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NorAm Wins Boost Moods for Phaneuf, Millar, and Schommer (With Photo Gallery)
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NorAm Wins Boost Moods for Phaneuf, Millar, and Schommer (With Photo Gallery)

Chelsea LittleDecember 7, 2016

By the time the first NorAm/Calforex Cup races of the season were held on Saturday and Sunday, Maddie Phaneuf and Paul Schommer had already spent considerable time in Canmore, Alberta. The two U.S. biathletes headed to “Frozen Thunder” as part of a national team training camp beginning at the end of October. Luckily, “it’s one of my favorite venues,” Phaneuf wrote. When the selected World Cup athletes left, Phaneuf and Schommer didn’t go with them. That...

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TokoDecember 6, 2016

Complete Toko e-blast) Toko Designer Elite ski racer Mary Rose introduces the designer color in the Toko drink belt, buff, and race hat. Online Toko Retailers This is a list of Toko dealers that have online shopping capability and a decent selection of Toko products. Another great option is to order from Read more

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Lillehammer, Östersund & West Notes & Quotes
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Lillehammer, Östersund & West Notes & Quotes

FasterSkierDecember 6, 2016

Three days of racing, more than a dozen North American skiers, and one FasterSkier on-site reporter was there to witness it all — including Women | Women | Women | Diggins’s 5 k victory “Jessica can be either in the front or in the back when it comes to classic. I thought that if she has a good day, then we and Marit can try to chase Heidi, and that would be a really nice group....

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17 Questions for 2017: Emma Lunder
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17 Questions for 2017: Emma Lunder

FasterSkierDecember 5, 2016

Welcome to “17 Questions for 2017”, where we are catching up with American and Canadian national-team members before the beginning of the winter season. *** Canada’s Emma Lunder had her big break in 2014, when she finished 30th in her first-ever World Cup sprint in Pokljuka, Slovenia. Now 25 years old, the Biathlon Canada “B” teamer has a few more World Cup starts under her belt, including a tenth-place relay result in Hochfilzen last season...

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Gelso Wins Back-to-Back in West; Guiney Garners First SuperTour Title
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Gelso Wins Back-to-Back in West; Guiney Garners First SuperTour Title

Gabby NaranjaDecember 5, 2016

The second day of SuperTour racing in West Yellowstone came to a close on Sunday with the men's and women's distance classic events. Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation skier, Matt Gelso took his second win in a row, claiming the men's 15-kilometer classic race title, while the Craftsbury Green Racing Project's Liz Guiney garnered her first ever SuperTour win.

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Sunday Rundown: Lillehammer, Östersund & West Yellowstone (Updated x6)
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Sunday Rundown: Lillehammer, Östersund & West Yellowstone (Updated x6)

FasterSkierDecember 4, 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. (Note: This Rundown has been updated to include comments from U.S. Nordic Combined’s Bryan Fletcher, who placed ninth on Sunday at the World...

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Third-Straight Top 15 for Bailey After Shot at 4th in Östersund
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Third-Straight Top 15 for Bailey After Shot at 4th in Östersund

Alex KochonDecember 4, 2016

Starting with just under a minute separating him from first place, Lowell Bailey made sure he didn’t get too caught up on what could be. A veteran member of US Biathlon’s national team, Bailey started the men’s 12.5-kilometer pursuit on Sunday in 13th, exactly 59 seconds behind the first man out of the gate, Martin Fourcade of France. Fourcade had according to a press release. “We were going very close. Before going to Östersund, I...

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Koukalová Nabs First Win of Season; Dunklee 22nd in Östersund Pursuit
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Koukalová Nabs First Win of Season; Dunklee 22nd in Östersund Pursuit

Harald ZimmerDecember 4, 2016

Last year’s defending overall World Cup champion Gabriela Koukalová of the Czech Republic also had started out fairly well into the new season during the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup opening week in Östersund, Sweden. But a victory was still missing. She corrected that on Sunday, moving up from the third starting position, told Swiss broadcaster SRF. “All the top stars congratulated me … I can only remember half of it. It’s like a movie...

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All Alone, Weng Wins First Mini-Tour Title in Lillehammer; Diggins Hangs On for 8th
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All Alone, Weng Wins First Mini-Tour Title in Lillehammer; Diggins Hangs On for 8th

Chelsea LittleDecember 4, 2016

Norway’s Heidi Weng started the 10-kilometer classic pursuit in Lillehammer, Norway, on her own, and she finished just the same: alone, and in first place. The 25 year old chalked up her first World Cup mini-tour win on Sunday, after second in the 5 k skate in Saturday. Weng started the day with a 20-second cushion separating her from second-place Ingvild Flugstad Østberg in the mini-tour standings, and extended that lead slightly by the middle...

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Queen of 5 k Skate, Diggins Makes It a Habit in Lillehammer
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Queen of 5 k Skate, Diggins Makes It a Habit in Lillehammer

Alex KochonDecember 3, 2016

Note: This article has been updated to include American Rosie Brennan’s result. *** There are several different ways to describe Lillehammer’s 5-kilometer freestyle course, complete with at least five notable climbs, one of which takes a World Cup skier about 3 1/2 minutes to conquer. “Fun” isn’t the word most would use, but most aren’t Jessie Diggins. A 25-year-old member of the U.S. Ski Team from Afton, Minn., Diggins rounded the one-lap course with a speed no...

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Fourcade ‘From Another Planet’; Bailey 13th in First IBU World Cup Sprint
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Fourcade ‘From Another Planet’; Bailey 13th in First IBU World Cup Sprint

Harald ZimmerDecember 3, 2016

Just like in the 50 wins in the individual race on Wednesday. Despite starting early in bib 11, Fourcade knew no other athlete was likely to beat him in his current race shape when he manages to shoot no penalties, celebrating with both arms raised high as he crossed the line. And he immediately set his sight on another goal: winning three races in a row, four if you count his win in the single...

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Habert Wins Östersund Sprint; Dunklee 27th; Ransom 38th with Clean Shooting
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Habert Wins Östersund Sprint; Dunklee 27th; Ransom 38th with Clean Shooting

Harald ZimmerDecember 3, 2016

When eliminating all external variables, often the most consistent athletes come out on top in biathlon. After a wind lottery strongly influenced the individual race of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup opening week in Östersund, Sweden on she scored her first World Cup points in the individual race to start out her second season (and first full one) on the World Cup team. Biathlon Canada’s Rosanna Crawford finished 64th with one miss in each...

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Saturday Rundown: Lillehammer, Östersund & West Yellowstone (Updated x 4)
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Saturday Rundown: Lillehammer, Östersund & West Yellowstone (Updated x 4)

FasterSkierDecember 3, 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. *** U.S. SuperTour opener in West Yellowstone: Freestyle sprints [UPDATE] The U.S. domestic season opened in West Yellowstone, Mont., with 1.3-kilometer freestyles on...

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Bjornsen ‘Fastest in the World’ in Qualifier; Weng Tops Lillehammer Sprint Final
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Bjornsen ‘Fastest in the World’ in Qualifier; Weng Tops Lillehammer Sprint Final

Aleks TangenDecember 2, 2016

LILLEHAMMER, Norway — If anything’s consistent after two days of classic sprinting on the Cross-Country World Cup this year, it’s that nothing is a given — especially on the women’s side of World Cup sprinting. No more Maiken Caspersen Falla dominating every World Cup sprint. However, Norway’s defending Sprint World Cup champion is no slouch, placing second in both classic sprints so far this season. Take Sadie Bjornsen, for example. In her Qualifier |  Mini-tour standings (after Day 1)

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Leading Up to Lillehammer, U.S. Team Talks Midweek Race Prep
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Leading Up to Lillehammer, U.S. Team Talks Midweek Race Prep

Aleks TangenDecember 1, 2016

We hear a lot about the details of a cross-country ski racer’s day on race day, but what about those four or five days in between? What do World Cup racers do then, in the middle of the week? FasterSkier Norwegian contributor Aleks Tangen ventured to Lillehammer on Wednesday and Thursday to find out. *** LILLEHAMMER, Norway — The first mini tour of the World Cup season starts today — Friday — in Lillehammer. A year ago at...

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