A three-time participant at World Championships, David Chamberlain is currently training and racing with the Maine Winter Sports Center (MWSC). Last year, Chamberlain was on the podium at three different Super Tours: he won the 10 kilometer classic race at Mt. Itasca, MN and placed second at both the 10 kilometer classic in Telemark, WI, and the classic sprint in Rumford, ME. FasterSkier: You’re currently living up in Aroostook County in northern Maine, right? How...
Inspired by the new Center of Excellence, U.S. Cross Country Ski Team Coaches Peter Vordenberg, Matt Whitcomb and Pat Casey are spearheading a select development training program this summer for young cross country skiers. The National Training Group (NTG), which is comprised of a group of rising athletes, allows the cross country coaches to use these exceptional resources to provide real exposure and superior training to the next group of future Olympians. Through this...
At just twenty years old, Canadian Alex Harvey had a breakout year in 2008-2009 with two World Cup podium finishes: third in the team sprint in Whistler, and another third in the 50 kilometer classic in Trondheim, Norway. FasterSkier caught up with him just after he finished his afternoon massage at a National Team camp in Canmore. FS: You’re out in Canmore right now training with the National Team. It seems like you have a...
The New York Times health blog “Well” recently posted a piece on core strength, and the potential risks to the back. Many standard core practices are called into question, and Stuart McGill, a highly regarded professor of spine biomechanics at the University of Waterloo in Canada and a back-pain clinician, provides some sample exercises that are “back-friendly.”
Reporting Times & Places Bicyclists Price Chopper Plaza, Route 7 – Great Barrington, MA, 8:30 a.m. Canoeists/Kayakers Stockbridge Bowl, Boat Ramp, Rte 183, Stockbridge, MA, 9:30 a.m. Runners Camp Mah-Kee-Nac, Hawthorne Rd. Entrance, Stockbridge, MA, 10:30 a.m.
You are invited to the 2009 Silver Star Mountain Resort Cross Country Ski Camps! Registration is now open and I wanted to give you the first opportunity to check out the new look of the website. Be sure to check out the updated faculty page and let me know if you have a specific coach you hope to be with for the camps. I’m sure you are enjoying your summer activities to the fullest…hiking, biking,...
Rick Halling is Nordic Race Director for Atomic US. Nordic skiers love our blogs and websites where too often we dwell on the negative. Sometimes our discussions degenerate to the point of whining and always present is the claim that Nordic doesn’t get its fair share of support. A number of times it has been suggested that the US Cross Country Team and US Nordic Combined Team should break away from USSA and form a...
Join the U.S. Ski Team at the biennial Coaches Education Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This three-day event, from September 25-27, is for all cross country ski coaches and athletes looking to improve their knowledge of the sport. The 11 presentations will address a myriad of development topics that are guaranteed to improve one’s strength as a coach or an athlete. From training and physiology presentations by Sweden’s renowned cross country physiologist Hans Christer Holmberg, to...
This clinic is part of the USSA Level 100 Certification Process. You do not have to be working toward certification to attend. Boulder Nordic Sport, Boulder, CO. Meet at the shop. Instruction from shop owner Nathan Shultz.
This clinic is part of the USSA Level 100 Certification Process. You do not have to be working toward certification to attend. Instruction from U.S. Ski Team’s Vordenberg and Casey. Palmer AK. CL and FR roller ski.
This clinic is part of the USSA Level 100 Certification Process. You do not have to be working toward certification to attend. Instructed by U.S. Ski Team’s Vordenberg and Casey. Classic and Freestyle Roller-ski
Urban legend has it that Bill Koch roller-skied up Mt. Greylock pulling his school-age daughter on a mountain bike. A rope around his waist, Koch supposedly double-poled eight miles straight uphill with a seventy-pound child behind him. Was this an extreme new strength-training concept, a fulfillment of childcare duties, or both? Even if the story isn’t true, it illustrates the lengths some parents will go to get a workout. TIME The number one limiting factor...
Ironwood, MI. Instructed by CXC. Contact
Hayward, WI. Instructed by CXC. Contact
Site and instructor TBD. NENSA Gaining Ground Clinic. The technique course is only one component of this multi-day clinic. Contact
Craftsbury Outdoor Center, Craftsbury, VT. Instruction from U.S. Ski Team’s Andy Newell and NENSA’s Janice Sibilia. The technique course is only one component of this multi-day clinic. Contact
1 p.m. Eastern REG. OTC, Lake Placid, NY, with U.S. Team coach Matt Whitcomb. Meet in the lobby prepared for both FR and CL roller ski instruction. Contact
The following list is a nation-wide look at the U.S. Ski Team’s Level 100 technique clinics offered for the 2009 season. All clinics are taught by U.S. Ski Team coaches or USSA-trained instructors. Participation in a Level 100 technique clinic satisfies one of several basic criteria established for a USSA coach to become certified at the 100 level. See the following link for details. Clinics are offered for all coaching levels, regardless of whether or...
Start your ski season off with one of the best citizen skier camps in the world! Features reliable early December skiing at Mt. Bachelor, top coaching, evening lectures, and (optional) world-class physiology testing. New formats for 2009 to offer maximum flexibility over a longer time span! Designed specifically for citizen nordic skiers with skills anywhere from high beginner to expert. December 6-13, 2009 (tentative dates) This camp is open to the public. Registration opens in...
Andy Newell, USST member and one of the fastest men in World Cup Sprint racing, will join some of New England’s top coaches to provide insight into effective training, racing and speed building strategies. This summer the USST heads into its final push for the 2010 Olympic Games. Andy will be joined by some of New Englands top coaches,Get first hand knowledge of what it takes to ski at this level, and how you can...