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First Paralympic Golds for Soule and Masters; McKeever Wins Second Straight, 12th Total
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First Paralympic Golds for Soule and Masters; McKeever Wins Second Straight, 12th Total

FasterSkierMarch 14, 2018

2018 Winter Paralympics (PyeongChang, South Korea):  Cross-country sprints Hold onto your hats, this was a major day for both the American and Canadian teams at the 2018 Paralympics. In the cross-country sprints on Wednesday in PyeongChang, Andy Soule and Oksana Masters of the U.S. Paralympics Nordic Program both captured their first-career Paralympic golds in the women’s and men’s sitting events, while Dan Cnossen skied to his fourth medal in as many races with a bronze...

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Cnossen Tallies 3rd Medal of PyeongChang Paralympics; Soule and Arendz Take Bronze
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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 Scores Second Gold, Cnossen Silver, Masters Bronze in PyeongChang
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Gretsch Scores Second Gold, Cnossen Silver, Masters Bronze in PyeongChang

FasterSkierMarch 11, 2018

2018 Winter Paralympics (PyeongChang, South Korea): 12/15 k sitting cross-country races It was a gold, silver and bronze day for the U.S. Paralympics Nordic team on Sunday at the 2018 Paralympics in PyeongChang, as Kendall Gretsch raced to her second-straight victory in as many races, Dan Cnossen took silver and Oksana Masters claimed bronze in the cross-country distance events. A day after achieving a won the sitting biathlon sprint to open the Paralympics, also won...

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South Korean Para Team Takes Spring Training to Casper
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South Korean Para Team Takes Spring Training to Casper

Peter MindeApril 18, 2017

Winter closed with a bang at Casper Mountain Biathlon Club (CMBC) in Casper, Wyo., as the nordic center hosted World Para Nordic Skiing NorAm & U.S. Paralympics Nordic Skiing Biathlon Nationals with four races in three days earlier this month. “Although the event was small, the competition was quality,” CMBC Managing Director Cathy Rosser wrote in an email. On March 31, the day before the first event, athletes trained as a foot of snow fell on...

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Another Gold for Masters; Historic Relay Medal for Canada; McKeever Wins 20 k at IPC World Champs
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Another Gold for Masters; Historic Relay Medal for Canada; McKeever Wins 20 k at IPC World Champs

Gabby NaranjaFebruary 17, 2017

After a rest day, Paralympic athletes returned to the nordic venue in Finsterau, Germany, for Days 3, 4, and 5 of the 2017 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Nordic Skiing Championships. Long-distance biathlon races took place Tuesday, cross-country relays on Wednesday and individual cross-country races on Thursday. *** At the finish of Tuesday’s 15-kilometer individual biathlon race, Canada’s Mark Arendz could only think about one thing: his miss. But later, with his Canadian Para-Nordic Skiing press release. “But...

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