HAYWARD, Wis., August 3, 2010 – The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF) has announced that it is seeking grant applications for young skier programs associated with schools and cross-country ski organizations throughout the country. “The mission of the Foundation is to promote cross-country skiing as a fun, energetic activity that is part of an active and healthy lifestyle,” said Executive Director Ned Zuelsdorff. “A significant portion of our effort focuses on young skiers. To this...
PARK CITY, UT (Aug. 1) – The 2011 backcountry.com U.S. Nordic Combined Championships concluded Sunday evening at Soldier Hollow with Park City’s own Brett Camerota (Park City, UT) coming across the finish line first, marking his first U.S. Championship title. After the jumping portion, held at the Utah Olympic Park, Brett Camerota was seeded 1:14 ahead of 2011 runner-up Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, CO). Lodwick went into the cross country portion starting third behind brothers...
PARK CITY, UT – The 2011 backcountry.com U.S. Ski Jumping Championships wrapped up Sunday morning with the large hill competition. Both Peter Frenette (Saranac Lake, NY) and Lindsey Van (Park City, UT) won their second U.S. Championships title of the weekend. This marks Van’s 15th U.S. Championship title and Frenette’s second. The men’s competition was eventful, with Frenette crashing on the landing of his first jump of 139 meters. Frenette combined a second jump of...
PARK CITY, UT – The 2011 backcountry.com U.S. Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Championships were underway Friday morning with athletes jumping on the K90. Peter Frenette (Saranac Lake, NY) and Lindsey Van (Park City, UT) were crowned 2011 Noraml Hill U.S. Champions. The men’s competition was tight with Olympic silver medalist Brett Camerota (Park City, UT) and two-time Olympian Anders Johnson (Park City, UT) landing solid jumps forcing Frenette, who jumped last, to fly high....
NEW GLOUCESTER, Maine – US Biathlon Team chairman, Larry Pugh announced today that Max Cobb has been named President and CEO of the Team. “We wanted to acknowledge the enormous contributions Max has made to biathlon in his over 20 years working for our sport,” said Pugh. “We believe Max is one of the most talented leaders within the US Olympic movement and this new title reflects that.” Cobb joined the US Biathlon Association in...
PARK CITY, UT – With the 2011 backcountry.com U.S. Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Championships just days away, the U.S. Olympic and World Championship medalists are in town training on the Olympic venues, the Utah Olympic Park and Soldier Hollow. The event will be held July 30-August 1, marking the third year the traditionally wintertime event has held its championships in summertime. “The summer’s warmer and it’s more comfortable to jump,” said Eric Camerota (Park...
The 10th annual JLS Sports trip to Trout Lake / Bend just wrapped up last Sunday. This year word spread like wildfire among not only Western skiers but Easterners too. We had a record number of attendee’s including an Olympian, elite juniors, college skiers and a few just entering the crazy fun world of competitive Nordic skiing. Seven skiers from the East participated in the camp and a few even came out early this summer...
While many in the Northern Hemisphere are at the beach, the racing season in the Southern Hemisphere is about to get going. Both the Alpine and Cross-Country FIS Continental Cups will launch their competition seasons on 6th-8th August 2010. The South American Cup in Alpine Skiing will be starting in Cerro Castor, Ushuaia (ARG) with a set of technical events, whilst the Australia/New Zealand Cup in Cross-Country Skiing will kick off at Snow Farm in...
As the Alberta World Cup Academy wraps up their third training camp of the year in preparation for the 2010-2011 season, one thing is clear: the combination of experience and enthusiasm that has been integral to the team’s past success is again in place. Seven athletes and one coach are new to the team this year, and there are many likely candidates to fill the leadership roles left vacant by six experienced athletes who retired...
All proceeds from the 2010 Run For Snow will go towards the Central Cross Country Ski Association (a 501(c)3 not for profit corporation) to support opportunities for talented athletes to pursue athletic excellence in the Winter Olympic Games. This year the Run for Snow will again raise funds to adopt CXC Team Vertical Limit member, 2009 U.S. Natonal Championships Bronze medalist and winner of the 2009 American Birkebeiner 52K Skate race. Matt, father of two future skiers, will...
PARK CITY, UT (July 26) – Focusing on nutrition as one of the keys to athletic success, the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) has named Adam Korzun as sports dietician, according to High Performance Director Troy Flanagan. Korzun has worked with the U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding for the past two years through the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and joined the USSA full-time earlier this summer. “We are thrilled to have someone...
HOLDERNESS, NH—Pat Casey, the former Continental Cup coach for the U.S. Ski Team, has been hired to head up the nordic ski program for the Holderness School in Plymouth, New Hampshire. The former NCAA All-American skier has coached the national team’s Continental Cup racers since 2006. He has also coached two World Championship Teams, headed up the U23 Championship Team program for the past four years, run Regional Elite Group (REG)camps throughout the country, and...
Marit Bjørgen takes her second win at Blinkfestivalen
Day 1 of the annual ski celebration Blinkfestivalen in Sandnes, Norway: SANDNES – Øystein Pettersen enjoys the town of Sandnes in southwestern Norway. Home to the annual ski celebration Blinkfestivalen, where skiers and biathletes from all over the world come to compete on roller skis in the city center. Friday, Pettersen defended his champion title from last year’s festival when he won the 15K roller ski race.Pettersen initiated the sprint early and cruised across the...
With the help of regional coaches attending the camps, the U.S. Ski Team coaching staff has selected the top athletes from all four Regional Elite Group (REG) camps (East, Central, West and Alaska) and names these athletes to the National Elite Group (NEG). These athletes are offered the opportunity to train alongside the U.S. Ski Team athletes at the Lake Placid Olympic Training Center October 9-17th. Attributes such as motivation, dedication, general physical fitness and...
While most of the Northern Hemisphere , notably central Europe has been experiencing an unusually long heat wave which has even led to earlier than planned closures of some glacier ski resorts in the very North, the Southern Hemisphere has seen a promisingly cold start to the winter. Continuing cold with snow flurries have helped create an excellent basis for the season. For example Mt Hotham in Australia reports that so far this winter it...
The start of the FIS Nordic Combined Summer Grand Prix 2010 is approaching rapidly. The competitions in Oberstdorf (GER) are scheduled for 7th-8th August whilst Oberwiesenthal (GER) will serve as the second host venue on 13th-14th August. The 2010 edition of the Summer Grand Prix will feature a few changes. One of the main changes is that as response to feedback especially from the athletes, the cross-country competitions will be held on roller skis rather...
The Final Stage of the FIS Tour de Ski 2010/11, the infamous Alpe Cermis in Val di Fiemme (ITA) will be very special this time around. Traditionally, the Final Climb features the overall decision in one of the season’s main highlight events in Cross-Country Skiing. This year, a popular race for a limited number of starters will be organized that will follow the same course as the stars including Petter Northug, Charlotte Kalla, Lukas Bauer...
FIS Cross-Country checks in with Norwegian national Team Coach Age Skinstad. FIS Cross-Country: How are you satisfied with training so far? Are you keeping your schedule? Åge Skinstad: We manage to keep the schedule we planned in spring. It is early to judge the whole training period but I am happy with the first part. We have done a good job so far. FIS Cross-Country: How is the situation in the team? Are all in...
The Alberta World Cup Academy left yesterday for a week long training camp at the Beckie Scott Training Centre on Haig Glacier today. Situated in Kananaskis Country just outside Canmore, the team will run the 18km trail up to the camp. From here, it is another 45 minute hike to the glacier where the majority of the training will take place. This week entails a heavy training volume for the athletes, which will be balanced...