Miss Riley Wins NYS HS Champs at Least One Douglas can Podium these Days
FasterSkierFebruary 29, 2012
Coach Gardner "At Least one Douglas can do something this season"Watch out World the JackedUp replacement is coming
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Getting into Utah
FasterSkierFebruary 29, 2012
Last night the GMVS crew flew out to Utah to get ready for Junior Nationals in Soldier Hollow, Utah. It was a special year for us because all of our skiers qualified for the event. We'll miss Heidi who is racing in the next few weeks in Norway an...
In The mid-90′s Second Place Was Different: Follow-Up
JoranFebruary 29, 2012
Given the comments on my last post, I thought I’d verify things by altering the second graph to display the race type: Now the difference is very clear. I’ve combined the mass start and pursuit races into just one category (Mass). So clearly for the men the story here is different race tactics in mass [...] Related posts:
Ruhpoding World Champs
FasterSkierFebruary 29, 2012
I am now in Ruhpolding, Germany for the start of World Championships. My racing will begin tomorrow with the mixed relay and I am hoping to race five more times over the next 10 days. This will definitely be a … Continue reading →
Looking back and looking ahead
coryFebruary 29, 2012
Oh, hey stranger. Haven’t seen you in a while. I haven’t been hanging out here in blogland. No real adventures so far this winter. But there are a few things afoot that are worth mentioning, so I decided to check back in. 2011 White Mountains 100 First of all, I recently noticed that I never [...]
We've started off the week with two really great days of skiing on our own nordic trails. Yesterday we did a easy distance skate ski (no pictures, coaches skied too!) and today we did a shorter skate ski where we focused on speed and skiing throu...
More pics from Turkey
FasterSkierFebruary 28, 2012
Forest sums it up well in this shot. A tough but satisfying week of racingBoys enter the start of the skiathlonAfter the exchange an Italian tripsThe Russians and Skar form the lead groupNice high forward position V2 climbingBoys Skiathlon startUmm..g...
Amateur Hour
cmalcolmFebruary 27, 2012
I made a quick swing through Vermont on my way back from Pennsylvania to jump into a race at National Guard Biathlon Championships in Jericho this morning. Although physically I didn’t feel that bad two plane rides and a weekend full of emotionally ridiculous family time later… mentally I was off my game. Vacant? perhaps. [...]
I’ve started a couple of different blog posts since making the trip home from overseas but haven’t finished any of them. Whenever I would sit down to write or finish my thoughts, I was always tempted to take them in a different direction. However, ...
In The Mid-90s, Second Place Was Different
JoranFebruary 27, 2012
Sometimes you have some data and a specific question. Other times, you have some data, and you just sort of noodle around with it aimlessly. Sadly, I’ve been known to do that just for fun. I know, I’m a nerd. So I was looking at the gaps between 1st and 2nd place finishers in World [...] Related posts:
J1 Scando RELAY RESULTS
WestonFebruary 27, 2012
The Scando Cup races wrapped up yesterday with 3-person relays.Links to relay results:Boys 3x5km results. [pdf]Girls 3x3km results. [pdf]
Heidi posts amazing results in Estonia!
EvanFebruary 27, 2012
We don't have any photos of the events in Estonia, but it would be ridiculous to let Heidi's races pass by unmentioned. Skiing for team USA in the J1 Scandinavian Cup competition, Heidi just wrapped up her third race in three consecutive days...
The news came when I was in the hamlet of Sjusjoen, in the hills above Lillehammer, Norway: Three Dead in Stevens Pass Avalanche ***Why the appeal of affixing clinging skins, clicking into rear-heal releasing bindings and h...
The Best Race of the Year
FasterSkierFebruary 27, 2012
Saturday I had my best race of the year so far in the 'greatest show on snow,' the 39th American Birkebeiner. The race had a deep field with 14 foreigners from Sweeden, Switzerland, Norway, Russia, Canad and Frace joining the Americans at th...
Green Grass and Skiing
FasterSkierFebruary 26, 2012
It is the heart of February and the snow in the yard is almost entirely gone and I swear the grass is starting to look green. It is a strange feeling for me to walk outside and cross the grass on my way to go skiing. For the...
It seems as if winter is finally here! We got a good amount of snow over the weekend (5-8") and then the weather cleared out, leaving us with a gorgeous Sunday - temps in the 20s, not a cloud in the sky, and lots of fresh powder. A per...
Weekend Clinic
FasterSkierFebruary 26, 2012
Yesterday I led an all-day clinic for Methow Valley Nordic, our locally-based ski club dedicated to establishing and maintaining the strong ski community here in the Methow Valley. MVN is a very generous sponsor of MOD so I was excited for the opportun...
Quick Update
Sverre CaldwellFebruary 26, 2012
While the bulk of our team has a weekend off from racing, others are busy racing Internationally.Anika is finishing up her racing in Estonia with the US J1 trip. She had a strong sprint on Friday, finishing 11th !The J3's are in Quebec racing at the M...
Birkie Notes
FasterSkierFebruary 25, 2012
I've been getting phone reports from the American Birkebeiner this morning.Congratulations to Caitlin and Brian Gregg - Caitlin was 2nd in the women's race and Brian was 3rd in the men's event. Brian and Caitlin both felt that they were skiing on...