Falun, Sweden – Dario Cologna (SUI) had no problem maintaining his lead in the final World Cup race of the season, winning bot the the four event World Cup Final and the overall World Cup title. Vincent Vittoz (FRA)finished second, and Alex Harvey (CAN) skied up from 11th to 6th in the 15km freestlye handicap start. Cologna started the day with a 58 second lead on Alexander Legkov (RUS), and a 1:20 lead on Petter...
Trondheim, Norway, March 21. Tim Burke (Paul Smiths, NY) finished 13th in today’s 12.5K Pursuit competition at the Biathlon World Cup here, slipping four spots from his 9th place in Thursday’s Sprint. Burke, with three penalties, finished 1:14.8 behind Ole Einar Björndalen of Norway, who took the victory after shooting clean in the final standing stage. The “King of Biathlon” notched his 88th World Cup win in 33:36.3, with two penalties. At one point today,...
Falun, Sweden – Dario Cologna took one step closer to winning the overall World Cup title, taking the victory in the 20km pursuit. Petter Northug struggled to 20th, and is well behind Cologna now in the World Cup Final standings. In the women’s race, Riita Liisa Roponen (FIN), won and Justyna Kowalczyk, overtook Petra Majdic in the fight for the World Cup title. Alex Harvey continued his impressive run, finishing 8th for the second consecutive...
Here are some reactions from the Stockholm World Cup Races for your reflecting pleasure. The World Cup Final is a series of four races that is scored like the Tour De Ski, including a sprint in Stockholm and three more races in Falun. Women’s race As many of you know, the first stage of the World Cup Final was held Wednesday in Stockholm, Sweden. It was a 1Km classical sprint race, and Petra Majdic (SLO)...
Falun, Sweden – Axel Teichmann (GER) won the men’s 3.3 km freestyle prologue in the second day of racing at the World Cup Finals. Teichmann edged Dario Cologna (SUI) by .2 seconds. Martin Koukal (CZE) was third, +5.3. Canadian Alex Harvey continued his impressive skiing, placing 8th. “It was a good race for me today,” said Teichmann. “After the World Championships I was not so strong, and had some poor results. Now I hope that...
Falun, Sweden – Claudia Nystad (GER) won the World Cup final 2.5km freestyle prologue, edging Charlotte Kalla (SWE) by 2.7 seconds. Overall World Cup leader Petra Majdic was 5th, and her closest challenger, Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 3rd. It was another beautiful day in Sweden, warm and sunny. 70 women competed, and only two did not start. Britta Norgren (SWE) and Esther Bottomley (AUS), the two withdrawals, are now out of the World Cup Finals. Nystad...
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Trondheim, Norway, March 19. Tim Burke (Paul Smiths, NY) finished ninth in today’s 10K Sprint at the inaugural Biathlon World Cup here, while Teammate Lowell Bailey (Lake Placid, NY) finished 20th. The 9th place, with one penalty was Burke’s best result of the season, topping his 11th place in the same competition at the Biathlon World Championships last month. With Bailey shooting clean today, The duo also recorded the best two US results in the...
Falun, Sweden – The World Cup Final and Nordic Cup continues tomorrow in Sweden with a 2.5/3,3 km freestyle prologue. Both the Americans and Canadians have their full World Cup teams competing. The World Cup Final consists of four events, and athletes must complete all four to earn World Cup points. Petra Majdic (SLO) leads the women’s competition, holding a 2.9 seconds lead over Aino Kaisa Saarinen (FIN). In the men’s event, Johan Kjoelstad (NOR)...
Phil Bowen: The first I remember of you was at a twisty, turny 800m sprint race in Silverstar, BC. You ended up in the final vs. Carl Swenson, who was winning every time he strapped on skate skis those days. Was that your first big result? When did you begin to really dedicate yourself to ski racing? Because it seems like you have a lot of other interests… Andy Newell: Yeah… that sprint was awesome!...
Stockholm, Sweden – The Norwegian men swept the podium in the first event of the World Cup Final. Johan Kjoelstad led the way, skiing away from teammates John Kristian Dahl and Eldar Roenning on the last hill to claim the victory. The three Norwegians opened a gap midway through the A-Final, and as they approached the last large climb, it was only a question of which of them would take the top spot. It was...
Stockholm, Sweden – Petra Majdic (SLO) continued her winning ways, overcoming a crash in the quarterfinals to win the last World Cup sprint of the season. Aino Kaisa Saarinen (FIN), who is attempting to overcome a 200 point deficit in the overall standings, finished second. Majdic wrapped up the sprint title weeks ago, but is now looking to win the overall as well. She qualified in 9th, but in her quarterfinal, she crashed on the...
Stockholm, Sweden – The end of the 2008/2009 World Cup season draws near as the World Cup Final and Nordic Cup gets underway in downtown Stockholm this afternoon. The World Cup final consists of four races – a classic sprint today, a 2.5/3.3km freestyle on Friday, a 10/20km pursuit on Saturday, and a 10/15km handicap start on Sunday. The event functions like a mini Tour de Ski, with the first across the line on Sunday...
FasterSkier will attempt to provide live coverage of the today’s World Cup sprint in Stockholm. If the internet holds up, you can check back here, for in race reports. Coverage will start at around 10:15 Eastern Standard Time (3:15 Central European Time)
VIKERSUND, Norway (March 15) – World Champion Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY) ended the season Sunday with a strong win in the final DKB FIS Nordic Combined World Cup in Norway, winning the prestigious King’s Cup, one of the sport’s top honors. It was his fifth win of the season and eighth of his career. Demong was presented with the King’s Cup in the private viewing box of Norway’s King Harald V, who attended all of Sunday’s events in Vikersund, west of Oslo. The...
It was a beautiful day in Trondheim, Norway for the 30/50km mass start classic events. Both races were extremely exciting with numerous attacks, lead changes, and exciting finishes. Alex Harvey skied an amazing race, finishing third, capturing the fourth Canadian World Cup podium of the season. Phil Bowen was on site to capture it all. Phil Bowen began skiing at an early age in Grand Marais, MN and spent six years on the Continental Cup...
It was another day of “Name the fastest Norwegian” at the World Cup today in Trondheim at today’s 1.6K classic sprint. The North Men showed once again that they can focus and conquer a specialty of their choice placing Olga Vigen Hattestad in first, Petter Northug in second and team mate John Kirstian Dahl in third place. Hattestad: “It was again an amazing race today. I felt a bit tired but at the end I had...
9000 spectators watched Petra Majdic of Slovenia win her seventh World Cup race in 2009 today in a 1.4KM classic sprint in Granasen Ski Stadium in Trondheim, Norway. The intimidatingly tall 29 year old Majdic beat Alena Prochazkova of Slovakia in a photo finish while double world champion Justyna Kowalczyk of Poland took third. Never lacking a positive reaction, Petra reflects on the day: “I’m really happy – it is nearly unbelievable – the seventh victory in this season. In...
Whistler, British Columbia, Canada – Jeremy Teela (Anchorage, AK) turned in the best result of his career with a third place finish in the 20K Individual competition today. Teela’s third place is the best US result in a World Cup level competition since Josh Thompson finished second in the Canmore, Canada World Cup in 1992, in ironically the same event, the 20K. Teela, whose best ever 20K previously was 14th place in the 2002 Olympic...
