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#4-Italy

doogiskiNovember 8, 2010

They might not be the flashiest team out there, but Italy always seems to be one of the strongest (and oldest) cross-country nations in the world. Marianna Longa seems to be getting better with age and Follis is one of the quietest superstars in the sport. Piller-Cottrer and di Centa aren’t getting any younger, but with the likes of [...]

I apologize for the lack of Finnish season preview yesterday, something was awry with my internet connection and wouldn’t allow me into my WordPress account. But now everything is better, so without further adieu… Finland The Finns have been rebuilding for numerous years now, but the biggest name in the ski world to retire last [...]

For the past week I've been calling Sjusjoen, Norway home. The mountain town sits twenty kilometers outside Lillehammer. The place is pretty sweet, with incredible facilities, both from the long tradition of sport here, and the influx that came here fo...

This is part three in a short series of season preview posts on USST athletes in which I’ll review each skier’s results to date and make some guesses about how they’ll fare in the upcoming season.  I don’t have any special insight into the future beyond my database of past race results, and I certainly [...] Related posts:

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Big weekend of SuperFits, presentations, and clinics in the Twin Cities.  I’m kicking back tonight to watch the Packer Sunday Night Game.  Check back tomorrow for a recap of the weekend’s events. For now, plan to swing into Finn Sisu tomorrow (Monday night from 6-7pm) for an Olympic Slideshow and stories from last winter–and get fired [...]

Enjoying one of my few weekend at home in Hayward, Home of the American Birkebeiner.Birkie/ActivEdge Clinic in Seeley, WI analyzing video immediately after skiing. Last year I bought a Netbook with a 10hour battery life. The screen is small but the p...

Enjoying one of my few weekend at home in Hayward, Home of the American Birkebeiner.Birkie/ActivEdge Clinic in Seeley, WI analyzing video immediately after skiing. Last year I bought a Netbook with a 10hour battery life. The screen is small but the p...