FREEMAN, WEIER WIN CLASSIC COMPETITION HOUGHTON MI — The U.S. Ski Team dominated the opening day of the 2007 U.S. Cross Country Championships in Houghton, Michigan. U.S. team members took five of the six podium spots in the men's 10 kilometer and women's 5 kilometer races. Kris Freeman from Andover, New Hampshire, took the top stop in the men's race, and Lindsay Weier of Mahtomedi, Minnesota, took the women's title. Both are members of the...
Kris Freeman was the heavy favorite for today's 10K classic National Championship race in Houghton, Michigan, and he certainly lived up to that billing. Freeman and his US Ski Team teammates took the top four spots in the event.
Lindsey Weier of Northern Michigan University became the first National Champion at this year's 2007 US Cross Country Chanmpionships on Wednesday. Weier won the women's 5km classic race by 8.4 seconds over APU's Kikkan Randall. Only one second behind Randall was CXC's Laura Valaas, the current SuperTour sprint leader. The overall SuperTour leader, Caitlin Compton, was fourth. 174 women completed the race. For full results in PDF format: http://www.itiming.com/raceresults/222-women_5km_cl_results.pdf 1 169 Weier, Lindsey 84 NMU/USST...
HOUGHTON, Mich. (Dec. 31) – The U.S. Cross Country Championships open Wednesday at Michigan Tech with a chance to earn a place on one of several teams – the Nordic World Championships, the Junior World Championships, the Under-23 Championships and a Continental Cup trip in Europe. More than 450 skiers – from Olympians to marathon racers and collegians, to all manner of ski racers – are registered to compete in one or more of the...
U.S. National Cross Country Championships January 1-7, 2007 Michigan Tech Nordic Training Center Houghton, Michigan U.S. Olympians Competing in Houghton Houghton MI — Several member of the 2006 U.S. Olympic team will join more than 400 other skiers at the U.S. National Cross Country Championships in Houghton, Michigan, this week. Andy Newell, one of the top sprinters in the world, will have two opportunities to show his speed, with an individual sprint and a two-person...
By DAN SCHNEIDER, DMG Writer HOUGHTON — With too little snow having fallen from the sky, groomers and volunteers at the Michigan Tech University Nordic Training Center have been turning to other sources for snow to fill in the rough spots on the route for next week’s U.S. National Cross Country Skiing Championships. READ FULL ARTICLE: http://www.mininggazette.com/stories/articles.asp?articleID=5118
The Show Will Go On HOUGHTON MI — Despite suffering from one of the lowest December snowfalls in memory, organizers of the 2007 US Cross Country Championship say the show will go on — even if the snow doesn't. Houghton has had about a foot of snow this December, well below the historical average of 57 inches. But organizers say the Michigan Tech Nordic Training Center race courses are 100 percent covered with snow. The...
HOUGHTON MI — The nation's top cross country skiers will travel to Houghton, Michigan, in early January for the 2007 US Cross Country Championship. The Michigan Tech Nordic Training Center will host the national championship for cross country skiing January 1-7, 2007. The event features four days of racing, including distance races on January 3 and 4 and sprint races on January 6 and 7. More than 400 skiers will participate, including many members of...
Upper Peninsula city to host national skiing competitons HOUGHTON, Mich. The US Skiing and Snowboarding Association has chosen Houghton to host the USSA Nationals cross country skiing competitions for the next two years. Organizers say the Upper Peninsula city was chosen because of its successful handling of the US Junior Olympics cross country skiing competition in March.
SOLDIER HOLLOW, Utah (Jan. 10) – Olympians Kris Freeman (Andover, NH) and Wendy Wagner (Park City, UT) took early leads Tuesday and led all the way to win the final events of the U.S. Cross Country Championships – the men’s 30K and women’s 20K pursuits – at sunny Soldier Hollow. Wagner overcame an equipment malfunction midway through the race. It was the second gold medal of the week – and fifth of his career –...
Photos From US Nationals Pursuit by Torbjorn Karlsen.
US Nationals wrap up today with the pursuit races at Soldier Hollow. Its the last race of the Championships and skiers 'on the bubble' will need to make it happen today. It is hard to speculate who the winners will be, because some of the top names might not race. It has been a long week with 5 races in 8 days. All of the skiers are tired. Those who have secured Olympic berths may...
Wendy Wagner took command of today's women's 20K pursuit race at Soldier Hollow early on, and won convincingly. Wendy built a lead in the classic leg, and was skiing by herself most of the way. A chase group of Lindsey Weier, Kristina Strandberg, and Abigail Larson fought for places two through four. The chase group did gain on Wagner in the latter parts of the skate leg, but Wagner already had the race in hand...
Much like Wendy Wagner did earlier in the day, Kris Freeman (USST) used his superior classic skiing to build a lead early in today's 30K pursuit race. By the time the skiers made the transition from classic technique to skate, Freeman was out in front for good. Andrew Johnson (USST) was the only one who was able to stay within a minute of Kris, closing to about 30 seconds by the finish. James Southam (Rossignol)...
Women's 10K Classic Pictures, all photos taken by Sharbel Dussault.
Men's 10K Skate Pictures, all photos taken by Sharbel Dussault.
Women's 5K Skate Pictures, all photos taken by Sharbel Dussault.
Randall Completes Hat Trick at Soldier Hollow SOLDIER HOLLOW, Utah (Jan. 8) – Olympian Kikkan Randall (Anchorage, AK), who came to town looking to win two national titles, completed a personal “hat trick” Sunday, tying for first in the women's 5K skate race with junior Liz Stephen (Montpelier, VT) while James Southam (also Anchorage) successfully defended his men's 10K title. Randall, who won the sprint gold medal Thursday and the 10K classic technique crown Saturday,...
In a 5K free technique race timed down to tenths of a second, Liz Stephen (Burke Mtn Academy) and Kikkan Randall (APUNSC) tied atop the leaderboard with identical times of 14:48.7. Randall, who had won the last two races convincingly, was the odds-on favorite today. But Stephen, a junior, stepped up and set a fast pace that Randall, starting later, was able to match but not beat. Kristina Strandberg (Subaru Factory Team) was third. Kate...