There is a dusting of snow in town but we headed up to the South Plateau for an easy classic ski this morning. We skied in a decent track on Whiskey Trail. Skis ran through to the ground every once in a while and it is definitely rock ski skiing. Maybe 5 inches up high [...]
Today we had some classic races in Muonio. For the women, it was just 5 short kilometers, and Petra Majdic won by almost twenty seconds. Ida had an amazing race though, finishing 25th, and Hannah was 56th, sandwiched between Liz Stephen and Morgan Arritola. Lauren and I were pretty close to the bottom of the [...]
We had an awesome start to the season yesterday. Kikkan skied her way to a win in the skate sprint and Ida Sargent from Team Green/Dartmouth/USA made it to the semi's in a very strong field of World Cup women. Andy Newell had a bit of a tough day, bu...
We had an awesome start to the season yesterday. Kikkan skied her way to a win in the skate sprint and Ida Sargent from Team Green/Dartmouth/USA made it to the semi's in a very strong field of World Cup women. Andy Newell had a bit of a tough day, bu...
And we’re off…! The first really big weekend of racing is underway, and there’s already some good signs for the US, with Kikkan Randall winning the freestyle sprint in Muonio and Ida Sargent finishing a strong 11th. The weekend continues with more distance races in Muonio (FIN), Beitostoelen (NOR) and Bruksvallarna (SWE). World Cup action [...] Related posts:
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SkiTrax and FIS are holding a fantasy World Cup contest, roughly modeled after the very popular fantasy baseball or fantasy football competitions that we all know and love. Basically, you pick four men and four women (plus a “bonus” man and woman, from outside the top 15 rankings from last year), and then your “team” [...] Related posts:
Today I felt like I was thrown into the big leagues and it was scary….but fun! It felt too good to be true when I heard 5th place announced after my name as I hung over my poles in an exhausted state after today’s qualifier. Really 5th… my goal had just been to qualify. Today’s [...]
Kris Freeman is simply the best distance skier in the US at the moment, male or female. In fact, he probably has been for at least the past 4 years or so. Unfortunately, that means he’s under a lot of pressure to produce quality results, medals in particular. That’s not terribly fair, in a cosmic [...] Related posts:
First of three races down for the weekend this morning against one of the deepest fields I’ve ever raced. Ida crushed the qualifying again in 5th just behind the likes of Petra, Kikkan, and Justyna Kowalcyk. A pretty impressive performance for her, and we’re all hoping she gets the nod for a World Cup start [...]
It only seems fitting that the country where nordic skiing was born is the best ski country in the world. The religion of langrenn in Norway has produced the likes of current superstars such as Northug, Bjørgen, Hattestad, Johaug and the list goes on. Their depth and talent on the women’s side can’t be matched [...]
Kudos for Kilometers! All you Methow Valley Nordic Team skiers! Keep track of how far you ski this whole winter! Download your sheet here. Ski further than you ever thought possible. Record your kilometers and win awards for thr...
Kudos for Kilometers! All you Methow Valley Nordic Team skiers! Keep track of how far you ski this whole winter! Download your sheet here. Ski further than you ever thought possible. Record your kilometers and win awards for thr...
Kudos for Kilometers! All you Methow Valley Nordic Team skiers! Keep track of how far you ski this whole winter! Download your sheet here. Ski further than you ever thought possible. Record your kilometers and win awards for thr...
Kudos for Kilometers! All you Methow Valley Nordic Team skiers! Keep track of how far you ski this whole winter! Download your sheet here. Ski further than you ever thought possible. Record your kilometers and win awards for thr...
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We arrived on Monday night to Muonio, Finland, after a solid 30 or so hours of travel time. We are way up here, where it is dusk all the time. The sun is always rising or setting, but here, you don't base your day's plans around the hours of daylight...