In light of the reactions to Erik Remsen’s recent article “Nordic Skiing Must Become Greener”, as well as the Copenhagen climate talks, I decided that it was high time to carry out an idea I’d had last year as I sat in the airplane on my way to nationals in Anchorage. I’ve spent considerable time thinking about the environmental effects of this sport that I love, and it seems to me that when it comes...
Christmas has come and gone, and the next phase of the season is just around the corner. The Cross-Country World Cup continues with the Tour de Ski, starting on January 1st in Oberhof, Germany. The first three events of the Tour are in Oberhof – the Prologue, a 10/15km classical pursuit and a classic sprint. The Nordic Combined World Cup also picks up in Oberhof, overlapping with the Tour. Two competitions are on the 2nd...
PARK CITY, UT (Oct. 15) – Cross country athletes from across the map will descend on northern Maine following what promises to be an exciting Olympic season to hunt for one more season title at the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association’s (USSA) U.S. Cross Country Championships long distance event. The event will take place in Fort Kent, ME, to wrap up 2010 with a U.S. Championship long distance race and the USSA SuperTour finals. Fort...
PARK CITY, UT (Oct. 15) – For the second season in a row the ConocoPhillips U.S. Cross Country Championships will call Kincaid Park its home as the event makes its way to Anchorage, a hotbed of cross country action, during the first week of January, just over a month from the time that top athletes competing will be Vancouver Bound. The Championships will also play a pivotal role in the naming of the Olympic team...
US Nordic Combined National Championships video by the US Ski Team’s Torin Koos.
LAKE PLACID, NY (Oct. 10) – World Champion Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, CO) made it an even 20 titles as he won the U.S. Nordic Combined Championships Saturday during Lake Placid’s annual Flaming Leaves Festival. For Lodwick, who had previously said having 20 U.S. titles would be great, the win on Saturday meant more than he thought it would. “This ranks up there with one of the more memorable national titles. I think I’m almost...
LAKE PLACID, NY (Oct. 9) – Athletes went through final training Friday in advance of Saturday’s U.S. Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Championships as a part of Lake Placid’s Flaming Leaves Festival. World Champions Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, CO) and Lindsey Van (Park City, UT) will be among the favorites. Nordic combined star Lodwick is after his 20th U.S. title, while ski jumper Van is shooting for 14. Weather has been cool in Lake Placid...
LAKE PLACID, NY (Oct. 8) – Having 19 U.S. Championship titles is a lot of success to have amassed as a competitor. But for World Champion Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, CO), an even 20 sounds a lot nicer. Thankfully, Lodwick will have his shot at his 20th as the 2010 U.S. Jumping and Nordic Combined Championships hits Whiteface Mountain in Lake Placid, NY, this Saturday. “Yeah of course it would nice to even it out...
PARK CITY, UT (Sept. 22) – In just two weeks jumping and nordic combined athletes from across the map will descend on Lake Placid, NY in the pursuit of becoming the nation’s best in their respective sports. The U.S. Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Championships will kick off Oct. 10 during Lake Placid’s annual Flaming Leaves Festival. “It’s my hometown and it’s a beautiful time of year to be in Lake Placid. The Flaming Leaves...
This race is also scored as a US SuperTour event. Race time unavailable at time of publication
This race is also scored as US SuperTour event. Race time unavailable at time of publication
This race is also scored as a US SuperTour event Race time unavailable at time of publication
US National Marathon Championships Race time unavailable at time of publication
Here are a bunch of pictures of Sunday’s 30K and 50K racers from Lance and Danny Parrish of Fairbanks, Alaska. Their perfectionism as photographers and interest in competitive nordic skiing make for some incredible photos. Thanks again, guys. Enjoy!
Liz Stephen yet again showed how strong and gutsy she is, coming back from a slow start in the women’s 30K to overtake a charging Morgan Arritola for the National Title. The lead pack of Kikkan Randall, Morgan Arritola, Kristina Strandberg, and Rebecca Dussault broke early from the rest of the field with no remorse from a blasting lead by Arritola. Arritola skied a phenomenal race pushing the pace several times in an attempt to...
The end of the season draws near with more exciting racing today in the Ladies’ 15K and Men’s 30K pursuit at Birch Hill in Fairbanks. The 3.5K course included plenty of challenging terrain coiling around and through the stadium area, where spectators and coaches could view the race by walking between two points along a single corridor. The races started at 5pm and 6:15, were mass-start format, and covered nearly entirely different loops for the classic and...
Photos from yesterday’s US National Championship Team Sprint. All photos are by Lance Parrish and may not be reproduced in any way without permission from the photographer.
The US Ski Team’s top two teams both took first place in an extremely exciting series of evening team sprints today at Birch Hill. Liz Stephen and Morgan Smyth raced a very strong race, full of attacks, to finish just in front of CXC’s Caitlin Compton and Maria Stuber. In the mens’ race Chris Cook and Torin Koos skied to a dominating finish in the men’s final, which held a pack of 10 skiers nearly through...
Fairbanks, Alaska – James Southam (APUNSC/Atomic) and Kristina Strandberg (Saab Salomon Factory Team) won the rescheduled 5/10km US Nationals classic race yesterday. This race was originally scheduled for January in Anchorage, but was canceled due to cold temperatures. Weather was not a problem in Fairbanks with sunny skies and temperatures in the teens. However, the recent explosion of Mt. Redoubt prevented some skiers from reaching Fairbanks in time for the race, including Canadian World Cup...
Fairbanks, Alaska – The Wedgewood Resort 2009 US Cross Country Ski Championships will be starting at 6:00PM Tuesday, March 24 on the Jim Whisenhant Ski Trails at Birch Hill Recreation Area in Fairbanks, Alaska. The opening event is the Yukon Title Company 5Km/10Km Classic Technique Interval Start race. The race series is hosted by the Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks which has hosted several major national and international events. The field for the first race...