15 athletes participated in the first Mt. Sunapee Invitational up Mt. Sunapee in New Hampshire. Top ranked U.S. distance skier and New Hampshire native Kris Freeman performs the time trial on a regualr basis throughout the summer as a fitness benchmark. This month, the New England Nordic Ski Association (NENSA) teamed with the Cambridge Sports Union (CSU) to open the event to the public. The course is a challenging 3.1 mile climb to the summit...
Fort Kent ME, July 12. The Summer Biathlon National Championships/ World Team Trials open this evening at the 10th Mountain Ski Center. Three days of competition and fun conducted by the 10th Mountain Ski club and the Maine Winter Sports Center starts with Sprint competitions for men and women at 6 PM today. Entrants include former members of the US Summer Biathlon World Championship Team members Doug Hoover (Williamsburg, PA) and Keith Woodward (Stowe, VT)...
Two Swedes competed in Tour de Trœndelag last week. Petter Northug and his teammates were beaten by both Anders Sœdergren and Mathias Fredriksson in the three stage long tour. The Swedish skiers were too tough for the Norwegian national team during Tour de Trœndelag. The Swedes dominated the last leg of the Tour, the 15 kilometer freestyle rollerski race. In a class by themselves – The Swedes were in a class by themselves in the...
The recipient of a donation of twenty pair of evenly matched V2 850 rollerskis, the New England Nordic Ski Association is thrilled to announce the launch of its new Summer Rollerski Series. The series consists of three freestyle technique events taking place in New Durham, New Hampshire; Rutland, Vermont; and Jericho, Vermont. Top-ranked participants will compete on the evenly matched V2 skis, but skiers of all abilities are welcome to participate using their own skis....
True ‘08 clocks sub-four-minute mile, breaks school record By Kevin Pellecchia, The Dartmouth Staff Published on Friday, June 22, 2007 The group of distance runners that have run sub-four-minute miles is indeed an exclusive group. As of Sunday, June 17, Dartmouth has its very own member of this club of outstanding distance runners. Ben True '08 finished the mile run in less than four minutes on Sunday at the U.S.A. Track and Field New England...
With the warm summer weather persisting in many places, the dry land training and Roller Skiing season is already well underway. The various Roller Skiing national tours for example in Germany and France have held their initial races while the FIS World Cup Roller Skiing 2007 will commence in just a few days. The season kick-off will be a free technique sprint/uphill race combination in Piglio/Frosinone, near Rome (ITA), on 22nd-23rd June. The circuit will...
Thomas Alsgaard says that he is done with cross country skiing — for now. Thomas Alsgaard did a talk about his career to sport students at the Norwegian sport university in Oslo last week. The old ski king revealed several little know facts. – I was active for many years, and have kept on (with skiing) for four more years with various coaching and consultant jobs. I don’t have (enough) time for this anymore. I...
The first of five summer rollerski races in Anchorage, Alaska was held on Sunday around a park in downtown. Amy Glen and Justin Singleton were the winners. Brush with death doesn’t slow Glen's roller skis By MELISSA DeVAUGHN Anchorage Daily News Published: June 3, 2007 Proving that a brush with death is no reason to shrink away from a sport, 15-year-old Amy Glen raced to victory in the opener of a five-race Anchorage rollerski series....
Former Norwegian national team skier HÃ¥vard Bjerkeli (29) is one of the initiative takers for this summer’s Tour de Romsdal in Norway. The three day event will be a real challenge for the participants. – I want to use the contacts that I have in cross country skiing to attract as many as possible to the Romsdal valley (Romsdalen) the weekend it takes place, says HÃ¥vard Bjerkeli. The newâ€summer tour†consists of 3 competitions in...
Greene movement Last year's PPP champion, Marshall Greene, may face tough competition from his cross-country skiing pals By Mark Morical / The Bulletin Zach Violett and Brayton Osgood did not realize that their friend Marshall Greene was somewhat of a local celebrity. The three elite cross-country skiers competed in a 10-kilometer run earlier this month, and many of the spectators were rooting for Greene. “I wondered why everybody was cheering for Marshall,” Violett says. “And...
Norwegian national team skier Eldar Rœnning set a new course record in the 4.9 kilometer long Forbordsfjellet opp (Forbords Mountain Up) hill-climb last week.
Today and the next week we will present a few articles covering safety, training and workout suggestions for those of you that are ready for specific training this spring. This is a reprint of a 2004 article. When learning to rollerski, learn to snowplow and stop first. Go slow from the top of the downhill on rollerskis – it's hard to slow down when you have reached a high speed. Stand up and make yourself...
Today and the next week we will present a few articles covering safety, training and workout suggestions for those of you that are ready for specific training this spring. This is a reprint of a 2004 article. The articles are presented by These are some tips to keep in mind out on the road. Always wear a helmet and bright clothing when rollerskiing. It may be a good idea to include other protective gear as...
Odd-Bjoern Hjelmeset from Norway took the victory in the traditional individual start races in classic technique over 50 km at the Holmenkollen (NOR). Kris Freeman (Andover, NH) finished 21st in the sunny, 45-degree weather. Brian McKeever of Canada finished 40th. They were the only two North Americans racing. The 35-year-old Hjelmeset won this traditional World Cup race for the first time just 9.8 seconds ahead of the overall World Cup winner Tobias Angerer (GER). Third...
Odd-Bjorn Hjelmeseth of Norway won the men’s 15 kilometer classic race 26.1 seconds ahead of teammate Eldar Ronning. Tobias Angerer was third, 26.7 seconds out. Top North American was Devon Kershaw, Canada in 35.place, 2.49 out. Kris Freeman, USA was 42. Stefan Kukn (CAN) was 52 and Lars Flora (USA) was 64. Kristina Smigun of Estonia won the 10 kilometer classic World Cup race in Lahti, Finland on Sunday, 26 seconds ahead of Olga Savialova...
Zach Caldwell spends a lot of time with skis. Caldwell’s West Townshed based Engineered Tuning (engineeredtuning.net) is like West Yellowstone at Thanksgiving, a rare gathering of the entire culture of skiing, only at Zach’s shop, the skiers are absent. The names written in Sharpie marker on every ski are testimony to who’s trust Zach has earned. They are varied in profile from juniors to Andy Newell, Midwestern master skiers to college coaches. Before working on...
Mathias Fredriksson erased an old Per Elofsson record in moose-hoofs last week. Sourse: nettavise.no http://www.fasterskier.com/training3585.html
Results and two pictures from an APU/UAA Time Trial last Saturday up Potter Hill in Anchorage, Alaska. APU coach Holly Brooks commented: “Overall times were slower than one month ago but we had a very strong headwind and rain – this let us see who could tough it out in crummy conditions! (Sometimes a very useful and applicable part of training!) Many of the APU athletes were out of town but a good time nonetheless!...
German Axel Teichman is back in great shape. He showed that in the annual fall test in Oberhof. Axel Teichman had a tough season last year after winning the overall World Cup in 2004-2005. This summer he has done some of his training in a special-made “wheelchair†due to leg surgery. But he showed this weekend that he is on his way to return to good ol' top-shape by winning the last rollerski competition during...