Missed the start to the Tour de Ski? Find out this year's biggest winners and losers in the first two stages. Plus, read about the biathlon World Team Challenge. Catch all the action here with the Weekend Roundup.
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Tour de Ski Stage Two Photo Gallery
FasterSkierDecember 30, 2013
Check out photos from Sunday's freestyle sprint in Oberhof, Germany, the second stage of the 2013/2014 Tour de Ski.
Newell Cracks Top 10; Diggins 18th and Caldwell Qualifies Fifth in Oberhof Sprint (Updated)
Alex KochonDecember 30, 2013
Another American landed in the top 10 for the first time this season, this time with 30-year-old Andy Newell as the lone U.S. Ski Team member in the heats Sunday at the second stage of the Tour de Ski in Oberhof, Germany. "I know my fitness and speed is at a world cup top 10 level I jut need to make smart decisions out there," he says.
Sweden’s Hanna Erikson Impressive in First World Cup Victory
Pasha KahnDecember 29, 2013
Hanna Erikson of Sweden won her first World Cup race today in an impressive victory that demonstrated both her strength and tactical acumen.
With Diggins in Fifth, Three Americans Start Tour in Top 20; Canadian Women Just Outside the Points (Updated)
Alex KochonDecember 28, 2013
Jessie Diggins doesn't remember much from Saturday's 3 k prologue, but some familiar faces and loud cheers carried her to fifth. Both she and U.S. teammate Sophie Caldwell, whose family was among the supportive spectators, tied their respective World Cup career bests in the first stage of the Tour de Ski.
Justyna Kowalczyk's out and Marit Bjørgen's on top. That was the biggest news of the day coming out of the Tour de Ski's prologue opener in Oberhof, Germany, on a rainy afternoon that was slow for everybody. The Americans weren't complaining, with fast skis that helped Jessie Diggins and Sophie Caldwell tie career bests in fifth and ninth, respectively.
From the cross-country World Cup in Davos, Switzerland, to U.S. Nordic Combined's best finish in a team sprint in Ramsau, Austria, to five straight days of biathlon races in Annecy, France: here's everything you didn’t get to read about over the weekend.
‘One of Our Best Days Ever for Sprinting:’ Six U.S. Skiers Make Davos Heats, Three Hit the Semifinals
Chelsea LittleDecember 15, 2013
A podium for Kikkan Randall, a career-best ninth-place finish by Sophie Caldwell, a semifinals appearance by Jessie Diggins - it was a good day for the U.S. Ski Team, before you even consider strong quarterfinal efforts by Sadie Bjornsen, Andy Newell, and Simi Hamilton. "We're really excited about the day," Matt Whitcomb said.
Keeping Expectations in Perspective, Solid is Good Enough for U.S. Women
Chelsea LittleDecember 14, 2013
With Kikkan Randall, Liz Stephen, Holly Brooks, and Jessie Diggins all scoring World Cup points, the American women's team was happy with their day in Saturday's 15 k skate. Were there any personal bests? No, but a few of them cracked a tough Davos course that has given them trouble in the past.
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Weekend Roundup: Live From Hochfilzen and U.S. Women Go Big in Lillehammer
FasterSkierDecember 9, 2013
FasterSkier reported live at the IBU World Cup in Hochfilzen, Austria, and 2,000 kilometers north in Lillehammer, Norway, the U.S. cross-country and nordic-combined teams found success in Lillehammer. NorAm racing kicked off in British Columbia, and Bozeman SuperTour skiers braved the cold to get distance races in after Saturday's sprints were canceled.
Fresh snow couldn't keep the US women's relay from matching their best ever 4.5 Classic/Free Relay time. Randall, Bjornsen Stephen and Diggins claimed a bronze medal despite near disaster and broken ski pole. A second US women's relay team clinched 12th to close the second weekend of World Cup racing
Johaug Takes Off ‘Like a Crazy Lady’ to Set Up Norway’s Relay Win; U.S. Hammers for Third
Alex KochonDecember 8, 2013
While the Norwegian women's team seized a predictable victory in the Lillehammer World Cup 4 x 5 k relay on Sunday, Finland and the U.S. duked it out for second, with a late crash taking the Americans out of the running for their best-ever relay result.
Bjornsen Becoming a Regular, Leads U.S. in Seventh
Topher SabotDecember 7, 2013
Four races into the 2013/2014 World Cup season and American Sadie Bjornsen already has two top 10's and the recognition that comes with it. Bjornsen placed seventh in Saturday's 10 k classic in Lillehammer, Norway, leading three U.S. women in the top 30.
A new World Cup season dawns for the United States, and the future looks bright with expectations understandably high. In an Olympic year, the U.S. features one of the best collections of cross-country talent the nation has seen.
Jessie Diggins Partners with Podiumwear
PodiumwearDecember 3, 2013
Podiumwear Custom Sports Apparel has announced that Nordic Skiing World Champion Jessie Diggins has signed on to be an official ambassador of a new line of custom women’s apparel for nordic skiing and racing - a first for nordic apparel industry.
Randall Times Strike to Win Beitostølen Skate Sprint
Emily SchwingNovember 24, 2013
The U.S. women closed out their weekend in Beitostølen on top, with Kikkan Randall winning Sunday's 1.2 k skate sprint ahead of two Slovenians and three Norwegians, including Marit Bjørgen. Ida Sargent placed 13th and three other Americans made the top 20.
Bjornsen Uses Birthday Fuel to Rocket into Fifth; Seven USST Women Make Top 30 in Beitostølen
Alex KochonNovember 22, 2013
Placing fifth in her first FIS race of the season, Sadie Bjornsen broke up a Norwegian sweep of the top 10 on Friday in Beitostølen, Norway, along with fellow U.S. Ski Team member Kikkan Randall in 10th. Five other U.S. women finished in the top 30, and Noah Hoffman led the U.S. men in 42nd.
Fewer than two weeks after straining a muscle in her foot, which prompted an immediate trip to the Lake Placid hospital, Jessie Diggins is out of the boot, without pain and classic striding in Park City, Utah. "It just seemed to be an out-of-the-blue thing," she said. "I actually had no warning."
Wednesday Workout: Kaeding Says Speeds Not Just For Sprinters
FasterSkierSeptember 4, 2013
Speed workouts make fast skiers in more ways that one might think, SMST2 Head Coach Gus Kaeding says. He lets us in on a couple of his go-to variations on a staple workout.