Therese Johaug, second overall in the Tour de Ski, skied a dominating race that was far and away faster than any of her competitors. Johaug's performance went a long way toward her goal of being the first to the summit of the Alpe Cermis on Sunday.
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Jessie Diggins and Liz Stephen had a plan. Norway’s Kristin Stormer Steira was starting four seconds ahead of Diggins; Stephen was starting two seconds back in Friday’s 15-kilometer pursuit in Toblach, Italy. The result? Two top-10 performances.
Astrid Jacobsen of Norway, the Tour leader in the red bib, won Friday's 15 k freestyle pursuit race to maintain her lead over teammate Therese Johaug.
Liz Stephen was the only American to crack the top-30 in the fourth stage of the Tour de Ski, placing 26th in the women's 10 k classic mass start. Noah Hoffman led the way in the men's 15 k, placing 55th.
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.
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.
Need-to-Know Basics: Eighth Annual Tour de Ski
FasterSkierDecember 27, 2013
With the eighth-annual Tour de Ski starting 24 hours from 8 a.m. EST, we thought we’d give you a rundown of what’s happening when and who’s racing.
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.
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.
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.
The United States women capped a highly successful start to the 2014 World Campaign, leaving Finland after three days of racing as the fourth ranked squad in the world. Kikkan Randall led the way, placing 5th in the Ruka Triple mini-tour.
Stephen Gets a Cheese Slicer in Sixth, Hoffman Seventh and Brooks 12th in Beitostølen
Alex KochonNovember 23, 2013
Liz Stephen tossed out all ideas of pacing and went for it in Saturday's 10 k, capturing sixth in the freestyle FIS race, and Noah Hoffman listened to his "patience" cues to end up seventh in the men's 15 k free in Beitostølen, Norway. Also on the USST, Holly Brooks came closer to the top 10 in 12th.
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.
Katerina Smutna of Austria topped U.S. Ski Team members Ida Sargent and Sophie Caldwell in Thursday's on-snow sprint at Frozen Thunder, and Dakota Blackhorse-von Jess led an American sweep of the hypothetical podium in what was essentially the first race of the season.
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."
Convincing Climb to the Castle Wins For Stephen, Burke
Steven McCarthySeptember 16, 2013
Liz Stephen and Tim Burke make skiing uphill for five miles look like a piece of cake. That's because there was nobody within about three minutes of either of them in their Climb to the Castle wins on Sunday.
Before last Sunday, Liz Stephen isn’t sure if she had ever been to the top of Mount Mansfield’s Toll Road, which winds for 4.3 miles up 2,564 vertical feet in Stowe, Vt. Didn’t matter. The 6th Annual Race To The Top Of Vermont was another hill climb, and Stephen had a goal of winning, setting a course record and beating mountain bikers in the process.
Burke Mountain Academy senior Warren Taylor recounts his third trip to Sweden and Norway for the school's annual Scandinavian training camp, with stops in Sollefteå, Östersund, Bruksvallarna, Sognefjell, and Oslo.