Anna Dahlberg of Sweden will miss the World Cup races in Gällivare November 18 and 19. – I’m very far from being in shape at this point, says Dahlberg. Anna Dahlberg got injured during the Swedish training camp in Italy more than one month ago. She was not ready for the recent premiere in Düsseldorf and will not race in Gällivare either, since the injuries still bothers her. – I’m still not able to push...
– The classic Killerhill is back as a part of the race course again. That’s going to be a challenge for the racers, says trackchief Tomas Jons. The Swedish Skigames has been praised for everything but the trails and course profiles the last couple seasons. FIS and the racers have felt that the courses were too narrow and too easy for mass-start races. The courses have now been redesigned, and the entire Killerhill is back....
Russian Julija Tchepalova will miss the entire season due to pregnancy. The Russian team will be greatly reduced this season. Julija Tchepalova is pregnant and will not compete in this season’s World Cup. – That’s correct. She will not race, says FIS chief of cross country Jurg Capol. The Russian team will be further reduced due to the fact that Larissa Kurkina and Natalia Baranova also will not race this winter. However there is now...
Amazing atmosphere and a large and wildly cheering throng of 350'000 spectators characterized the opening weekend of the Viessmann FIS World Cup Cross-Country in Düsseldorf (GER) last Saturday and Sunday. Setting the stage for the early season opener for the fifth time, the promenade on the Rhine River in the Düsseldorf Old Town offered excellent sporting performances in fine snow conditions along with other entertainment. Norway had a strong season start as it took five...
“The Sausage†kept his word after a bet and ran naked in the main finish area after the race. See link to the photo! http://www.vg.no/pub/vgart.hbs?artid=135723 Some excerpts: – I got an ultimatum that I’m either in or I’m not in. I just hope that nobody was offended by this, but it’s never going to happen again, says “The Sausage†to VG Nett. The sprinter was second in Saturday’s race and after another second place this...
Here are a few pictures sent to us by US Ski Team sprinter Torin Koos.
DUSSELDORF, Germany (Oct. 29) – Sweden's men and Norway's women won the first cross country team sprint of the new World Cup season Sunday before a large and wildly cheering throng. No U.S. racers competed. Olympic sprint champion Bjoern Lind and Peter Larsson took command late in the six-lap men's race, six times around a 1.5K course on machinemade snow along the Rhine River, and edged Norwegians Petter Northug and Tor Arne Hetland by 2.6...
Here are the startlists for Saturday’s sprint World Cup prologue in Düsseldorf, Germany Startlist sprint prologue freestyle women 1 MISCHOL Seraina SUI 46.09 13:10:15 2 SOLLI Guro Stroem NOR 31.27 13:10:30 3 NORGREN Britta SWE 31.93 13:10:45 4 MATVEEVA Natalia RUS 24.50 13:11:00 5 BOEHLER Stefanie GER 42.09 13:11:15 6 MALVALEHTO Mona-Liisa FIN 60.61 13:11:30 7 KUITUNEN Virpi FIN 15.50 13:11:45 8 SACHENBACHER STEHLE Evi GER 40.36 13:12:00 9 VENAELAEINEN Kati FIN 38.93 13:12:15 10...
DUSSELDORF, Germany (Oct. 27) – An ailing but determined three-man U.S. sprint squad, battling chest and head colds, will race in the opening World Cup competition of the 2007 season. Organizers began laying down machinemade snow Friday over an 800-meter course alongside the Rhine River. Two-time Olympian Torin Koos (Leavenworth, WA) and two of his '06 teammates, Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, VT) – who produced the first U.S. podium in 23 years last March when he...
DUSSELDORF, Germany (Oct. 28) – Olympian Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, VT) collided with another racer in his semifinal heat of the season-opening sprint Saturday but rebounded to finish eighth. Newell was fourth-fastest in qualifying. Norway: The Sprint Throne is Ours Marit Bjorgen On Top In Germany For complete results: Women: http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=CC&raceid=11801 Tomorrow is the sprint relay event. Sources: USSA, Eurosport, FIS
Marit Bjoergen and Eldar Roenning, both of Norway, won the World Cup Opening Sprint in Duesseldorf. The 26-year-old Bjoergen celebrated her fourth victory in Duesseldorf today. This was in total the 27 World Cup Victory in her career. The young Russian sprinter Natalia Matveeva finished in the second place while the third place was taken by Marit's team mate Ella Gjoemle. Also in the final skied also Lina Andersson (SWE, 4th), Arianna Follis (ITA, 5th)...
DUSSELDORF, Germany (Oct. 28) – Olympian Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, VT) collided with another racer in his semifinal heat of the season-opening World Cup sprint Saturday but rebounded to finish eighth in the rainy, soft-snow conditions. He was fourth-fastest in qualifying. “Not a bad start for the season. I have no complaints,” Newell said. “The snow wasn't bad, considering it was raining last night and off and on during the day; the snow stayed surprisingly quick...
Sweden’s Jörgen Brink will miss this weekends sprint World Cup opening in Düsseldorf. He will be replaced by Anders Högberg. Jorgen Brink will not race this weekend. He got sick with a cold during the teams camp in Val Senales. – It’s too bad the season should start this way, but there are a lot more important competitions for me later this season, says Jorgen. Brink will be replaced by teammate Anders Högberg Brink’s roommate...
The Norwegian sprint team is doing their final Dusseldorf preparations in the skitunnel in Torsby, Sweden The Norwegian sprint team will be training in Torsby, Sweden from October 23 to the 26 in their finale preparations for the sprint World Cup opener in Dusseldorf, Germany. Other teams, including the US Sprint Team, are also there. The team will be utilizing the skitunnel for on-snow training and do additional dryland training in and around Torsby. Hard...
Bœrre Næss is convinced that Norway will retake the sprint throne from the Swedes this winter. http://www.fasterskier.com/racing3201.html – We have to hope and believe that the second and third (victory) will happen this winter, says Næss. Bœrre Næss has trained different (for sprint) this summer. Olympic (Atlanta) 800-meter champion Vebjœrn Rodal has helped him a lot. – I have done stair-explosiveness training once per week. That has increased my leg strength considerably. I have also...
The Swedes have selected 11 skiers for next weekend’s sprint races in Düsseldorf. They will add one male skier after a finale test race. Women: Anna Dahlberg, Ã…sarna Lina Andersson, PiteÃ¥ Britta Norgren, SollefteÃ¥ Anna-Karin Strömstedt, Vansbro Charlotte Kalla, Tärendö Maria Rydqvist , Östersund, Men: Peter Larsson, Hudiksvall Björn LInd, do Thobias Fredriksson, Östersund Mikael Östberg, FAlun Borlänge Fredrik Östberg, Falun Borlänge Source: Langrenn.com
In its first meeting under the supervision of the newly-appointed Chairman Vegard Ulvang (NOR), the Cross-Country Executive Board approved the basic principles for the World Cup Calendar 2007/2008, including continuing the tradition of the successful pre-season opening at the end of October and planning another overseas trip to Canada, in preparation of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. The Zurich meeting also finalized plans for the two trials during the upcoming season: a test...
Marit Bjœrgen has decided to skip several World Cup weekends this season.