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World Cup Preview: #8 Germany

FasterSkierNovember 11, 2018

Welcome to FasterSkier’s World Cup Preview, where we check in with the top-10 teams from last year’s FIS Cross Country World Cup tour before the season starts with the Ruka weekend in Kuusamo, Finland, on Nov. 24 with a classic sprint. *** Germany Overall in Nations Cup Last Year: 8th Women’s Ranking 2017/2018: Men’s Ranking 2017/2018: Germans to look out for: If there’s one woman returning to Germany’s national ski team from last season who is...

General News Olympics Racing

Nilsson Nabs Long-Awaited Gold in PyeongChang Classic Sprint

Jason AlbertFebruary 13, 2018

FasterSkier would like to thank Fischer Sport USA, Concept2, bronze in the classic team sprint with teammate Ida Ingemarsdotter. A year later in Falun, Sweden, at World Championships, Nilsson placed second in the individual classic sprint. When you are close, you begin to think more about achieving a singular goal and less about overall season-long outcomes. Nilsson last raced a World Cup the weekend of Jan. 20-21 in Planica, Slovenia, where she raced to 13th...

General News Racing US Ski Team World Cup

Sweden Goes 1-2, U.S. Women Third in Dresden Team Sprint

Gabby NaranjaJanuary 14, 2018

DRESDEN, Germany — Just over 15,000 people gathered at the Elbe River bank on Sunday, some donned in sunnies and carrying sauce-laden brätwurst from pop-up food carts, though all took pause around 11:14:59 a.m. It wasn’t to take in the Altstadt baroque-style buildings that make up the city skyline, nor was it to bask in the bright, mid-morning sun hovering on the horizon. A new attraction had come to the capital city, and all eyes...

General News Racing World Cup

Nilsson, Pellegrino Anchor Team Sprint Victories, Complete Slovenian World Cup Sweep

Alex KochonJanuary 17, 2016

Groundhog Day. That was the feel of Sunday’s 6 x 1.2-kilometer freestyle team sprints at the World Cup in Planica, Slovenia, a day after Sweden’s Stina Nilsson and Italy’s Federico Pellegrino won the individual freestyle sprints on the same one-lap 1.2 k course.

News Racing World Cup

Norway’s Falla and Østberg Go 1-2; Caldwell 7th, Bjornsen 9th for U.S.

Gabby NaranjaDecember 19, 2015

Norway's sprint regulars, Maiken Caspersen Falla and Ingvild Flugstad Østberg took the top two spots on the skate-sprint podium at the Toblach World Cup, while two U.S. women landed in the top 10 and four of five made the heats.

General News Racing Results World Cup

Sweden’s Nilsson Snags Team-Sprint Victory Over Norway

Inge ScheveJanuary 18, 2015

Sweden's Stina Nilsson surged past Norway's Ingvild Flugstad Østberg to win the World Cup women's 6 x 1.2 k freestyle team sprint in Otepää with the same crew that won the Olympic bronze medal at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

Tour de Ski World Cup

Østberg Wins Stage 3 in Lenzerheide to Seize Leader’s Bib; Caldwell Notches Career-Best 6th

Pasha KahnDecember 31, 20131

Ingvild Flugstad Østberg outshone her fellow Norwegians in Tuesdays freestyle sprint race in stage 3 of the Tour de Ski. Setting the fastest qualifying time around the 1.5 k course, she continually proved her speed throughout the day to seize the coveted red leaders bib of the Tour de Ski.

General News Other Racing

Kolb Triumphant in U23 Sprint; Bjornsen Leads North American Women in Fourteenth

Audrey ManganFebruary 21, 2012

ERZURUM, Turkey — After scoring points on the World Cup, a victory at U23 World Championships is still a big deal. Just ask Hanna Kolb (GER)—despite having placed 17th this weekend in Szklarska Poreba, Poland sprint, she still thought of her inaugural U23 title as an significant accomplishment. “It is one of the greatest achievements for me,” she said to FIS marketing coordinator Michal Lamplot. “Even though I have won already some World Cup points…this...