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Monday Rundown: U.S. Nationals; MSA NorAm Trials

Gerry FursethJanuary 8, 2018

U.S. Cross Country Championships (Anchorage, Alaska): Classic sprint Men’s report Caitlin Patterson did it. With a classic-sprint win on Monday, she successfully capped off an undefeated 2018 U.S. Cross Country Championships, as the top American woman in all four races over the past week in Anchorage, Alaska. Patterson, of the Craftsbury Green Racing Project, qualified seventh then won the women’s 1.5-kilometer final by more than 2 seconds in 3:39.58 minutes. Finland’s Jasmi Joensuu, a junior...

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Friday Rundown: Oberhof, Mont Sainte-Anne Trials, and U.S. Nationals

FasterSkierJanuary 5, 2018

U.S. Cross Country Championships (Anchorage, Alaska): Freestyle sprints Women’s report Caitlin Patterson racked up her second-straight national title at this year’s 2018 U.S. Cross Country Championships and Reese Hanneman topped the men’s freestyle sprint final on Friday at Kincaid Park in Anchorage, Alaska. In the first of two sprints at 2018 U.S. nationals, Patterson, the Craftsbury Green Racing Project (CGRP) skier who won the Complete results *** NorAm Trials (Mont Sainte-Anne, Quebec): Classic sprints Canada’s...

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Canadian Olympic Trials: How Selection Works and Who to Watch as They Brave the Cold

Chelsea LittleJanuary 3, 2018

Cross Country Canada’s Olympic selection trials begin on Friday (a number of cross-country skiers already qualified for the 2018 Games in PyeongChang, South Korea: Alex Harvey, Len Valjas, Devon Kershaw, Knute Johnsgaard, Jesse Cockney, Graeme Killick, Emily Nishikawa, and Dahria Beatty. But in fact, that might be too many. Cross Country Canada (CCC) learned that they currently stand to receive a quota of nine team members (men and women combined) for PyeongChang, based on Canada’s...

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Sunday Rundown: Ramsau, Toblach, Annecy, St. Ulrich, Rossland (Updated)

FasterSkierDecember 17, 2017

NorAm mini tour (Rossland, B.C.): 10/15 k freestyle pursuits Team Gregg ended the Rossland NorAm mini tour with another double win, with American Caitlin Gregg and her husband Brian Gregg winning the 10- and 15-kilometer freestyle pursuits, respectively, at the Black Jack Ski Club trails. Caitlin capped the long weekend with her third-straight win, a 48.28-second victory over former Canadian biathlete Zina Kocher (Foothills Nordic). Caitlin started first and was first across the finish in 29:02.86,...

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Saturday Rundown: Annecy, Toblach, St. Ulrich, Rossland (Updated)

FasterSkierDecember 16, 2017

NorAm Mini Tour (Rossland, B.C.): Freestyle sprints On Day 2 of NorAm racing in Rossland, British Columbia, Julien Locke, of the Black Jack Ski Club and Canadian National U25 Team, won the men’s 1.4-kilometer freestyle sprint final on his home trails by just one-hundredth of a second over Evan Palmer-Charrette, of the National Team Development Centre (NTDC) Thunder Bay, in 2:38.13. NTDC Thunder Bay had two on the podium with Julian Smith in third, 0.4...

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World Cup Finals Chatter: Canada

FasterSkierMarch 24, 2017

After last weekend’s three-day World Cup Finals mini tour drew Men | Women | Men |

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Wednesday Rundown: Canadian Nationals Classic Sprint

FasterSkierMarch 22, 2017

2017 Canadian Ski Nationals (Canmore, Alberta): Classic sprints Emily Nishikawa Complete results |

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Canada Enters 30, U.S. 27 at World Cup Finals in Quebec (Updated x3)

FasterSkierMarch 14, 2017

For the second-straight year, the World Cup’s season-ending races will be held in Canada, with Québec City hosting 2017 World Cup Finals, this Friday through Sunday. Canada initially announced a according to a press release. On Thursday, FasterSkier confirmed that the list included the Women | U.S. selection criteria, and

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Eastern Canadian Champs: Notes, Quotes, Galleries, & No-Double-Pole Zones

Gerry FursethFebruary 7, 2017

The annual Eastern Canadian Championships are a special event in the Canadian winter. On paper, it is just another NorAm that provides opportunities to earn World Cup starts, national-team positions, and valuable International Ski Federation (FIS) points, but it has grown to be bigger than that. While Western Canadian Championships and Canadian nationals change their host venue each year, Nakkertok, Chelsea Nordiq, and Heats Women’s classic sprint podium: Maya MacIsaac-Jones, NST U25, 3:42.06 Sophie Carrier-Laforte, CNEPH, +0.66 Anne Hart,...

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Bonus Rundown: McKeever, Bratrud, Holmes, Gesior Notch Alberta Cup Wins

FasterSkierNovember 28, 2016

Here’s one that didn’t make Saturday’s freestyle |

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Notes & Quotes: Post-Race with Nearly 50 North Americans at the STC

BrainspiralMarch 4, 2016

Notes, quotes, photos and even a video of several of the North Americans you've been waiting to hear from at the Ski Tour Canada.

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Ski Tour Canada: A Look at Likely Starters for the U.S. and Canada

Gerry FursethFebruary 19, 2016

With fewer than two weeks remaining until the Ski Tour Canada visits Gatineau, Montreal, Quebec City, and Canmore from March 1-12, we spent some time breaking down the provisional North American picks and estimated costs for Canadian nation's group skiers at the season-ending World Cups.

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Johaug Wins 14th World Cup; Diggins Fourth in Gutsy Falun 10 k Skate

Kaitlyn PattersonFebruary 14, 2016

In the first freestyle mass start of the season, Jessie Diggins gave the Norwegians a run, ultimately finishing 15 seconds off the podium in fourth. Therese Johaug dropped teammate Heidi Weng in the final kilometers to secure her second win of the weekend and record-tying 14th World Cup victory overall.

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Falla Queen for a Day, Wins Stockholm City Sprint; Caldwell 11th, Diggins 15th

Jason AlbertFebruary 11, 2016

In soft conditions, Norway’s Maiken Caspersen Falla busted apart the final of the women's classic sprint in Stockholm, Sweden. She saved her powerful stride and double pole for the last half kilometer, where she appeared to engage the afterburners, winning the day by 3.3 seconds.

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Browne Dominates M.S.A. NorAm Distance Weekend; NDC Thunder Bay Tops Men’s Races

Gerry FursethFebruary 2, 2016

Cendrine Browne used home-course advantage to command the women's classic individual start and freestyle pursuit last weekend at the NorAm at Mont Sainte-Anne, Quebec. She won the latter by nearly a minute and a half. Meanwhile, Bob Thompson led an NDC Thunder Bay podium sweep on Saturday, and Andy Shields skied away to the pursuit win on Sunday.

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Sandau Completes NorAm Distance Sweep; Beatty Tops Sovereign 10 k

Gabby NaranjaDecember 15, 2015

The Sovereign Lake NorAm wrapped up on Sunday with the women's 10 k and men's 15 k freestyle distance races. Both race winners, Dahria Beatty and Kevin Sandau said it was a good way to end 2015.

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MacIsaac-Jones Wins First Career NorAm; Shields Tops Sovereign Men’s Sprint

Gerry FursethDecember 13, 2015

The NorAm youth movement continued into the second weekend of the Canadian domestic series on Saturday at the Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre, with three new athletes reaching the podium in the freestyle sprints.

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Canmore NorAm Roundup: Sandau and Beatty Win Two of Three

Gerry FursethDecember 9, 2015

The NorAm opened with three races in four days in Canmore, Alberta, with two distance races on short loops -- one of which the men double poled. Kevin Sandau won the first two men's races, and another Alberta World Cup Academy skier, Dahria Beatty won the women's skate mass start and classic sprint on days 2 and 3.

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Wednesday Workout: Ski Specific Strength with Rocky Mountain Racers

BrainspiralDecember 2, 2015

The Rocky Mountain Racers team has a standby dryland workout called Ski Specific Strength that's as useful as it is brutal. While rollerskiing uphill, athletes pull a coach on a bike behind them, while their coach applies the brakes. "It’s pretty black and white if your power is going in the wrong direction," Andrea Dupont says.

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Canada’s Harvey 17th in 15 k, Nishikawa Tallies Career-Best 23rd in Lahti 10 k Classic

Colin GaiserMarch 8, 2015

After winning two medals at the 2015 World Championships, Alex Harvey finished 17th in Sunday's 15 k freestyle in Lahti, Finland. Meanwhile, Emily Nishikawa led the Canadian women in the 10 k and earned her best World Cup result of the season.

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