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Toko Advises on Wax, Pacing and Transitions from US Nationals

The wax today was LF Moly followed by HF Blue/Red mix followed by JetStream Blue/Red mix. Mixing the two JetStreams is uncomplicated. Either rub one block on and then the other block and rotocork them in together or sprinkle one powder on and sprinkle the other powder on and iron them in together quickly followed by rotocorking them. JetStream Moly was also really good. Notice that the winners of both races were in third place...

Tim Burke: Good in Yellow!

This weekend Tim Burke made history by becoming the first American to lead the overall Biathlon World Cup standings.  Burke enters the Christmas break with a seven point lead over Simon Fourcade (FRA).  Christoph Sumann (AUT) is third, 28 points behind Burke. Burke was also featured in an Associated Press story, separate piece in USA Today. Burke’s photo graced the cover of USA Today (see below).

The final West Yellowstone installment from FasterSkier photographer Win Goodbody is now available online. The race is the 5/10km Classic SuperTour. These photos are available for download for non-commercial use (this means no use in any for-profit publication). A selection of photos is below, but to view all 750 and download high res versions, you can visit Win’s SmugMug Gallery.

FasterSkier Photographer Win Goodbody spent the week in West Yellowstone, shooting thousands of photos of the races.  These photos are available for download for non-commercial use (this means no use in any for-profit publication). A selection of photos is below, but to view all 1300 and download high res versions, you can visit Win’s SmugMug Gallery.

FasterSkier Photographer Win Goodbody spent the week in West Yellowstone, shooting thousands of photos of the races.  These photos are available for download for non-commercial use (this means no use in any for-profit publication). A selection of photos is below, but to view all 1300 and download high res versions, you can visit Win’s SmugMug Gallery.

The IOC has added a number of photos and several videos of North American athletes to their website, Olympic.org.  The two videos currently up are from 2006 and feature Canada’s medal winning performances in the Women’s Sprint and Women’s Team Sprint. Both are worth watching – the Team Sprint video includes a shot of Sara Renner’s famous broken pole and Beckie Scott’s powerful finish to grab the silver.  The Sprint video highlights Chandra Crawford’s stunning...

The Madshus/FasterSkier Vintage Photo Contest

this form.  If you just want to enter the drawing for the skis, please use the same form. The deadline for the contest is: 12:00 Midnight, EST Tuesday, September 15, 2009 Photo contest winners will be posted in a gallery as soon as possible following the conclusion of the contest. Anyone can participate regardless of whether you are a professional or an amateur. You can submit up to THREE photos per person, maximum! Images will...