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Cnossen Tallies 3rd Medal of PyeongChang Paralympics; Soule and Arendz Take Bronze

FasterSkierMarch 13, 2018

2018 Winter Paralympics (PyeongChang, South Korea): 10/12.5 k biathlon races Amid soft and slow conditions at the Alpensia Biathlon Centre on Tuesday, American Dan Cnossen raced to his third-straight medal in as many races at the 2018 Paralympics, claiming silver in the men’s 12.5-kilometer sitting biathlon race just ahead of his U.S. Paralympics Nordic teammate and fellow military veteran Andy Soule, who earned bronze. Cnossen, a retired Navy SEAL, previously won gold in Sunday’s 15...

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Gretsch, Cnossen Nab Historic Biathlon Golds at Paralympics

FasterSkierMarch 10, 2018

2018 Winter Paralympics (PyeongChang, South Korea): Biathlon sprints The 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, opened in a big way for the U.S. and Canadian Paralympic nordic and biathlon teams on Saturday, with Kendall Gretsch and Dan Cnossen winning the U.S.A.’s first-ever gold medals in biathlon, and Canada’s Mark Arendz racing to silver for his third Paralympic biathlon medal and Collin Cameron becoming the first Canadian man to medal in a Paralympic sit-ski race. In...

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U.S. Paralympics Nordic Skiing Names 2017/2018 National Team

FasterSkierJune 1, 2017

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U.S. Paralympics Nordic Skiing Names 2016/2017 National Team

BrainspiralJune 3, 2016

Seven athletes, including five U.S. Paralympians, were announced to the 2016-2017 U.S. Paralympics Nordic Skiing National Team by U.S. Paralympics, a division of the United States Olympic Committee. The lineup includes two A-teamers, Oksana Masters, coming off her second-straight World Cup overall title, and Andy Soule.

General Para Nordic Racing

Five Races in Four Days: U.S. Paralympics Sit Ski Nationals & IPC Continental Cup Recap

BrainspiralJanuary 16, 2016

Last week, the 2016 U.S. Paralympics Sit Ski Nationals and IPC Continental Cup were held in Craftsbury, Vt., where Oksana Masters swept the women's races, newcomer Joy Rondeau placed second in four of them, and Andy Soule won all but one of the men's races. “I was impressed with the group as a whole and am excited to see what is to come,” head coach Eileen Carey explained.

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Wednesday Workout: Reverse Pursuit Sprints with U.S. Paralympics Nordic

BrainspiralNovember 5, 2014

This week's workout comes from U.S. Paralympics coach Eileen Carey, who shares a fun head-to-head speed session that works on both technique and tactics. "This type of workout is important for our program because we often have training sessions with athletes with a wide range of experience levels and/or with different impairments competing against one another," she says.

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2014 U.S. Paralympics Nordic Team Nominated

BrainspiralJanuary 30, 2014

U.S. Paralympics recently nominated 16 Nordic skiing athletes and two guides to its 2014 U.S. Paralympic Team to compete in biathlon and cross-country skiing at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, March 7-16.