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World Cup Points for Dunklee, But Other Americans Less Than Thrilled with Oberhof Results

Chelsea LittleJanuary 4, 2014

Tim Burke would rather just forget about placing 61st in Friday's sprint; Annelies Cook was embarrassed to get lapped in the pursuit (to be fair, she had her work cut out for her starting last). Leif Nordgren called his results in the 40's "nothing special" and Lowell Bailey didn't even race because he had a cold. For the U.S., Susan Dunklee's finishes of 32nd and 25th were the bright spots.

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Svendsen Outshoots Bjørndalen for Another 1-2 Finish; Domracheva Holds On for Pursuit Victory

Chelsea LittleJanuary 4, 2014

Both Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) and Darya Domracheva (BLR) hung on to their sprint wins from Friday and turned them into pursuit victories on Saturday, but not without a little bit of trouble from Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) and Kaisa Makarainen (FIN).

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Old Favorites Svendsen, Domracheva Snag Their First Wins of the Biathlon Season in Oberhof

Chelsea LittleJanuary 3, 2014

Both Darya Domracheva of Belarus and Emil Hegle Svendsen of Norway - last year's runners-up in the World Cup overalls standings - finally picked up their first wins of the new biathlon season, suggesting that maybe the favorites will be in shape in time for the Olympics after all. Susan Dunklee (USA) placed 32nd and Macx Davies (CAN) 42nd to lead the North Americans.

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U.S. Team to Biathlon World Youth and Junior Championships Picked: 13 Athletes on Roster

FasterSkierDecember 30, 2013

After three trials races in Presque Isle, Maine - which will also host the big event itself - the U.S. has selected a team for World Youth and Junior Championships in biathlon.

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Weekend Roundup: Wunderbar!

FasterSkierDecember 30, 2013

Missed the start to the Tour de Ski? Find out this year's biggest winners and losers in the first two stages. Plus, read about the biathlon World Team Challenge. Catch all the action here with the Weekend Roundup.

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Who Needs Weather? 40,000 Germans Fill Soccer Stadium as Dahlmeier and Graf Win Biathlon Competition

Chelsea LittleDecember 30, 2013

The Tour de Ski kicked off in miserable fashion in Saturday, with rain and minimal snow in Oberhof, Germany. But 3 1/2 hours away in Gelsenkirchen, there was a more fun solution. For the 12th time, fans packed a soccer stadium to watch World Cup athletes do a relay race around a small artificial course. For the first time since the inaugural race in 2002, an all-German team won.

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Green Claims Canada’s Final Olympic Biathlon Spot: ‘I Can Take a Deep Breath and Finally Relax’

Emily SchwingDecember 25, 2013

Brendan Green may have missed last season with a back injury, but as Canada's top biathlete in the 2012 season it's still not a surprise that he made the Olympic squad. Though he didn't compete at the Sochi warmup event last year, he was on hand to train and help with skis, so he has an idea of what he's up against.

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World Cup Regulars, Cook and Nordgren Qualify for Their First Olympics in Sochi

Emily SchwingDecember 24, 2013

Even if you have a wealth of international racing experience, the Olympics are a different thing entirely. Leif Nordgren and Annelies Cook, both of whom narrowly missed making the Vancouver teams, locked up their nominations for the U.S. biathlon squad based on results from the first period of World Cup racing this season.

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Notes and Quotes: The Good and Bad from Davos, Ramsau and Annecy

Alex KochonDecember 17, 2013

From the cross-country World Cup in Davos, Switzerland, to U.S. Nordic Combined's best finish in a team sprint in Ramsau, Austria, to five straight days of biathlon races in Annecy, France: here's everything you didn’t get to read about over the weekend.

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Weekend Roundup: High Expectations

FasterSkierDecember 16, 2013

Extraordinary performances are becoming ordinary for the North American contingent this year as new stars emerge, historic results accumulate, and expectations continue to grow. FasterSkier was on site in Davos, Switzerland, where five USST members raced to the top 30 in Saturday's distance races and six made the heats in Sunday's sprints.

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Semerenko Locks Up First IBU World Cup Win Before Holiday Break; Crawford Cracks Top 20 in Annecy Pursuit

Alex KochonDecember 16, 2013

In the final race before a three-week holiday break, Ukraine's Valj Semerenko finished the first IBU World Cup trimester with her first victory, picking her way back into contention after an early penalty. Rosanna Crawford led four Canadians in the 10 k pursuit by picking off seven places for 19th overall.

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Comfortable in Bib 1, Bø Wins Second Straight in Annecy; Smith Captures Another PB

Alex KochonDecember 15, 2013

A 20-year-old Norwegian, Johannes Thingnes Bø, racked up his second career victory in Annecy, France, in Sunday's 12.5 k pursuit, winning by nearly 40 seconds. Canada's Nathan Smith cut his personal best in half, rising from 16th to eighth.

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Younger Bø Bests Moravec, Fourcade for First World Cup Win; Smith Ties Career-Best 16th

Alex KochonDecember 14, 2013

Young gun Johannes Thingnes Bø of Norway was the fastest in a field of clean shooters on Saturday in the IBU World Cup men's 10 k sprint in Annency, France. Nathan Smith led the way for Canada with a career-best 16th.

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Gasparin Rides Confidence for Another Sprint Win; Canadian Women All Qualify for Pursuit

Alex KochonDecember 14, 2013

Coming off her first World Cup win a week ago, Switzerland's Selina Gasparin captured another sprint win in Annency, France, this time with clean shooting. Canada's four women also harnessed positive feelings from their historic relay on Thursday to qualify for Sunday's pursuit.

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‘Nothing Special,’ Hoffman Finishes 25th in Davos 30 k, Happy with Performance

Chelsea LittleDecember 14, 2013

Noah Hoffman, the lone American entrant in the individual-start 30 k, planned to start conservatively and attack the downhills, a place where he has lost time before on the Davos courses. Although his pacing didn't go quite according to plan, Hoffman said he was happy with his 25th-place finish, 1:54 behind race winner Maurice Manificat of France.

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Russia Stages Comeback in Men’s Biathlon Relay in Annecy

FasterSkierDecember 13, 2013

With a dramatic come from behind win in the 4 x 7.5 k relay in Annecy, France, the Russian men's team established themselves as the team to beat on home snow when the Olympics come to Sochi in under two months. The quartet of Ivan Tcherezov, Alexander Loginov, Evgeniy Garanichev, and Anton Shipulin trailed until the final leg, before tacking down Germany and winning a sprint to the line.

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Germans Gap Field for Relay Win; Canadian Women Capture Unprecedented Fourth, U.S. Repeats in Eighth

Alex KochonDecember 12, 2013

The Canadians notched a national first of fourth place in the IBU World Cup women's relay on Thursday in Annency, France, and the Americans tied their collective career bests of eighth for the second-straight week.

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Hochfilzen Pursuits: Photo Gallery

Chelsea LittleDecember 11, 2013

Both racers and spectators had fun in the sun during Sunday's IBU World Cup biathlon pursuit races. The Tirolian Alps provided a nice backdrop as Synnøva Solemdal (NOR) and Martin Fourcade (FRA) raced to victory, with 59 other biathletes chasing each.

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Weekend Roundup: Live From Hochfilzen and U.S. Women Go Big in Lillehammer

FasterSkierDecember 9, 2013

FasterSkier reported live at the IBU World Cup in Hochfilzen, Austria, and 2,000 kilometers north in Lillehammer, Norway, the U.S. cross-country and nordic-combined teams found success in Lillehammer. NorAm racing kicked off in British Columbia, and Bozeman SuperTour skiers braved the cold to get distance races in after Saturday's sprints were canceled.

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Biathlon Veterans Teela and Barnes Back on the World Cup, Hoping for Olympic Comebacks

Chelsea LittleDecember 9, 2013

After spending most of last season away from the World Cup, Jeremy Teela and Lanny Barnes are back in action. Barnes says she is completely recovered from compartment syndrome surgery; Teela loves being a father, but is focusing for this season on one last push for his fourth Olympics. Both held their relay teams in the top 8 this weekend.

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