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Australian Cross Country Ski Team Report 2010/2011
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Australian Cross Country Ski Team Report 2010/2011

Ben TheyerlJanuary 1, 2011

News and information from the northern hemisphere over the Australian summer. Bottomley on the Podium at Campra Swiss Cup For the second year in a row Esther Bottomley made the podium for the Swiss Cup Classic Sprint in Campra. Bottomley was third in the 1.2km Time Trial behind Swiss skiers Sereina Boner and Doris Trachsel, and that was how they finished in the final. Georgia Merritt and Belinda Phillips were knocked out in the quarter-finals,...

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In Return To Form, Ferry Wins World Cup Sprint; Neuner Tops for Women – Updated

Chelsea LittleDecember 18, 2010

In the World Cup sprints in Pokljuka, Slovenia on Saturday, two athletes took their first wins of the season. But while they hadn’t been atop the podium in Ostersund, Sweden, or in Hochfilzen, Austria, their strong performances weren’t entirely surprising: both Bjorn Ferry (SWE) and Magdalena Neuner (GER) were gold medalists at the Vancouver Olympics last year. Canadians led the North American contingent in both the men’s and women’s races. Men When FasterSkier

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Henkel and Germany Take a Victory Lap in Women’s Biathlon Relay – Updated

Chelsea LittleDecember 11, 2010

Last weekend, if you had asked which country had the best female biathletes, the answer probably would have been Sweden. Anna Carin Zidek and Helena Ekholm both graced the podium multiple times at the World Cup openers in Ostersund, Sweden. But last weekend, Magdalena Neuner wasn’t racing. In Hochfilzen, Austria, things are different. In Saturday’s 4 x 6 k relay, Neuner was Germany’s second skier. She took the tag in third place, twenty seconds behind...

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Highway Closure Pushes Back Yellowstone Sprint One Day
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Highway Closure Pushes Back Yellowstone Sprint One Day

Nathaniel HerzNovember 23, 20101

Road closures and frigid temperatures have forced the postponement of Wednesday’s opening race at the 2010 West Yellowstone Ski Festival. The shutdown of Highway 20 has stranded timing equipment in Idaho, causing the race jury to push back the double sprint qualifier by 24 hours. Temperatures on Thanksgiving day are predicted to be milder, with highs above the legal racing limit, and an employee of the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office said that the highway was...

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Sleep High, Train Low: Canadians Finish Up Altitude Camps in Park City

Kieran JonesNovember 8, 2010

Since taking the job as the head coach of the Canadian National Ski Team (CNST), Justin Wadsworth has been a man living out of a suitcase. Upon returning to Canmore from the team’s latest camp, a three week stint in Park City, Utah, Wadsworth hadn’t even managed to unpack yet. Despite the heavy schedule, Wadsworth remained upbeat and enthusiastic – “that’s just what you gotta do,” he said in a recent interview with FasterSkier. According...

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Team 23: The Bulgarians!
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Team 23: The Bulgarians!

Kieran JonesOctober 27, 20101

Bulgaria Preview Nations Cup Ranking: 23rd (10 pts) Men: 21st (10 pt) Women: N/A 2010/2011 World Cup Team Men Ivan Burgov Stanimir Belomajev Veselin Tzinzov Women Antonia Grigorova-Burgova Teodora Maltcheva What you may have missed last season: Veselin Tzinzov was the only Bulgarian to score points, and his 10 came from one stop. Not to take anything away from his achievement (the majority of the FasterSkier staff admit that they would struggle to score points...

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Inspired by Brother, Driven by Dreams
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Inspired by Brother, Driven by Dreams

Inge ScheveOctober 13, 2010

ENGERDAL, NORWAY – For as long as she can remember, Maja Solbakken wanted to do everything her older brother Martin Andersen did. Siblings of accomplished athletes often feed off the energy and determination of their brother or sister — that is true not only for those on the World Cup circuit, but also for those who are the second-tier. The youngest of three siblings, Maja, 16, grew up in the rural Norwegian community Engerdal, close...

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Pros of Tomorrow: Len Valjas
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Pros of Tomorrow: Len Valjas

Kieran JonesSeptember 28, 20101

You may not have heard of Len Valjas, but if you were at a NorAm or a SuperTour where he was racing this winter, you would have noticed – there aren’t many cross-country skiers who stand at 6’6″. The 22-year-old Canadian who skis as a member of the Pierre Harvey National Training Center (CNEPH), based in Quebec City, Quebec may not be a household name yet, but this past winter he posted a top-10 result...

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North American Cup #3 (Biathlon)

CanmoreAugust 21, 2010

In a Biathlon competition the biathlete skis distances varying from 7.5 to 20 km and stops at the shooting range to shoot two or four times with both the distance and the number of shooting bouts depending on the type of competition in question.  Penalties are applied for missed targets.  For information about the sport and the event go to

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Inspiring the Next Generation
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Inspiring the Next Generation

Maddy WendtAugust 17, 2010

Where do you start when you have one day to teach all that is cross-country skiing?  The Central Cross-Country Ski Association (CXC) gave it a shot, hosting a youth camp for children ages 8 through 11 at Lakewoods Resort in Cable, Wisconsin on Monday, July 26. The day’s schedule was a busy one, as the campers bounced from one exercise to another, including ski-specific warm-ups, bounding, light strength, plyometric strength, swimming, Ski Erg races, laser...

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The Search for Summer Snow
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The Search for Summer Snow

Maddy WendtAugust 10, 2010

Getting a little bit tired of your rollerskis?  Feeling bogged down by heat?  Yearning for snow?  The St. Scholastica team has found the answer we’ve all been waiting for.  The only problem is the airfare to Sweden. Lead by coach Chad Salmela, members of the College of St. Scholastica Nordic team, based out of Duluth, Minnesota, headed out to Scandinavia on July 28th, and will spend two weeks training at a ski tunnel in Torsby,...

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Kocher Back in the Saddle Post-Olympics
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Kocher Back in the Saddle Post-Olympics

Linnaea KershawAugust 10, 2010

Despite a post-Olympic emotional rollercoaster, Canadian biathlete Zina Kocher has a bright outlook on the future. The Olympics for Kocher were both “awesome and terrible.” Her objective was to podium at the 2010 Games, but Kocher fell far short of her goal with a 65th position in the 7.5 k sprint, and 72nd in the 15 k individual. She praised the facilities, the support she received, and the volunteers at the Games, as well as family and...

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How Did You Celebrate the 4th? Alaskans do it Right with Mount Marathon
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How Did You Celebrate the 4th? Alaskans do it Right with Mount Marathon

Maddy WendtJuly 7, 2010

For many of us, July 4th is a day to spend with friends and family, take in a parade, eat a lot of good food and maybe watch some stuff blow up, but in Alaska, Independence Day means one thing: Mount Marathon.  Sunday marked the 83rd annual running of the grueling competition in which runners climb almost 3,000 feet in elevation over 3.5 miles before turning around to run back down. The race ends on...

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