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Team 13: Kazakhstan

Kieran JonesNovember 6, 2010

Nations Cup Ranking: 13th (1033 pts) Men: 13th (502 pts) Women: 10th (531 pts) 2010/2011 A Team Men Nikolay Chebotko Alexey Poltoranin Yevgeniy Velichko Sergey Cherepanov Yevgeniy Koshevoy Denis Volotka Women Svetlana Malakhova-Shishkina Elina Kolomina Oxana Jatskaya What you may have missed last season: While the team is led in points by Nikolay Chebotko, a solid classic skier who struggles almost every time he puts on a pair of skate skis, the Kazakh man you...

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FIS to Assess Russian Anti-Doping Progress This Weekend

Nathaniel HerzNovember 5, 2010

The International Ski Federation (FIS) will consider further sanctions against the Russian Ski Association this weekend at its autumn council meetings in Oberhofen, Switzerland. After withholding some $185,000 in funding from the Russians at its June meetings in response to a string of anti-doping rules violations, FIS officials will now consider whether to levy additional fines or even strip the country’s membership rights—though such measures are unlikely, according to Luke Bodensteiner, the U.S. Ski and...

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Team 14: Estonia

Kieran JonesNovember 5, 20104

Estonia Nations Cup Ranking: 14th (971 pts) Men: 11th (648 pts) Women: 12th (323 pts) 2010/2011 A Team Men Andrus Veerpalu Jaak Mae Kein Einaste Women Kaija Udras Kaili Sirge What you may have missed last season: After a three-year retirement, Estonian legend Kristina Smigun-Vaehi came back for the Olympics and had an incredibly strong year. Despite starting few World Cups, she was competitive in every one she started, knocking down four top-10 finishes. In...

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FasterSkierNovember 5, 20103

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Team 15: The United States

Kieran JonesNovember 4, 20101

United States of America Nations Cup Ranking: 15th (803 pts) Men: 12th (527 pts) Women: 16th (276 pts) 2010/2011 A Team Men Andy Newell Kris Freeman Women Kikkan Randall Liz Stephen Morgan Arritola What you may have missed last season: Let’s be honest, you’re reading FasterSkier – you probably have not missed a thing on the American World Cup squad. When an article on the US team changing the color of their ski suits garners...

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The Secret to Kalla’s New Power

Inge ScheveNovember 4, 2010

She is already one of the top female skate skiers in the world. By improving her ankle/knee flexion, Charlotte Kalla (SWE) has increased the power in her kick – and will be even more dangerous to her competitors this winter.

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Team 16: Slovakia

Kieran JonesNovember 3, 2010

Slovakia Nations Cup Ranking: 16th (419 pts) Men: 14th (211 pts) Women: 18th (208 pts) 2010/2011 A Team (Best estimate) Men Ivan Batory Martin Bajcicak Peter Mlynar Michael Malak Women Alena Prochazkova What you may have missed last season: Alena Prochazkova finally cementing herself firmly in a position of authority in the Sprint Cup rankings. Prochazkova had sprinting dialed in last season, making the heats in every start she had on the World Cup. Furthermore,...

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FIS Eyes Moscow and Milan for City Sprints

Nathaniel HerzNovember 3, 20101

For cross-country ski fans, a sprint in Moscow’s Red Square might sound too good to be true. But it just might happen next winter. According to Jurg Capol, the cross-country race director at the International Ski Federation (FIS), two new city sprints, in Milan and Moscow, are on the preliminary World Cup calendar for the 2011-2012 season. And while the exact location of the Moscow event hasn’t been decided, there’s a chance that cross-country skiing...

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High-Powered Canadian Cross-Country Ski Squad Targets Podium Results

FasterSkierNovember 3, 2010

A new crop of elite cross-country ski athletes have emerged in Canada and are now ready to charge for the international podium as the National Ski Team officially kicked off the road to the 2014 Olympic Winter Games on Tuesday. On the heels of engaging its media partners in one of the team’s final training session at Sunshine Village Ski Resort before heading to Europe, Cross Country Canada kicked off the post-Olympic season by unveiling...

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Chris Cook – The Lone Goat

Inge ScheveNovember 3, 20103

Steinbock Racing is down to one skier: Chris Cook. Entering its second season the team has seen some major changes. For starters, two-thirds of the team is pursuing other careers.

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Team 17: Ukraine

Kieran JonesNovember 2, 2010

Ukraine Nations Cup Ranking: 17th (394 pts) Men: 19th (25 pts) Women: 11th (369 pts) 2010/2011 A Team (Best estimate) Men Ivan Bilosyuk Women Valentina Shevchenko Lada Nesterenko Zoya Zaviedieieva Maryna Antsybor Kateryna Grygorenko Tatjiana Zavalij What you may have missed last season Much of Ukraine’s success on the World Cup this season came from one woman – Valentina Shevchenko. While the 35 year old police officer never stood on the podium, and struggled every...

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Team 18: Japan

Kieran JonesNovember 1, 20103

Japan Nations Cup Ranking: 18th (353 pts) Men: 16th (163 pts) Women: 19th (190 pts) 2010/2011 A Team (Best estimate) Men Yuichi Onda Nobu Naruse Women Masako Ishida Madoka Natsumi What you may have missed last season: Two years ago, during the 2008-2009 World Cup season, the Japanese ski team made history. Masako Ishida became the first Japanese national to win a World Cup medal by

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No Prize Money for Bauer, Either; FIS Acknowledges ‘Lapse’

Nathaniel HerzNovember 1, 20101

A second athlete has not been paid more than $2,000 U.S. dollars owed to him under International Ski Federation (FIS) rules. When Russian cross-country skier Evgeni Dementiev was suspended for doping in 2009, FIS rules called for the redistribution of 4,375 Swiss francs in prize money that he won at that year’s edition of the Tour de Ski, after testing positive for performance-enhancing drug use. But in an e-mail to FasterSkier, Czech skier Lukas Bauer,...

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Team 19: Belarus

Kieran JonesOctober 31, 20105

Nations Cup Ranking: 19th (229 pts) Men: 15th (179 pts) Women: 20th (55 pts) 2010/2011 A Team (Best estimate) Men Sergei Dolidovitch Leanid Karneyenka Women Olga Vasiljonok Nastassia Dubarezava Alena Sannikova What you may have missed last season: Belarus very quietly made their way into spot number 19 on the Nations Cup. Dolidovitch and Karneyenka were regular starters who picked up the odd point where they could. The greatest success on the team came from...

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Team 20: Austria

Kieran JonesOctober 30, 2010

Austria Preview Nations Cup Ranking: 20th (229 pts) Men: 20th (19 pts) Women: 17th (210 pts) 2010/2011 A Team Men Markus Bader Aurelius Herburger Manuel Hirner Jurgen Pinter Women Katerina Smutna What you may have missed last season: Before it was all the rage to pile on the Russians for doping transgressions, the Austrians were the preferred whipping boys, and man, did they ever get whipped. This was mostly due to one exciting, in a...

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USST Goes Black for 2010-2011

Nathaniel HerzOctober 29, 201024

In the sport of cross-country skiing, most people would agree that competing with New Zealand is probably smarter than picking a fight with Norway. Consequently, the U.S. Ski Team (USST) will be wearing black suits for the upcoming season, eschewing the red spandex that has been the norm for the past few years. After any number of years of being drowned out by a sea of Norwegian crimson, U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association Nordic Director...

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European Races Scored to the USSA NRL List

FasterSkierOctober 29, 2010

As per the 2011 Comp guide, USSA will score certain FIS & Continental Cup events in Europe to the National Ranking List (NRL), as well as them being scored to the FIS points list. This is a dramatic increase in the number of weekends (from 2 to 10) that will be scored to support the national development strategies being called out by the U.S. Ski Team and club coaches nationwide. USSA European NRL events 2011...

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Team 21: Spain

Kieran JonesOctober 29, 20103

Spain Nations Cup Ranking: 21st (33 pts) Men: 18th (33 pts) Women: N/A 2010/2011 World Cup Team (Best estimate) Men Vincenc Villarula Diego Ruiz Women Laura Orgue What You May Have Missed Last Season: On the World Cup, the Spanish were incredibly quiet most of the year. But like a couple of teams (see Canada, Sweden), they had a proportionally impressive Olympics. Vincenc Villarula finished in 31, a heart-breaking .1 behind Jean-Marc Gaillard and a...

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Matt Dayton: First Jump at Age 19, Olympics at 25

Nathaniel HerzOctober 29, 20101

Ski jumpers don’t usually begin their careers at age 25. Nor do they progress from their first-ever jump all the way up to an Olympic-sized 90-meter hill in the course of one year. But that’s exactly what Australian cross-country skier Ben Sim is trying to do. There aren’t many athletes out there who have taken an approach like Sim’s and met with much success. But in the U.S., there’s one: Matt Dayton, who took up...

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Team 22: The People’s Republic of China

Kieran JonesOctober 28, 2010

People’s Republic of China Nations Cup Ranking: 22nd (20 pts) Men: 22nd (8 pts) Women: 21st (12 pts) People’s Republic of China Nations Cup Ranking: 22nd (20 pts) Men: 22nd (8 pts) Women: 21st (12 pts) 2010/2011 World Cup Team (Best estimate) Men Qinghai Sun Xu Wenlong Women Li Hongxue Dandan Man What you may have missed last season: The Tour de Ski China. In the 2010 edition, the Chinese took city sprints to an...

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