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WADA Independent Commission Strongly Implies Winter Sports at Risk From Doping

Chelsea LittleNovember 9, 2015

In confirming the lurid details of a state-sponsored doping scandal in Russian track and field, WADA's Dick Pound made clear, "We don’t think that Russia is the only country with a doping problem, or that athletics is the only sport with a doping problem." He also discussed how results from the 2014 Olympics in Sochi may be tainted, and said there is likely doping in cross-country skiing and biathlon.

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FIS Marketing Boss Lacks Confidence in Ski Tour Canada; CCC Reponds

Chelsea LittleNovember 2, 2015

Jürg Capol, the marketing director for FIS's nordic side, doesn't predict there will be a second Ski Tour Canada and says there's little television interest in Europe. Cross Country Canada's Dave Dyer disagrees, and says that many European squads have stated they will send a full team of top racers.

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Ketelä, Nousiainen Take to the Snow and Win Finland Cup Sprints

Chelsea LittleOctober 31, 2015

The Finnish national team were among the nearly 200 racers kicking off the 2015-2016 season in Vuokatti, Finland, on Saturday. Matthias Strandvall crossed the line first in the men's sprint final, but was relegated for causing Ville Nousiainen to crash; Nousiainen's wife Mona-Liisa (formerly Malvalehto) won the women's race.

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Finnish Skiers Use Supplemental Oxygen, and FIS Is Wary

Chelsea LittleOctober 27, 2015

To help with high-altitude training, the Finnish national team is skiing with 2-liter oxygen canisters on their backs which they breathe through face masks. Although not banned by WADA, Vegard Ulvang and others have expressed doubt and discomfort with the setup.

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Former U23 Champion Wurm Under Investigation for Blood Doping by Austrian Police

Chelsea LittleSeptember 23, 2015

Austrian sprinter Harald Wurm is being investigated not by a doping agency, but by criminal prosecutors. His house has been searched and he reportedly possessed a hemoglobin meter. This brings up tough memories for Austrians, whose skiers were banned at the 2006 Olympics for having a setup to do blood transfusions.

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Johaug Breaks Other Hand in Livigno Running Fall

Chelsea LittleSeptember 3, 2015

Therese Johaug's summer of bad luck continues: after healing her left hand, which she broke earlier this summer, the Norwegian fell while trail running and broke her right hand. She has returned to Oslo for consultations about the extent of the injury and how she will need to adjust her training for recovery.

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USST Finds More Success as Toppidrettsveka Festival Wraps Up

Austin CobbAugust 23, 2015

The Toppidrettsveka race series wrapped up yesterday with an exciting pursuit in Trondheim, Norway. While some of the USST racers fell or broke a pole or two, the team as a whole had another successful day and is leaving the camp knowing what they need to do to improve before winter.

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Newlywed Kershaw Jumps from Livigno Training Camp to Toppidrettsveka

Chelsea LittleAugust 20, 2015

Fresh off of marrying his new wife Kristin Størmer Steira in northern Norway, Devon Kershaw drove to Oslo and then jetted off for a high-elevation dryland training camp in the Italian Alps with his Canadian teammates and buddies, Jesse Cockney and Alex Harvey.

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IOC Membership and Regulations Combined to Reliably Hand Beijing 2022 Games

Chelsea LittleAugust 2, 2015

Just 2 percent of IOC members come from a snow sports background, and one of those two - biathlete Ole Einar Bjørndalen - skipped the vote for who should host the 2022 Winter Olympics. Between this imbalance and the fact that IOC members are no longer allowed to visit bid cities, the financial might and huge consumer market of China won out over other factors in the decision-making process.

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Blink Wrap-Up: Crawford Tops Biathlon Finale, Northug Happy with Fitness, Video, & More

Chelsea LittleAugust 1, 2015

Rosanna Crawford was aggressive on her final lap around a rain-soaked Norwegian city loop, taking top honors in the biathlon sprint. Four other North Americans also made the finale, while Barbro Kvåle and Calle Halfvarsson won the cross-country sprints. Plus, video of the whole festival.

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Weng Crushes Blink Hill Climb, Makarainen Second; Dunklee 15th

Chelsea LittleJuly 30, 2015

Heidi Weng climbed away from the crowd in Lysebotn, Norway, today, to take the win in the opening race of the Blink Festival by more than 30 seconds over Finland's Kaisa Makarainen. Susan Dunklee finished 15th, the top North American.

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Heikkinen, Primed for Three More Years, Tops Legkov in Blink Climb (Updated)

Chelsea LittleJuly 30, 2015

Matti Heikkinen wasn't sure last fall if he still had what it took - but then his home country won the bid for 2017 World Championships, and decided to rebuild from the base up. Meanwhile, biathlete Tarjei Bø beat all of Norway's cross-country skiers to finish fourth: “It's obviously very fun... but I was supposed to have been on the podium!"

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Johaug Breaks Hand in Seiser Alm, Set for Surgery in Davos

Chelsea LittleJuly 20, 2015

Therese Johaug fell while running and broke her hand. She'll have surgery to insert a few screws, and will try holding a ski pole again in 10 days. Until then, it's running, strength, and one-pole skiing for the 2015 double World Champion.

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Is Cross-Country Skiing Predictable?

Chelsea LittleJune 25, 2015

A study published in December says yes - in fact, the authors write that the correlations of results from one World Cup to the next is more predictable than in any other sport they looked at.

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Bjørgen Announces Pregnancy, Plans to Skip Upcoming Season

Lander KarathJune 23, 2015

The queen of cross country skiing will have an heir to her throne come December, and if all goes according to plan she will be back to ruling the World Cup by 2017.

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No Black Armbands Please, But We Have a Rock for That

Chelsea LittleJune 8, 2015

After the Norwegian women's ski team wore black armbands in honor of Astrid Jacobsen's deceased brother, the IOC issued them a reprimand - which seemed, and was, tone-deaf. The organization is now building a specific mourning place in future Olympic Villages to be more friendly to grieving athletes.

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Legkov Joins Russian Sprint Team After Disappointing Season

Chelsea LittleJune 4, 2015

Alexander Legkov left the training group he started in Davos and hopes to do battle with Northug and Cologna again next season. He muses on cultural differences: “Cologna is also a workaholic. He, too, has only one thing in the head - sport. He won’t look for more. With Northug it’s a little different.”

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FasterSkier’s International Skiers of 2015: Marit Bjørgen and Petter Northug

BrainspiralMay 21, 2015

Norwegians Marit Bjørgen and Petter Northug are FasterSkier's international skiers of 2015 for their dominating performances throughout this past season.

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FasterSkier’s International Performances of 2015: Petter Northug and Charlotte Kalla

BrainspiralMay 19, 2015

Petter Northug and Charlotte Kalla gave us the international performance's of the year at the 2015 World Championships in Falun, Sweden. With a classic sprint finish in the 50 k for Northug and a impressive snow filled, 40-second victory in the 10 k for Kalla, the two top a list of astounding performances from the 2014/2015 season.

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Widmer Punches Her Ticket to Swiss National Team

Chelsea LittleMay 19, 2015

After a disappointing 2015 season that was unable to bring back the high points of her first Olympics and national title in 2014, Heidi Widmer regrouped - and decided to take advantage of her dual citizenship and race for Switzerland next year, not Canada. She's moving to Davos in June.

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