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Comeau Just Can’t Quit Skiing: Back in the Sport and PyeongChang-Bound

Chelsea LittleJanuary 31, 2018

Today, she’s Olympic-bound. But two years ago, Anne-Marie Comeau was stepping away from cross-country skiing. Comeau had raced at 2015 World Junior Championships, finishing 25th in the skiathlon, but by December of that year the Canadian was diagnosed with a shoulder injury that required her to take half a year away from skiing. She didn’t compete past the first weekend of NorAms, or at all in the 2016-2017 season, after deciding to devote herself to...

General News Racing World Cup

Johaug Breaks Other Hand in Livigno Running Fall

Chelsea LittleSeptember 3, 2015

Therese Johaug's summer of bad luck continues: after healing her left hand, which she broke earlier this summer, the Norwegian fell while trail running and broke her right hand. She has returned to Oslo for consultations about the extent of the injury and how she will need to adjust her training for recovery.

General News Racing World Cup

Australian Olympian Callum Watson Recovering after Ski Punctures Lung in Sprint Crash

Chelsea LittleAugust 28, 20141

When Callum Watson crashed in the sprint at Australian National Championships, it seemed like any other crash. But the consequences were devastating: the other racer's ski punctured and collapsed his lung. Watson is looking towards the future as he recovers, but is set back by the cost of the ambulance helicopter flight that saved him. This article includes a link to his fundraising page.

General News

This Winter in Journals, Part Two: Skis and Boots, Injuries and Eating

Chelsea LittleApril 21, 20141

This winter, researchers built a rollerski with strain gauges to measure force application and work on technique; studied the microclimate inside your ski boots; put out a consensus statement about overuse injuries in young athletes; and studied the female athlete triad, an energy deficiency syndrome which can lead to bone loss.

Biathlon General News Olympics Racing

Back Injury Forces Gössner to Abandon Sochi Olympics

Chelsea LittleJanuary 7, 2014

German skier and biathlete Miriam Gössner, who had a strong 2013 campaign with three World Cup biathlon wins and a near-podium at FIS Cross Country World Championships, has been unable to come back from four fractured vertebrae sustained in a bike crash in Norway in May. She announced in a press conference on Friday that she is ending her season.

5 Things from France, Ski Tweets, Central REG, & Injuries as Opportunities

National Nordic FoundationJuly 16, 2013

Erik Bjornsen is putting in a block of training with friends in France in an attempt to increase his comfort with Europe, push his boundaries and get a little summer travel in. The USST and NNF athlete checks in on what has made is trip remarkable so far: 1. FRiendly people! Everyone here has been so nice. I have found that English isn’t as well known as other places in central Europe but that doesn’t...

Dryland General Interviews US Ski Team

Sadie Bjornsen Keeps Injuries at Bay, Skiing in Perspective Leading Up to Sochi

Steven McCarthyJune 13, 2013

Over the years, Sadie Bjornsen's learned a thing or two about patience, especially when it comes to getting healthy. This season, the 23-year-old U.S. Ski Team member has a few key priorities and a strategic approach to achieve them.

General News

This Month in Journals: What Happens When We Get Old

Chelsea LittleApril 4, 20135

By the time we hit 70, the physiological differences in how men and women respond to exercise have disappeared. Plus, we'll be smiling and thanking our parents for making us ski, because ex-athletes experience fewer fractures at that age. In other research, continuing the definition of "athlete's heart" and confirming a genetic basis of the training response.

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Injured APU/USST Teammates Randall and Bjornsen Keep Kicking

Alex KochonSeptember 10, 2012

Last week in Anchorage, a freak windstorm rolled through that would have devastated most mainland Americans. Gusts estimated at 130 miles per hour spewed trees across Alaska’s largest city, leaving at least a thousand residents without power through Saturday – almost four days after the storm hit Tuesday night. In a phone interview, U.S. Ski Team member Kikkan Randall said the electricity and all the lights at her home came on at 2:15 a.m. Saturday....

XCFeeds

Birkie Injuries?

Frank LMarch 2, 2011

Yes, injuries as severe as a broken leg happen at the Birkie... While injuries are common in sport, they are relatively unusual in XC skiing - but the Birkie is no normal race... Think about it. The Birkie is the highlight of the year for many s...

XCFeeds

Birkie Injuries?

Frank LMarch 2, 2011

Health Langrenn Training

10 ways to prevent injuries

Inge ScheveJuly 8, 20101

Summer means variety in training methods, activities and intensities. However, almost all of the summer training methods that skiers engage in, carry some risk of injury. Martin Lobben, a chiropractor and manual therapist who works extensively with athletes recognizes some common injuries that plague skiers. ”I’ve treated a fair number of nordic skiers, and come up with a short list of tips that can be useful,” Lobben says to Norwegian web site www.langrenn.com.