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Its On
FasterSkierJanuary 16, 2009
It's on. The World Cup races here in Whistler start up tomorrow with a classic sprint. It will be an exciting day for all racing, and for teammates watching as well. I am not racing tomorrow, but will be in the 15/30K pursuit on Saturday. Prett...
Sunny days
FasterSkierJanuary 15, 2009
Another beautiful day in Whistler. Everyone was expecting the pretty nasty weather that is standard below the clouds here and are "challenging" waxing conditions. All the national teams and ski companies brought over the hairies skis with new base mate...
Oberhof Wrapup
FasterSkierJanuary 14, 2009
It’s back to work this week, in Ruhpolding, Germany, site of IBU World Cup #5. Last week was a good step forward for the team in Oberhof. We managed an 11th place in the opening relay event, but the big improvement came in the Sprint competition on Saturday evening. The events drew in 25,000 people [...]
Warmth!
FasterSkierJanuary 13, 2009
Skiing today at WOP (Whistler Olympic Park) was 45 degrees warmer than skiing in AK last week! The snow was pretty good relatively firm fast wet snow with the standard 10 minutes of wet snow to make it really slow skiing for a while. divbr //divdivThe...
In a cold and windy sprint event, Kris Freeman and Kikkan Randall easily won the individual national sprint titles today. Freeman used his superior endurance to blaze an early lead in each heat, smoking the rest of the field. Kikkan Randall was also the clear leader, unchallenged throughout the day’s events. Denver University student athlete and Alaskan resident Mike Hinkley overtook the US Ski Team’s Chris Cook just before the finish line, cheered on by...
Happy New Year!
FasterSkierJanuary 1, 2009
2009… wow, that happened quick! Literally, I got on the plane in Washington at around 6:00 pm EST on Dec. 31, went to sleep, and woke up in Frankfurt at 7:00am CET on Jan. 1, 2009. So, yes, I missed the New Year. I’m guessing I was somewhere over the North Atlantic when it arrived, [...]