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There’s been some commentary over the last several years remarking that the Norwegian men, usually quite dominant, have been struggling to crush their competitors into tiny little pieces.  From the perspective of US skiing fans that might seem absurd, but for better or for worse, Norway has exceedingly high expectations. It occurred to me, though, [...] Related posts:

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As the summer-lull endlessly and painfully drags on, there is a shimmer of light at the end of the tunnel. The bookies have put out there preliminary odds on who they think will reign victorious this year for the Overall World Cup Title. If you enjoy watching the races on Eurosport like me, you’ll be [...]

As the summer-lull endlessly and painfully drags on, there is a shimmer of light at the end of the tunnel. The bookies have put out there preliminary odds on who they think will reign victorious this year for the Overall World Cup Title. If you enjoy watching the races on Eurosport like me, you’ll be [...]

Cool temperatures have arrived in the Northwoods.  I love this time of year, sunny and crisp.  We are getting ready for winter. Classic Sprint Simulation (training skis): Qualifying: Eric (3:02), Karl (3:12), Gregg (3:19), Santi (3:22) Quarter 1: Eric (3:04), Karl (3:07), Gregg (3:08), Santi (3:xx) Semi: Eric (3:02), Karl (3:03), Gregg (3:03.5), Santi (3:0x?) [...]

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As promised from long ago, we have the General Classification bumps plots for the first nine stages of the Vuelta a España. Both versions, all together and split by team are below the fold. Don’t worry, more skiing content is in the works for the rest of this week… And here’s the version split by [...] Related posts:

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