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Dunklee Nearly Repeats Podium in Fourth; Ransom Ties Career Best in Nove Mesto Pursuit

Harald ZimmerDecember 17, 2016

(Note: This article has been updated to include comments from Canada’s Julia Ransom.) Beaming with excitement, France’s Anaïs Chevalier could barely believe her good fortune of this race weekend in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic, immediately following the first International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup podium of her career in according to an IBU press release. “I was scared,” she recounted of trying to hold off Wierer on her last loop. “I was only enjoying the last...

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Krogh Wins La Clusaz Mass Start; Harvey 7th; Bjornsen 20th

Jason AlbertDecember 17, 2016

Sundby is usually the cat, the others his mice. Not today in La Clusaz, France -- site of a 15 k mass start free. Norway's Finn Hågen Krogh beat the master to win the day. Sundby was second, Russia's Alexander Legkov was third. Canada's Alex Harvey was seventh after crashing, while U.S. skier Erik Bjornsen placed 20th -- his first ever skate distance points.

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Despite Being in ‘Last Place’ Brennan Battles Back for 22nd; Weng Wins 10 k Skate

Gabby NaranjaDecember 17, 2016

A little less than twenty seconds into Saturday’s 10-kilometer freestyle mass start, American Rosie Brennan was facing the wrong way. A collision in the first 100 meters had left her spinning and when she finally came to a stop, all that lay before her was the small section of course she had already covered. A few seconds later — upon turning around and seeing the entire women’s field of World Cup athletes skiing away —...

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Saturday Rundown: La Clusaz, Nove Mesto & Rossland (Updated x3)

FasterSkierDecember 17, 2016

Welcome to The Rundown, your quick primer of need-to-know information about the day’s racing. We’ll be updating this digest as the day goes on with additional results, photos and quotes. The Rundown is NOT a race report; stay tuned for complete race reports later today with interviews from the day’s top racers. *** IBU World Cup in Nove Mesto: 10/12.5 k pursuits [UPDATE] Third one day, fourth the next. That’s the streak Susan Dunklee (US Biathlon)...

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Dunklee and Two Podium Newbies in Nove Mesto Top Three

Harald ZimmerDecember 16, 2016

On Friday morning, Susan Dunklee woke up with a cold. A mild one, but enough to dull the nervous system and wreak havoc on her shooting, she feared. But she had a race ahead of her, the first of hopefully three this weekend, and the US Biathlon veteran forged ahead with her race-day routine in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic. “Once I started warming up, I felt mentally awake and ready,” Dunklee recalled in an email to...

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Friday Rundown: Dunklee Rockets to Third in Nove Mesto; Rossland Mini Tour (Updated)

FasterSkierDecember 16, 2016

(Note: This is not a race report but rather a digest of the day’s events. Check back for complete race reports.) *** IBU World Cup in Nove Mesto: Women’s 7.5 k sprint Susan Dunklee Results *** NorAm mini tour in Rossland: 10/15 k freestyle [UPDATE] The NorAm series kicked off its second stop on Friday with a three-race mini tour in Rossland, B.C. The men’s 15 k freestyle had a more traditional result, with Canadians retaking...

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19 Sample Bottles from Seven Paralympic Skiers Tampered With in Sochi

Chelsea LittleDecember 16, 2016

Anti-doping sample bottles belonging to seven Russian skiers at the 2014 Winter Paralympic Games were tampered with, according to the McLaren report. Russian cross-country skiers won 12 gold medals, nine silver and 11 bronze at those Games. Some of the same athletes also helped win 12 gold medals, 11 silver and seven bronze in biathlon. The report, which was commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and undertaken by Canadian law professor Richard McLaren, found...

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Shields Takes Road Less Traveled, Apart from Training Centre

Gabby NaranjaDecember 16, 2016

At the start of last season, Canadian cross-country skier Andy Shields one point. With some of his early season results –including a first place finish in last year’s NorAm skate sprint at Sovereign Lake, B.C. –Shields earned the opportunity to compete for Canada in two World Cup races in Planica, Slovenia. They were his first. A little less than a month later, Shields returned to Canada to compete in more domestic racing, and before he knew it, he found himself living...

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With New Mindset, Scott Gow Hits Career-Best 18th; Bailey 20th in Nove Mesto Sprint

Alex KochonDecember 16, 2016

For the third time in the last week, Scott Gow hit 100 percent of his targets: 10 in the sprint and 10 in the relay at the last International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup in Pokljuka, Slovenia, and another 10 in the 10-kilometer sprint on Thursday in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic. And for the second time in his career, Gow, the oldest of two brothers on Biathlon Canada’s World Cup team, finished in the top...

Job Postings

New South Wales XC Seeks Head Coach/Program Manager

Alex KochonDecember 16, 2016

Original press release) NSW Cross Country is responsible for the athlete pathway of cross country skiing in NSW. This includes development of entry level programs and programs for athletes within the Australian Athlete Development pathway and for higher performing athletes, with the ultimate aim of Australian National Team selection. NSW Cross Country is seeking expressions of interest from coaches to work with the NSW Junior Team and Athlete Development Programs during the 2017 Southern Hemisphere...

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Four Biathletes’ Names Not Scrubbed from McLaren Report; 31 Still Unnamed

Chelsea LittleDecember 15, 2016

The International Biathlon Union (IBU) has received a list of 31 Russian athletes involved in doping, IBU President Anders Besseberg told Norway’s VG newspaper. The information came from Besseberg said. “I reckon that we on the board will make recommendations within a week… of those athletes who the Committee believes should be provisionally excluded.” Some information about the athletes, however, can already be gleaned from the McLaren report. For example, one document in the Evidence...

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FIS Releases Statement on McLaren Report; Russia Considers Giving Up World Cups

FasterSkierDecember 15, 2016

The International Ski Federation has released an official statement about the McLaren report, which found widespread evidence of doping among Russian cross-country skiers, among athletes in other sports. told R-Sport news that the most important thing was that Russian athletes should be allowed to compete in the upcoming 2018 Olympic Games. She seemed to hope not fighting a decision to move the World Cup away from Russia in response to the scandal would earn the country...

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Nordic Nation Podcast: Pearsall to Lead Cross Country Canada

Jason AlbertDecember 15, 2016

Cross Country Canada, the nation's governing body for cross country skiing will have a new leader in Shane Pearsall starting January 1st. He comes to the role new to skiing, but with a background helping lead Bobsleigh Canada and Skeleton as well as ties to oil and gas, an industry tied to the nordic skiing funding pipeline in Canada. As an athlete, Pearsall was an elite hockey player and was a member of the 1980 men's national team. Pearsall answers Nordic Nation's questions in this episode.

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Widmer Waits for World Cup Window, Shines With Swiss Status

Gavin KentchDecember 15, 2016

What’s the significance of 0.39 seconds? For most of us, it’s the blink of an eye. For a midpack World Cup racer, it’s the difference between Tour de Ski start rights and staying home over the holidays. Swiss–Canadian skier Heidi Widmer and the meaning of margins.

West Yellowstone SuperTour Report + How to Wax Backcountry Skins

TokoDecember 14, 2016

e-blast) TokoUS.com. The specific link is here. You can drill down on a specific region too of course. How to Wax Backcountry Skins With all of the snow falling recently and plenty more on the way, people might be heading into the mountains for some backcountry skiing. Here is a quick video on how to best wax backcountry skins by Toko Tech Team member Erich Wilbrecht. See entire video library

Winter Brings Fierce Snowsport Competitions to Traverse City

Traverse CityDecember 14, 2016

By: Mike Norton For some of us, winter sports are a private experience. As soon as those fluffy curtains of snow start drifting down, we step into our Nordic skis or snowshoes and head out on the trail for some solitary exercise in this silent crystalline world. If we see other skiers or hikers, we may exchange a greeting or two, but that’s about it. On the other hand, there are times when the winter...

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After Hot World Cup Start, Patterson Needs Nationals to Make Lahti Team

Chelsea LittleDecember 14, 2016

Caitlin Patterson of the Craftsbury Green Racing Project had a red-hot start to her World Cup season, finishing 28th in the 10-kilometer classic in Kuusamo, Finland, and thus scoring World Cup points in the very first weekend of racing. But since then, not everything has gone perfectly for last season’s SuperTour leader. In the Lillehammer mini tour, she failed to crack the top 30 in any individual races and finished the tour 42nd overall. “A lot of...

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Americans Lock Out Canadians at Sovereign Lake NorAm/SuperTour

Gerry FursethDecember 14, 2016

VERNON, B.C. — It might’ve been the first Canadian NorAm of the season, but the Americans made it all about themselves in what also doubled as their second stop on the U.S. SuperTour circuit this past weekend at the Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre. U.S. skiers kept Canada off the podium in the classic sprints and freestyle intervals starts on Saturday, Dec. 10, and Sunday, Dec. 11, with Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt, of the Alberta World Cup Academy...

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World Cup Skiers Wrestle with McLaren Report, Want Action From FIS

Chelsea LittleDecember 13, 2016

DAVOS, Switzerland — The evening before the skate sprint in Davos – Andy Newell’s last World Cup competition of 2016 – the U.S. Ski Team veteran stood in the dark outside the temporary trailer his team was using as a wax cabin and talked about doping. In particular, he talked about systematic doping in Russia and has maintained his innocence since , in her extensive investigation of retroactively-awarded Olympic medals, called this “the butterfly effect...

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Davos Notes and Quotes: The Men

FasterSkierDecember 12, 2016

Norway’s ergey Ustiugov notched his first victory of the season in the skate sprint. Here’s all the reporting – and there’s a lot – that didn’t make it into the race reports. On that awesome feeling in your legs “I love lactate.” -Matti Heikkinen, Finland (3rd in 30 k) “Not so much.” -Anders Gløersen, Norway (2nd in 30 k) On how to get through a rough patch “Alex [Harvey] came through with a group, with...

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