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Remembering Nikolai Anikin, a Request for Stories

FasterSkierNovember 16, 2009

Wanted: Your stories about Nikolai Anikin, Sr. Whether Nikolai was telling about the final climb in the 1960 Olympic relay at Squaw Valley (My head ‘just lift up’ – I am very surprise!) or commenting on someone’s technique during a frame-by-frame video analysis (For you, I guess maybe another sport), his stories and original use of the English language brought many a chuckle to those who knew him. In the spirit of celebrating Nikolai’s life...

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Revisiting Professional Race Teams

FasterSkierNovember 16, 2009

Last week, Read the complete interview on XCSkiWorld.com

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Olympic Medalist, Longtime Coach, Nikolai Anikin, 77, dies

FasterSkierNovember 16, 20093

Nikolai Anikin, a three-time Olympic Medalist, leader of the Russian ski program, and elite coach based out of Duluth, Minnesota, passed away this weekend at his home after battling cancer for two years. Anikin was 77. He is survived by his wife Antonina, daughter Irinia, 50, of Moscow, and son, Nikolai Jr. 28 of Duluth.

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US Ski Team Ends Beitosprinten Weekend With a Bang

Topher SabotNovember 15, 2009

Beitostolen, Norway – The three race Beitosprinten weekend came to a close with today’s 5/10km classic individual start. Once again the races featured World Cup quality and significant depth. The US Ski Team, already with several strong results over the last two days, ended their World Cup warmups with impressive performances. Kikkan Randall led the way in the women’s 5km classic, placing 4th, just 8.4 seconds off the podium. Marit Bjoergen won her second race...

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West Yellowstone continues to receive light snow

November 15, 2009

Audrey Weber, Caitlin Compton and Kelly Chaudoin take advantage of the solid tracks at West Yellowstone West Yellowstone continues to receive light snow in the afternoon and evening hours. This afternoon the groomers were busy setting a track and flattening the trail even more. Bryan Fish, coach of CXC, reports that the skiing is “quite good” and that even though the forecast may warn of a slight warm-up later in the week, the athletes that are...

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Bjorgen and Sundby win Beitostolen classic; Randall and Freeman take top 5

November 15, 2009

(translated from langrenn.com “Marit er i en annen liga” and “Dette gir selvtillit” 11-15-09) Kikkan Randall had a very impressive 4th place finish this morning in the Beitostolen classic, ensuring a bit of variety in the otherwise Norwegian-stacked top 5. Marit Bjorgen won the race with a crushing 23 second lead in the 5km race, which was just over 14 minutes long. This followed her strong win yesterday and prompted her teammate Marthe Kristofferson, 25 seconds back...

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Rossignol Introduces New X-ium Nordic Package

Matthew VoisinNovember 14, 2009

Rossignol Nordic X-ium Skate Package: Stability, Glide, Efficiency and Comfort Proven by World Cup Victories Rossignol is excited to introduce the new X-ium Package, including the X-ium Skating WCS NIS ski, X-ium WC Skate boot, R4 Skate NIS bindings, and the Oneway DS 10 Titanium pole. The stability, glide, efficiency and comfort of the X-ium package was proven by our athletes results last year in World Cups and World Championships. Pietro Piller Cottrer won the...

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Bjørgen and Northug dominate, Freeman takes 5th

November 14, 2009

(translated from Langrenn.com, 11-14-09 “Rå seier til Northug”,”Bjørgen utklasset konkurrentene”) Marit Bjørgen skied to victory in today’s 10km skate race in Beitostolen. Norwegian teammate Kristin Størmer Steira finished second, 52 seconds behind, while Arianna Follis (ITA) took third. Norway took 5 of the top 10 finishes. The U.S. Ski Team saw two top-thirty finished today as Liz Stephen and Morgan Arritola placed 16th and 24th, respectively. In the Men’s 15km skate, Norway’s Petter Northug started...

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Winter in West Yellowstone!

FasterSkierNovember 14, 2009

After several years of tense waiting for the snow to arrive in West Yellowstone, this year is shaping up to be stress-free. Significant snow has fallen, and trails in town are open and groomed.

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Majdic and Dahl win Beitostølen sprints

November 13, 2009

(translated from langrenn.com on 11-13-09, ““Dahl til topps på Beitotsølen” and “Majdic vant overlegent”) When two of the favored winners, Simen Ostensen and Petter Northug, fell in the heats, it was a fight between John Kristian Dahl and Timo Andre Bakken in the sprint final at Beitostølen today. Dahl edged Bakken for the win, while Alexander Legkov finished third. In the prologue Andy Newell and Torin Koos of the US placed tenth and thirteenth, respectively,...

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ASM Series Champions Cup Returns For 2010

November 13, 20091

The American Ski Marathon Series (ASM Series) has announced that the ASM Series Champions Cup will return for the 2010 race season. The Champions Cup was last scored by the ASM Series during the 2005 marathon series. Champions Cup scoring has traditionally involved a point system revolving around the top overall men and women in a set number of Series events each season. The ASM Series Champions (prior to 1997 known as the Great American...

Collegiate General News

Weekend swap event crucial to survival of Nevada ski team

FasterSkierNovember 13, 2009

In 1980, Americans went wild over “The Miracle on Ice” when the underdog U.S. hockey team upset the heavily favored Soviets and then Finland at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, N.Y. Among the thousands of athletes from around the world who competed that year was Glenn Jobe, an Olympic athlete from the University of Nevada, Reno and a member of the Wolf Pack’s ski team. But now, the ski team that produced Jobe and...

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Why women can’t ski jump in the Winter Olympics

FasterSkierNovember 13, 2009

Christa Case Bryant takes a close look at both sides of the Women’s Olympic Ski Jumping Issue. Her article does an excellent job of synthesizing the arguments, and clarifying the issues. The recent article on FasterSkier announcing yesterday’s court appeal generated a number of comments, and questions. This article should answer a number of those. Unless a Canadian court decides otherwise, the ski jumper with the longest flight on record at Vancouver’s Olympic facility will...

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Franz Göring may not compete at Olympic Games

November 12, 2009

(translated from ski-nordique.net, 11-12-09, “Coup dur pour Franz Göring”) Franz Göring tore ligaments in his ankle during a workout recently. He will have to take four weeks off before resuming regular training, so his chances of participating in the Olympic Games are very small. In his absence, the German team will be composed of Teichmann, Angerer, Sommerfeldt, and Filbrich, with the remaining place perhaps a contest between the young racers Tim Tscharnke or Philipp Marschall.

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It’s Snowing in West Yellowstone

Matthew VoisinNovember 12, 2009

The Snow Gods are Happy! The white Valium started to fall around 11am on Thursday and continues to accumulate. We are waiting with fingers crossed to see how much we get. The forecast for West Yellowstone looks great. We are expecting this storm to continue into the night, another one to hit over the weekend, and cold temperatures next week to keep it all. At this point, we feel confident that the show will go...

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Women ski jumpers in Court of Appeal today

FasterSkierNovember 12, 20095

Vancouver – The women ski jumpers suing VANOC for inclusion in the 2010 Olympics are back in court today and Friday with arguments that will build on the trial judge’s findings of discrimination and VANOC carrying out a government activity, according to Ross Clark, Q.C., lawyer for the jumpers and a partner with Davis LLP in Vancouver. “We will ask the court to consider whether the IOC can force VANOC to discriminate when it’s carrying...

General XCFeeds

One Week

FasterSkierNovember 11, 2009

One week from today Dan and I will be packing up the car and heading to West Yellowstone. It is about a 2 day drive so we will be getting there on the 20th and the plan is to be on skis that afternoon. Its hard to believe that the season starts so soon but [...]

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Andy Newell to Compete in 2010 Tour de Ski

Topher SabotNovember 11, 20098

The 4th annual FIS Tour de Ski will be held this season, and for the first time an American will compete. Andy Newell will start the eight-stage event that is modeled on the Tour de France. In the past it hasn’t made much sense for US athletes to take part. Contesting the Tour requires not only a high level of fitness, but the ability to excel at every distance and technique. Rule changes for the...

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A Yearlong Quest for Snow Continues

Matthew VoisinNovember 10, 2009

Pavel Sotskov is a recent Dartmouth College graduate who had been training and working in New Zealand for the summer at the Snowfarm. After leaving New Zealand he returned to Presque Isle, ME to race for MWSC and is now with the team in Finland training for US Nationals and the Super Tour season. He has sent several updates on his experiences. In my quest to train on snow every month of this year, I have decided to...

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Olympic Quotas Revisited

Nathaniel HerzNovember 10, 20091

For anyone who thinks that the U.S. got a raw deal with the introduction of a new Olympic quota system, you’re right. According to FIS Cross-Country Race Director Jürg Capol, just two nations had their quotas significantly affected by the switch-the U.S. and Kazakhstan. For the rest, he wrote in an e-mail, their quotas are more or less the same as they would have been under the Torino guidelines from 2006. Those numbers should rise...

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