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Bender Bags Another Classic Sprint Title, ‘What I Really Wanted to Do Here’

Gabby NaranjaJanuary 9, 2017

MIDWAY, Utah — There was a dampness in the room, and an odor that clung to the walls like plastic. Yet athletes continued to enter, with one after another pulling open the doors to the Soldier Hollow venue (SoHo) volunteer building. Once inside, many made a beeline for the race committee’s makeshift front desk. Race bibs and start lists, however, were not what they sought. Close to an hour had passed since the final female...

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Up and Over, Gregg Gets Going At U.S. Nationals with 10 k Skate Win

Gabby NaranjaJanuary 8, 2017

MIDWAY, Utah — With four grueling uphills per lap, the new U.S. Cross Country Championships women’s 10-kilometer nine years. Maybe flats are easier to find on Gregg’s Twin City turf than the hills that abound in SoHo. But the 36 year old still considers herself a climber. Gregg proved a point after she won by 2.2 seconds in the women’s 10 k freestyle on Saturday, the first day of nationals: put a hill, any hill, in front of her and...

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After Hot World Cup Start, Patterson Needs Nationals to Make Lahti Team

Chelsea LittleDecember 14, 2016

Caitlin Patterson of the Craftsbury Green Racing Project had a red-hot start to her World Cup season, finishing 28th in the 10-kilometer classic in Kuusamo, Finland, and thus scoring World Cup points in the very first weekend of racing. But since then, not everything has gone perfectly for last season’s SuperTour leader. In the Lillehammer mini tour, she failed to crack the top 30 in any individual races and finished the tour 42nd overall. “A lot of...

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US Biathlon’s Clare Egan: Calm, Cool and on the Rise

Jason AlbertDecember 8, 2016

A quick trajectory. That's a succinct way of describing US Biathlon's Clare Egan ascent onto the World Cup. She first picked up a rifle three years ago, and today you might just see her shoot clean.

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Lillehammer, Östersund & West Notes & Quotes

FasterSkierDecember 6, 2016

Three days of racing, more than a dozen North American skiers, and one FasterSkier on-site reporter was there to witness it all — including Women | Women | Women | Diggins’s 5 k victory “Jessica can be either in the front or in the back when it comes to classic. I thought that if she has a good day, then we and Marit can try to chase Heidi, and that would be a really nice group....

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Bjørgen: New Mom? Check. Atop the Ruka Podium? Check.

Jason AlbertNovember 27, 2016

Marit Bjorgen, hear me roar. A wake up call at Sunday's 10 k individual classic in Ruka, Finland. Bjorgen is the show, and three Americans in the points.

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17 Questions for 2017: Caitlin Patterson

FasterSkierNovember 23, 2016

What does Craftsbury's Caitlin Patterson pack first when she head's to Europe, for example for the first period of World Cup racing this season? "Metaphorically, I pack my camera first. Physically the camera doesn't go into the bottom of my bag, that would be my ski boots."

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Nordic Nation: Biathlon Primer Part II with Clare Egan (Podcast)

Jason AlbertNovember 18, 2016

Most of us can imagine stumbling across a finish line, lungs burning. It’s a whole other realm of precision like suffering to pound out the kilometers while intermittently trying to hit a small target. In this episode of Nordic Nation, 28-year-old Clare Egan describes what it’s like coming to the sport as a novice shooter with Olympic aspirations.

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Sargent and Patterson Prep for World Cup at Muonio FIS Races

Chelsea LittleNovember 12, 2016

In Finland to get in some race time before the World Cup begins, Ida Sargent of the U.S. Ski Team and Craftsbury finished ninth in the classic sprint in Muonio. Teammate Caitlin Patterson placed 16th and Sargent 19th in the 5k classic the next day.

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All About the Books, Sargent Pursues a Master’s While Revving Up for World Cup

Jason AlbertOctober 20, 2016

It's back to school and the World Cup for U.S. Ski Team A-teamer Ida Sargent. Based out of Craftsbury, the Vermont native has been mindful to keep her training quality high. As she readies for the first World Cup in late November, she'll also keep her mind sharp while taking online classes in public health.

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Dunklee Deepens Craftsbury Roots and Shoots for Speed on World Cup

Chelsea LittleOctober 6, 2016

Amidst a summer of projects on her new house in Vermont, U.S. Biathlon's Susan Dunklee has tried a periodized approach to her shooting training and is looking for big dividends this winter.

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Craftsbury Splits Camp Between Slovenian Ski Tunnel and Dachstein Glacier

Gabby NaranjaSeptember 29, 2016

Eleven Craftsbury Green Racing Project skiers and three coaches took their training to Slovenia and Austria this month to check out Planica's new ski tunnel (in a three-level parking garage) then more snow time 9,000 feet above sea level at the Dachstein glacier.

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Casey Smith Says Goodbye to Biathlon and Hello, Again, to the West

Chelsea LittleAugust 15, 2016

After coming back from a devastating combination of injuries from a 2015 crash, former U.S. national team member Casey Smith realized that he was treating biathlon like a job, not like fun. He'll re-enroll at Montana State University this fall and say goodbye to elite skiing.

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After Demolishing 30 k Classic, Diggins ‘Pretty Crushed’ at Season’s End

Kaitlyn PattersonMarch 26, 2016

Jessie Diggins maintained her streak through the final race of the season, winning the women's 30 k classic mass start -- what used to be her weakest race format -- on Saturday at U.S. Distance Nationals. She broke away on the first of nine laps, making it a race for second among Ida Sargent, Caitlin Patterson and Liz Stephen.

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Faces Painted, APU Mixed Relay Gets Down to Business with Third-Straight Win

Kaitlyn PattersonMarch 25, 2016

Alaska Pacific University led from start to finish, with Erik Bjornsen, Rosie Brennan, Scott Patterson, and Chelsea Holmes, to win its third-consecutive mixed relay title at SuperTour Finals on Thursday in Craftsbury, Vt. A hybrid team called Vailbury Green placed second, and Jessie Diggins brought SMST2 from sixth to third at the finish.

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Diggins Outlunges Sargent in Classic Sprint for 2nd Win of SuperTour Finals

Gabby NaranjaMarch 23, 2016

Jessie Diggins was once again unstoppable on the second day of the SuperTour Finals in Craftsbury, Vt., winning the classic sprint ahead of fellow U.S. Ski Team members Ida Sargent and Rosie Brennan. Three SMST2 skiers reached the final, with Annie Hart placing fourth and Sophie Caldwell finishing fifth on her birthday.

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Miller Owns Classic Sprint on Final Day of U.S. Nationals

Kaitlyn PattersonJanuary 9, 2016

Kaitlynn Miller proved she's more than just a podium contender -- she can also be a race favorite -- after winning her first-ever World Cup title in the classic sprint at U.S. nationals in Houghton, Mich.

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Patterson Siblings Dominate First Day of U.S. Nationals, Tally 10/15 k Classic Titles

Kaitlyn PattersonJanuary 3, 2016

After her brother Scott Patterson won the opening race of U.S. nationals on Sunday, the men's 15 k classic, Caitlin Patterson joked that she had to match him. "That was encouraging, but also a little bit of competition," she said. Both rose to the top spot of their respective men's and women's podiums.

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Rorabaugh Strides to Sun Valley Sprint Win, Holds Off Craftsbury’s Miller and Patterson

Austin CobbDecember 6, 2015

On a bluebird day in Sun Valley, APU's Becca Rorabaugh skied to her strengths to win the women's SuperTour classic sprint final, while Craftsbury skiers Kaitlynn Miller and Caitlin Patterson fed off their teammates' success to round out the podium in second and third.

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20 Years and Counting: Pepa Miloucheva on Coaching in Craftsbury

Gabby NaranjaNovember 11, 2015

FS caught up with one of the most experienced elite female coaches club in the U.S., Pepa Miloucheva. Head coach for the Craftsbury Green Racing Project, Miloucheva details the path of the program, as well as her own, over the past 20 years.

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