World Cup – Page 173

Koos Skis to Season Best 8th, Hattestad Wins Again

Topher SabotFebruary 13, 2009

Valdidentro, Italy – Torin Koos (USA) skied to his best ever freestyle World Cup finish, finishing 8th today in the 1.7km sprint. Ola Vigen Hattestad (NOR) continued his unprecedented domination of the sprint circuit. Hattestad skied to his 5th World Cup victory in 6 starts this season. His only “loss” was a second place finish to Emil Joensson (SWE) in Whistler. Hattestad sat out the sprint in Rybinsk, Russia two weeks ago due to the...

Racing Results World Cup

Randall 6th in WC Sprint, Majdic Wins Again

Topher SabotFebruary 13, 2009

Women’s 1.4km Freestyle Sprint – Complete Results

Interviews News World Cup

Crawford to Have Season Ending Surgery

FasterSkierFebruary 12, 2009

CANMORE, Alta.—Olympic gold medalist, Chandra Crawford will undergo surgery to her injured leg, which will prevent her from competing for the remainder of the season. The following is a brief Q&A with Chandra after receiving news she will not be able to compete this season. What is the nature of your injury and its status? I have Compartment Syndrome in my shins, which means the muscles are too cramped in their sheaths and all this...

Racing Training US Ski Team World Cup

Ramsau Training Camp

Kris FreemanFebruary 11, 2009

The US Ski Team’s pre-world championship camp is being held in Ramsau, Austria this year. The team has been slowly gathering here over the past week. Newell, Koos, Cook, and Randall traveled here straight from Russia arriving first. Zimmerman, Kuzzy, myself and coach Grover came in a few days later. Stevens, Arritola, Smith and coach Whitcomb drove here from France and the U-23 Champs four days after we arrived. Valaas and Southam are due this...

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Comparment Syndrome – The Pain (literally) of Defeat

Kris FreemanFebruary 10, 2009

I was feeling like a caged animal. My training and my focus had come together for a dominating day on the Olympic trails in Whistler. I was skiing in the lead pack and then… we started skating… and I could not move. Every step and every push I made felt wrong. I couldn’t relax and I was almost falling on every downhill corner. My heart rate was low but I just couldn’t make my legs...

World Cup

World Cup Pursuit Canceled

FasterSkierFebruary 1, 2009

Rybinsk, Russia – The World Cup pursuit scheduled for today was canceled due to cold temperatures. “The temperature limit for a Cross-Country race is -20, unfortunately we couldn’t reach it so far so consequently we had to cancel the men’s Pursuit. For sure it is a pity, but the health of the athletes is the most import point,” stated Jürg Capol, FIS Race Director. The temperature at race time was -21.7 C. The minimum allowed...

Biathlon Racing World Cup

Addie Byrne Sixth Place in Sprint at World Champs

FasterSkierJanuary 31, 2009

Canmore, Alberta, Canada – Addie Byrne of Bovey, MN placed sixth in the Youth Women 6 km Sprint competition today. Teammate Grace Boutot of Fort Kent, ME finished in 9th place. Both women had one penalty in the ten shot race. Addie Byrne left the range after prone with one penalty in 23rd place 54 seconds off the leader. But undeterred she kept with her race plan coming into standing just over a minute out...

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Newell 5th In Rybinsk Sprint, Pasini Victorious

FasterSkierJanuary 31, 2009

Rybinsk, Russia – Andy Newell (USA) turned in his best result of the season, finishing 5th in the freestyle sprint in Rybinsk. Torin Koos was 17th in the event won by Renato Pasini (ITA), Newell qualified 4th, 1.03 seconds behind Russian Anton Gafarov. “Andy skied as well as he possibly could today,” Head Cross Country Coach Peter Vordenberg said. “He skied the final really well and fifth was it for the day.” Newell’s career best...

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Muranen Wins Women’s Sprint, Randall 16th

FasterSkierJanuary 31, 2009

Rybinsk, Russia – Pirjo Muranen (FIN) claimed victory on the 1.3 km course, just ahead of Arianna Follis and Magda Genuin (both ITA). World Cup leader Aino Kaisa Saarinen (FIN) was edged out of the podium and finished fourth while Justyna Kowalczyk (POL), the winner of the qualification round took fifth place. In sixth position was the home favorite, Natalia Matveeva (RUS). For Muranen it was her fourth ever individual World Cup victory – her...

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Longa and Angerer Win First Ever World Cup 10/15km Mass Start

FasterSkierJanuary 30, 2009

Rybinsk, Russia – Mariann Longs (ITA) won the first ever 10km freestyle mass start event. Longa edged teammate Ariann Follis by .4 seconds. Steffie Bohler (GER) was third. The front pack consisted of 17 skiers at the finish – all were within 6.6 seconds of Longa. The top 34 were within one minute of the lead, and the filed remained one large pack thorugh the first 3 kilometers. Longa and Follis skipped last weekend’s World...

Biathlon Juniors Racing World Cup

Silver for Boutot at World Championships

FasterSkierJanuary 30, 2009

Canmore, Alberta, Canada – Grace Boutot (Fort Kent, ME) won the Silver medal in the Youth Women 10K Individual competition today. Boutot finished 1:03.9 behind Yan Zhang of China. Both Boutot and Zhang had one penalty. Third went to local favorite Yolaine Oddou of Canada, 1:35.9 back. Oddou had one penalty in each of the first two stages, but cleaned the final two stages. The 17-year-old Zhang carried a substantial lead of two minutes throughout...

General News Racing US Ski Team World Cup

Kris Freeman Health Update

FasterSkierJanuary 29, 2009

The Plan Posted by Zach Caldwell on January 29th, 2009 Kris had his second doctors appointment of the day this afternoon with a vascular specialist who confirmed that he had no arterial blockages and quite normal circulation. This doc made it clear that the compartment pressure that was measured in his shins earlier in the day could not be caused by obstructed arterial blood flow under any circumstances. This appears to rule out the really...

News Olympics World Cup

Whistler Olympic Course Controversy

Topher SabotJanuary 29, 20092

Every pre-Olympic year, World Cup events are held at the Olympic venues. This allows staff and volunteers to experience a full-fledged international event. Kinks can be worked out, and there is still plenty of time to make adjustments if need be. Additionally, it is on opportunity for athletes to become acquainted with the venue, and in the case of cross-country skiing, race on the Olympic courses. Canadian Nationals were held at Whistler Olympic Park last...

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Canada Names World Championship Team

FasterSkierJanuary 28, 2009

Canada has named 12 athletes to compete in the upcoming World Championships in Liberec, Czech Republic. Women Sara Renner – NST/Canmore Chandra Crawford – NST/Canmore Shayla Swanson – AWCA/Foothills Perianne Jones – NST/Nakkertok Dasha Gaiazova – Skiélite Men Ivan Babikov – NST/Foothills Devon Kershaw – NST/Ona-Wa-Su George Grey – NST/Blackjack Alex Harvey – NST/Nordique Mont Ste. Anne Chris Butler – AWCA/Big Thunder Phil Widmer – NST/Canmore Nordic Sean Crooks – NST/Big Thunder Notes on the...

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Red Group Announced for World Cup Period III

FasterSkierJanuary 27, 20092

The Red Group consists of the top 30 distance and sprint racers in the world. It is based on World Cup points from the previous four World Cup periods. The Red Group rankings are extremely important, in that the race organizer must pay the travel and living costs (accommodation, food, etc) for every athlete in the Red Group. Expenses must also be covered for a maximum of one coach per nation and sex, if there...

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Hattestad Now 4 for 5 In World Cup Sprints

Topher SabotJanuary 26, 2009

Otepaa, Estonia – Norweigan Ola-Vigen Hattestad continues to dominate the men’s World Cup sprint competitions, winning the 1.4km classic event as Norway controlled the A-Final. Hattestad has now won four of five World Cup sprint events this season and finished second to Swede Emil Joensson last week in Whistler. Hattestad rarely qualifies at the top, but shows remarkable patience and finishing speed in the heats. Yesterday he qualified all the way back in 25th place...

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Majdic Wins in Otepaa, Randall 16th

Topher SabotJanuary 26, 2009

Otepaa, Estonia – Petra Majdic (SLO) won her fourth sprint race of the season, edging overall World Cup leader Aino Kaisa Saarinen (FIN) and Tour de Ski winner Virpi Kuitunen (FIN) in the A-Final. The podium represented the top three women in the overall World Cup standings, with Saarinen and Majdic swapping places. Majdic dominated the final, setting a blistering pace out of the start, and skiing to a 1.3 second victory over Saarinen. Kuitunen...

Biathlon Racing World Cup

Burke Moves up to 11th in Antholz Pursuit

FasterSkierJanuary 26, 2009

Antholz, Italy – Tim Burke (Paul Smiths, NY) continued his rise back to top form Saturday as he moved from 15th position at the start to finish 11th in the final World Cup Pursuit competition before the Biathlon World Championships in February. According to US Biathlon Development Coach James Upham, “Tim is back. This is a course that suits him very well and that showed. He is skiing very fast again (with the sixth fastest...

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Bauer Back on Top In Estonia

Topher SabotJanuary 24, 2009

Otepaa, Estonia – Lukas Bauer (CZE) demonstrated that he is in good form heading to World Championships, wining the men’s 15km classic World Cup race in Estonia. Bauer, last year’s overall World Cup Champion and Tour de Ski winner, edged Swede Johan Olsson by 1.5 seconds. Veteran Vincent Vittoz (FRA) rounded out the podium, +9.3 seconds. This was Bauer’s first victory of the season, bettering his second place performance in Kuusamo, Finland at the end...

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Kowalczyk Shows No Sign of Fatigue in Convincing Win

Topher SabotJanuary 24, 20094

Otepaa, Estoina – Justyna Kowalczyk (POL), coming off a strong showing in Whistler, showed no ill effects from the travel, skiing to an impressive 26 second victory in the women’s 10km classic World Cup. Kowalczyk won the 15km pursuit in Whistler, and finished second in the individual sprint. Only a handful of racers from the Whistler events competed in Estonia, and non fared better than Kowalczyk. She held a 4 second lead at the 2.3...

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