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The Best and the Fastest — Dussault and Wesson – at Banknorth Eastern Cup Sprints, Maine Winter Sports Center, Fort Kent, Maine. December 30 (Fort Kent, ME):  Today's Banknorth Eastern Cup Sprints at the 10th Mountain Division Lodge in Fort Kent, Maine, brought out the best of the U.S. and Canadians, fighting for points and prize money. The best fought race went to Rebecca Dussault, who fell twice in the first 200meters of the Women’s...

Tobias Fredriksson, last year's Sprint World Champion, won todays Sprint event in Chinese capitol Peking, ahead of Norwegian Jens Arne Svartedal.

The first race in the BSF Lindley World Cup nordic skiing series was held on Christmas Eve, sponsored by First Security Bank.  Leif Zimmerman of the US Ski Team returned home to Bozeman to take the 5k skate race.  The Ronbeck brothers, Oystein and Thomas of the Alta Ski Club in Norway took second and third in a tight three way battle that broke apart when Zimmerman pushed the pace in the second lap.  MSU’s...

Methow Valley Ski Rodeo, 10K FS Mass-start Conditions: cold & clear, 15 F, 3 inches of new snow overnight. National Team skier Torin Koos cruised to win this year's edition of the Ski Rodeo, in cold and somewhat slow conditions, finishing more than a minute clear.  Second place went to Dartmouth skier Sam Naney, who just nipped Torbjornsports masters skier Kent Murdoch at the line. On the Women's side, Kristina Owen of Wenatchee edged Leslie...

Director of U.S. Nordic Skiing Luke Bodensteiner sounded off today against those saying they’ve seen faster 100M skiers than the Americans.   “The Finns can say what they want — we have the record and the fastest 100M sprinters in the world today.  That’s the thing with world records, they are meant to be broken.  We welcome the world to go after our standard (using internationally standardized protocol). This will become an annual Soldier Hallow event. ...

Since the US Ski Team announced Andrew Newell's and Wendy Wagner's 100 meter World Records, others have come forward to say that they have seen faster. We received the following correspondence from a website in Finland. Unfortunately Andrew Newell didn´t break to world record, cause we organiziced 100meter sprint in year 2001 after the Lahti WC in Lake Pääjärvi. The best time in this race 11.85 made by Jari Joutsen, at this time also competing...

In warm but fast conditions, Andrew Newell broke the recognized 100-meter World Record for Cross-Country skiing with a time of 12.76 seconds. Up until today, the most recognized World’s best times were 12.99 seconds for men (Trond Einar Elden, Norway) and 14.06 seconds for women (Marit Bjorgen, Norway). Other less “certifiable” times have also been recorded (as mentioned in an earlier article on fasterskier.com).

to sign up now. We are excited to have a new non-seed start option for Masters skiers in Besh Cup races this year. This will be a low-key way for adults to try racing. For more details, see our website. 2003-2004 Schedule Race Date Location Technique Format 1 Sat Dec. 20 Kincaid Park, Anchorage Free Sprint 2 Sun Dec. 21 Beach Lake, Chugiak Classic Individual Start 3 Sat Jan. 24 Homer Classic Individual Start 4...

The Canadian National team held a duathlon time-trial at Silver Star on Saturday November 22. Cold conditions. Beckie Scott did not participate. Results: Men  15 kilometer duathlon 1 Drew Goldsack  22;01 22;59  = 45;00 2 George Grey      22;10 23;10  = 45;20 3 Devon Kershaw 22;00 23;38  = 45;38 4 Chris Jeffrries    22;10 24;19  = 46;29 5 Sean Crooks     24;18 24;54  = 49;14   Women 10 kilometer duathlon 1. Sara Renner          17:35 18:05 = 35;40 2. Milaine...

“Stand tall gentlemen, stand tall” the starter says, executioner style, moments before the start. From the set…bang! through the first bend of the Stanford track, I think, feel, and remember nothing. Jittery emotions that have been brewing inside my stomach the last three days now have a half-mile of track to work themselves out. These moments, I fret over, lose sleep over. I also live for these times. The race is on now and today’s...

Nordic Combined World Champion Johnny Spillane came out on top in the US team’s time-trial in Park City on Saturday November 15. OFFICIAL RESULTS Rank Name Nat Jump   Cross Country Total Time Club Points Rank Time Rank Behind 1 Johnny Spillane USA 240.5 1 00:19:34.0 2 00:00:00.0 SSWSC 2 Bill Demong USA 234.0 2 00:20:28.0 7 00:01:20.0 Lake Placid 3 Todd Lodwick USA 216.5 4 00:19:20.0 1 00:01:22.0 SSWSC 4 Carl Van Loan USA...

Fredriksson And Handler First In classic, Ek And Koukal Win Skate Race Saturday November 15th — Men’s 10K Classic Race: 1. Mathias Fredriksson 26.22 2. Anders Sodergren 26.28 3. Martin Larsson 26.34 4. Thobias Fredriksson 26.34 5. Jorgen Brink 26.36 6. Martin Koukal 27.01 (Czech Republic) Per Elofsson did not start Women’s 5-K Classic Race: 1. Mariana Handler 15.12.2 2. Elin Ek                15.12.6 3. Emeli Ohrsting    15.17 Sunday November 16th — Women 5 K Skate: 1. Elin...

Kristen Skjeldal proved by winning the Norwegian 15 kilometer freestyle opener on Saturday that he is (plenty) good enough for the National Team (he was kicked off after last season). He was smiling wider than both National team members and biathlon champions after the race. Skjeldal was very uncertain and insecure about his race shape before the race. He has made training changes and is no longer able to test himself against the National team...

Olympic Biathlon Champion Ole Einar Bjorndalen did not feel good during the Norwegian cross country 15 kilometer freestyle opening race at Beitostolen on Saturday. He placed fourth among the specialist despite expressing right after crossing the finish- line that he had felt sluggish during the race. Second place finisher Frode Andresen, also a biathlete expressed the same symptoms. Bjorndalen had this to say: “I was kind of floating at an even pace. It was not...

Marit Bjorgen: I Felt Sluggish By — Translated by Marit Bjorgen crushed the competition and won Friday’s Norwegian sprint opener in a dominating way. She could feel that effort in Saturday’s 10 kilometer skate race. Her legs felt heavy and her body sluggish. Bjorgen’s comments: “It was not my kind of conditions today” She was not super excited when she woke up on Saturday morning to 10 centimeter of new-fallen snow. “I was hard today....

Jens Arne Svartedal won the Norwegian 10 kilometer classic race on Sunday and is feeling that he has taken a clear step forward in regular races. He is now doing well in most all events. Svartedal “knocked-out” his competitors with a blistering finish on the last few kilometers of the race. No other racer could follow the Express train from Trosken at the end. He felt that the last few kilometers went incredibly fast. “I...

Marit Bjorgen won the women’s 5 kilometer classic race at the Norwegian cross country opener at Beitostolen on Sunday November 16. Bjorgen had a good week with two first places and one second in the three-race weekend. She is now clearly among the top favorites for next weekend World Cup races. Vibeke Skofterud was second -12 seconds out andTina Bay was third, 26 seconds behind. Yesterday’s 10 kilometer skate race winner Hilde G. Pedersen was...

The most important results from Friday’s sprint opener at Beitostolen Norway Final Men 1. HÃ¥vard Bjerkeli  2. John Kristian Dahl 3. Lars Berger 4. HÃ¥vard Solbakken Final  Women 1. Marit Bjœrgen 2. Ella Gjœmle 3. Ingrid Narum 4. Ine Wigernes Semi final 2 1. Lars Berger 2. HÃ¥vard Solbakken Semi final 1 men 1. HÃ¥vard Bjerkeli 2. John Kristin Dahl Semi final 2 women 1. Ingrid Narum 2. Ine Wigernes Semi final 1 women 1....

Olympic sprint Champion Tor Arne Hetland was in tough race with competitor Stig Rune Kveen during one of the men's quarterfinals in the Norwegian sprint opening at Beitostolen on Friday November 14. The end result was that none of them advanced.

Hilde G. Pedersen dominated the 10 kilometer freestyle race in the Norwegian cross country opener at Beitostolen on Saturday November 15. Pedersen was 25 seconds ahead of yesterday’s sprint winner Marit Bjorgen. Kristin Stormer was third, 31 seconds behind and Kris M. Stemland was fourth 37 seconds out. Kristen Skjeldal (see our story about Skjeldal yesterday: Olympic Champion in 2002 — Kicked Off The Team In 2003) won the men’s race 5 seconds ahead of...