Goteborg, SWE-Beckie Scott sprinted into seventh place for the second consecutive race at a World Cup in Goteborg, Sweden on Wednesday. The Vermilion, Alta. native, who qualified for the round of 16 heats in 12th spot, was relegated to the consolation final after crossing the line third in her semifinal heat. The heats consist of four athletes racing simultaneously, with the top-two athletes crossing the line first moving onto the next round. International speedster, Marit...
Holmenkollen, NOR-Canada’s Sara Renner woke up this morning with the willingness to put her body through the ultimate mental and physical test – a 30 kilometre classic World Cup cross-country ski race in Holmenkollen, Norway on Saturday. The Canmore, Alta. native, who is known more in the World Cup circles as one of the strongest sprint skiers on the circuit, turned a few heads in Norway proving she can keep up with the elite distance...
Here are some selected action photos from Wednesday’s World Cup sprint race in Drammen, Norway Source: Langrenn.com Stefanie Boehler Photo: Stian Hœgland Krister Trondsen Photo: Stian Hœgland Johan Kjœlstad Photo: Stian Hœgland Therese Engen Photo: Stian Hœgland Arne Mortensen Photo: Stian Hœgland Øystein Pettersen Photo: Stian Hœgland
Source: Langrenn.com Tor Arne Hetland gained a 100 points on the World Cup leader Axel Teichmann in Drammen but doesn’t have any belief in an overall victory. -Teichmann still has a hold on the overall victory. Even though there is a sprint race left I still won’t be able to do it. If I manage to be in the top three overall it will be incredible, says Hetland. The top three finishers in the Drammen...
The World Cup Drammen classic sprints got underway this morning, with thousands of Norwegian fans lining the man-made course in downtown Drammen. Finland's Virpi Kuitunen posted the fastest time in the qualification round, which determines the top 16 racers who will advance to the head-to-head elimination rounds and compete for the top spots. Shaking off whatever it was that kept her out of the World Championship classic sprint finals, Marit Bjoergen of Norway qualified with...
Source: Langrenn.com The organizers in Drammen, Norway started trucking in the snow to cover the streets that will be used for Wednesday’s sprint World Cup on Monday. The course will be completed on Tuesday and this town is ready for a huge sprint party!
Julija Tchepalova followed up on her World Championship gold medal performance from a week and a half ago, winning today's 10km freestyle World Cup race in Lahti, Finland with a time of 26:13.8. Katerina Neumannova made her work for the victory however, finishing just 3.3 seconds back for second place. Overall World Cup leader Marit Bjoergen did not enter. A big surprise came from French skier Karine Philippot who took third, 23.5 seconds behind Neumannova....
Lukas Bauer of the Czech Republic won his second World Cup race of the year, out-skiing the world in today's 15km freestyle race in Lahti, Finland. A newly-healthly Christian Hoffman of Austria was the runner-up. Hoffman and Bauer both had a rough World Championships, making today's successes especially sweet. Up-and-coming Italian Thomas Moriggl made the final podium spot. Kris Freeman of the U.S. team continued to show signs of improvement today after what has been...
With the World Championships over, the regular World Cup resumed today with classic sprints in Lahti, Finland. Boerre Naess Incredibly, Norway took six of the top seven spots in the men's race, and incredibly, it was the young Boerre Naess who topped them all. Naess was left off the World Championship team and did not get to race the classic sprint in Oberstdorf, but today he beat all the medalists from that event including his...
The following pictures were all taken by Sharbel Dussault at the 2005 World Championships. To see a lot more great pictures from the World Championships, follow these links to Sharbel's gallery: http://homepage.mac.com/dussaultskis/PhotoAlbum16.html http://homepage.mac.com/dussaultskis/PhotoAlbum18.html James Southam Rebecca Dussault Dave Chamberlain Andrew Newell
A collection of photos from the World Championships. Mats Larsson and Sweden had to accept the fact that Odd-Bjœrn Hjelmeset and the rest of the Norwegian was far ahead and best at Worlds Photo: Stian Hœgland Germany’s Stefanie Boehler was a big favorite especially among male spectators Photo: Stian Hœgland Tor Arne Hetland proved once again that he is one of the Worlds absolute best sprinters. Photo: Stian Hœgland Guro Strœm Sollie gave everything in...
Source: Langrenn.com The 50km men’s classic race that brought the World Championships to a close was one of triumph for the Norwegian team. Here are some comments from the racers. Weather Makes for a Difficult Race Odd-Bjorn Hjelmeset was tired from all the races he has competed in at the Championships and saw the heavy snow fall during the 50km as a blessing. He felt it helped propel Norway to take the top three spots...
Source: Official Oberstdorf Worlds web site at Queen of the Cross-Country Skiing tracks The Norwegian Marit Björgen is the phenomenal athlete of the WCS 2005 in Oberstdorf. The leader of the World Cup total had already declared in advance of the WCS that she wanted to win “at least three medals†— in the end she won five. Three of them are gold, one is silver and one bronze. Therefore, the 24-year-old won half of...
The last chance for World Cup skiers to step it up, feel good about themselves and build confidence before next years Olympic season is coming up with races in Lahti, Drammen, Oslo, Goteborg and Falun. The World Championship is over and the World Cup continues next weekend with individual classic sprint and 10/15-kilometer freestyle races in Lahti, Finland. From there the Cup continues in Drammen and Oslo, Norway and ends in Goteborg and Falun, Sweden....
Frode Estil Odd-Bjorn Hjelmeset Canada's Dan Roycroft put forth an excellent effort, staying within a few seconds of first place right up until around 45km. Roycroft ended up 31st, just ahead of Olympic and World Championship medalist Jaak Mae of Estonia. For the US team, David Chamberlain also had a great race, staying with the lead group for the majority of the race before dropping off and coming in 43rd. http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=CC&raceid=7903
In the final women's race at the Oberstdorf World Championships, Norway's Marit Bjoergen proved that she has what it takes to win gold not only in the sprint and middle distance events, but now in a 30km classic mass-start as well. Bjoergen Celebrates An Emotional Victory In Oberstdorf
Oberstdorf, GER-Beckie Scott led the Canadian charge finishing 16th in the women’s 30-kilometre classic cross-country skiing event at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany on Saturday. The Olympic gold medallist from Vermilion, Alta. completed the unrelenting five-kilometre loop loaded with long, steep uphill climbs six times in a time of one hour 29 minutes 24.1 seconds. “It was definitely a tough day, but it was a medium performance considering this isn’t my favourite...
Source: Langrenn.com The Norwegian women’s coach Svein Tore Samdal was emotionally touched to tears by Mart Bjorgen’s 30-kilometer victory.
Watch the men’s 50-kilometer classic mass-start live here on FasterSkier.com. Here is a short preview and the startlist. Source: Langrenn.com The men’s 50-kilometer classic mass-start race starts 12.30 PM European time on Sunday or 6.30 AM Eastern standard time. Watch the race live here on Fasterskier.com. Look for that option on the right hand side of the home page. You get constant updates on each skier’s position as they pass certain kilometer markers. If you...