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Lodwick Honored by USOC

FasterSkierJanuary 22, 2010

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – The U.S. Olympic Committee Friday bestowed its highest honors on three U.S. Ski Team athletes on the eve of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Alpine skier Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) was named the 2009 USOC SportsWoman of the Year, nordic combined skier Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, CO) was honored as SportsMan of the Year and monoskier Stephani Victor (Park City, UT) earned Paralympic SportsWoman of the Year. “Today we...

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$10.3 Million To Norwegian Skiing

Train WreckJanuary 21, 20101

The Norwegian Ski Association signs a new $10.3 million agreement with Aker ASA. Aker ASA is the main sponsor of the Norwegian Ski Association (Norway's USSA) for the 2010/2011 season. The financial assistance will be channeled to the Norwegian National team members and their clubs. Overall the cooperative agreement has a financial value in excess of 10.3 million dollars over four years.

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Lodging for Canmore World Cups and Olympics!

FasterSkierJanuary 21, 2010

FasterSkier will be at both the Canmore World Cup races and the Olympics. We have additional space available for both events. If you are looking for a place to stay, please contact me at

General News Racing Results

Sporthill Crescent Lake Challenge completes first annual

January 21, 2010

Seventy-five skiers took part in the first annual SportHill Crescent Lake Challenge freestyle nordic ski race and citizen tour on Sunday, January 17th. The top male finisher, Eric Martin of Bend, covered the 22 kilometer course in 1:09:54. The top female, Sarah Max of Bend, completed the distance in 1:21:10. Prize money was awarded to the first three male and female finishers. Participants hailed from Bend, Eugene, Portland, Corvallis, Alaska, and California. Race director, Jim...

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Team GreenLaces – Vancouver 2010

January 20, 20101

“GreenLaces is a movement. It is an opportunity for elite athletes to promote environmental stewardship and conservation through their own behavior. . . . If you care about the environment and want to make a difference without having to compromise your training, this is one small way to do something positive with your athletic success.” – Lowell Bailey, Captain of Team GreenLaces: Vancouver 2010 Natalie Spilger is a professional soccer player for the Chicago Red...

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USSA Announces 2010 Olympic Team

FasterSkierJanuary 19, 20107

PARK CITY, UT – World Championship medalist Kikkan Randall (Anchorage), along with Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, VT) and Kris Freeman (Andover, NH) headline a group of eight athletes announced Tuesday by the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) for the 2010 Olympic Cross Country Ski Team. USSA President and CEO Bill Marolt, together with the U.S. Olympic Committee and Team partner Visa, announced the roster of athletes to compete in the cross country events at the...

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U.S. Olympic Team Stays at Eight on Final FIS List; Canada Gets 11

Nathaniel HerzJanuary 18, 20101

In the final FIS quota allocation for the Olympics released this afternoon, the United States held steady with eight spots for its team in Whistler in February. That’s one more than the U.S. had earlier this year, but perhaps not quite as many as the American ski community had hoped for. Races over the weekend were the last events to count toward the quota – if results were submitted to the FIS on time. Finland,...

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Kikkan Randall shows young women how to be Fast and Female

January 18, 20102

Kikkan Randall recently posted on Twitter: Just finished up Fast and Female in Anchorage. 300 girls on skis, 500 Subway sandwiches and 20 gallons of hot chocolate, wow!

Collegiate General News Racing Results

Dartmouth and UNH field strongest nordic teams at Saint Lawrence Carnival in Lake Placid

January 17, 20101

They were not the ideal conditions in which to start the college racing season. The morning of the 5/10km classic races at Lake Placid held 31-33 degree temperatures with intermittent spitting rain, snow, and sleet. The race was run on the Olympic 5km course, a challenging loop which starts to climb at .5 km and doesn’t let up for the next 3 kms, before sending racers down a series of fast turns and spitting them...

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Eastern Cup weekend at Black Mountain highlighted by past and future Olympians

January 17, 2010

flyingpointroad.com Saturday’s Sprint: While the talk was mostly about the crazy men’s qualifier round, the performances of the day came from two J2 women who stepped up to earn the top two spots in the overall women’s race. Stratton Mountain School’s Heather Mooney (Peru, VT) won both the qualifying round and the heats, while Corey Stock fought from a lower qualifying position to grab 2nd in the final. Green Mountain Valley School’s Elena Luethi earned...

General News Racing US Ski Team World Cup

Newell Knocked Out in Otepaa Quarters; Joensson Holds Off Hattestad

Nathaniel HerzJanuary 17, 2010

Jesse Vaeaenaenen sure is a mouthful of a name. Apparently he’s a lot to handle in a classic sprint, too. In Otepaa, Estonia today, Vaeaenaenen (FIN) edged Andy Newell in their quarterfinal by a tiny margin, relegating the American to third place in the heat and ending his day. While it was an unexpected early departure from the rounds for Newell, he wrote in an e-mail that the race didn’t leave him too disappointed. His...

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23rd Annual Governor’s Cup Returns to Devil’s Thumb Ranch

January 16, 2010

SOON: 23rd Annual Governor’s Cup returns to Devil’s Thumb Ranch Jan. 30, 2010 Registration open! $5,000 in total purse money for 30km Skate Races for adults, kids & BBQ make this a day for racers and spectators TABERNASH, Colo., Jan. 8, 2010…Participate or spectate – the 23rd Annual Governor’s Cup returns to Devil’s Thumb Ranch on Sat., Jan. 30, 2010, for an action-packed and fun-filled day of competitive ski racing, kids ski races, awards...

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Sweden Sweeps FIS Marathon #2: the Jizerská Padesatka

January 13, 20103

Oskar Svärd and Sandra Hansson, both from Sweden, won their respective titles in the second FIS Marathon Cup this Sunday. The Jizerská Padesatka is a 50km classic race held in Bedrichov, Czech Republic. Estonian Andrus Veerpalu took the early lead in the men’s race, but there was a large pack of very strong racers such as Oskar Svärd, Jerry Ahrlin, Thomas Alsgaard, Mario Cattaneo and Stanizlav Rezac who skied together until the end. Alsgaard (NOR), who...

General News Racing Tour de Ski

Devon Kershaw; Tour de Ski is a Wrap

January 13, 20101

The Tour de Ski was successful for the Canadians; despite some bad-luck crashes, equipment malfunction, and injury, when all was said and done Canada took 4 top-25 overall finishes home. Ivan Babikov placed 9th, Devon Kershaw 16th, Sara Renner 17th, and Alex Harvey 22nd. Kershaw outlines the last two stages below. It’s over. 2010 Tour de Ski is history. Jeez. I don’t know how pro cyclists can even fathom racing for a GC position in any stage race, let alone...

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Sean McCabe Memorial Fundraiser Wrap-up

FasterSkierJanuary 13, 20101

All in all the ski community raised $14,000 for the McCabe family. First of all thanks to everyone who contributed. It was great to see so many people step forward. Whether you gave $5 or $1,000, you have made a difference. Some additional special thanks are in order. Thank you to SkiReg.com for providing collection services completely free of charge, meaning every cent raised goes directly to the McCabes. Thank you the anonymous donor who...

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Thank You From Laura McCabe

FasterSkierJanuary 11, 2010

Thank you so much to all of you that contributed to the Sean McCabe Memorial fund, or even thought about my family in these difficult days. A special thank you to Anna Sonnerup-Shaffner, Topher Sabot and Andrew Gerlach for putting this fundraiser together and to all the businesses and companies that donated towards the paintings for Novie and Dashe. Your generosity, kind notes, words of encouragement and love have made it so apparent that we...

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A Quick How-To: FasterSkier.com

FasterSkierJanuary 11, 2010

First of all, a big thanks to all the loyal FasterSkier readers who check the site regularly, and are fired up about the sport of cross-country skiing! Over the last few months, we have taken a step forward in regards to breadth of coverage. We have more in-depth features, and better race reporting than ever before. Overall this is a very good thing, but it does create some issues. Here are a few tips to...

Biathlon General News Olympics Racing

USBA Announces Athlete Nominations to the U.S. Olympic Committee

FasterSkierJanuary 11, 2010

NEW GLOUCESTER, Maine – The International Competition Committee of the U.S. Biathlon Association conducted a final review of results from the IBU Cup races in Altenberg, Germany this morning. As a result, the U.S Biathlon Association will forward the following list of athletes to the United States Olympic Committee. Men’s Olympic Team Nominations: 1) Tim Burke, Paul Smith’s, NY- prequalification from 2008-2009 season (2 top 15 results at WC) 2) Jay Hakkinen, Kasilof, AK- prequalification from...

Collegiate General News Racing Results

Jackson, NH Invitational Collegiate Race Weekend

January 11, 20101

The weekend of college races in Jackson, New Hampshire started off with an excitingly fast, criterium style race format. The snow was thin, but perfectly cold and the trail crew at Jackson had groomed the course to a sparkling cut under blue-bird skies. The criterium was a mass start, with nearly 50 competitors in each field toeing the line. The course raced across the stadium and up a steep wall of a hill climb before dropping back down an S-turn back into the...

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Canmore World Cup Team Named

FasterSkierJanuary 9, 2010

The following athletes have qualified to start the Canmore, Alberta World Cups February 5-6, 2010. The USSA SuperTour discipline lists were used to determine the team based on events this season in West Yellowstone, Bozeman, and Anchorage. Distance – February 5th: Women: Kikkan Randall, USST/APU;  Holly Brooks, APU;  Caitlin Compton, Go! Training;  Laura Valaas, APU;  Rebecca Dussault, CXC Vertical Limit;  Nicole Deyong, SVSEF;  Liz Stephen, USST/BMA;  Kristina Trygstad-Saari, BSF;  Morgan Arritola, USST/SVSEF;  Rosie Brennan, Dartmouth...

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