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The FasterSkier countdown continues (and is joined by NordicXplained). Per usual, I like reading about the nations I don’t always follow as closely, like the Ukranians. The distance results for the four skiers mentioned in the FasterSkier article are below: Roman Leybyuk had a string of strong results between 2002 and 2006, but has been [...] Related posts:

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winning the 42 k freestyle La Sgambeda in Livigno, Italy, last December. What You Need To Know for This Season Despite being one year older, and seeing her numbers continuously decline, Shevchenko is Ukrainian Ski Association website lists 15 members of the National Team, as well as no fewer than six coaches. Also, when translating the page, a certain skier comes up as ‘Alex Fast’ or ‘Alex Speed’ and

At World Championships in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia this year, the Ukrainian women’s biathlon team already had to deal with mixed feeling about their silver medal performance in the relay. Now, they have to add another variable to the mix – a mistake which led to a positive doping test by their anchor skier, Oksana Khvostenko. A Strong World Championships Showing Coming into the last handoff in the 4 x 6 k relay, Ukraine was in the...