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Team 17: Ukraine

Kieran JonesNovember 2, 2010

Ukraine Nations Cup Ranking: 17th (394 pts) Men: 19th (25 pts) Women: 11th (369 pts) 2010/2011 A Team (Best estimate) Men Ivan Bilosyuk Women Valentina Shevchenko Lada Nesterenko Zoya Zaviedieieva Maryna Antsybor Kateryna Grygorenko Tatjiana Zavalij What you may have missed last season Much of Ukraine’s success on the World Cup this season came from one woman – Valentina Shevchenko. While the 35 year old police officer never stood on the podium, and struggled every...

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Team 18: Japan

Kieran JonesNovember 1, 20103

Japan Nations Cup Ranking: 18th (353 pts) Men: 16th (163 pts) Women: 19th (190 pts) 2010/2011 A Team (Best estimate) Men Yuichi Onda Nobu Naruse Women Masako Ishida Madoka Natsumi What you may have missed last season: Two years ago, during the 2008-2009 World Cup season, the Japanese ski team made history. Masako Ishida became the first Japanese national to win a World Cup medal by

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No Prize Money for Bauer, Either; FIS Acknowledges ‘Lapse’

Nathaniel HerzNovember 1, 20101

A second athlete has not been paid more than $2,000 U.S. dollars owed to him under International Ski Federation (FIS) rules. When Russian cross-country skier Evgeni Dementiev was suspended for doping in 2009, FIS rules called for the redistribution of 4,375 Swiss francs in prize money that he won at that year’s edition of the Tour de Ski, after testing positive for performance-enhancing drug use. But in an e-mail to FasterSkier, Czech skier Lukas Bauer,...

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Madshus “Champion Moments” Photo Contest

FasterSkierNovember 1, 20104

recent interview with Alsgaard FasterSkier and Madshus bring you the “Champion Moments” Photo Contest. Submit your best photo featuring an Alsgaard-esque race moment. It does not have to be at the finish line, but it should be representative of Alsgaard’s race changing ability. Please include a clear description, as it will factor into the final judging. The winner will receive a pair of Madshus 100UHM poles, with smaller prizes for second and third!

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Team 19: Belarus

Kieran JonesOctober 31, 20105

Nations Cup Ranking: 19th (229 pts) Men: 15th (179 pts) Women: 20th (55 pts) 2010/2011 A Team (Best estimate) Men Sergei Dolidovitch Leanid Karneyenka Women Olga Vasiljonok Nastassia Dubarezava Alena Sannikova What you may have missed last season: Belarus very quietly made their way into spot number 19 on the Nations Cup. Dolidovitch and Karneyenka were regular starters who picked up the odd point where they could. The greatest success on the team came from...

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Team 20: Austria

Kieran JonesOctober 30, 2010

Austria Preview Nations Cup Ranking: 20th (229 pts) Men: 20th (19 pts) Women: 17th (210 pts) 2010/2011 A Team Men Markus Bader Aurelius Herburger Manuel Hirner Jurgen Pinter Women Katerina Smutna What you may have missed last season: Before it was all the rage to pile on the Russians for doping transgressions, the Austrians were the preferred whipping boys, and man, did they ever get whipped. This was mostly due to one exciting, in a...

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A (Long) First-Person Perspective on Homologation – It’s Easier and Harder than You Think!

Chelsea LittleOctober 30, 2010

Back in June, Nat Herz ran a piece on homologation called “It’s Not as Boring as You Think.” Since then, I’ve gone through most of the process while working for the Craftsbury Outdoor Center. Nat was right. It’s not boring. However, the relative ease or difficulty of some parts of the process took me by surprise. Since Nat introduced the concept of homologation on a theoretical level, I thought I would provide a first-person perspective...

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Surge and Sprint Like Northug

Inge ScheveOctober 30, 20101

According to skate technique expert Torgeir Bjørn, Petter Northug is best during the last ten minutes of a race. Bjørn, who is the technique coach with the Norwegian national biathlon team, explains that this is the part of the race where technique matters the most. Petter Northug agrees with Bjørn, and says that basic core strength is a determining factor in being able to finish ski races on top. “Up until 2008 I wasn’t particularly...

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USST Goes Black for 2010-2011

Nathaniel HerzOctober 29, 201024

In the sport of cross-country skiing, most people would agree that competing with New Zealand is probably smarter than picking a fight with Norway. Consequently, the U.S. Ski Team (USST) will be wearing black suits for the upcoming season, eschewing the red spandex that has been the norm for the past few years. After any number of years of being drowned out by a sea of Norwegian crimson, U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association Nordic Director...

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NENSA Releases Andy Newell Training DVD

FasterSkierOctober 29, 2010

NEW DVD- Cross Country Skiing Dryland Drills and Fundamentals

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European Races Scored to the USSA NRL List

FasterSkierOctober 29, 2010

As per the 2011 Comp guide, USSA will score certain FIS & Continental Cup events in Europe to the National Ranking List (NRL), as well as them being scored to the FIS points list. This is a dramatic increase in the number of weekends (from 2 to 10) that will be scored to support the national development strategies being called out by the U.S. Ski Team and club coaches nationwide. USSA European NRL events 2011...

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Team 21: Spain

Kieran JonesOctober 29, 20103

Spain Nations Cup Ranking: 21st (33 pts) Men: 18th (33 pts) Women: N/A 2010/2011 World Cup Team (Best estimate) Men Vincenc Villarula Diego Ruiz Women Laura Orgue What You May Have Missed Last Season: On the World Cup, the Spanish were incredibly quiet most of the year. But like a couple of teams (see Canada, Sweden), they had a proportionally impressive Olympics. Vincenc Villarula finished in 31, a heart-breaking .1 behind Jean-Marc Gaillard and a...

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Matt Dayton: First Jump at Age 19, Olympics at 25

Nathaniel HerzOctober 29, 20101

Ski jumpers don’t usually begin their careers at age 25. Nor do they progress from their first-ever jump all the way up to an Olympic-sized 90-meter hill in the course of one year. But that’s exactly what Australian cross-country skier Ben Sim is trying to do. There aren’t many athletes out there who have taken an approach like Sim’s and met with much success. But in the U.S., there’s one: Matt Dayton, who took up...

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Australian Nordic Combined Program Takes Flight

Nathaniel HerzOctober 29, 2010

One year ago, Australian nordic combined didn’t even exist as a sport. But over the last few months, the country’s program has been gathering steam not just Down Under, but in both hemispheres. Ben Sim, the cross-country skier attempting to make the crossover to nordic combined, has been making consistent progress on ski jumps in Lake Placid and Park City. And in Australia, officials at two ski resorts responded “favorably” to a visit from an...

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Team 22: The People’s Republic of China

Kieran JonesOctober 28, 2010

People’s Republic of China Nations Cup Ranking: 22nd (20 pts) Men: 22nd (8 pts) Women: 21st (12 pts) People’s Republic of China Nations Cup Ranking: 22nd (20 pts) Men: 22nd (8 pts) Women: 21st (12 pts) 2010/2011 World Cup Team (Best estimate) Men Qinghai Sun Xu Wenlong Women Li Hongxue Dandan Man What you may have missed last season: The Tour de Ski China. In the 2010 edition, the Chinese took city sprints to an...

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Bergkonig Trail Run: November 6, 2010

FasterSkierOctober 28, 2010

5K/10K Trail Run, Walk or Nordic Walk – This exciting new event at Lapham Peak State Park in Delafield, Wisconsin will utilize both the park trails and the ice age trail. It will start and finish by the Evergreen Shelter. The word Bergkönig means “Mountain King” in German. For those of you who are not familiar with the park, the course involves numerous hill climbs, technical sections, and flights of stairs. The race should be...

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Fairbanks Tour de Ski: Every Stride Counts

Inge ScheveOctober 28, 2010

A mini tour is more than just three days of racing. The strategic and tactical elements require racers to pace for the whole tour starting with the first event. Every stride, every pole plant counts. That’s an important lesson, as the tour format gains hold on the FIS schedules.

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One Way Sport OY Acquires Nordic Trade, Inks Deal With Vasaloppet

FasterSkierOctober 27, 2010

The Finnish Nordic Sports company ONE WAY Sport OY, with headquarters in Helsinki, on Wednesday acquired the Swedish Sport distribution company NORDIC TRADE Development AB. NORDIC TRADE Development AB is one of the fastest growing distribution companies in Sweden with a strong brand and product portfolio besides the ONE WAY brand. The company has developed to one of the leading suppliers in nordic sports during the last years. The acquisition is part of the ONE...

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Kikkan Randall Wants to Win a Distance Race

FasterSkierOctober 27, 2010

FIS Cross-Country News: The end of October is coming near. How would you summarize your off-season preparation? Kikkan Randall: It has been a very good season of preparation although quite different from the previous years. I did a bit more traveling which gave me the advantage of some new training partners in Europe and Canada, and overall it was very beneficial to see and do some different things. Because of more travel the summer and...

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Jauhojaervi Still Waiting for Cash After Dementiev DQ

Nathaniel HerzOctober 27, 2010

Hidden away 50 pages into the International Ski Federation’s (FIS’s) anti-doping rules is a policy that has received little publicity in the charged debate surrounding performance-enhancing drug use. “As a condition of regaining eligibility after being found to have committed an anti-doping rule violation,” it reads, “[an] Athlete must first repay all prize money forfeited.” After the 2009 Tour de Ski, Finland’s Sami Jauhojaervi stood to benefit from the application of that rule. In that race,...

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