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Round and Round on the 20k & 30K
JGreggJanuary 6, 2012
RESULTS Brian felt it went well. He said his skis were good…like waxing in the Methow. The new snow in the morning made things softer. Brian had a close sprint finish. Most of the race he was in a pack! These are some photos from Toko.
TdS Freestyle Sprint Recap
JoranJanuary 6, 2012
Once again, a bit after the fact…the heat times analysis for the freestyle sprint the other day. Men Starting with the finals: That was decidedly slow, tactical final. Interesting that David Hofer had such fast times in the quarters and semis. Semifinal 2 was slightly faster, but not by a ton. Women As for the [...] Related posts:
Rumford Sprint and Distance Skate at Nationals
EvanJanuary 5, 2012
Hello from Rumford! It's been an exciting few days of racing here. The courses have held up well under the pressure of hundreds of racers, and we got to race the 3.3 kilometer loop today for the first time. 4 times up the fearsome High School Hill for ...
Foghof? Rainhof? Windhof?…Oberhof
SusanDJanuary 5, 2012
Knock, knock, knock! On my first morning in Oberhof, Germany, I’m jolted out of sleep by someone rapping on my door. I crawl out of bed and poke my head out into the hallway. “Good morning sleepy head!” my teammates Sara and Annelies great me with a laugh, “you really ought to [...]
15 k Freestyle
JGreggJanuary 5, 2012
The Methow Valley placed four skiers in the top 15 today. Photos from Toko
Christmas is Over… Back in Oberhof
FasterSkierJanuary 5, 2012
The break is over and I’m back in Oberhof, Germany for the start of World Cup #4. It has been a mix of wind, rain, and snow since I arrived on Monday, but it looks to be calming down a little bit as I write this post. We start off this evening with the men’s [...]
Back in Business!
FasterSkierJanuary 5, 2012
I was finally able to ski fairly normally at practice tonight. It’s been at least a month since I’ve tried to go fast and I felt awkward and my lungs burned, but it was so nice to ski with the group instead of watch from the sidelines. I had to cut...
Chasing Is Racing
FasterSkierJanuary 4, 2012
Today's Toblach sprints were the last short-distance race in this year's Tour de Ski. The next four days include one rest day and three long races: Thursday's 15k/30k skate pursuit, Saturday's 10k/20k classic mass start, and Sunday's 9k skate Final Cli...
Skiing in the Cold
FasterSkierJanuary 4, 2012
Katharine Ogden sporting a cold weather hairdo...We've got a big group up at Nationals, but we've still got a group of 8 younger kids at home. And we're using our time well. Yesterday we headed up Stratton Mtn. for some intervals on the alpine slopes. ...
Quick Update From Nationals Sprint
Sverre CaldwellJanuary 4, 2012
Due to the warm weather over the weekend the freestyle sprint race was delayed until Tuesday. The decision was a good one as the courses were put in excellent shape and the hard man made snow stayed fast and consistent all day long.Congratulations to T...
R & R & R in Rumford
JGreggJanuary 3, 2012
Rain, Rest, Racing is the happening in Rumford Maine were the US Nationals is happening. The artificial snow on the short 3 k loup was so wet on Monday that the races were postponed a day to let things dry out. A Rest day before the Race! Things did get underway today with the freestyle sprints. CXC [...]
Koos Wins
FasterSkierJanuary 3, 2012
Torin Koos skiing from the front. Photo by Ian Harvey / TOKOI got a quick note from Torin Koos after today's sprint event in Rumford:Mark,Rocked the Rossignol NIS2. Grind was Ultratune S2 with Toko Red Structrite Over Top. Wax:Toko Blue/Re...
Toblach Sprint
FasterSkierJanuary 3, 2012
I agree with Jan at XC Predictions that "the Toblach sprint stage can become a very decisive stage in this year's Tour de Ski in the men's race." Legkov won't earn any points in the sprint, and neither will many of the other top-ten racers except perhaps Kershaw (5). The sprint will be less important for the women, since Bjørgen and Kowalczyk have already pulled away from the rest of the field
Past couple weekends
Lenny ValjasJanuary 3, 2012
Dusseldorf:The weekend after the Ruka Triple I raced the city sprints in downtown Dusseldorf. My individual sprint went pretty poorly. My preparations leading into the race weekend were brutal. I was planning on doing my pre race intensity on the racec...
To Italy!
FasterSkierJanuary 2, 2012
In ginning up this post for the Tour de Ski rest day, I discovered why the next venue, the first in Italy, is always listed with two names: Toblach is the German name for the town while Dobbacio is the Italian name. Thanks, Wikipedia! (But no thanks fo...
Jet Lag and God Jul and Jet Lag
Sara StudebakerJanuary 2, 2012
Beautiful, snowy Hochfilzen!How crazy the past few weeks have been! And when I say crazy, I mean that in the best possible way. From Hochfilzen home to Idaho for Christmas, then back to Germany 13 days later. While there was no snow in Boise, I was ...
Rumford: Cancellation Hike up White Cap
EvanJanuary 2, 2012
After today's races were cancelled due to heavy rain last night, we laced up the hiking boots and set off on an adventure up White Cap, Black Mountain's neighboring peak.Despite last night's rain, the day was sunny and beautiful: perfect weather for a ...
The Long Commute
coryJanuary 2, 2012
In early January, Bill and I were looking to do a long ski, but close to home. My original idea was to try to ski from his house to my house, taking the long way around town. We ended up modifying the route to minimize walking, and it became more like a ski from my [...]
Lenny Valjas .com 2012-01-02 14:26:00
Lenny ValjasJanuary 2, 2012
Sorry for not updating this sooner. Good news is that there is an update coming tomorrow.