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Photo Gallery: World Junior Women’s and Men’s 10/20km Skiathlon

FasterSkierFebruary 27, 2012

Once again with the help of Reese Hanneman, FasterSkier’s Audrey Mangan captured some of the action during the World Junior Championship 10/20km Skiathlon in Erzurum, Turkey. Related Race Reports: Led By Razinger, Slovenia Takes a Turn at Junior Worlds Dominance Ustiugov Takes Third Straight Title in World Junior Skiathlon [smugmug url=”http://fasterskier.smugmug.com/hack/feed.mg?Type=gallery&Data=21665674_LwLVNp&format=rss200″ imagecount=”100″ start=”1″ num=”100″ thumbsize=”Th” link=”lightbox” captions=”false” sort=”true” window=”false” smugmug=”false” size=”M”]

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At “Biggest Race of Their Lives,” Juniors Face Tough Lessons At Altitude

Audrey ManganFebruary 27, 201212

At 5,700 feet above sea level, the Kandilli Nordic Ski Center in Erzurum, Turkey has presented World Junior competitors with some of the most painful racing they’ve ever experienced. As became clear from the depth of Russia’s dominant results—a team that took a two-week altitude camp in Bulgaria prior this week’s racing—acclimation to altitude has played a major role in the outcome of World Juniors and U23s, for all levels of athletes. In more than...

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Weekly Roundup: Feb 20-26

Chelsea LittleFebruary 27, 2012

This week’s roundup truly is a weeklong affair: FIS World Junior and Under-23 Championships began on Monday in Erzurum, Turkey, as did IBU World Youth and Junior Championships in Kontiolahti, Finland. The action continued every day this week, and after literally dozens of races, North Americans came home with one gold and two silver medals. In Erzurum, the big story was the complete dominance of the Russian team. No matter which way you cut it,...

Juniors Racing

Russia Completes Relay Sweep as Junior Women Take Victory, US and Canada Battle for Ninth

Topher SabotFebruary 26, 2012

Team Russia completed an impressive World Junior/U23 Championships in Erzurum, Turkey by winning both the men’s and women’s Junior relays on the final day of the week-long event. The women’s team of Elena Serokhvostova, Natalia Zhukova, Nadezhda Shuniaeva, and Elena Soboleva skied to a 13.4 second victory over Sweden. The Swedes bested Slovenia with a lunge at the line to capture the silver. Sweden’s Evelina Settlin, who took silver in the sprint earlier in the week,...

Juniors Racing

Russian Men Unsurprising In Junior Worlds Relay Victory

Audrey ManganFebruary 26, 2012

ERZURUM, Turkey — As was to be expected given their performances the rest of this week, Russia was in control of the 4 x 5 k relay at World Juniors on Sunday from start to finish. Anchor leg Sergey Ustiugov secured his sweep of all four available gold medals when he crossed the line an untouchable 44.8 seconds ahead of Kazakhstan’s Roman Ragozin. Norway, anchored by Sindre Bjoernestad Skar, took home bronze. “The relay is...

Biathlon Juniors

No Surprises Here: Bø and Tsvetkov Extend Large Leads to Double Up With Pursuit Victories

Chelsea LittleFebruary 26, 2012

Sunday was the last day of competition at biathlon’s World Youth and Junior Championships in Kontiolahti, Finland – and it was also the busiest. For the first time all week, four races were held on a single day, with participants in both the youth and junior divisions competing in pursuit races. In the youth men’s race, Norway’s Johannes Thingnes Bø put on a clinic, extending his already 50-second lead from the 7.5 k sprint into...

Biathlon Juniors

Gaim, Sloof Come From Behind for Women’s Pursuit Titles at Biathlon World Juniors

Chelsea LittleFebruary 26, 2012

In Kontiolahti, Finland on Sunday, the youth women’s 7.5 k pursuit was the only one of four races to crown a totally new champion at biathlon’s World Youth and Junior Championships. Hilde Fenne of Norway, the leader after Friday’s sprint, choked on the range, missing a total of eight shots including three in the final stage, which dropped her out of medal contention.With Niya Dimitrova, the sprint runner-up, sitting out the pursuit, there was opportunity...

Biathlon Juniors Racing

Dreissigacker Cracks Top-20 in World Junior Biathlon Sprint, Wenzel Paces Canada

Topher SabotFebruary 26, 2012

Ethan Dreissigacker (USA) skied to a top-20 in the World Junior 10km Biathlon Sprint, for arguably the top international race of his career. Kurtis Wenzel (CAN) was not far behind in 23rd to lead the Canadian squad. The race, which determines the start order for the next event, Sunday’s 10km pursuit, was won by Russian Maxim Tsvetkov just ahead of the French duo of Florent Claude and Simon Desthieux. Both Tsvetkov and Claude missed a...

Biathlon Juniors

Elena Ankudinova, the Russian Nobody Expected, Picks Up First World Juniors Win in Kontiolahti Sprint

Chelsea LittleFebruary 26, 2012

Despite the presence of several former champions in the field, a new gold medalist rose to the top at biathlon’s World Youth and Junior Championships in Kontiolahti, Finland on Saturday: Elena Ankudinova. The diminutive Russian was perfect on the range and collected an eight-second victory in the junior women’s 7.5 k sprint. She bested, among others, Tuesday’s individual champion, Chardine Sloof of the Netherlands; last year’s youth individual champion, Thekla Brun-Lie of Norway; and teammates...

Biathlon Juniors

Canada’s Ransom Posts First Clean Sheet, Races to Fifth in World Juniors Sprint; Four Seconds From Podium

Chelsea LittleFebruary 25, 2012

On Friday, Julia Ransom came thisclose to picking up Canada’s second medal of the week at biathlon World Youth and Junior Championships in Kontiolahti, Finland. Thisclose, it turns out, means four and a half seconds over six kilometers and two shooting stages. That’s the margin that separated Ransom, who wound up fifth in the youth women’s sprint, from third-place Lisa Theresa Hauser of Austria. If she had any regrets about missing the podium, Ransom kept...

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Ustiugov Takes Third Straight Title in World Junior Skiathlon

Audrey ManganFebruary 24, 2012

ERZURUM, Turkey — With his third gold medal of the week in Friday’s 20 k skiathlon, Sergey Ustiugov (RUS) has taken on the aura of a new Russian ski star being born. A Norwegian duo took the early lead and briefly appeared to finally have the energy to disrupt Russia’s dominance of this week, but Ustiugov soon took over and, together with compatriot Artem Maltsev (RUS), Russia once again took the top two spots on...

Biathlon Juniors

Doherty and Geraghty-Moates Top-Twenty in Youth Biathlon Sprints; Turning Point for U.S. Team?

Chelsea LittleFebruary 24, 2012

In the first four days of racing in Kontiolahti, Finland, American hopes for its biathletes just hadn’t panned out. In race after race at the World Youth and Junior Championships, the U.S. racers were held back by one thing after another. They notched a few finishes in the high 20’s and 30’s – and mostly placed far lower on the results sheet. On Friday, two Americans broke out of the slump and raced into the...

Juniors Racing

Led By Razinger, Slovenia Takes a Turn at Junior Worlds Dominance

Audrey ManganFebruary 24, 20122

ERZURUM, Turkey—In a come-from-behind performance, Nika Razinger (SLO) shocked herself, her coaches, and her competitors with a 7.8-second win in the 10 k skiathlon at Junior World Championships on Friday. “This is a big surprise,” said Razinger after the flower ceremony, unable to contain her happiness. “It is unbelievable!” Razinger and her coaches had been expecting top-10s from her, at best. Razinger headlined an impressive 1-2-4 performance for Slovenia. Lea Einfalt (SLO) claimed silver and...

Juniors Racing

Photo Gallery: World Junior Women’s 5km Classic

FasterSkierFebruary 24, 2012

FasterSkier’s Audrey Mangan is on-site in Erzurum, Turkey reporting on the World Junior/U23 Championships. Here is a selection of photos from the 5km classic. Complete Race Report Men’s 10km Classic Photos [smugmug url=”http://fasterskier.smugmug.com/hack/feed.mg?Type=gallery&Data=21613304_htCFsP&format=rss200″ imagecount=”100″ start=”1″ num=”100″ thumbsize=”Th” link=”smugmug” captions=”true” sort=”true” window=”false” smugmug=”false” size=”M”]

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Photo Gallery: World Junior Men’s 10km Classic

FasterSkierFebruary 24, 2012

FasterSkier’s Audrey Mangan is on-site in Erzurum, Turkey reporting on the World Junior/U23 Championships. Here is a selection of photos from the 10km classic. Complete Race Report Women’s 5km Classic Photo Gallery [smugmug url=”feed://fasterskier.smugmug.com/hack/feed.mg?Type=gallery&Data=21613056_zvwgmb&format=rss200″ imagecount=”100″ start=”1″ num=”100″ thumbsize=”Th” link=”lightbox” captions=”true” sort=”true” window=”false” smugmug=”false” size=”M”]

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Photo Gallery: U23 Skate Sprint

FasterSkierFebruary 24, 2012

With the help of Reese Hanneman, FasterSkier’s Audrey Mangan captured some of the action during the U23 sprint heats in Erzurum, Turkey at the World Junior/U23 Championships. Related Race Reports: Retivyk, Belov Deliver 1-2 Punch for Russia at U23s; Scott, Packer Lead North Americans In Top 30 [smugmug url=”http://fasterskier.smugmug.com/hack/feed.mg?Type=gallery&Data=21618151_xZ8J85&format=rss200″ imagecount=”100″ start=”1″ num=”100″ thumbsize=”Th” link=”smugmug” captions=”false” sort=”true” window=”false” smugmug=”false” size=”M”]

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Photo Gallery: World Junior Skate Sprint

FasterSkierFebruary 24, 2012

FasterSkier’s Audrey Mangan in on-site in Erzurum, Turkey reporting on the World Junior/U23 Championships. Here is a selection of photos from the junior skate sprint. Related Race Reports: Nilsson Charges Down Homestretch to Take Sprint Victory in Erzurum [smugmug url=”http://fasterskier.smugmug.com/hack/feed.mg?Type=gallery&Data=21617174_874gZf&format=rss200″ imagecount=”100″ start=”1″ num=”100″ thumbsize=”Th” link=”smugmug” captions=”false” sort=”true” window=”false” smugmug=”false” size=”M”]

Biathlon Juniors

Norway Sweeps World Junior Biathlon Relays; Canada’s Junior Men Are Best Shots in Field, Race to Sixth Place

Chelsea LittleFebruary 24, 2012

In the opening junior men’s race of biathlon’s World Youth and Junior Championships in Kontiolahti, Finland, Canada’s Kurtis Wenzel used near-perfect shooting to demolish the field and collect his second world championship title. His teammates, however, were less successful, shooting 80%, 60%, and 40%. “After the individual race I was a little bit down,” said Maxc Davies, who had missed 12 shots and placed 72nd. How things change. In Thursday’s junior 4 x 7.5 k...

Biathlon Juniors

French Men, Ukrainian Women Post Big Victories in Youth Biathlon Relays

Chelsea LittleFebruary 23, 2012

On Wednesday, Kontiolahti, Finland, became a venue that was hospitable for biathlon for the first time in perhaps several weeks. After the bitter cold of the World Cup races two weeks ago, a general lack of sunlight, and a persistent wind that has dogged even the best shots at World Youth and Junior Championships this week, today’s balmy sunshine was a welcome reprieve. “Today was an amazing bluebird day and there was almost no wind,”...

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Death of Coach Casts Pall Over Strong Russian Performances at World Juniors

Audrey ManganFebruary 22, 2012

ERZURUM, Turkey — It takes quite a bit to detract from what was nearly a clean dual podium sweep in the men’s and women’s classic distance races at World Juniors on Wednesday. Natalia Zhukova (RUS) won the women’s 5 k ahead of compatriots Elena Soboleva and Elena Serokhvostava. On the men’s side Sergey Ustiugov (RUS) took his second victory of these championships, with teammate Ermil Vokuev behind in second. Norway’s Sindre Bjoernestad Skar was the...

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