The Finnish police said Monday that the so-called STT doping case would proceed to the consideration of charges stage and confirmed that there were six suspects. The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) launched the inquiry last year after Kari-Pekka Kyrö, a former head coach of the Finnish cross-country team, said that “a systematic doping culture” had prevailed in the Finnish Ski Association with the consent of the top brass of the governing body. “The case...
The WADA’s Executive Committee, including FIS President Gian Franco Kasper, has approved the List of Prohibited Substances and Methods for 2010. Meeting in Montreal (CAN) last weekend, the WADA Executive was pleased to see that the 2010 List reflects the latest scientific advances. The new List will now be officialized and published on WADA’s Website by 1st October 2009. It will take effect on 1st January 2010. The 2010 List offers some changes compared to...
The registration deadline for the inaugural edition of the World Winter Masters Games is coming up in just one short month on 25th October 2009. Scheduled for 25th-31st January 2010 in Bled (SLO), the World Winter Masters Games offers recreational athletes in Alpine or Cross-Country Skiing, Ski Jumping, Biathlon, Ice Hockey and Indoor Football who are older than 25 or 30 years the perfect chance to experience the excitement of the biggest sport events. So...
Beckie Scott’s Olympic Gold at the 2002 Slat Lake Olympics in the pursuit, was selected as on of Canada’s Top-10 Olympic Moments by CTV. View the list of all 10 top moments
Cross-Country Canada has released a revised version of the Canadian Competition Model for Able Body. From the introduction to the revision: The goal of this revision was to align the competition model with the LTAD (Long Term Athlete Development) guidelines per development stages, from Active Start to Training To Win. LTAD alignment means to avoid doing things we shouldn’t be doing from a developmental perspective for specific LTAD stages (like having Atoms and Pee-Wees racing on courses with...
The Swedish National Team is aiming high this winter and they are reaching the sky with the help of their own airplane – Swedish Ski Force 1. “This is literally a lift for us. With our own chartered plane we’ll save both time and energy when traveling,” says Olympic hopeful Emil Jönsson, 24. Last season the Swedish team presented their unique wax truck. The impressive, easy to spot Scania truck gave the team many advantages...
The Team 350 Challenge is looking to collectively row and ski 350 million meters between September 21 and October 24 and we’d like your help to reach this goal. This challenge is part of a global grassroots movement to raise awareness for the significance of 350 parts per million; the sustainable CO2 threshold in our atmosphere. The current level is over 387 ppm and this number needs to fall for a safe climate future. The...
The following is a response to a letter sent to Dr. Jacques Rogge, president of the IOC, from the elite women ski jumpers seeking inclusion in the 2010 Olympics. Please find below the text of a letter we received today from IOC President Jacques Rogge. We are disappointed it does not address our specific query about the technical requirements we fail to meet, but we are not surprised. We are confident we do indeed meet...
Space still available for the USSA Coaches Conference. Several late drop-outs have opened up spots. The conference is being held September 25-27 in downtown Minneapolis. From mwhitcomb@ussa.org.
This morning I met Laura Dewitt and Ingrid Fjeldheim at the ski room at 8:00 and headed out to Marquette Mountain for level 4 moose hoof intervals. We did a 30 minute warm up run and I was a little nervous to start the intervals because my legs felt a little sluggish from the skate [...]
The Sub-Committee for Ladies’ Cross-Country has produced a new flyer entitled “Female Leadership in Cross-Country Skiing” which is now available on the FIS website. The production of the new flyer was led by Midori Poppe, Chair of the Sub-Committee, together with Guri K. Hetland representing “Project Female Cross-Country Leadership in Ilsetra (NOR)”. [gview file=”http://images.fasterskier.com/2009/09/female-leadership.pdf”]
A FIS Cross-Country homologation seminar led by Hermod Bjørkestøl (NOR) took place in Val di Fiemme (ITA), the host of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013, from 3rd – 5th September 2009. The goal of the seminar was to create a better understanding among FIS homologation inspectors from all over the world on how the venue should be designed in order to make Cross-Country Skiing more attractive for a wider range of spectators. Thanks...
Last Thursday, Sept. 10th, Lindsey took part in an interview with Marquette’s ESPN Radio 970 WZAM while attending an expo during the US Speed Skating Olympic Trials. Click on the link below to listen to the interview. >>>>>Lindsey Dehlin ESPN 970<<<<<
LAKE PLACID, New York – For the second straight season, the best nordic combined and jumping athletes will compete on plastic jumps and roller skis as they attempt to make their mark as America’s finest. The U.S. Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Championships hit Lake Placid during the town’s annual Flaming Leaves Festival Oct. 10 and it will be only the second time the event is held off snow. “This has proven to be an...
For those FasterSkier readers who frequent the blogs section, you may have noticed that we have redesigned the FasterSkier Blog Homepage, bringing the overall look in line with the main site and providing more useful information. In the past the Blog Home merely listed all the blogs in order of most recent post, with the title of that post, and the blog’s description. The new design still features a list of blogs in the center...
The Madshus/FasterSkier Vintage Photo Contest and Ski Drawing was supposed to close today, but we are extending the deadline an additional two weeks. We have received a number of great photos, but more is definitely better. Also, you don’t need to enter the photo contest to enter the drawing for a pair of 2008 Madshus Hypersonic Classic skis. These skis retail for $500 and while the Nanosonic has stepped ahead as Madshus’ top-of-the-line ski, the Hypersonic...
WHISTLER, BC (Sept. 14) – The U.S. Cross Country Ski Team wrapped up camp this week at its 2010 Olympic venue in Whistler and, according to Cross Country Coach Matt Whitcomb, everything is falling right in line with where the Team wants to be. “This was our fifth time up here in the past two and a half years and everything is feeling right on time. Nothing is rushed, nobody is panicked. The Team is collected...
On Friday after running an hour and a half (!!) with Dan on the trails of Marquette, we packed up the RV, picked up our friend Tyler at work and headed up to Copper Harbor for the weekend. On Saturday Dan and Tyler mountain biked all of the peaks in the Keweenaw which was about [...]
“After Torino, I wasn’t going to spend the next four years to hope American skiers could win Olympic medals in Vancouver. I am done with hoping,” said Pete Vordenberg on the first night of the September National Team Camp in Whistler, B.C. “I dedicated the last four years to knowing we can have that success this winter. That’s what the last four years have been about. This is the difference from Torino to now. This...
