Of the 18 North Americans that competed in Sunday’s 1.3-kilometer freestyle sprints at the Toblach World Cup, nine made the rounds. Many of them chatted with FasterSkier about the day and final race before the Olympics.
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Following up on the Canadian Olympic team naming last week, FasterSkier caught up with four rookies who recently posted top results to earn their first trips to the Games from Feb. 7-23: Graeme Killick, Emily Nishikawa, Jesse Cockney, and Heidi Widmer.
Bryan Fletcher, Billy Demong Post Season Bests at First-Ever Nordic Combined Triple in Seefeld
Seth AdamsJanuary 21, 2014
U.S. Nordic Combined's Bryan Fletcher and Billy Demong post season-best results at the first-ever Nordic Combined Triple in Seefeld, Austria, this past weekend from Jan. 17-19. "I think that the best is yet to come,” Demong says.
EISA Racing Begins at Colby Carnival
Adam TerkoJanuary 20, 2014
Despite warm temperatures and course alterations, the EISA racing season began at the Colby Carnival in Waterville, Maine last weekend. Perennial performers UVM and Dartmouth finished strong, but several other schools put on impressive displays of both top talent and depth
Happy Birthday to Her: Kowalczyk Wins Big at Home by 42 Seconds in Poland 10 k Classic
Alex KochonJanuary 19, 2014
It’s not easy being Justyna Kowalczyk — always breaking trail, always having the weight of Poland on her, and in a classic distance race at home on her birthday without any Scandinavians in the field? Forget about it. She was easily the favorite for Sunday’s World Cup 10 k classic mass start in Szklarska Poręba, Poland. That didn’t make winning any easier.
On the second day of the inaugural three-day Nordic Combined Triple, several top skiers, including Jason Lamy-Chappuis, Akito Watabe, Tino Edelmann, and Mikko Kokslien, chat on camera and dish about their favorite U.S. athletes.
Widmer, Cockney, Killick, and Ammar Show Strength at Canadian Olympic Trials
Katie BonoJanuary 13, 2014
Four racers proved they deserve a spot on Canada’s Olympic team this weekend in the freestyle sprints and 15/30 k skiathlons. Heidi Widmer (AWCA/NST) and Jesse Cockney (AWCANST) took home top honors in the freestyle sprint, while Graeme Killick (AWCA/NST) and Amanda Ammar (Team Ninja) won the skiathlon.
Jones, Gaiazova Miss Final By One Place for 13th Overall in Nove Mesto Team Sprint
Alex KochonJanuary 12, 2014
The Canadian women missed out on advancing to the final by one place on Sunday, finishing seventh nearly 18 seconds behind sixth, while the top six teams made the World Cup 6 x 1.3 k classic team sprint final in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic.
Crawford, Thompson, McKeever, and Nishikawa Score Big at Canadian Olympic Trials
Katie BonoJanuary 10, 2014
Canada’s Olympic Trials kicked off on Wednesday at the Canmore Nordic Centre with the first of two freestyle sprint races. With perhaps only two spots per gender on the Olympic team up for grabs, there is little room for errors for racers wanting to qualify for the Olympics.
Hoffman Climbs His Way to Career-Best 25th in Tour de Ski Finals in Val-di-Fiemme
Seth AdamsJanuary 6, 2014
Noah Hoffman was the last American left in the Tour de Ski. Bad ski choice got him off to a slow start, but he powered up the immense climb to find himself in a career-best 25th.
Hoffman Pushes Hard on the Hills to Climb Tour de Ski Standings and Earn Second-Fastest Time in 35 k Pursuit
Seth AdamsJanuary 3, 2014
Noah Hoffman was beginning to accept that the Tour de Ski was not going to work out as planned this season. That is, until today, when the American U.S. Ski Team member set the second-fastest time of the day in today’s 35-kilometer pursuit in Toblach, Italy, advancing from 69th place to 27th. Hoffman skied the course in 1:19:58.1, only 50.7 seconds slower than sixth-place finisher Johannes Dürr of Austria, who scored the day’s fastest time....
Sundby Skis Alone to 35k Tour Victory
Katie BonoJanuary 3, 2014
Martin Johnsrud Sundby took off like a rocket on Friday and never looked back. The 29-year-old Norwegian had a 32 second headstart in the 5th stage of the Tour de Ski, a 35 k freestyle pursuit race, and he took full advantage of it.
Babikov Up to 19th, Harvey & Kershaw Slip Behind in Tour in Lenzerheide 15 k
Alex KochonJanuary 2, 2014
A tough wax day plagued the Canadians, but Ivan Babikov persevered and knocked off 56 places to finish 19th in Wednesday's 15 k classic mass start at Stage 4 of the Tour de Ski in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. Meanwhile, Alex Harvey and Devon Kershaw finished 40th and 47th.
Canadian, U.S. Men Miss Final at Asiago Classic Team Sprint
Seth AdamsDecember 22, 2013
It was a disappointing day in Asiago, Italy, for the U.S. and Canadian men in Sunday's classic team sprint, with neither team making the final. Both Canada I, with Devon Kershaw and Alex Harvey, and USA I, with Simi Hamilton and Andy Newell, were in the same semifinal -- the second one, which proved disadvantageous on a balmy 41-degree day.
Lone North American in the Semis, Sargent Gets Hers in 10th
Alex KochonDecember 21, 2013
Ida Sargent became the latest US Ski Team member to break through this winter with her first top 10 of the season. All four U.S. women made the heats and finished in the top 25, but most left wanting more.
About halfway through the men's quarterfinal, things were looking pretty good for the Americans. Andy Newell, who qualified in fifth, was up front behind teammate Simi Hamilton in the lead, but a troublesome downhill descent took Newell out of the running. Hamilton fell behind in the slushy conditions and placed fifth in the heat for 23rd overall and Newell ended up 26th.
Younger Bø Bests Moravec, Fourcade for First World Cup Win; Smith Ties Career-Best 16th
Alex KochonDecember 14, 2013
Young gun Johannes Thingnes Bø of Norway was the fastest in a field of clean shooters on Saturday in the IBU World Cup men's 10 k sprint in Annency, France. Nathan Smith led the way for Canada with a career-best 16th.
Gasparin Rides Confidence for Another Sprint Win; Canadian Women All Qualify for Pursuit
Alex KochonDecember 14, 2013
Coming off her first World Cup win a week ago, Switzerland's Selina Gasparin captured another sprint win in Annency, France, this time with clean shooting. Canada's four women also harnessed positive feelings from their historic relay on Thursday to qualify for Sunday's pursuit.
Just Shy of Podium, Bryan Fletcher, Lodwick Combine for U.S. NoCo’s Best Team Sprint in Fourth
Emily SchwingDecember 14, 2013
Bryan Fletcher and Todd Lodwick narrowly missed the podium in the 2 x 7.5-kilometer sprint in Ramsau, Austria, finishing fourth for U.S. Nordic Combined's best result in a team sprint. "We train all summer and to have a result like [this] is humbling,” Lodwick says. “We’re really, really proud to put Norway in its place and to know that we are the fastest team out there, whether it’s by a second or ten seconds, it doesn’t matter."
Germans Gap Field for Relay Win; Canadian Women Capture Unprecedented Fourth, U.S. Repeats in Eighth
Alex KochonDecember 12, 2013
The Canadians notched a national first of fourth place in the IBU World Cup women's relay on Thursday in Annency, France, and the Americans tied their collective career bests of eighth for the second-straight week.