amid poor weather conditions. Hinterzarten hosted two competitions Wednesday, the first a makeup from Sunday’s canceled event in Schonach. Heavy snowfall plagued Wednesday’s second comp, which was decided by only one jump. In the first comp, Austria’s Daniela Iraschko took the win, while France’s Coline Mattel won the second...