HomeCategory

Continental Cup

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.
Continental CupGeneralInterviewsNewsOther NewsRacingSki Jumping

Q&A with Lindsey Van, Who Rejoins Continental Cup After Year-long Break

FasterSkierSeptember 13, 2010

Lindsey Van of the U.S. Women’s Ski Jumping Team returned to the Continental Cup the weekend of Sept. 11-12 in Lillehammer, Norway, resuming high-level international competition after taking last season off to rest and recharge after a tumultuous yet exciting couple of years. Van made history in 2009, becoming the first-ever World Champion in women’s ski jumping. She was also a leader in the fight to include women’s ski jumping in the 2010 Olympic Winter...

CONTINUE READING
Continental CupGeneralNewsOther NewsRacingSki Jumping

Jerome Hits Stride, Podiums in Lillehammer

FasterSkierSeptember 13, 2010

Jessica Jerome of the U.S. Women’s Ski Jumping Team found her way back onto the podium, while teammate Lindsey Van made a successful return to Continental Cup competition over the weekend in a pair of events in Lillehammer, Norway. The competitions were held Saturday and Sunday on the HS 104 hill in Lillehammer. Jerome, having finished second on back-to-back days on this hill in 2008, found it to her liking once again Saturday, finishing in...

CONTINUE READING
Continental CupGeneralNewsRacing

Kuzzy Takes a Trip Down Under

Nathaniel HerzAugust 23, 2010

Cross-country skiers and country music singers don’t have a whole lot in common, but just like Garth Brooks, CXC’s Garrott Kuzzy has got friends in low places. After meeting Kuzzy at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver, Australian National Team Coach Finn Marsland invited Kuzzy Down Under for some training and racing at the Falls Creek resort. Kuzzy arrived in Australia last Wednesday, and has already competed in the country’s national championships in the 10...

CONTINUE READING
Continental CupGeneralNewsOther NewsRacingSki Jumping

Hendrickson Takes Third in Women’s Jumping Continental Cup

FasterSkierAugust 21, 2010

OBERWIESENTHAL, Germany (Aug. 20) – The women’s ski jumping crew were flying through the sky on Friday, competing in the Oberwiesenthal Continental Cup. USA’s Sarah Hendrickson (Park City, UT) stomped on the podium in third. Austria’s Jacqueline Seifriedsberger won the event. The women competed on the normal hill Friday with Seifriedsberger landing two consistent jumps of 96.5 meters for a total of 232.5 meters. Second place Coline Mattel of France scored the longest jump of...

CONTINUE READING
Sim, and Australia, Take a Run at Nordic Combined
Continental CupGeneralNewsNordic CombinedOlympicsRacingRegional / LocalSki JumpingWorld Cup

Sim, and Australia, Take a Run at Nordic Combined

Nathaniel HerzAugust 20, 20102

A  few days before competing in the Engadin Marathon in Switzerland last March, Ben Sim stood atop a snow-covered hill in Germany. Sim, an Australian, was about to find out whether he could make the jump from cross-country skiing to nordic combined. Literally. Observing were Finn Marsland, the coach of the Australian cross-country ski team, and Fabian Mauz, a German coach who had assisted some Australian athletes at the Junior World Championships in the Black...

CONTINUE READING
Continental CupGeneralNewsOther NewsRacingRegional / Local

Boulder Mountain Tour Puts Up $13,000 in Prize Money

FasterSkierAugust 18, 2010

The Boulder Mountain Tour (BMT), along with the Sun Valley Nordic Festival has secured a substantial prize money package. With the help of the city of Sun Valley, nearly $13,000 in prize money will be paid to the top ten finishers in the men’s and women’s races for the 2011 BMT–as well as the second annual Thursday night co-ed sprint relays in downtown Ketchum, ID. The BMT is the centerpiece of the nine-day Sun Valley...

CONTINUE READING
Vasaloppet’s Full-Time Workhorse
Continental CupGeneralLifestyleNewsRacingRegional / LocalTraining

Vasaloppet’s Full-Time Workhorse

Inge ScheveAugust 13, 20101

Martin Rosvall, 32, works full time as an assistant professor of physics at the University of Umeå in northern Sweden. But the constraints of a full time job, work-related travel and conferences are no barriers to stellar marathon performances, Rosvall says. Point in case: In March, he finished 15th overall at the Vasaloppet, the 90 K classic race that attracts more than 20,000 skiers and was Rosvall’s main goal for the season. The legendary race...

CONTINUE READING
Hamilton Edges Newell in NZ Sprint; Crawford Tops Women
Canadian National Ski TeamContinental CupGeneralNewsRacingUS Ski Team

Hamilton Edges Newell in NZ Sprint; Crawford Tops Women

Nathaniel HerzAugust 6, 2010

Sure, it’s only August. Sure, it’s the Southern hemisphere. And yeah, okay, the Americans and Canadians have been training over 20 hours a week during their camps in New Zealand. But all this notwithstanding, most people would still agree that winning a skate sprint over Andy Newell is a great way to start your rookie season on the U.S. Ski Team.  And that’s what Simi Hamilton did on Saturday, nipping Newell by inches at the...

CONTINUE READING
Kershaw, Stephen Nab New Zealand Races
Canadian National Ski TeamContinental CupGeneralNewsRacingUS Ski Team

Kershaw, Stephen Nab New Zealand Races

Nathaniel HerzAugust 5, 2010

One day into their three-race series in New Zealand, it’s U.S. 1, Canada 1. In Friday’s 10/15 k classic mass start at the Waiorau Snow Farm, the North American teams stamped their authority on the trails of the southern hemisphere. In the women’s race, Liz Stephen (USA) bested teammate Morgan Arritola in a lunge at the line, while Canada’s Devon Kershaw took the victory over American Kris Freeman in the men’s edition. Kikkan Randall (USA),...

CONTINUE READING
Canadian National Ski TeamContinental CupGeneralNewsRacingUS Ski Team

Americans Rave About New Zealand As Racing Kicks Off Today

Topher SabotAugust 5, 2010

The World Cup opener is still 100 days away, but for the U.S. and Canadian national teams, the 2010-2011 cross-country season kicks off today with a 10/15 k classic mass start event. The race is part of the ANC series – the Australian and New Zealand Continental Cup. It is being held at the Snow Farm in New Zealand, and will feature an elite, if small, field. The U.S. Ski Team (USST) will start their...

CONTINUE READING
Brown to Leave University of Utah
CollegiateContinental CupGeneralNewsRacing

Brown to Leave University of Utah

Nathaniel HerzAugust 2, 20107

University of Utah Director of Skiing Eli Brown has resigned, leaving his job at the helm of one of the country’s most storied programs. In an interview, Brown cited a desire to spend more time with his family combined with changes to the direction of the Utah program as the reasons for his decision. When the University finds a replacement, Brown will be heading to join his wife and two children on the family farm...

CONTINUE READING
Continental CupNewsOther NewsRacing

Alberta World Cup Academy Announces 2010-2011 Team

FasterSkierJuly 27, 2010

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...

CONTINUE READING
CollegiateContinental CupGeneralInterviewsNewsRacingUS Nationals

Pros of Tomorrow: Ida Sargent

Nathaniel HerzJuly 26, 2010

Before last year, Ida Sargent had had a handful of strong results, but the only way you wouldn’t have heard her name by the end of the 2009-2010 season is if you’d been buried in a snowbank. Sargent, who split her winter competing for the Craftsbury Green Racing Project and the Dartmouth Ski Team, started out with some top-10s in the early season SuperTours, then really heated up at the national championships in Anchorage, where...

CONTINUE READING
Continental CupJuniorsNewsOtherOther NewsRacing

U.S. Ski Team Announces National Elite Group Camp Roster

FasterSkierJuly 23, 2010

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...

CONTINUE READING
Continental CupGeneralNewsRacingUS Nationals

Pursuits Fade from U.S. Domestic Circuit

Nathaniel HerzJuly 21, 20101

When James Southam lined up for the start of a 30 k pursuit race at the Olympics in Whistler in February, it was the first time he’d done so all year. At the 2009 World Championships in the Czech Republic, Southam faced a similar challenge: the pursuit race there was only his second of the season, following a World Cup in Whistler earlier that year. Of the 24 SuperTour races scheduled by the U.S. Ski...

CONTINUE READING
Mini-Tour Madness! CCC Schedules Three for 2010-2011
Canadian National Ski TeamContinental CupGeneralNewsRacing

Mini-Tour Madness! CCC Schedules Three for 2010-2011

Kieran JonesJuly 12, 2010

A quick look at the Canadian draft event calendar will unearth one major revelation – Cross Country Canada (CCC) appears to have fully embraced the concept of the mini-tour. This upcoming season, there are three mini-tours on the CCC schedule. The second Haywood NorAm, held in Rossland, B.C. on December 16, 18 and 19 will be a mini-tour. As well, Western Canadian Championships, held in Kelowna, B.C. on February 4 to 6, and Eastern Canadian...

CONTINUE READING
A Homologation How-To Guide (It’s Not as Boring as You Think!)
Continental CupGeneralNewsRacingRegional / Local

A Homologation How-To Guide (It’s Not as Boring as You Think!)

Nathaniel HerzJune 30, 201013

What do a GPS, a retired airline pilot, and a Norwegian guru named Hermod Bjorkestol have in common? All are key components of a plan to bring many of the U.S.’s biggest venues in line with International Ski Federation (FIS) standards. At its annual meetings in Turkey in early June, FIS made it clear to American officials that a longstanding exception would be revoked: starting in the winter of 2011-2012, all races held in the...

CONTINUE READING
Canadian National Ski TeamContinental CupGeneralNewsRacingWorld Cup

McMurtry Endures Highs and Lows of a Whirlwind Season

Kieran JonesJune 24, 20102

Even for a cross country skier, Brent McMurtry spent an obscene amount time this season travelling. His short list of skiing locations in the 2009-2010 season includes New Zealand with the Canadian National Team, World Cup weekends in Estonia, Russia, and Alberta, the Olympic Winter Games, Canadian Nationals in the Yukon and to wrap it all up, US Super Tour finals in Fort Kent, Maine. When the dust settled on his whirlwind season, 24 year-old...

CONTINUE READING
BiathlonContinental CupGeneralNewsNordic CombinedRacingRegional / LocalSki Jumping

NY Preserves ORDA Funding in Budget Measure

FasterSkierJune 22, 2010

New York’s Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) has received $5.6 million in funding in a budget measure that passed in the New York state assembly on Friday and the state senate on Monday. ORDA manages Mount Van Hoevenberg, the site of the cross country, biathlon and nordic combined events during the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid NY, and the other legacy venues from those Games. The appropriation is about 16 percent of ORDA’s approximately...

CONTINUE READING

Newer Posts

Older Posts