Canadian Chandra Crawford (20) medaled twice at last years U-23 Worlds at Soldier Hollow. Fasterskier.com got a chance to ask her some questions about last season, her training and goals. At what age did you realize that you had talent for going fast in any sport? – Growing up with really active parents, we were always really outside in the mountains and then through school and local clubs I got more into the racing side....
US National team sprint member Torin Koos came through and scored World Cup points at the end of last season. Fasterskier.com got a chance to ask him some questions about last season, his sprint mind-set, where and how he finds motivation, training and goals. Torin, what were your best races last year? – Last year I was most satisfied with the bookends of my World Cup tour, for their own reasons. Coming into the Royal...
Drew, what’s your status on the Canadian team? – I am currently on Canada’s Team 2006 with team mates George Grey, Chris Jeffries, Devon Kershaw, Chandra Crawford, Milaine Theriault and Dasha Gaiazova.(Beckie and Sara are on Team 2005). This is my third year on the Senior National Team, I also spent one year on the Junior National Team. I receive almost full support from the team as far as camps go and I have what’s...
Kris Freeman won the Cross-Country part of the recent Ski To Sea race in a dominating way. We got a chance to ask him some questions about his training and goals. Some interesting new training elements and methods are a part of his “new” routine.
There is no doubt what’s on Norwegian World cup skier Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen’s mind when she now starts the preparations toward next season; a World Championship gold. Before last season Hilde had decided that it was going to be her last as a World cup skier, retirement was next. But a number of very good results last winter made her change her mind. Now she wants to win a World Championship gold to top off...
Tore Bjonviken placed 7th in a World Cup race this season. That was not good enough to keep his national team spot or for the development team. His future as a ski racer is now uncertain and “up in the airâ€. Disappointed “I’m of course disappointed that I was left out of any team. I had expected the elite team to be the six they choose, but I had hoped that they would chose a...
Pete Vordenberg has done a great job in a number of Fasterskier.com articles this past season explaining the story behind the results for the athletes and coaches on the US Ski Team. Reading his descriptions have given our readers a whole new understanding for what it really means of sacrifices and hard work to be an athlete or coach striving for World Cup excellence or Olympic glory. There is a whole new understanding for the...
“Everything will probably become a little easier when I travel to camps along with Norway’s best sprinters,” says Borre Naess following being selected to the sprint National team. “I still have to prove myself but there are advantages being on team,” continues Borre. No training changes Borre was rewarded with a national team spot, and now wants to make sure that he avoids the “trapâ€. “Many skiers have failed after making the team by increasing...
Name: Grethe-Lise (Greyhound) Hagensen Age: 40 Family Status: Married with two daughters, Embla, age 8, and Bjork, age 6. Hometown: Grew up in Tromso, Norway, three hundred miles north of the Arctic Circle. Now lives in Bozeman, Montana. With kids out skiing We are at the end of another ski season, can you summarize your training plan for next season during these warm months? I am heading to Norway for the summer and will train...
Diane placed 15th overall (1st in her age group) among the women in the 2004 Birkie.
Sheila Kealey Age 39 Family Status: Married to John with son, Evan 4 ½ years old. Hometown: Ottawa, Canada.
23 years-old and 8 World Cup victories: Look At Those Thighs! Source: Norwegian newspaper VG
There were 3240 men and 577 women that completed the 2004 American Birkie. Another 1002 men and 707 women did the Korteloppet This new mini-series is about “moms†in cross country ski racing. We have realized that men have been dominating the cross country racing scene for some time now and want to give women a look at some fast, fit and motivated “moms†that also happens to enjoy cross country ski racing. We hope...
There were 3240 men and 577 women that completed the 2004 American Birkie. Another 1002 men and 707 women did the Korteloppet This new mini-series is about “moms†in cross country ski racing. We have realized that men have been dominating the cross country racing scene for some time now and we want to give women a look at some fast, fit and motivated “moms†who also happen to enjoy cross country ski racing. We...
Kelly Milligan, 1984 US Cross-Country Olympian, showed last week at the Soldier Hollow SuperTour that she can still ski with the best US Cross-Country women. Fasterskier.com decided to find out what drives and makes 40-year young women still race as fast as Kelly does. Read through for some great advise for young and upcoming female skiers. It is interesting to see that you can still keep up 20 years after Olympic racing? Do you think...
Is this the year of Cross-Country moms? Rebecca Dussault showed up with her husband Sharbel and her 2-year old son Tabor at the SuperTour races at Soldier Hollow last week – a “blew” the rest of the women’s field away at four of the five races. Katerina Neumannova of the Czech Republic last week also won her first race back after giving birth last July – at the World Cup in Ramsau. Are “mom's in!”...
Editor's Note: This interview took place in August, but as you will see, Pete's thoughts still hold true. The man sounds off on the changing guard of international skiing and America’s growing confidence in the top levels of sport. Here we are, coming into the final days of the New Zealand ski tour, with the ‘real’ ski racing season set to get away in about eight weeks. How do you feel about how the National...
Glenn Randall is 17 years old, lives in Collbran, Colorado, and is a junior in high school. As a 16-year-old, he made the US Team for the 2003 Nordic Junior World Championship. FasterSkier.com wanted our readers to learn a bit about this very talented athlete – enjoy his maturity and sense of humor: Here is how Glenn describes Collbran: Collbran has about 400 people. My high school has about 107 kids. The junior class has...
There is a saying in football, “When you get to the endzone, act like you've been there before.” It means that the great players are accustomed to success and expect nothing less from themselves. That is certainly true of the US Ski Team's Kris Freeman. While the rest of the world buzzes about the results that this young American has put up in the past couple of years, Kris is not surprised. He has put...