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Preview: With Several Athletes Knocking on the Door, USST Faces Usual Dilemma for 2012

Nathaniel HerzApril 20, 2011

The U.S. Cross-Country Ski Team (USST) for the 2011-2012 season is expected to be announced in a few hours, according to John Farra, the program’s director. The nominations haven’t been made public yet, but in making them, Farra and Chris Grover, the USST head coach, have faced a familiar dilemma: add a number of athletes to the squad, and dilute an always-tight budget, or preserve the higher levels of support that come with a smaller...

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Nordic Olympians Clinic Local Skiers
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Nordic Olympians Clinic Local Skiers

FasterSkierApril 19, 2011

Thanks to the Cross Country Ski Areas Association Convention taking place last week, our area was visited by the three most celebrated Nordic skiers in the United States in the last 30 years: U.S. Ski Team members Kris Freeman, Kikkan Randall, and Andrew Newell.  Through the sponsorship of Fischer Skis and Swix Sport, the 3 U.S. Ski Teamers conducted a couple of clinics for both old and young at Northstar-at-Tahoe Cross Country Ski Area. Almost...

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Canadian Kuhn Ends Ski Racing Career
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Canadian Kuhn Ends Ski Racing Career

Kieran JonesApril 18, 2011

If you’re a male looking for a spot on the Canadian National Ski Team (CNST), you may be in luck, because this season there may be a few open spots. In addition to George Grey retiring, veteran sprinter Stefan Kuhn has opted to step away from his ski racing career. “When I made my comeback, my goal was always the Olympics,” said Kuhn in a recent interview with FasterSkier. “To have succeeded in that goal,...

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Changing of the Guard in French Skiing

Chelsea LittleApril 16, 20112

When Emmanuel Jonnier, a thirteen-year veteran of the French national team, announced his retirement earlier this month, it was picked up by every major news source in his home country. But even then, it was nothing compared to the coverage his teammate, Vincent Vittoz, got two weeks prior when he announced his own retirement – which had happened at about the same time that Roberto Gal, the team’s Italian head coach, also declared that he...

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Gaiazova Wraps Up Another Successful Season

Kieran JonesApril 15, 2011

When Canadian National Ski Team (CNST) member Dasha Gaiazova finished her season a little less than a month ago, it ended a hectic run of racing for the emerging star. In two years, Gaiazova had notched her first Olympic experience, earned her first World Cup medal, qualified for 5 of 7 World Cup sprints, finished 20th at the World Championships sprint in Oslo, Norway, and finished 31st in the Sprint Cup standings. “It feels good...

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Canadian Stalwart George Grey Retires
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Canadian Stalwart George Grey Retires

Kieran JonesApril 12, 20112

If you’ve been paying attention to skiing in North America over the past 10 years, you should know the name George Grey. While he has never shushed the crowd in Oslo, or wailed on a ski air guitar, the low-key Grey has been one of Canada’s best male skiers over the past decade. At 32 years old Grey has been a fixture on the Canadian World Cup team, earning 78 starts in locations from Canmore,...

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Kilroy Takes Reins as CCC Athlete Director

Kieran JonesApril 11, 2011

Greg Kilroy started his ski season as an average 20 year-old university skier in Thunder Bay, Ontario. He trained hard, focused on school, and rooted for Devon Kershaw and Alex Harvey on the World Cup. But by April, the hard-working athlete from a small town in Northern Ontario found himself in a much bigger role – a seat on the Cross Country Canada (CCC) Board of Directors as the new Athlete Director. Kilroy came into...

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World Cup Finals Format Could Change in 2012

Nathaniel HerzApril 11, 20112

The tour format adopted over the past few years by the International Ski Federation (FIS) has been credited with injecting some excitement and suspense into cross-country skiing—the idea being that lumping different lengths and styles of races into one big event can lead to prolonged, back-and-forth battles and compelling storylines. But this season’s World Cup Final, a four-day mini-tour in Sweden? A total snoozefest. In the last stage, a handicap start that sent skiers out...

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U.S. Biathlon Association Nominates 2011-12 National Team

Chelsea LittleApril 9, 2011

The International Competition Committee of the U.S. Biathlon Association (USBA) has announced their nominations for the 2011-2012 national team. While the men’s team will keep its eight-athlete quota, the women’s team will grow from four to six, thanks to the success of the U.S. women at all levels of competition this year.   Five athletes achieved the A1 criteria and are nominated to receive USBA’s highest level of support. The three women include Laura Spector,...

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