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Kjorlien’s 27th Leads North American Women in World Junior Biathlon Sprints

Chelsea LittleJanuary 29, 2011

The single most dominating performance on the first day of Biathlon World Youth and Junior Championships came in the second race on Saturday, the junior women’s 7.5 k sprint. Dorothea Wierer of Italy shot clean to win the race by over a minute. It wasn’t an entirely surprising result: Wierer has contested every Junior Worlds series since 2007, and won a gold medal in Ruhpolding in 2008 and one in Canmore in 2009. And of...

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Canadians Put Two Men in Top 20 In World Junior Biathlon Sprints

Chelsea LittleJanuary 29, 2011

After a tough first day of competition at the World Youth and Junior Biathlon Championships in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic on Saturday, the American and Canadian men will be on the offensive in Sunday’s pursuit. With the top 60 finishers from today’s sprint races qualifying to move on, the North American teams – which notched just two top-30 performances – will have plenty of pursuing to do. “Overall the Canadian team didn’t have a stellar...

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Panzhinskiy Predictably Impressive, Takes U-23 Title

Nathaniel HerzJanuary 29, 2011

Alexander Panzhinskiy’s skiing in the U-23 Championships classic sprint wasn’t the dominating performance that everyone anticipated—at least, not until the finals. After skiing to tactical wins in his quarter- and semifinal heats in Otepaa, Estonia, Panzhinskiy, an Olympic silver medalist from Vancouver, unleashed a fury in the final round. After stretching out the heat from the beginning, his colossal double-pole finish consigned Norwegians Timo Andre Bakken and Magnus Moholt to silver and bronze. In the...

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Americans Struggle in Otepaa Classic Sprint Heats; Marshall 12th

Nathaniel HerzJanuary 29, 20112

The North American performance in Saturday’s U-23 classic sprint certainly wasn’t embarassing. Behind a dominating victory by Finland’s Kerttu Niskanen, Canada’s Alysson Marshall was 12th, cracking the semifinals for her first time as a U-23. And the U.S.’s Sadie Bjornsen was 11th in the prelim, ahead of one of the podium finishers. But none of the three American women who qualified for the heats in Otepaa, Estonia, made it past the quarterfinals, and there was...

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Cockney Sixth in U-23 Sprint; Valjas Misses A-Final

Nathaniel HerzJanuary 29, 2011

A mix of impressive strength, clever tactics and luck took a Canadian man all the way to the finals of Saturday’s U-23 World Championships classic sprint. It just wasn’t the one everyone expected. Instead of the lanky 6’6” frame of Len Valjas gunning for a medal in Otepaa, Estonia, it was the perfectly average one of Jesse Cockney, who showed in a strong outing that what he lacks in height, he makes up with ski...

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Valjas Takes Second in U-23 Sprint Prelim; Nine N. Americans Qualify

Nathaniel HerzJanuary 29, 2011

One year ago, it was an American, Simi Hamilton, who topped the men’s skate sprint prelim at the U-23 World Championships in Germany. In this season’s edition, Canada’s Len Valjas couldn’t quite match that feat, but he came darn close. In Saturday’s classic sprint qualifier in Estonia, he was second, within a half-second of Olympic silver medalist Alexander Panzhinskiy of Russia, the winner. The finish sets up Valjas well for a run at a medal...

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Moments in Otepaa: Classic Sprint Photos

FasterSkierJanuary 28, 20112

Once again FasterSkier’s Nat Herz was trailside today in Otepaa, Estonia at the World Junior Championships. Here are a few moments that he caught during the classic sprints.

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Anger Takes Crash-Marred Otepaa Sprint; Two Canadians Top-30

Nathaniel HerzJanuary 28, 2011

Sure, sprinting is sprinting. But try telling that to Russia’s Elena Soboleva and Germany’s Hanna Kolb. The two were all but guaranteed medals in Friday’s classic sprint at the World Junior Championships when both went for the same track, taking a tumble that cost them the race. As the two struggled to untangle their skis and poles, Kolb’s teammate Lucia Anger skied by with two Norwegians, Kari Oeyre Slind and Ragnhild Haga. Those three took...

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Bjornsen Leads 3 N. Americans in WJ Sprint Qualifier; Two More Are 31st

Nathaniel HerzJanuary 28, 2011

For the North Americans, Thursday morning’s classic sprint qualifier was a day of inches and almosts. Out of 15 U.S. and Canadian starters at the World Junior Championships in Estonia, just three cracked the top 30 and qualified for the afternoon heats: Erik Bjornsen (USA) in an impressive 10th, and Canada’s Janelle Greer and Heidi Widmer in 20th and 27th, respectively. But two more were painfully close, and ended up occupying the dreaded 31st position:...

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Hendrickson Jumps to 18th at Junior Worlds

FasterSkierJanuary 27, 2011

OTEPAA, Estonia (Jan. 27) – Sarah Hendrickson (Park City, UT) was the top U.S. finisher in 18th as the FIS World Junior Ski Jumping Championships in Otepaa, Estonia opened up action Thursday with the women’s HS 100. Coline Mattel of France grabbed gold. Mattel clinched the win with a score of 257.5 and jumps of 96.5 and 98.5m. Slovenia’s Spela Rogeli earned silver and Japan’s Yuki Ito, who recorded the longest jump of the day (99m), took...

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Field Tops U.S. in WJC Nordic Combined

FasterSkierJanuary 27, 2011

OTEPAA, Estonia (Jan. 27) – American Cliff Field (Steamboat Springs, CO) took 19th in Thursday’s HS100/10k nordic combined competition at the FIS Junior World Nordic Ski Championships in Otepaa, Estonia. Johannes Rydzek of Germany won the event in 26:37.7 followed by Slovenia’s Marjan Jelenko and Estonia’s hometown hero Kaarel Nurmsalu in second and third. Field’s time of 29:36.6 was good enough to earn him top-20 honors. Other American finishers included Nick Hendrickson (Park City, UT)...

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Otepaa World Junior Sprint: Will Anyone Double-Pole?

Nathaniel HerzJanuary 27, 2011

The question may not have been burning on Thursday, but at the very least, it was smoldering: Would any of the junior men attempt to double-pole Friday’s classic sprint? At last weekend’s World Cup races on the same course in Otepaa, Estonia, Norway’s Eirik Brandsdal double-poled through his qualifier and all three heats to edge out his teammate, Ola Vigen Hattestad, for the win. Only a handful of others tried the maneuver in the preliminary,...

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More Medals? A World Youth and Junior Biathlon Championships Preview

Chelsea LittleJanuary 27, 2011

When the World Youth and Junior Biathlon Championships kick off in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic on Saturday, both the U.S. and Canadian teams will have high hopes. How high? In 2010 in Torsby, Sweden, Canadian Rose-Marie Cote won a bronze medal in the youth 10 k individual. In 2009 in Canmore, Canada, American Grace Boutot won silver in the same event, and Canadian Yolaine Oddou was one spot behind her. That was a banner year...

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Lahteenmaki Leaves Women’s 10 K Behind; Nishikawa 16th

Nathaniel HerzJanuary 27, 2011

If one of the races at the 2011 World U-23 Championships was a foregone conclusion, it was probably the women’s 10 k freestyle. The top-seeded athlete on Thursday’s start list in Otepaa, Estonia was Finnish powerhouse Krista Lahteenmaki, a World Cup silver medalist—and the results were predictable. In an effort that serves as a stark benchmark for the rest of the U-23 women, Lahteenmaki skied to the win by a full minute over Russia’s Mariya...

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Sandau 5th, Musgrave 6th, Hoffman 9th Behind Russian 15 K Sweep

Nathaniel HerzJanuary 27, 2011

When Britain’s Andrew Musgrave came through the stadium leading the first lap of the 15 k freestyle on Thursday, it was clear that it was going to be a good day for Anglophones at the U-23 Championships in Otepaa, Estonia—even if the Russian team ultimately swept the podium. Musgrave lost his early lead, but still held on for sixth place, and was joined in the top 10 by Canadian Kevin Sandau and American Noah Hoffman...

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Otepaa WJ/U-23′s: 10 U23 Skiers to Watch

Nathaniel HerzJanuary 26, 2011

Without further adieu, we give you the follow-up to the 10 juniors to watch that we listed this morning. Below are 10 athletes with chances for medals at the U-23 World Championships in Otepaa, Estonia, which begin Thursday with a 10/15 k freestyle. Karel Tammjarv Estonia’s two male cross-country skiing legends—Jaak Mae and Andrus Veerpalu—are in the twilight of their careers. Tammjarv, a 21-year-old, is the nation’s next great hope. He was fifth in the...

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The Excitement Builds in Otepaa: Photos of the Men’s 10km Freestyle

FasterSkierJanuary 26, 2011

It was a thrilling day in Otepaa, Estonia at the World Junior Championships and FasterSkier’s Nat Herz was right there in the midst of the action. Here are some photos he caught of the men’s 10km freestyle.

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Photos From the Trails of Otepaa: Ladies 5km Freestyle

FasterSkierJanuary 26, 2011

FasterSkier’s Nat Herz was trailside today in Otepaa, Estonia at the World Junior Championships, here is a glimpse of what he saw during the ladies 5km freestyle.

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Skar Wins Junior Champs 10 K; Patterson Leads N. Americans in 28th

Nathaniel HerzJanuary 26, 2011

Even by Norway’s standards, four out of six ain’t bad. After the country’s women swept the podium in the World Junior Championships 5 k freestyle on Wednesday morning, Sindre Bjoernestad Skar collected the country’s fourth medal of the day by winning the men’s 10 k event, topping Germany’s Markus Weeger and Finland’s Perttu Hyvarinen. With the first of seven events down in Otepaa, Estonia, Norway is in possession of two-thirds of the hardware. While Skar...

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Diggins Takes Seventh at World Juniors, Behind Norwegian Sweep

Nathaniel HerzJanuary 26, 20112

Last winter, Jessie Diggins was just another up-and-coming American cross-country skier. At U.S. Nationals, she raced to a solid-but-unspectacular ninth place in the classic sprint, and at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Germany, her top finish was a 25th place, in the 10 k pursuit. What a difference a year makes. After collecting her first national title earlier this month, and only a couple of days removed from illness, Diggins placed seventh in the...

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