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Kershaw 5th, Freeman 16th in Kuusamo

FasterSkierNovember 30, 2008
Kuusamo, Finland – Canadian Devon Kershaw bounced back from disqualification in yesterday's sprint to finish 5th in the men's 15km classic World Cup. For the 26 year old Kershaw, this was his top finish ever in a World Cup distance race. In 2006 he cracked the podium in the sprint, finishing third, and last season he posted a fifth in Lahti, again in the sprint. His previous best distance finish was a 12th place in...

Newell Wins Qualifier in Muonio, Falls in Semis

FasterSkierNovember 14, 2008
Andy Newell (USST) got his season off to a strong start by dominating the qualification round in an FIS Classic Sprint in Muonio, Finland. Newell bested second-place finisher Vassili Rotchev (RUS) by just under 2.5 seconds. Torin Koos joined his teammate in the heats, qualifying in 18th. Newell felt strong heading into the heats and advanced first through the quarterfinals, but was derailed in the semis when he fell trying to move into first on...

Norwegians Sweep Men's Sprint, Andrew Newell 8th

FasterSkierMarch 9, 2006
It was an all-Norwegian men's final in today's classic sprint held in downtown Drammen, Norway where the course was surrounded by tens of thousands of loudly cheering Norwegian fans. Boerre Naess led the prelim with a smoking time of 2:41.85, which turned out to be by far the fastest of the day including times from all of the heats. An unbelievable 10 out of the top 12 qualifiers were Norwegians. Odd-Bjorn Hjelmeset. Photo by Stian...

Boerre Naess Leads Norwegian Sweep In Lahti

FasterSkierMarch 5, 2005
With the World Championships over, the regular World Cup resumed today with classic sprints in Lahti, Finland. Boerre Naess Incredibly, Norway took six of the top seven spots in the men's race, and incredibly, it was the young Boerre Naess who topped them all. Naess was left off the World Championship team and did not get to race the classic sprint in Oberstdorf, but today he beat all the medalists from that event including his...