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Connecting the Dots: World Cup Finals, Nationals, and Developing the Sport

Gerry FursethMarch 6, 2019

North American World Cups are becoming a fixture on the schedule, with the season ending in Canada in 2016, 2017, 2019, and 2020. In 2020, Minnesota will join in with a city sprint- that race falls between the Quebec City and Canmore events. These races are important for athlete development as both Canada and the U.S. are granted ‘host nation’ start allocations. Fifteen male and 15 female athletes may represent each country with the added...

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Bjørgen Wastes No Time With Beito Comeback; Tønseth Wins Again

Aleks TangenNovember 19, 2016

BEITOSTØLEN, Norway — Saturday’s 10-kilometer freestyle individual start was, from the start, all about Marit Bjørgen. Her previous race was 603 days earlier on March 27, 2015 in Harstad, Norway, but that didn’t seem to affect Norway’s six-time Olympic gold medalist one bit. “I’ll admit that I have had my doubts,” she told placing second to teammate Ingvild Flugstad Østberg in Friday’s 10 k classic, Weng Dagbladet that she opened fast on Saturday, but her muscles tired as the race progressed. “It’s irritating, but...

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With Biggest Names Out, Østberg & Tønseth Top Beito Opener

Aleks TangenNovember 18, 2016

Norway's Ingvild Flugstad Østberg and Didrik Tønseth opened their seasons with a bang at home in Beitostølen on Friday, beating out large fields in the women's and men's 10 and 15 k classic races. Several Canadian juniors and developing skiers raced, too, as well as American and recent MSU grad Cambria McDermott, who's living and training in Norway.

General Juniors News Racing

Norwegian Nebulizer Use at World Junior Championships Stuns North Americans

Chelsea LittleNovember 14, 2016

Citing poor air quality which irritated airways, a Norwegian team doctor says he provided competitors with asthma medication at Junior and U23 World Championships in Romania last season. But American and Canadian competitors and coaches do not remember having such problems, and expressed surprise that such medications were being given to young athletes with no medical history of asthma.

General Juniors News Racing

O’Harra 14th in Classic Sprint for Junior Worlds Best; Stewart-Jones Leads Three Canadian Women in Heats

Alex KochonFebruary 3, 2015

Last year in his Junior World Championships debut, Thomas O’Harra placed 54th in the freestyle sprint. The 18-year-old APU skier placed 14th on Tuesday in the opening race of 2015 Junior Worlds in Almaty, Kazakhstan -- the 1.3-kilometer classic sprint -- and three Canadian women made the quarterfinals as well.

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Wednesday Workout: Level 3 Running Loops with Nakkertok

BrainspiralAugust 21, 2013

Kieran Jones, head coach of the Nakkertok Ski Club in Ottawa, gives some advice for developing a strong baseline and widening the range between easy and max efforts. "Skiers like pain. Skiers like feeling exhausted," Jones says. "But sometimes, to get to the hurt, you need to lay out a strong baseline."