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Continental Cups are one step below the World Cup. Each year the top ranked male and female skiers in each Continental Cup series qualify to race on the World Cup. The use Continental Cup series is the SuperTour. The Canadian series is the Nor-Am.
SuperTour Sprint Showdown Course Preview
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SuperTour Sprint Showdown Course Preview

FasterSkierNovember 24, 2010

The SuperTour Sprint Showdown in West Yellowstone kicks off the North American Continental Cup racing season on Thanksgiving day. Two separate races, classic and freestyle sprint “qualifiers”, use nearly identical courses, starting in the biathlon stadium, and finishing out on the Deja View loop, for a point-to-point route. Men and women will race the same newly homologated courses, with the classic sprint clocking in at a hair over 1.6km and the skate a bit shorter...

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NorAm Season Preview – Mini-Tours and New Faces!

Kieran JonesNovember 24, 20101

On the Canadian Nor-Am Circuit, things are going to be drastically different this year, both in the athletes competing, and in the events they will be contesting. Here are three things to watch for: 1)      New race formats! Cross Country Canada (CCC) has gone mad for the mini-tour concept, and with three on the schedule, expect some interesting results. 2)      New faces. After a home Olympics, many of the top Canadian domestic skiers, both male...

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SuperTour Opener Delayed; Postponement “Probably An Option”

Nathaniel HerzNovember 23, 20102

As snow hammers Idaho and Montana and forecasts call for frigid temperatures, the fate of Wednesday’s SuperTour-opening double sprint qualifier hangs in the balance. With road closures stranding the race timer and other officials in Idaho, and the National Weather Service (NWS) predicting a high of negative seven degrees on Wednesday, the start of the event has already been pushed back two hours, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. And since the International Ski Federation’s...

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Gaiazova Wins Classic Race in Rovaniemi, Touchette 12th
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Gaiazova Wins Classic Race in Rovaniemi, Touchette 12th

Chelsea LittleNovember 21, 2010

Canada’s Dasha Gaiazova continued her strong skiing in Rovaniemi, Finland today, winning the women’s 5 k classic by 8 seconds over Victoria Melina of Russia. Gaiazova finished second in the classic sprint yesterday, and appears to be in good form heading into the World Cup mini-tour in Kuusamo next weekend. In the men’s 10 k, Frederic Touchette led Canada and the rest of North America with a twelfth-place finish. He was 45 seconds behind Vasili...

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Canadians Snag Three Podium Finishes in Rovaniemi Sprint; Koos Fourth
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Canadians Snag Three Podium Finishes in Rovaniemi Sprint; Koos Fourth

Chelsea LittleNovember 20, 20101

The Canadian National Team led the way in Rovaniemi, Finland today, with Chandra Crawford, Dasha Gaiazova, and Lenny Valjas all cracking the podium in an FIS classic sprint.  Meanwhile, the United States was led by Torin Koos in fourth. Temperatures were quite reasonable – between negative five and negative seven degrees Celsius – and the tracks were firm on the out-and-back course, which featured two bridges, a large hill, and several tight corners including a...

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The Rise and Fall of Team Endurance Professionals
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The Rise and Fall of Team Endurance Professionals

Chelsea LittleNovember 17, 20108

Editor’s Note: The original version of this article listed Laura Valaas as a member of Team Endurance Professionals.  According to Valaas, she was never a part of the team, despite being listed in Team Endurance Professionals marketing material.  The article has been corrected, and we apologize for the error. In April of this year, Kristina Owen and Josh Korn began sharing a grand idea with some of their friends in the ski world: they wanted...

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Weekend Recap – A Sign of Things to Come?

Topher SabotNovember 15, 20102

It isn’t even Thanksgiving, and the international racing season is officially just over a week old, yet there has already been plenty of high-octane racing action to satisfy even the most demanding ski fan. With elite skiers tuning up for the season opener, and up-and-comers out to make a name for themselves, FIS races in Finland, Sweden, and Norway featured a level of competition usually limited to the World Cup. It is always a challenge...

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Interview with Alexander Legkov: “It was a test race after 700 km in 10 days”

FasterSkierNovember 15, 2010

Alexander Legkov stormed into the new racing season with sensational first place in the Norwegian national opener in Beitostoelen. He led the Russian trio that filled the podium of the 15 k freestyle race. However, Legkov does not overvalue his success, and he realizes that road to Oslo 2011 is still long. Q: Alexander, congratulations to your victory! You won with a great time gap. Did you expect such a season start? Alexander Legkov: Absolutely...

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Bjoergen, Sundby On Top In Beitostolen 10/15km Classic Race

Topher SabotNovember 14, 2010

Marit Bjoergen showed no ill-effects from an illness that kept her out of the first two FIS races in Beitostolen, Norway.  She skied to a convincing 51.4 second victory over teammate Therese Johaug, who won Friday’s skate race by 40 seconds. Bjoergen led at every time check, demonstrating strong early season form in the 10km classic event. “It’s not surprising there are such differences early in the season,” said Bjoergen to the Norwegian newspaper Afternposten, discounting her...

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Freeman Second in Muonio, Follis wins Wins Women’s Race
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Freeman Second in Muonio, Follis wins Wins Women’s Race

Chelsea LittleNovember 14, 20105

While Kris Freeman couldn’t quite match his winning performance from yesterday, he made a strong effort in the 10 k skate at Muonio today and was rewarded with a second-place finish, showing impressive consistency early in the season. “I’m always more comfortable in classic than skate,” he told FasterSkier after the race. As usual, the women competed first, also in a 10 k race. The temperature had dropped overnight and thanks to the humidity of...

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Freeman, Kowalczyck Take Classic Races in Muonio
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Freeman, Kowalczyck Take Classic Races in Muonio

Chelsea LittleNovember 13, 20107

America took its second win of the weekend in Muonio, with Kris Freeman skiing to a 12-second victory over Tobias Anger of Germany in a 10 k classic race. While Freeman was clearly the big story of the day, the morning actually started off with the women’s 5 k race. With a huge 45-meter climb partway through the course and a mostly downhill finish for the last kilometer or more, it was a fast and...

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Canucks Kick Off in Bruksvallarna

Nathaniel HerzNovember 12, 2010

While the Americans started their European campaign Friday with much fanfare in Muonio, Finland, news from the Canadian National Ski Team (CNST) has been more sparse this past week. Nonetheless, the Canucks will kick off their own competition season on Saturday and Sunday with two races in Bruksvallarna, Sweden—albeit a little more quietly. Most of the athletes on the team’s World Cup squad, along with a few up-and-comers, are scheduled to start Saturday’s sprint and...

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Randall Wins in Muonio, Psyched for Sargent; Newell Out in Quarters
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Randall Wins in Muonio, Psyched for Sargent; Newell Out in Quarters

Chelsea LittleNovember 12, 20107

The first race of the weekend in Munio, Finland, went off without a hitch this morning, as Kikkan Randall cruised to a victory in the 1.1 k skate sprint. In a change from last weekend, both the men and women raced on the same course – a 1,110 meter point-to-point beginning with a steep pitch straight out of the start. The course then wound around some more gradual uphills and finished with a steep downhill...

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The Competition is Heating Up in Muonio
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The Competition is Heating Up in Muonio

Chelsea LittleNovember 11, 20103

The race season started off last weekend in Muonio, Finland, but that was just a preview. This weekend, the Olos resort will be hosting three more races, with a start list including over 600 skiers from twenty-two different countries. In addition, the Americans have arrived in full force: the Craftsbury Green Racing Project has been joined by the U.S. Ski Team (USST), and the Maine Winter Sports Center’s (MWSC’s) collection of athletes from around the...

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No Surfing Here: An Interview with CXC Head Coach Jason Cork

Nathaniel HerzNovember 10, 20102

Bryan Fish’s jump to the U.S. Ski Team from his job running the Central Cross-Country (CXC) program was one of the most significant coaching changes of the spring. Fish, who over the last few years helped to build CXC’s elite team into one of the most powerful in the country, left some big shoes to fill. Enter Jason Cork, who was hired to replace Fish after two years as the assistant coach at Michigan Tech...

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Three Inches of Snow for West Yellowstone; Festival Director “Optimistic”

Nathaniel HerzNovember 10, 2010

With less than two weeks to go until the start of the West Yellowstone Ski Festival, snow conditions appear promising. According to Director Sara Hoovler, the Montana town received roughly three inches of snow on Monday into Tuesday. While the trails hadn’t been groomed as of Tuesday morning, Hoovler said that they will probably be rolled within the next couple of days—especially given that additional snow is forecast for the area. “It’s a classic West...

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