US Nationals Day 1 is in the books. The race trail survived a couple days of warm temps and light rain. It looks like it will stay cold now and conditions will only improve – with a lot of snow making and shoveling – throughout the week. The East is known for extremely variable weather conditions [...]
The first day with classic racing went really well for me. I had a fast start this time. The most important was a good starting position. I think that the sides are the best, and people should really struggle to get them, but surprisingly nobody realiz...
If you’ve ever wondered why I haven’t attempted more statistical machinations to predict race results, today’s races are an example of why I haven’t. Actually, I’ve spent a fair bit of time trying to build some models that will predict performance, but what I’ve learned is that skiers are too variable for reasonably simple models [...] Related posts:
Once again thanks to my data connection over at WorldofXC.com for the sprint splits data. The overall picture for the women’s race is about what you’d expect: Petra Majdic basically crushed everyone in sight, and in fact the closest anyone really came to her was in qualification. After a rough start to her season, this [...] Related posts:
Yesterday marked a special day for MOD skiers. Certainly, the highlight was Torin's top spot on the podium in the classic sprint. Being a big, powerful skier the sloppy conditions did not play to his strengths but our technique emphasis this year has...
www.flyingpointroad.com photo- during the heatsYesterday marked the first day of 2011 U.S. Nationals here in Rumford Maine. I must say I have never raced on so little snow in my life, but race managers managed to throw together a super impressive race ...
The first three stages of the 2011 Tour de Ski have forced me to finally admit, to myself and to the Nordic Commentary Project's vast global readership, that I have a giant man-crush on Devon Kershaw. Lest you judge me, I offer a defense of my stance o...
My weeklong domestic ski season kicked off today with the US Nationals Classic Sprint in scenic Rumford, Maine. With little snowpack and temperatures reaching up to 47 degrees, made for a unique battle between fatigue, technique, tactics and the elemen...
My weeklong domestic ski season kicked off today with the US Nationals Classic Sprint in scenic Rumford, Maine. With little snowpack and temperatures reaching up to 47 degrees, made for a unique battle between fatigue, technique, tactics and the elemen...
The weather was soggy and the snow dirty but Torin was all smiles after taking the National Championship Sprint Title today in Rumford, Maine. It was cool to see the newest addition to the team ski smooth and smart all day, and pull away over the final...
Results are just coming out... but it was a stellar day for SMS skiers today at the classic sprint race in Rumford.br /Skyler Davis was top Jr and 3rd OVERALL!br /Heather Mooney was top Jr. and 8th OVERALL. Alums Morgan Smyth and Sophie Caldwell were ...
Great day for North America, overall. Fantastic races by Kershaw and Harvey and strong efforts by Freeman and Randall (for a classic sprint, not her specialty, certainly not Freeman’s). Newell probably isn’t thrilled with his 12th place, given how much stumbling around it sounded like he did during the semis, but it’s not a terrible [...] Related posts:
. . .start tomorrow! Classic sprint at 10am. Follow along here. Sunday, Jan 2: Classic Sprint Tuesday, Jan 4: Classic 15km Thursday, Jan 6: Skate 30km Mass Start Saturday, Jan 8: Skate Sprint
I'll admit, the snow conditions in Rumford are a bit sketchy. Today during "race prep" I think we were skiing on an inch of compressed, translucent slush. The necessary tactics required a whole new set of agility.... the ability to dodge th...
I'll admit, the snow conditions in Rumford are a bit sketchy. Today during "race prep" I think we were skiing on an inch of compressed, translucent slush. The necessary tactics required a whole new set of agility.... the ability to dodge th...
I'll admit, the snow conditions in Rumford are a bit sketchy. Today during "race prep" I think we were skiing on an inch of compressed, translucent slush. The necessary tactics required a whole new set of agility.... the ability to dodge th...
These race snapshot graphs are quite a bit different from usual. First, today’s pursuit is essentially an old style two day pursuit with the techniques reversed (skating yesterday, classic today). So the stage results from today include yesterday’s time (minus the bonus seconds from yesterday). Hence, my race snapshot graphs won’t compare today’s stage to [...] Related posts: