Anders Aukland was recently in Estonia for a rollerski race and was barely beaten by the hometown favorite Andrus Veerpalu.   The race is called “Võru Roller” and is an 8,5 kilometer classic style race. Aukland was beaten by a half second by Veerpalu. Results: 1.  Andrus Veerpalu 21.14, 9; 2. Anders Aukland 21.15, 4; 3. Anti Saarepuu 21.15, 8; 4.Priit Narusk 21.16, 4; 5.  Raul Olle 21.35, 6; 6. Jaak Mae 21.36, 4; Â
The Wolf Mountain two-person double marathon relay in Skien, Norway started Saturday morning July 3, European time. A number of big names cross country and biathlon World Cup skiers were entered. Results should be in shortly. Fasterskier.com readers could last year read about Odd-Bjorn Hjelmeset’s solo attempt to break the old record for the most number of times up and down the mountain in 24-hours. Odd-Bjorn broke the record. Not long after that a young orienteering runner...
Norwegian National team members went head-to-head with other top skiers in a 400-meter classic rollerski sprint race at Kristiansand Stadium last Sunday. The race was a part of the entertainment before the tip off of an elite series soccer match. Racers included the entire Norwegian sprint team and Kristen Skjeldal from the regular team as well as members of Team Impuls. Â Arnstein Finnstad from Team Impuls won the rollerski sprint with a respectable 53...
The Norwegian women’s team is in the middle of a dryland training camp at Vennesla and did a 32-kilometer skate rollerski time-trial last Friday. Marit Bjorgen posted the fastest time of the day. Results: 1) Marit Bjœrgen 1.06.42, 2) Kine Beate BjœrnÃ¥s 1.06.55, 3) Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen 1.06.57, 4) Kristin Mürer Stemland 1.09.37, 5) Ella Gjœmle 1.09.52, 6) Vibeke Skofterud 1.09.55, 7) Ingrid Narum 1.15.00, 8) Ingrid Aunet Tyldum 1.19.28.
Norwegian Eldar Ronning skied in to a new cross-country classic sprint record in a race in Kragero, Norway on Saturday. Ronning shattered the old record held by World Cup skier Trond Einar Elden by almost 2 seconds. The old record was 15.2 seconds and the new record is 13.38. The record was set in the semifinal. Ronning was unlucky and fell in the final. Borre Naess won the event.
Marit Bjorgen and Tor Arne Hetland fastest in June 17 rollerski sprint race at Dombaas, Norway Results: Women: 1. Marit Bjœrgen, Rognes 2. Kine-Beate BjœrnÃ¥s, Varden 3. Tora Berger, DombÃ¥s 4. Ã…shild Sporsheim, DombÃ¥s Men: 1. Tor Arne Hetland, ByÃ¥sen 2. Stig Rune Kveen, Strindheim 3. Hans Martin Gjedrem, Valldal 4. Øyvind Sandbakk 5. Lars Berger, DombÃ¥s 6. Christian Frich, DombÃ¥s 7. Steinar Eidem, ByÃ¥sen 8. Eldar Rœnning
New member of the Norwegian sprint national team, Borre Naess won a 100 meter rollerski sprint race in downtown Mjondalen, Norway this weekend. The race included a prolog (qualification race) where the top 8 skiers advanced to the next round. Skiers that placed 9th or lower raced in heats to determine the results from 9th place and lower. The final was not surprisingly a race between hometown favorite Trond Iversen and Borre Naess, and Borre...
By Langrenn.com — Translated by Torbjorn Karlsen FasterSkier.com wrote about upcoming summer competitions for elite skiers on May 13. ( www.blindtarmen.org The first summer race in Kragero was held 20 years ago and the organizers budget for the event was 10,000 Norwegian kroner or US $1400. Twenty years later it’s almost 500,000 kroner or US $70,000. This year’s event includes a 100 classic sprint and a ski jumping competition with both a male and a...
Anders Aukland won the first rollerski race of the season for Norwegian National team members and other national elite skiers. Espen Harald Bjerke, that was kicked off the team after only one season was second. The race was held at the end of the first dryland camp of the year in Honefoss. Continues pursuit with roughly 10 kilometer classic followed by 10 kilometer skating was used for the competition Results: 1 Anders Aukland 57,25 2...
Bend, Oregon’s famous multi event race, the Pole Peddle Paddle, took place last weekend. Thousands of racers and an army of volunteers come together each May for an amazing sporting event that takes the town of Bend by storm. This race is an event that is probably not like any other you have tried. Participants range from the very serious to casual racers out for a day of fun activities. This being my very first...
Fasterskier.com reported last week on the upcoming two person marathon-relay running race; 14 times up and down “Wolf Mountain†on July 3 in Skien, Norway. A number of high profile cross country and biathlon skiers have already entered. We reported (by error) in our first article about Odd Bjorn Hjelmset’s solo 24-hour record attempt last summer up the same mountain that he (only) did this for “fun and gloryâ€. We later realized that there was...
Norwegian national team skier Odd Bjorn Hjelmeset got lots of attention last summer when he broke the old record by running the most “up and down†trips to the top of Ulvskollen (Wolf Mountain) near Skien, Norway in 24-hours (www.fasterskier.com/feature.php?id=432). Top XC and biathlon skiers from Norway, Sweden and France are this summer challenging each other in a two-person marathon running relay up and down the same mountain. The event will take place on July...
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. 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 you learn to rollerski, such as elbow and...
New England Rollerskiing Championships Location: Cumberland, Maine Date: Nov. 16, 2003 Distance: 15K classic Conditions: 30 degrees F, sunny, no wind Place Skier Age Sex Club Time 1 Nate Underwood 18 M Bowdoin 40:58:00 2 Eric Fitz 21 M Colby 41:34:00 3 Eddie Quinn 50 M 41:37:00 4 Colin Witherill 22 M Colby 42:57:00 5 Jacob Scheckman 19 M Bowdoin 43:14:00 6 Ezra Dore-Hark 21 M Colby 43:32:00 7 Brandon Smith 19 M Colby 43:37:00...
Over the past decade civil discourse has degenerated in all forms of public life and most notably in sport. Gone are days of friendly handshakes and congratulations for a move, play or race well done. Today we are accustom to seeing 300 pound behemoths on the football field butting their chests against one another while screaming epitaphs face to face. The jumping and gesturing over a fallen or vanquished opponent assaults our sensibilities. This behavior...
In the back of the small but strong running field were National Team Coach Trond Nystad and Fasterskier.com contributor and Coach John Aalberg. As they said: "Being out there suffering with the athletes gives you the advantage of knowing what they go through racing, – as a coach it enables you to say the right things at the right time." Final Soldier Hollow Time-Trial for USST 10 km (previous PRs in parentheses) 1. Kris Freeman...
Norwegian sprint coach Ulf Morten Aune is excited that the season premier in this year’s sprint World Cup in Düsseldorf, Germany is set to start as early as October 25th. The Norwegian team is currently doing their preparations in Val Senales, Italy and Oberhof, Germany. “I think this is very good. It gives us the media and fan attention that we needâ€. The European media and fans are showing great interest for the early races....
The story that FasterSkier ran on Monday about the rollerskiing ban in Fairbanks, Alaska was probably familiar to many rollerskiers. If you haven't read the story, do so at either link below: Anchorage Daily News Chances are, if you own a well-worn pair of rollerskis, at some point you have been told that you could not rollerski somewhere. It might have been a private drive, a newly paved bike path, or a certain subdivision. There...
From the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Saturday, Sept. 4 2003: Life for Fairbanks rollerskiers took a sharp U-turn last weekend when Alaska State Troopers issued a ticket to a rollerskier for obstructing traffic one day and then ordered the University of Alaska Fairbanks cross-country ski team to halt its workout on the road the next. Full story from Fairbanks:
The US Cross Country National Team held a skate time-trial on the rollerski course at the Soldier Hollow Olympic venue onTuesday September 30, 2003. The men did 4 laps “of everything†(including the biathlon lop) and the women did two laps. Each lap is a bit longer than 2.5K – making this a “long†10K (for men) “long†5K (for women). The lop is rolling and consists of short 30 seconds to 1.5 minute long...