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Saturday Rundown: Val di Fiemme, Oberhof, Soldier Hollow, Planica (Updated x3)

FasterSkierJanuary 7, 2017

U.S. Cross Country Championships (Soldier Hollow): 10 k skate [UPDATED] Don’t bet against Caitlin Gregg (Team Gregg) in a distance skate event. The 36-year-old took another national title in the 10-kilometer freestyle individual start at Soldier Hollow in Midway, Utah, earlier today in the first event of the 2017 U.S. Cross Country Championships. Gregg’s winning time was 27:00.6 on a cold, slow-snow morning at SoHo. Chelsea Holmes (Alaska Pacific University) was second, 2.2 seconds back,...

Other Racing

Bjørgen Wastes No Time With Beito Comeback; Tønseth Wins Again

Aleks TangenNovember 19, 2016

BEITOSTØLEN, Norway — Saturday’s 10-kilometer freestyle individual start was, from the start, all about Marit Bjørgen. Her previous race was 603 days earlier on March 27, 2015 in Harstad, Norway, but that didn’t seem to affect Norway’s six-time Olympic gold medalist one bit. “I’ll admit that I have had my doubts,” she told placing second to teammate Ingvild Flugstad Østberg in Friday’s 10 k classic, Weng Dagbladet that she opened fast on Saturday, but her muscles tired as the race progressed. “It’s irritating, but...

Other Racing

With Biggest Names Out, Østberg & Tønseth Top Beito Opener

Aleks TangenNovember 18, 2016

Norway's Ingvild Flugstad Østberg and Didrik Tønseth opened their seasons with a bang at home in Beitostølen on Friday, beating out large fields in the women's and men's 10 and 15 k classic races. Several Canadian juniors and developing skiers raced, too, as well as American and recent MSU grad Cambria McDermott, who's living and training in Norway.

Collegiate News Racing

NCAA Champs Day 1: Strøm Makes CU History; Miller Nabs Individual Win for MSU

BrainspiralMarch 10, 2016

The nordic NCAA Skiing Championships opened Thursday in Steamboat Springs, Colo., with Norwegian Mads Strøm becoming the University of Colorado's winningest male nordic skier of all time. Anika Miller notched the first individual win for Montana State in 38 years, and MSU leads the team standings at the halfway point of the championships.

Collegiate News Racing

Johnson Takes Over as Head Coach at MSU after Trygstad-Saari Resigns

Lander KarathJune 30, 2015

Matthew Perry Johnson was named the new head coach of the Montana State University nordic ski team following Kristina Trygstad-Saari's resignation from the position this spring after one year on the job. Johnson is the third head coach in two years for the Bobcats.

Collegiate News

Caldwell, Mayerhofer Claim NCAA Freestyle Titles as Colorado Takes Early Lead

Lander KarathMarch 11, 2015

Excitement was high in upstate New York as the 2015 NCAA Skiing Championships kicked off in Lake Placid with the men's 10 kilometer and women's 5 k freestyle interval starts. Dartmouth's Patrick Caldwell claimed his first national title, while the University of Utah's Veronika Mayerhofer led a western sweep in the women's race.

Collegiate News Racing

Trygstad-Saari Leaves Bridger Ski Foundation for Montana State

Lander KarathJuly 14, 2014

Montana State University announced Friday that Kristina Trygstad-Saari will become the school's nordic ski team head coach starting in August. This is the second job announcement in recent months for Trygstad-Saari as she was reported to be the Elite/Post-Graduate Team Coach of the Bridger Ski Foundation in May. She has since resigned from the position.

Continental Cup Racing

West Yellowstone SuperTour Women’s 10 k (Photo Gallery)

BrainspiralDecember 3, 2013

Tele Hill is tough, especially in above-freezing temperatures when 130 men have skied it before you (three times apiece). Here's a look at the women's SuperTour top 10 in the 10-kilometer freestyle individual start on Nov. 30 — the final race of the West Yellowstone SuperTour.

General News

After Rollercoaster Year, Bender Joins Bridger Ski Foundation

Audrey ManganMay 30, 2013

To say that Jennie Bender had an inconsistent season is a bit of an understatement. She won her first national championship and dropped out of her first race within the same week this January, and in April finished last in the 30 k National Championship. Now, as she recovers from a herniated disk in her back, she's moving on from her team of the past three years at Central Cross Country to the Bridger Ski Foundation in Bozeman, Mont.