Editor’s Note: Over the years, Russia has been involved in a number of doping scandals, including in cross-country skiing at the 2002 Olympics. With both winter and summer athletes caught in the last year, there is little sense that Russian has cleaned up sport. Putin holds immense power in the country, and his statements are noteworthy in that he may actually be able to do something. On the other hand, it is quite possible he...
If you haven’t checked in with TeamToday recently, it is worth a look. Photos from the the women’s sprint medal ceremony. Read more and view the photos
FIS announced the Sprint Red Group for the final World Cup period of the 2008-2009 season. The Red Group consists of the top 30 skiers in both sprint and distance as measured by total World Cup points earned over the preceeding four World Cup periods. Athletes that are part of the Red Group have travel and lodging expenses paid by the organizing committees, so this ranking can be very important for national programs. Kikkan Randall...
With the 2009 Nordic World Championships passing the halfway mark, it has already been an historic week. Three golds, a silver, and a bronze, with plenty of racing still to go. You can watch all the events on demand at Universal Sports – Kikkan Randall’s silver, Todd Lodwick’s two golds, Billy Demong’s bronze, and Lindsey Van’s gold. All completed races are currently online for viewing (as of Tuesday night).
The votes have been tallied from the Fischer/FasterSkier Photo Contest II. We assembled a panel of judges, including a professional photographer, a designer, several ski coaches, and the FasterSkier staff. We have included comments from some of the judges. A-Final Podium First Place This photo made it into the top 5 of every judge. “A beautiful photo that captures the solitary nature of ski racing. ” Second Place “This is a stunning shot and from...
This classic trucker hat was designed by the US Ski Team’s Andy Newell. Perfect for hanging with friend or those warm late season ski races that are just around the corner. Remember its not always about how fast your race… sometimes you just have to look good. And it’s only $15.00
After a week offline, the new FasterSkier site is back up and running. We have eliminated the portal, and for now, the old site remains at http://new.fasterskier.com There is a link on the top of the old site that will take you to the new site and vice versa.
Get 10% off all apparel in the FasterSkier store now through Sunday! All discounts have already been applied to the prices in the store. The store is located at the following location: http://new.fasterskier.com/store/
Dear Fellow Skiers, Hei. You may know that I will be coming for the first time to race in the American Birkebeiner Classic Race and am really excited about skiing this great event and meeting many of you over the four days I will be there. The main reason I am coming to Wisconsin however is to help the National Multiple Sclerosis Society raise money for multiple sclerosis (MS) research. My mother has had MS...
AUBURN, N.H. — February 10, 2009 — Fischer Skis today announced that Bjorn Daehlie, the Olympic and world cross country ski champion, will help the company fundraise for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society at the 36th American Birkebeiner. Daehlie will autograph his Fischer race skis for a raffle whose proceeds will be donated to the MS Society, the beneficiary of this year’s Birkie Skiers for Cures. Fischer and Daehlie will present the signed skis to...
The Spring Sweden Trip currently does not have enough people to make a go of it. Before we cancel the trip however we want to put out a little more information in case some have missed it. We know that times are hard and wages low…cost and timing are the main issues but if it comes together it will be an exceptional opportunity to race at a top international level. All races are on the...
Editor’s Note: The Craftsbury Outdoor Center was recently sold and reorganized as a 501c3 non-profit. For more information on the reorganization and the revitalized vision of the Center, janice@nensa.net
Tad Elliott races for the Saab-Salomon Factory Team. More information on the Saab-Salomon Factory Team can be found at www.skipost.com I have just arrived home from Praz de Lys, France after the U23 World Championships. I had a tremendous time but I am happy to be home in Durango Colorado. Once arriving in Geneva we had a short drive to the hotel. We arrived around 7:00 p.m. and immediately went to dinner in the hotel...
As many have probably noticed, the new FasterSkier site is no longer accessible. We have been experiencing some significant technical problems and have disabled the new site temporarily. This is why we launched the site in Beta, and continued to maintain the old site. The old site is being updated regularly and contains all content. UPDATE: Blogs are back up and fully functional. The blogs are also currently down with a completely unrelated issue –...
Capture a moment of glory, despair, or just sweet action. Send your best “Racing” photo to FasterSkier and you could win one of several ski-related accessories from Fischer…not to mention everlasting fame! Thanks to Fischer (www.fischerskis.com) for sponsoring this contest! Theme: “Racing” Interpret it as you like. As long as it has something to do with competition, it counts! Seeing that it is winter, better make it a ski racing photo. Please include the name...
The Plan Posted by Zach Caldwell on January 29th, 2009 Kris had his second doctors appointment of the day this afternoon with a vascular specialist who confirmed that he had no arterial blockages and quite normal circulation. This doc made it clear that the compartment pressure that was measured in his shins earlier in the day could not be caused by obstructed arterial blood flow under any circumstances. This appears to rule out the really...
It was a sad day for cross country skiing in Canada a little more then a year ago when Heinz while coaching his skiers at the Canada Cup races at Duntrooon Ski Resort in Collingwood, ON. passed away while taking a short ski between events. One of the out comes of Heinz’s career and his dedication to his athletes and coaching was the establishment of the Heinz Neiderhauser Coaching Scholarship on his behalf which is...
Canada has named 12 athletes to compete in the upcoming World Championships in Liberec, Czech Republic. Women Sara Renner – NST/Canmore Chandra Crawford – NST/Canmore Shayla Swanson – AWCA/Foothills Perianne Jones – NST/Nakkertok Dasha Gaiazova – Skiélite Men Ivan Babikov – NST/Foothills Devon Kershaw – NST/Ona-Wa-Su George Grey – NST/Blackjack Alex Harvey – NST/Nordique Mont Ste. Anne Chris Butler – AWCA/Big Thunder Phil Widmer – NST/Canmore Nordic Sean Crooks – NST/Big Thunder Notes on the...
Capture a moment of glory, despair, or just sweet action. Send your best “Racing” photo to FasterSkier and you could win one of several ski-related accessories from Fischer…not to mention everlasting fame! Thanks to Fischer (www.fischerskis.com) for sponsoring this contest! Theme: “Racing” Interpret it as you like. As long as it has something to do with competition, it counts! Seeing that it is winter, better make it a ski racing photo. Please include the name...
We’re getting really excited for the upcoming Super Tour races in New England. For those of you who have a little more time and want a little more racing or promotional opportunity, please note that the Craftsbury Marathon and NENSA Women’s Day take place the weekend before the start of the Super Tour. The sprint at Rumford is Wednesday and the distance races at Trapp Family Lodge are Saturday and Sunday. We’ve had pleasantly cool...