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Whistler BC, Canada, March 28. Wynn Roberts (Battle Lake, MN) and Leif Nordgren (Marine-on-St. Croix, MN) went one-two in the Junior 10K Sprint competition, while Tim Burke (Paul Smiths, NY) claimed second place in the Men’s 10K Sprint at the Canadian National Championships here this morning. Roberts and Nordgren started one after another today (Nordgren 30 seconds before Roberts), raced together over all three loops, and finished almost side-by-side. Roberts with two penalties finished in...

Skiing through conditions ranging from 30 degree and bright sun to -20 degree moonlit trails, Paula Hudson, Roxanne Toly and Inge Travis teamed up to win the 2008 Equinox Ski Challenge. The three women skied a total of 388km in 24 hours, topping the field of 50 entrants. Randy Anderson took the 24 hour solo division with a 269km ski and amazingly looked ready for a few more laps on Sunday morning! Both Anderson and...

Thanks to GMVS coach Justin Beckwith for this video.

Whistler BC, Canada. Tim Burke (Paul Smiths, NY) continued to his streak of top performances that began two weeks ago in Oslo, with a victory in the 20K Individual competition at the Canadian National Championships. Burke had two penalties, in each of the prone stages in this first-ever major biathlon competition at the Whistler Olympic Park. He covered the 20K in 52:44.7, topping Canadian Robin Clegg (Ontario) by 2:18.2. Clegg had three penalties, as did...

Fairbanks ski fans were treated to some of the fastest sprint racing seen in North America this winter in the Tour of the Golden Heart Classic Sprints Wednesday afternoon and evening at Birch Hill. A crowd of several hundred cross country skiers and fans was treated to the excitement generated by sprint racing. Having the top sprinters in the country going head-to-head led to some very exciting racing on the 1.145Km course. Unfortunately, Kikkan Randall...

WHISTLER OLYMPIC PARK, BRITISH COLUMBIA. The Canadian National Championships provided a great opportunity for the CXC Elite Team to race on the newly-created 2010 Olympic race courses at the beautiful Whistler Olympic Park in the Callaghan Valley, British Columbia, about a fifteen minute drive from the alpine mountain resort of Whistler. The drive from Vancouver to Whistler on highway 99, also known as the Sea to Sky highway was certainly memorable. The highway twists and...

New Gloucester, ME, March 25. Tim Burke (Paul Smiths, NY) leads a large group of US Biathletes who will compete this week in the Canadian National Championships at the Whistler Olympic Park. Burke, who closed his World Cup season just over a week ago, with two top eight finishes (7th Pursuit, 8th Mass Start) will get his first look at the 2010 Olympic Biathlon Venue during the training and competitions there. He recently commented on...

Norwegian rockets Sigrid Aas and Petter Eliassen were victorious in Tuesday evening's Tour of the Golden Heart Spring Series opener. The men's race began at 7:00PM, and a gradually increasing breeze and slowly falling temperatures made conditions seem a little colder for the many spectators who had grown accustomed to the conditions during the women's race. The fastest skiers went out toward the front of the field of 37. Leif Zimmerman of the USST and...

Video from the 10/15km freestyle race at Canadian Nationals – featuring men's race winner Ivan Babikov (CAN) and the top two in the women's race – Liz Stephen (USA) and Kikkan Randall (USA)

WHISTLER, B.C. — Canadian Olympians Sara Renner and Ivan Babikov won the ultimate endurance tests — the women’s and men’s 30- and 50-kilometer classic cross-country ski races which officially put a close to the 81st Haywood Ski Nationals. The 31-year-old Renner completed a grueling comeback season on the national team, after taking last year off to have a baby, by stomping the field in the women’s 30-kilometer classic with a time of one hour 36...

Whistler, B.C. – Emil Jonsson edged Swedish National Team teammate Peter Larsson for the victory in the freestyle sprint at Canadian Nationals. Devon Kershaw (CAN) finished third and Olympic sprint champion Bjorn Lind (SWE) was fourth. The race featured an extremely tough field, with the top sprinters from Canada, Sweden and the US battling for the top spots. Garrott Kuzzy (CXC) was the top American finisher in 6th place. Andy Newell (USST) tangled with Lars...

New Gloucester, ME, March 19. Eleven members of the Biathlon US Junior National Team, as well the top US women from the Biathlon World Championships will compete this week in the North American/ US National Championships this Thursday through Saturday at the Mount Itasca Biathlon Center in Coleraine, Minnesota. This group heads the field of almost 100 competitors who will vie for North American and US National titles. Competition begins on Thursday at 11 AM...

WHISTLER, B.C.—Ivan Babikov put a golden stamp on his Canadian citizenship after winning the men’s 15-kilometer cross-country ski skate race at the Haywood Ski Nationals being contested at Whistler Olympic Park on Wednesday. The 27-year-old, who finally received his Canadian citizenship in December, won his first national title as a Canadian with a time of 37 minutes 28.1 seconds. “This is an important event to me for many reasons, but it is nice to be...

WHISTLER, B.C. — Stefan Kuhn has always had the title of best chef on Canada’s national cross-country ski team, but he can now add Canadian champion to his menu of descriptors. Kuhn has incorporated a touch of gold to his list of ingredients this week after capturing his second victory, and first ever individual gold medal, at the Haywood Ski Nationals. The Canmore, Alta. native clocked a winning time of 27 minutes 31.1 seconds in...

WHISTLER, B.C. — Canada’s Phil Widmer and Stefan Kuhn hope the opening day of the Haywood Ski Nationals is an indication of what’s to come at Whistler Olympic Park in two years when the world arrives for the big show. The Canadian duo teamed up to win a gold medal in the men’s classic team sprint competition in their first ever competition on the nation’s newest Olympic cross-country ski venue near Whistler, B.C. “The whole...

Skiers Head to Sea-to-Sky Country for 2008 Haywood Ski Nationals -650 athletes to hit the competition trails at Whistler Olympic Park- Squamish, BC—Athletes, teams, and coaches from across Canada will arrive in Sea-to-Sky country to compete at the 2008 Haywood Ski Nationals, the 81st edition of the Canadian Cross Country Ski Championships, March 16-23, 2008 at Whistler Olympic Park. Event organizers will welcome competitors from 16 nations, including some of the world’s top-ranked skiers from...

Battling bitter temperatures and blustery conditions, fifty-five of the best skiers in New York State faced off in the annual NYSSRA Champions Cup Race on Sunday, March 9, sponsored by High Peaks Cyclery:Nordic Specialists. Robert Douglas of Honeoye Falls won the 25 km New York State Championship race on the Olympic trails of Mt. Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid in convincing fashion. Douglas dominated the race from the start, beating defending champion, Paul Allison of...

Pinkham Notch, NH—On Sunday, March 9, 2008, Justin Freeman (Factory Team), a member of the 2006 Olympic Team, and Kelsey Allen took top honors in Ski to the Clouds, “North America’s Toughest 10k.” Despite strong ski performances, Mother Nature nearly stole the show with heavy rains overnight and strong winds at race time, but neither the racers nor the events team at Great Glen Trails would be daunted. The high winds created an icy, wind-scoured...

Ivan Babikov (Factory Team) won the 10km classic race at the Russian national Championships. Babikov, a newly minted Canadian citizen, won the two distance races at US Nationals in January. He left for Russia the day after winning the American Birkebeiner and raced 3 races in the next 4 days. He was 4th and 5th in 15km skate races. Photos provided by the Factory Team

Liz Stephen posted the best US result of the Championships in winning the bronze medal this morning in Malles, Italy. Stephen, a member of the US B-team, was a solid 19th in the 10km classic earlier in the week. But she skied at another level today, completing the three 15km loops in a time of 37:25.1, just over 21 seconds behind the winner, Olga Tiagai of Russia. While Stephen led the way, her American teammates...