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Like Slovenia, Poland’s rise into the cross-country spotlight is due to their female skiers; in particular, Justyna Kowalczyk. We’ve seen what she can do on the snow and how her rivalry with Bjørgen will be at an all-time high this year due to some recent smack talk in the papers. The two-year ban smacked on [...]

This Sunday I will be travelling from Quebec City all the way to Sweden. After finishing 1st overall in the Teck Nor-Am Sprint series last year, I earned a spot on the Fall World Cup trip.Keep checking my blog as I will be updating it regularly.

This Sunday I will be travelling from Quebec City all the way to Sweden. After finishing 1st overall in the Teck Nor-Am Sprint series last year, I earned a spot on the Fall World Cup trip.Keep checking my blog as I will be updating it regularly.

This Sunday I will be travelling from Quebec City all the way to Sweden. After finishing 1st overall in the Teck Nor-Am Sprint series last year, I earned a spot on the Fall World Cup trip.Keep checking my blog as I will be updating it regularly.

This Sunday I will be travelling from Quebec City all the way to Sweden. After finishing 1st overall in the Teck Nor-Am Sprint series last year, I earned a spot on the Fall World Cup trip.Keep checking my blog as I will be updating it regularly.

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Thanks to Annie B. for a great registration meeting last night.  Highlights: financial aid application due November 29th to Midge Cross.  Winthrop Mountain Sports has created another fantastic ski rental program, be sure to schedule your appo...

Thanks to Annie B. for a great registration meeting last night.  Highlights: financial aid application due November 29th to Midge Cross.  Winthrop Mountain Sports has created another fantastic ski rental program, be sure to schedule your appo...

Thanks to Annie B. for a great registration meeting last night.  Highlights: financial aid application due November 29th to Midge Cross.  Winthrop Mountain Sports has created another fantastic ski rental program, be sure to schedule your appo...

Thanks to Annie B. for a great registration meeting last night.  Highlights: financial aid application due November 29th to Midge Cross.  Winthrop Mountain Sports has created another fantastic ski rental program, be sure to schedule your appo...

This country preview has been an easy one to write, mainly because I only have to write about one sex, the women. With a men’s team that is non-existent, let’s focus on the women shall we? MEN’S DISTANCE Out of the 185 men that scored points in the distance and sprint races last year, zero [...]

This is part two 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:

1. How Well Prepared Are World Cup Rookies? (Part 2a: Sprint)
2. A New Sprint Points Method
3. Distributed Sprint Points

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I have had some requests for the sprint times so here they are. Remember that not all skis are the same speed. The first two times are prelims, the last two times are modified heats (pursuit style)br /Skyler 3:26, 3:41, 3:26, 3:34br /Paddy 3:32, 3:37...

The French have slowly crept up on the world and have become a force to be reckoned with. The vetern leadership of Vincent Vittoz on the men’s side has helped bring the likes of Jean-Marc Gaillard and more recently Maurice Manificat to be some of the most exciting and promising talents in the sport. MEN’S [...]