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A Boom for Bikes, Bullish on Cross-Country Skiing
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A Boom for Bikes, Bullish on Cross-Country Skiing

Jason AlbertSeptember 23, 2020

When the country began shutting down in March, sporting good retailers initially shuddered. It appeared many if not all sectors of the economy would bottom out. “Everything was dicey in February and starting early March,” said Boulder Nordic Sport (BNS) founder Nathan Schultz about the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. I was about to head off to Italy for the World Masters to wax there. Everybody in the Midwest was getting ready for the World...

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Pivot Point: Imagining Skiing During the Pandemic
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Pivot Point: Imagining Skiing During the Pandemic

Peter MindeMay 15, 2020

Over two days in March, the North American World Cup races were cancelled. Amid rising health concerns, NCAA Championships also shut down after one race; Junior Nationals after two races. Canadian National Championships never got off the ground. After the abrupt end of winter, people are trying to assess how the pandemic will affect the coming winter. In The Atlantic, Juliette Kayyem posits that “From a public health perspective, the pandemic will not end for...

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Wednesday Workout: Making a Mountain King with Felicia Gesior
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Wednesday Workout: Making a Mountain King with Felicia Gesior

Gabby NaranjaOctober 18, 2017

This week’s Wednesday Workout comes from Central Cross Country (CXC) Team member Felicia Gesior. In her second year with CXC, Gesior, 24, is currently working on coordinating the Bergkönig Trail Run, an annual event that began six years ago to raise money for post-collegiate CXC skiers. Race registration and information can be found here. *** Bergkönig. In German, it translates to “mountain king”. In 2011, it translated to the perfect name for the trail run Northern Michigan...

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Now in Green, Stuber and Cook Settling into Vermont
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Now in Green, Stuber and Cook Settling into Vermont

Alex KochonJanuary 30, 2012

BENNINGTON, Vt. – Inside an organic lunch spot in downtown Bennington, two Wisconsin natives glanced at an oversized chalkboard filled with sandwich options. A moment later, they turned to each other to confirm they had made up their minds. Maria Stuber and Bryan Cook hadn’t lived in the area long, yet they already figured out the basics. Bennington,  southern Vermont’s largest city, wasn’t huge, but it had more going on than the hamlet of North...

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Liebsch Clinches Tour Title With Strong Finish in Pursuit
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Liebsch Clinches Tour Title With Strong Finish in Pursuit

Audrey ManganJanuary 30, 2012

After five races over the course of nine days and never once relinquishing his lead, Matt Liebsch (Team StrongHeart/Team Birkie) took home the overall victory in the Tour de Twin Cities on Sunday after crossing the line first in the 20 k freestyle pursuit at Green Acres. Pat O’Brien (CGRP), with the help of Saturday’s bonus sprint, claimed second in the inaugural Tour. Karl Nygren (CXC) took third after a series of consistent performances. “I’ve...

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Elliott Wins 15 k; Team HomeGrown Takes Hold at Nationals

Alex KochonJanuary 5, 20121

RUMFORD, Maine – Aside from their “bro” talk and Colorado slang, Team HomeGrown knows how to get serious when it counts. It might not seem that way when its athletes, like U.S. Ski Team members Tad Elliott and Noah Hoffman, jokingly hold hands. Most of Team HomeGrown thinks every race is “awesome” and “pretty sweet,” even if it isn’t their strength. That’s just their attitude. In its third season as part of Ski and Snowboard...

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Preview: Freeman Headlines U.S. 50 K Champs., But Others Lurk
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Preview: Freeman Headlines U.S. 50 K Champs., But Others Lurk

Nathaniel HerzMarch 25, 2011

Kris Freeman (USST) will be the odds-on favorite to win Saturday’s U.S. national championship in the 50 k classic. But the way his last two seasons wrapped up, just making it to the start line in Sun Valley, ID, is a victory in and of itself. In late March, 2009, Freeman was recuperating from surgery on his legs to relieve the debilitating symptoms of exertional compartment syndrome; he had been forced to end his season...

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Gundersen, Compton Win the Birkebeiner; Uhl, Bender are tops at Classic Birkie
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Gundersen, Compton Win the Birkebeiner; Uhl, Bender are tops at Classic Birkie

February 26, 2011

The 38th annual American Birkebeiner, held in sub-zero and single-digit temperatures with record particpation, saw two sprint finishes to crown the men’s and women’s Birkie freestyle champions and a pair of UVM alums ski to sizable victories in the Birkie Classic on Saturday. Norwegian Tore Martin Gundersen won the 50K Birkie Freestyle race with a time of 2:00:32.8, furiously outsprinting his nearest opponent, Benoit Chauvet of France, by less than a second.  Twenty seconds later,...

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Hoffman Crushes Field in European Send Off
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Hoffman Crushes Field in European Send Off

Topher SabotJanuary 15, 20111

Noah Hoffman hadn’t won a major domestic race in…well even he wasn’t sure…maybe the Owl Creek Chase two or three years ago, Junior Nationals…? But the youngest member of the US Ski Team, who has had considerable success racing in Europe, left no doubt about who would stand on the top of the podium on a cold snowy day in Lake Placid. This was in fact his first significant US victory since the Owl Creek...

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Training update.

XC SKI AllianceAugust 19, 2010

Hey everybody, I wanted to let you know what I have been up to lately.  Summer always flies by so fast, but I have been able to get in a lot of diverse training.  My training has been going really well, and I am back living in Wisconsin!  Yup, I jus...

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Training update.

XC SKI AllianceAugust 19, 2010

Hey everybody, I wanted to let you know what I have been up to lately.  Summer always flies by so fast, but I have been able to get in a lot of diverse training.  My training has been going really well, and I am back living in Wisconsin!  Yup, I jus...

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XCFeeds

Training update.

XC SKI AllianceAugust 19, 2010

Hey everybody, I wanted to let you know what I have been up to lately.  Summer always flies by so fast, but I have been able to get in a lot of diverse training.  My training has been going really well, and I am back living in Wisconsin!  Yup, I jus...

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XCFeeds

Training update.

XC SKI AllianceAugust 19, 2010

Hey everybody, I wanted to let you know what I have been up to lately.  Summer always flies by so fast, but I have been able to get in a lot of diverse training.  My training has been going really well, and I am back living in Wisconsin!  Yup, I jus...

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Summertime.

XC SKI AllianceJuly 5, 2010

It is great to be back training, and this is what I have been up to so far this training season: The end of the awesome 32 mile Keweenaw Chain Drive in Houghton, MI. (brockit photo) A week later in the 24 mile Superior Bike Fest in Marquette, M...

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XCFeeds

Summertime.

XC SKI AllianceJuly 5, 2010

It is great to be back training, and this is what I have been up to so far this training season: The end of the awesome 32 mile Keweenaw Chain Drive in Houghton, MI. (brockit photo) A week later in the 24 mile Superior Bike Fest in Marquette, M...

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XCFeeds

Summertime.

XC SKI AllianceJuly 5, 2010

It is great to be back training, and this is what I have been up to so far this training season: The end of the awesome 32 mile Keweenaw Chain Drive in Houghton, MI. (brockit photo) A week later in the 24 mile Superior Bike Fest in Marquette, M...

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XCFeeds

Summertime.

XC SKI AllianceJuly 5, 2010

It is great to be back training, and this is what I have been up to so far this training season: The end of the awesome 32 mile Keweenaw Chain Drive in Houghton, MI. (brockit photo) A week later in the 24 mile Superior Bike Fest in Marquette, M...

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CXC Gears up for 2011

Maddy WendtJune 14, 2010

Big changes to the team roster and the coaching staff are this spring’s news for the Central Cross-Country Ski Association (CXC). 18 athletes and three coaches will comprise the 2011 team for one of North America’s largest and fastest-growing clubs. Vacating the post of head coach that he held since the formation of CXC in 2006, Bryan Fish has accepted a position with the US Ski Team (USST) as Continental Cup coach. Jason Cork will...

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