Archive | January, 2006

Kris Freeman Wins Third Title – 15K Classic

Kikkan Randall Makes it No. 4 with Women's 10K Title

Jan. 7, 2006 (Soldier Hollow, Utah) – Kris Freeman (Andover, NH) collected the third national title of his career Saturday, winning the 15K classic at the U.S. Cross Country Championships while Kikkan Randall (Anchorage, AK) … READ MORE →

Cindy Klassen Voted Canada’s Female Athlete of the Year

Sarah Renner In Top-Ten

January 7, 2006 – Winnipeg speed skater Cindy Klassen dominated the field to capture the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award as Canada’s Female Athlete of the Year.An outstanding 2005 season, which saw her set four world … READ MORE →

Six Days Left In Chevrolet Auction Of Winter Games Trips Contest

January 7, 2006 – The promise of gold. The vacation of a lifetime. Chevrolet is auctioning 10 V.I.P. trips to experience the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino, Italy. Only six days remain for fans … READ MORE →

Six Rossignol Skiers Named to Olympic Biathlon Team

January 6, 2006 – After a week of qualifying races at Fort Kent, Maine, six Rossignol skiers were named to the 2006 Olympic Biathlon team. For the men, it was Tim Burke of Saranac Lake, … READ MORE →

Tamarack Resort’s Nordic News

January 6, 2006 – Here is Tamarack Resort’s Nordic News: We hope your 2006 has started off well! There … READ MORE →

Bjoergen Back in World Cup

Jan. 6, 2006 – After four weeks of absence, Marit Bjoergen of Norway will return to the “VIESSMANN” FIS World Cup Cross-Country this weekend in Otepää (EST). The current World Cup leader will participate in … READ MORE →

USA’s Bill Demong Climbs to 10th in Germany

World Champ Spillane Drops Out

Jan. 6, 2006 (Schonach, Germany) – World Cup leader Hannu Manninen of Finland won his fifth event of the season Friday as the German Grand Prix concluded. Bill Demong (Vermontville, NY) grabbed his second top-10 … READ MORE →

Canadian Cross-Country Ski Team Set for Olympics

Jan. 6, 2006 (Calgary, Alta.) – Fresh off the heady success achieved at two World Cup events on their home snow last month, Canada’s elite cross-country ski athletes are sprinting into the 2006 Olympic Winter … READ MORE →

Dave Nighbor Scores First Career Victory on NorAm Circuit

Dasha Gaiazova Wins 10K Classic

Jan. 5, 2006 (Base Val Cartier, QUE) – Fresh from the holiday break, Canadian cross-country skiers Dave Nighbor and Graham Nishikawa went head to head in today’s opening Haywood NorAm race of 2006, with the … READ MORE →

Kikkan Randall, Chris Cook Win U.S. Sprint Titles at Soldier Hollow

Jan. 5, 2006 (Soldier Hollow, UT) – Olympian Kikkan Randall (Anchorage, AK) and aspiring Olympian Chris Cook (Rhinelander, WI) led from start to finish Thursday as they cruised to gold medals in the freestyle sprints … READ MORE →

Madshus Launches New Nordic Boot Program

January 4, 2006 – Madshus has long been an innovative ski manufacturer. Now in its 100th year, Madshus, well-known for it’s exceptionally high quality and world class racing Nordic skis, is celebrating by introduced a … READ MORE →

Haywood Report: A Tribute to the Fans

January 4, 2006 – When I was growing up in my hometown of Thunder Bay, I have always been known as “a skier”. No one really knew much else, most actually thought I was an … READ MORE →

Perseverance Pays Off For Biathlete Martine Albert

January 4, 2006 – Heading into Turin, one of the more notable Canadian stories involving the pursuit of the Olympic dream can be found with biathlete Martine Albert (Rimouski, Que.). A veteran of the women’s … READ MORE →

Team X-C.com Update

January 4, 2006 – Here is the latest from Team X-C.com: A New Team – A New Look! A new year and new look! Team X-C.com is now Canada’s ONLY Elite Ski Marathon Team. … READ MORE →

Johnson, Dussault Win US Champs Opener

January 3, 2006 – For Americans Andrew Johnson (Greensboro, VT) and Rebecca Dussault (Gunnison, CO), 2006 is starting off on the right foot after capturing the first two U.S. titles in the opening races of … READ MORE →

USA’s Demong 11th In Ruhpolding

January 3, 2006 – Two-time Olympian Bill Demong (Vermontville, NY) had the sixth-fastest 7.5K race Tuesday and moved up to 11th place in light snow while Austrian Felix Gottwald turned-in the fastest time to win … READ MORE →

New England Women’s XC Ski Day

January 3, 2005 – The Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, VT, will host one of the largest women-only cross-country ski clinics in the country, Sunday, January 22nd. The 5th Annual New England Women’s XC … READ MORE →

US XC Championships To Decide Olympic Team

January 2, 2005 – Kris Freeman (Andover, NH), who has produced the best American cross country results in two decades, and Carl Swenson (Park City, UT), who comes to town with 11 U.S. titles, will … READ MORE →

Snow report – Haywood NorAm’s In Quebec City

January 1, 2006 – Here is an update on preparations for Haywood NorAm’s at Val Cartier.As you can see on the photo below, the snow conditions are near perfect in Val Cartier host of … READ MORE →

Happy New Year!

January 1, 2006 – Happy New Year and best wishes for 2006 from everyone at SkiTrax Magazine.


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