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Canadian Tour Decision Came Despite Study Recommendation, Documents Show

Nathaniel HerzJune 16, 20101

Cross Country Canada’s decision not to host the continent’s first-ever Tour de Ski-style stage race in February, 2012, came despite the recommendation of an independent feasibility study commissioned by the government of Alberta, documents obtained by FasterSkier show. The study, a preliminary version of which was delivered to Cross Country Canada (CCC), the International Ski Federation (FIS), and other stakeholders in early May, urged the organizations to “immediately proceed” with the planning necessary to host...

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NTG Camp Update: Agony Hill Time Trial

Topher SabotJune 14, 2010

The first annual National Training Group (NTG) camp in Park City is underway, and participants were challenged early on with the infamous Agony Hill Time Trial on the first day. Alexa Turzian (SVSEF/CU) and Caitlin Patterson (Alaska Winter Stars/UVM) tied in the women’s race, both posting a time of 18:40.  Kate Dolan (BSF/DU) finished third, 40 seconds back. Scott Patterson (Alaska Winter Stars/UVM) edged Reid Pletcher (SVSEF/CU) by two seconds in the men’s event, clocking...

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CXC Gears up for 2011

Maddy WendtJune 14, 2010

Big changes to the team roster and the coaching staff are this spring’s news for the Central Cross-Country Ski Association (CXC). 18 athletes and three coaches will comprise the 2011 team for one of North America’s largest and fastest-growing clubs. Vacating the post of head coach that he held since the formation of CXC in 2006, Bryan Fish has accepted a position with the US Ski Team (USST) as Continental Cup coach. Jason Cork will...

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FIS Mulls Changes to Sprint Events at Major Championships

Kieran JonesJune 14, 20105

At the recent International Ski Federation (FIS) Congress in Turkey, one of the hot button topics was the future of the team sprint event. In a recent e-mail, U.S. Ski Team Athlete Representative Kikkan Randall informed FasterSkier that a proposal was put forth to change the sprint racing formula for major championships. The proposed change was to remove the team sprint in favor of a second individual sprint, or add a second individual sprint in...

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BiathlonGeneralNewsNordic CombinedRacingRegional / LocalWorld Cup

Lake Placid Venues at Risk In Proposed NY State Budget Cuts

Nathaniel HerzJune 10, 20101

Lake Placid’s cross country, biathlon and ski jumping venues face the possibility of closure if the state does not appropriate money later this month. The Lake Placid Daily News reported in March that New York’s Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA), was at risk of losing all of its state funding for the coming fiscal year. The aid, approximately $6.6 million last year, comprises some 20 percent of ORDA’s budget. A member of ORDA’s board of...

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NCAA Champion Gelso Set to Join Sun Valley

Nathaniel HerzJune 10, 201030

Champions may be made in the summer, but if Matt Gelso is any proof, they don’t have to be made on rollerskis. Gelso, the 2010 NCAA champion in the 10 k classic, detests rollerskiing. It’s dangerous, he says, and it can cause compartment syndrome. And it hurts his elbows. “If there’s one thing that’s going to make me quit skiing, it’s going to be too much rollerskiing in the summer,” Gelso said. But while collegiate...

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Daehlie returns to the circuit

Inge ScheveJune 9, 2010

NORWAY – Bjoern Daehlie is back, this time as the architect of a new sprint cup that will take place in the spring, and includes city center circuits in Trondheim (NOR), Oestersund (SWE) and Aare (SWE). “We are hoping to create a fun season wrap series where we bring together the top sprinter racers in the world for a top notch race series with a decent prize purse,” Daehlie says to the Swedish web site

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FIS Gives Go-Ahead to New World Tour Championships

Nathaniel HerzJune 8, 20102

With no World Championships or Olympics scheduled for the winter of 2011-2012, some ski fans may be planning on going into hibernation for the year. But they better not buy their sleeping pills just yet. During its meetings in Turkey last week, the International Ski Federation (FIS) approved a proposal for a new kind of World Championships: one modeled on the Tour de Ski—the bicycle-style stage race that has taken hold and garnered big TV...

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Canada Releases Race Calendar for 2010-2011; Features Three Mini-Tours

Kieran JonesJune 8, 2010

The 2010-2011 Cross Country Canada (CCC) Race Events Calendar, while still in draft stages, is heavy on new formats. Three mini-tours are slated for the upcoming season, and while none of them are completely finalized, it would mark the first time in NorAm and Canadian history that such races would be held—much less three in one season.  But tours have risen in popularity around the world since the inception of the Tour de Ski in...

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Randall wins Norwegian roller ski opener

Inge ScheveJune 6, 2010

Askim, NORWAY – Kikkan Randall (USST) beat both Norway’s sprint stars Guro Strøm Solli and Ella Gjømle Berg in the Norwegian roller ski cup opener Saturday. The opener event consisted of a 200-meter sprint qualifier and city criterium finals heat in the morning, followed by an 1130-meter uphill time trial qualifier and final heats in the afternoon. Randall beat Strøm Solli by 0.3 seconds in the 200-meter qualifier, and then again with a solid 27.3...

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MWSC’s Healthy Hometown Program Receives International Recognition

FasterSkierJune 5, 2010

ANTALYA, Turkey – The International Ski Federation honored the Maine Winter Sports Center’s “Healthy Hometowns” program with second place in its global FIS SnowKidz Awards. The award was presented at the conclusion of the weeklong FIS Congress in Antalya, Turkey. The program, which earned the USSA’s Russell Wilder Award a year ago for contributions to youth, was among eight finalists worldwide. The top prize went to Norway with its Barnas Skiklubb (kids ski club) program....

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NTG Training Camp Preview: New camp targets juniors and coaches
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NTG Training Camp Preview: New camp targets juniors and coaches

June 4, 20102

Tomorrow fifteen of the top junior nordic athletes from around the country will amass in Park City for an intensive ten days of physical and educational training with the U.S. Ski Team. 25 athletes were named to this National Training Group (NTG) by the USST based on racing results from last season’s Junior National, U.S. National, U23 and World Junior Championships. The goal of the camp, say USST Coaches Chris Grover and Matt Whitcomb, is...

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FIS Sanctions Russian Federation; “Onus is on Them”
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FIS Sanctions Russian Federation; “Onus is on Them”

Nathaniel HerzJune 4, 20101

After seven Russian athletes were suspended in the past year for doping violations, the International Ski Federation (FIS) has voted to sanction the country’s national ski association, despite arguments that the program has already cleaned up its act. “The onus is on them to demonstrate their commitment to anti-doping,” FIS Secretary General Sarah Lewis wrote in an e-mail. At its council meetings in Turkey on Thursday, FIS levied a $154,000 fine against the Russian Ski...

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BiathlonGeneralNewsRacingRegional / LocalWorld Cup

Maine Lands Second Biathlon World Cup As Lake Placid Bows Out

Nathaniel HerzJune 3, 20104

AUGUSTA, Maine – Presque Isle, Maine, will get a World Cup weekend of its own next winter, officials announced Wednesday morning. In a press conference at Maine Governor John Baldacci’s office, Nordic Heritage Sport Club Chairman Tim Vernon said that his organization would be stepping up to the plate to host a second World Cup weekend in Northern Maine, to go along with a previously-scheduled race in Fort Kent. The competition now set for Presque...

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Randall Gears Up for Rollerski Sprint in Norway

Inge ScheveJune 2, 20101

OSLO, Norway – Kikkan Randall is among the top contenders when the 2010 Norwegian national roller ski cup gets underway in Askim (southeast of Oslo) on Sunday. Randall, who sprinted her way to a second place in the World Cup race at Holmenkollen during the pre-Worlds in March, is making headlines in Norway. “I don’t know how she does on roller skis, but she (Randall) is known to be the female sprinter with the most...

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