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More fallout from Wednesday’s Anti-Doping Arrest In Seefeld; Nystad Steps Down
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More fallout from Wednesday’s Anti-Doping Arrest In Seefeld; Nystad Steps Down

Jason AlbertMarch 1, 2019

  Overnight a video was leaked of Austria’s Max Hauke as he was arrested during a police raid conducted earlier this week. Hauke is seen in the video receiving a blood transfusion. The police officer who provided the video to the media is now under investigation by Austrian authorities. https://twitter.com/yohanroblin/status/1101426827036409856 On Wednesday, Hauke was one of five cross-country athletes arrested in Seefeld as part of a widespread anti-doping sting. Along with Hauke, Austrian teammate Dominik Baldauf, Estonians Karle...

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Nic Lemyre on Guiding Cross Country Canada Forward
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Nic Lemyre on Guiding Cross Country Canada Forward

Jason AlbertJune 19, 2018

Cross Country Canada has reset. In this nascent Olympic cycle, there’s been an CCC hired Nic Lemyre as a high performance and development advisor. (Former high performance director Tom Holland recently retired.)   For the past 21 years, Lemyre has resided and worked in Norway, most recently as a professor of sport psychology at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences (NIH) in Oslo. He also currently serves as the head of the department of coaching...

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Olsson Completes ‘Mission Impossible’ with 15 k Victory at World Championships
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Olsson Completes ‘Mission Impossible’ with 15 k Victory at World Championships

Lander KarathFebruary 25, 2015

Johan Olsson skied to a convincing victory in Wednesday's 15 k freestyle in Falun, Sweden in front of a home crowd. The 34-year-old who focuses solely on championship race overcame what he called a "mission impossible" after facing a year of illness and time apart from his family. He was followed by Maurice Manificat who won France's first medal in 10 years. Anders Gløersen of Norway finished third.

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Kershaw on Training with the Norwegians, Dating Steira, and Being Happy
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Kershaw on Training with the Norwegians, Dating Steira, and Being Happy

Alex KochonOctober 29, 2013

Earlier this month, Devon Kershaw packed his bags for Europe, where he'll spend essentially six months between the World Cup, Tour de Ski and Olympic competitions. It was tough, he said, but an opportunity he couldn't pass up between seeing his girlfriend, Kristin Størmer Steira, and training with the Norwegian men's team in Val Senales, Italy.

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What Can We Expect from Northug?
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What Can We Expect from Northug?

Audrey ManganSeptember 18, 20122

By all accounts, Petter Northug’s 2011-2012 campaign was an unexpected failure. The high-profile Norwegian star, who usually finished at or near the top of every podium he contended for, specifically set out to do two things last winter: take the Tour de Ski and win the Vasaloppet. He came up short on both counts; Switzerland’s Dario Cologna and Marcus Hellner of Sweden both beat him in the Tour in first and second, respectively, and a...

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Expecting Pickup Game, Newell Plays Celebrity Soccer Match in Germany
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Expecting Pickup Game, Newell Plays Celebrity Soccer Match in Germany

Alex KochonAugust 13, 2012

Between training on an Austrian glacier and inside a ski tunnel in Germany, a guy’s got to have some off-snow fun. Not that skiing isn’t fun, but when it’s your job, an offer to play pickup soccer with several top Norwegian and German nordic skiers is difficult to pass up. For Andy Newell, the invite came nonchalantly from Norwegian men’s coach Trond Nystad, who previously headed the U.S. Ski Team. With little notice, the 27-year-old...

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Freeman, Hoffman and Hamilton All Chat from Sognefjell
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Freeman, Hoffman and Hamilton All Chat from Sognefjell

Alex KochonJune 15, 2012

Two weeks ago, Kris Freeman and Noah Hoffman weren’t exactly sure what they were in for before flying to Norway, but they were excited. The two had been invited to a Norwegian national team training camp, and without much else besides their bare necessities, they headed to the snowfields of Sognefjell. On June 3, the two U.S. Ski Team (USST) members jumped into action with the Norwegian men’s squad, kicking things off Sunday afternoon with...

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Freeman, Hoffman Invited to Norwegian Training Camp
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Freeman, Hoffman Invited to Norwegian Training Camp

Audrey ManganMay 25, 2012

They spend half the year competing against Norway every weekend in Europe, but for a few days this June, U.S. distance specialists Kris Freeman and Noah Hoffman will be welcomed into the Norwegian National Team’s training camp on the snow fields at Sognefjell. If you don’t happen to read every paid advertisement that goes up on this site, you may have missed the announcement of this website, Alsgaard saw Hoffman ski last December in Davos,...

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In World Cup Debut; Szklarska Poreba Set to Host World Uphill Trophy
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In World Cup Debut; Szklarska Poreba Set to Host World Uphill Trophy

Audrey ManganFebruary 16, 2012

The cross country World Cup moves to Szklarska Poreba, Poland this weekend, beginning with Friday’s skate sprint. This marks the first time Poland has hosted a World Cup event, and with the queen of the home team, Justyna Kowalczyk, only 12 points behind Marit Bjoergen (NOR) in the season-long battle for the overall World Cup title, there should be plenty of excitement for the local crowd. As part of the International Ski Federation’s (FIS) effort...

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Atomic Develops New World Cup Classic SDS
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Atomic Develops New World Cup Classic SDS

Audrey ManganJanuary 13, 2012

Good Gracious Almighty! What Has Atomic Gone And Done Now? Atomic is to classic marathons what Ferrari is to Formula One. For the last thirty years, the long distance events have been dominated by Atomic athletes and the tenacious Austrian ski company is not about to let that change. Atomic’s racing focus has always been on the Marathons because these are the races that have proven to be the best testing ground for equipment. For...

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Cologna Completes Near-Perfect Tour Atop Alpe Cermis, Collects Third Title
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Cologna Completes Near-Perfect Tour Atop Alpe Cermis, Collects Third Title

Nathaniel HerzJanuary 8, 20121

VAL DI FIEMME, Italy – Tour de Ski winners are all alike; every Tour de Ski loser is a loser in his own way. Petter Northug (NOR), Marcus Hellner (SWE), Devon Kershaw (CAN), Lukas Bauer (CZE)—each had his own problem that torpedoed his hopes for a Tour victory, whether it was bad skis, a broken pole, a weak discipline, or an uncooperative body. Dario Cologna, on the other hand, had nothing go wrong. The Swiss...

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Roenning Labors for Northug Before Taking Individual Glory, Harvey 2nd
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Roenning Labors for Northug Before Taking Individual Glory, Harvey 2nd

Topher SabotJanuary 7, 2012

VAL DI FIEMME, Italy – Eldar Roenning (NOR) spent much of the eighth stage of the Tour de Ski working for Petter Northug (NOR), but as the final kilometer rolled around, he submitted his resignation, packed up his skis and poles, and headed out on his own. Roenning attacked on the final climb of the unforgiving Val di Fiemme 4.5 kilometer loop, opening a 10 meter gap entering the stadium, a lead he never relinquished...

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