Archive | March, 2015

2015 Haywood Ski Nationals Day 1 – Team Sprint Results

(Thunder Bay, ON) – Lappe Nordic near Thunder Bay is the site of the 88th Canadian Ski Nationals, sponsored by Haywood. The ski centre has a long history in hosting important events and was … READ MORE →

University of Colorado Captures 2015 NCAA Championships Team Title UPDATED

(Lake Placid, NY) – University of Colorado has won the 62nd NCAA Skiing Championships with Denver taking second and the University of Utah claiming third as the championships wrapped up today in Lake Placid, … READ MORE →

U16 Championships 2015 – Day One Report, Results, Photos

(Fort Kent, Maine) – U16 racers were blessed with bluebird skies and beautiful snow conditions this afternoon as they gathered for the skate races at the Fort Kent Outdoor Center. Today’s races were the … READ MORE →

Canada 10th and USA 12th in Women’s Relay as Germany Takes Gold @ IBU Worlds in Finland

(Kontiolahti, FIN) – Germany proved to be unstoppable in the Women’s Relay 4x6km with Laura Dahlemeier anchoring the team for a resounding gold medal performance using six spare rounds as France’s Marie Dorin Habert out-paced … READ MORE →

Cedervaern and Schwencke Win 15/20km CL @ 2015 NCAA Championships – Colorado Leading

(Lake Placid, NY) – New Mexico’s Emilie Cedervaern took home the women’s 15km CL title by 1.5s at the 2015 NCAA Championships as she battled with Utah’s Veronika Mayerhofer who landed on the podium again … READ MORE →

Fourcade Takes Men’s 20km Gold @ IBU Worlds – Canada’s Green 21st, USA’s Bailey 24th

(Kontiolahti, FIN) – Martin Fourcade (France) landed on the top spot of the podium in the Men’s 20km Individual with one penalty and strong skiing to take the gold over Norway’s Emil Hegle Svendsen, who … READ MORE →

SkiTrax FIS Fantasy Falun Worlds 2015 Contest Winners and Final Standings

(Toronto, ON) – We are excited to present the winners and final standings for the SkiTrax FIS Fantasy Falun 2015 Contest following the Men’s 50km CL Mass Start and apologize for the delay. Canada’s Alex … READ MORE →

2015 NCAA Championships – Mayerhofer and Caldwell Win 5/10km FR on Day 1

(Lake Placid, NY) – Freshman Veronika Mayerhofer won the NCAA title in the women’s 5-km freestyle on the first day of the 2015 NCAA Championships are underway in Lake Placid, NY hosted by St Lawrence … READ MORE →

USA’s Dunklee 12th as Yurlova Claims Gold in Women’s 15km Individual @ IBU Worlds – Canada’s Heinicke 21st

(Kontiolahti, FIN) – Ekaterina Yurlova (RUS), 30, stunned the frontrunners being the only athlete to shoot clean as she won gold in the women’s 15km individual race at the 2015 IBU World Championships in Kontiolahti, Finland. … READ MORE →

Brandsdal Wins Drammen CL Sprint with Newell 12th – Krogh Takes the SprintGlobe, Harvey 13th Overall

(Drammen, NOR) – Eirik Brandsdal led another Norwegian sweep in the men’s 1.3km CL Sprint as teammate Finn Hagen Krogh took second along with the coveted globe as the overall Sprint Cup winner. Ola Vigen … READ MORE →

Falla Takes Drammen CL Sprint as Bjoergen Clinches Sprint Cup – USA’s Bjornsen 26th

(Drammen, NOR) – Maiken Caspersen Falla landed on the top step at the 1.3km CL Sprint in Drammen today as 15,000-strong Norwegian fans were treated to a podium sweep with Heidi Weng in second … READ MORE →

Drammen City Sprint World Cup Facts

(Drammen, NOR) – As the season winds down there is still a lot of action to come as the final races take place in Norway starting with Drammen, a city in Buskerud County in … READ MORE →

Beckie Scott Leads Star-Studded Olympic Lineup for Ski Festival Day to Inspire First Nations Students on Mar. 11

(Canmore, Alta) – Double Olympic medallist, Beckie Scott, will lead a high-powered group of Olympic and World Cup champions who will share a day of sport, activity, cultural-sharing and friendship with nearly 150 First-Nation … READ MORE →

USA’s Caitlin Gregg 3rd and Holly Brooks 5th at 42km Engadin Skimarathon

(Switzerland) – The USA’s Caitlin Gregg continues her hot streak as she landed 3rd on the women’s podium at at 42km Engadin Skimarathon on Sunday with fellow American and series leader, Holly Brooks, in … READ MORE →

PAL Great Labrador Loppet Mar. 28 – Ski and Win Ticket anywhere PAL Flies

(Labrador) – Ski the PAL Great Labrador Loppet on March 28 – one of the most prestigious events to take place in Labrador West – and be eligible two chances to win a ticket anywhere … READ MORE →

USA’s Bjornsen Takes 14th in Women’s 10km CL at Lahti Ski Games – Bjoergen Wins and Aims for 3 Globes

(Lahti, FIN) – American Sadie Bjornsen took home a solid 14th with teammate Jessie Diggins in 17th in the women’s 10km CL at the World Cup in Lahti, Finland, part of the Lahti Ski … READ MORE →

Harvey 17th in Men’s 15km CL @ Lahti – Italy’s De Fabiani Takes First World Cup Victory

(Lahti, Finland) – Canada’s Alex Harvey led the North Americans in the men’s 15km CL at the World Cup in Lahti, Finland on Sunday placing 17th as Italy’s Francesco De Fabiani notched his first … READ MORE →

Canada’s Crawford 25th in Women’s 10km Pursuit @ IBU Worlds – France’s Habert Wins Again

(Kontiolahti, FIN) – Canada’s Rosanna Crawford climbed back from 32nd to finish 25th with three penalties as the top North American in the women’s 10km Pursuit won by Marie Dorin Habert of France who … READ MORE →

Canada’s Smith 13th as Germany’s Erik Lesser Claims Gold in Men’s 10K Pursuit @ 2015 IBU Worlds

(Kontiolahti, FIN) – Nathan Smith, who became the first Canadian man to win a medal at the Biathlon World Championships only 24 hours ago, was the top North American today in the men’s 10km Pursuit … READ MORE →

Petter Eliassen and Justyna Kowalczyk Win the Vasaloppet

(Mora, Sweden) – The Vasaloppet is the seventh event in the Swix Ski Classics tour and the start of the second half of the season. Warm and wet conditions made the 90km from Sälen to … READ MORE →

France Wins Mixed Relay at IBU Canmore – Canada 7th, USA 11th

(Canmore, AB) – Ecstatic over the historic news of Canada’s first male biathlon world championships medal was extra motivation for Canadian biathletes at the final race of IBU Cup – the mixed relay. The … READ MORE →

Interviews w/Nathan Smith and Biathon Canada’s Chris Lindsay on Historic SILVER @ IBU Worlds in Finland

 (Kontiolahti, FIN) – SkiTrax caught up with Nathan Smith following his historic silver medal today in the men’s 10km Sprint at the IBU World Championships in Finland for his take on this amazing day in … READ MORE →

USA’s Randall 3rd and Diggins 4th in Women’s FR Sprint in Lahti – Newell 8th in Men’s Race

(Lahti, FIN) – The USA’s Kikkan Randall was back on the podium for the first time this season with a third place finish in the women’s FR Sprint with teammate Jessie Diggins in 4th. … READ MORE →

Canada’s Nathan Smith Takes Historic SILVER in Men’s 10K Sprint @ IBU Worlds in Finland

 (Kontiolahti, FIN) – Nathan Smith made history today as he skied to where no other Canadian man has ever gone before landing on the IBU Biathlon World Championship podium. Smith fired and skied his way … READ MORE →

Canada’s Aidan Millar Top North American in Men’s Sprint at IBU Cup 8 in Canmore

(Canmore, AB) – Fresh off an eighth place finish at the junior world championships, Canada’s Aidan Millar from Canmore was the fastest North American in the men’s 10km Sprint at IBU Cup 8 in Canmore, finishing … READ MORE →

Zina Kocher Nails Fourth at IBU Cup 8 in Canmore to Keep Canadian Flower Ceremony Streak Alive

(Canmore, AB) – After a long week of racing, speed merchant Zina Kocher of Red Deer woke up Friday morning feeling sluggish. Her energy was low, she hadn’t raced well in Wednesday’s Individual race … READ MORE →

276 Skiers Named To USA’s National Collegiate All-Academic Ski Team

– A total of 276 student-athletes from 29 institutions of higher education were Friday named to the 2015 National Collegiate All-Academic Ski Team, announced and awarded by the United States Collegiate Ski Coaches Association.
One … READ MORE →

Team USA Battles to Strong 8th in Mixed Relay at IBU World Championships as Czechs Win – Canada 12th

(Kontiolahti, FIN) – Team USA got off to a strong start at the IBU World Championships on Thursday with an eighth-place finish in the 2×6+2×7.5-kilometer mixed relay as the Czech Republic claimed the victory with France in … READ MORE →

SkiTrax Fantasy Falun Worlds 2015 Contest Standings after the Men’s 50k CL Mass Start

(Toronto, ON) – We’re excited to present the standings in our SkiTrax FIS Fantasy Falun 2015 Contest after the Men’s 50k CL Mass Start, where Canada’s Alex Harvey logged a stellar fifth-place finish, while … READ MORE →

Behind the Gold Seizing Opportunity – Diggins and Gregg

– It was an unlikely scenario. In a raging, wet Swedish snowstorm, three athletes shivered in the cold of the finish stadium in Falun. In the middle stood Sweden’s favorite daughter, Charlotte Kalla – … READ MORE →

New England’s Top Young XC Ski Racers Head to Truckee for 2015 USSA Junior Nationals

– New England’s best junior cross country ski racers in the U16, U18, & U20 categories are heading to Truckee, California this week for the 2015 USSA Junior National Championships hosted by the Auburn … READ MORE →

IBU World Championships March 5-15 Kick off w/Mixed Relay – US and Canadian Teams

(Kontiolahti, Finland) – The opening ceremonies for the 2015 IBU World Championships presented by BMW, March 5-15, got underway on Wednesday in Kontiolahti, Finland. The USA’s Clare Egan, who is participating in her first world … READ MORE →

Canada’s Bedard Takes Solid 8th in Men’s 20km at IBU Cup in Canmore – Eliseev Wins

CANMORE – Valcartier’ Quebec’s Marc-Andre Bedard is a man of his word. The 29-year-old biathlete promised the Canadian men would improve on their results as IBU Cup 7&8 wore on, and he backed it up … READ MORE →

Canada’s Beaudry Strong 6th in Women’s 15km at IBU Cup 8 in Canmore – Horchler Wins Again

(Canmore, AB) – Germany’s Karolin Horchler won her her third IBU Cup race in a week in Canmore, while Prince George native Sarah Beaudry kept Canada’s flower ceremony streak alive by finishing sixth in … READ MORE →

SkiTrax Fantasy Falun Worlds 2015 Contest Standings after the Women’s 30k CL Mass Start

(Toronto, ON) – We’re pleased to present the standings in our SkiTrax FIS Fantasy Falun 2015 Contest after the Women’s 30k CL Mass Start, which Therese Johaug (NOR) won solo by a massive one minute … READ MORE →

Fundraiser Clinic with the US XC Team at Galena Lodge – Sign Up by Mar. 13

– The USSA Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation is hosting a fundraiser clinic with the U.S. XC Ski Team at Galena Lodge in Galena, Idaho on March 28. Participants will get to ski with … READ MORE →

CXC 2015 Midwest Junior National Team Announced

– Central Cross Country Ski Association (CXC) and the Midwest Junior Committee is pleased to announce this year’s Midwest Junior National Team that will be competing in the USSA Cross Country Junior National Championships … READ MORE →

SkiTrax FIS Fantasy Falun Worlds 2015 Contest Standings after the Men’s 4x10km Relay

(Toronto, ON) – We’re pleased to present the standings in our SkiTrax FIS Fantasy Falun 2015 Contest after the Men’s 4x10km Relay where Norway won its eighth consecutive title by a mere 0.6 seconds … READ MORE →

Women’s Ski Jumping USA President Deedee Corradini Passes Away at 70

(Park City, UT) – Women’s Ski Jumping USA has lost its tenacious and loved leader, and the world has lost a great influencer in sport equality and women’s rights. Deedee Corradini died March 1 … READ MORE →

Canada’s Brian McKeever Joins Team Coop for Legendary Vasaloppet

– The Swedish long distance ski team Team Coop is preparing for Ski Classics Event #7 and will be joined at the historic Vasaloppet by the Canadian nine-time Paralympic Gold medalist, Brian McKeever.

McKeever took 3 … READ MORE →

Novak and Mannima Victorious at Bieg Piastow 51km CL FIS Marathon Cup

– The race day started with -1°C and some foggy weather, however during the race, the sun made its way through the fog and made the race a great experience for everyone.

On the men’s … READ MORE →

SkiTrax FIS Fantasy Falun Worlds 2015 Contest Standings after the Women’s 4x5km Relay

March 2, 2015 (Toronto, ON) – We’re pleased to present the standings in our SkiTrax FIS Fantasy Falun 2015 Contest after the Women’s 4x5km Relay where Team USA recovered to finish 4th and match their … READ MORE →

Harvey Claims Stellar 5th as Northug Grabs Fourth Gold in Men’s 50km CL at Falun – Killick Strong 19th

March 1, 2015 (Falun, Sweden) – Petter Northug (NOR) pounced near the end of the men’s 50km CL race moving up from the mid-teens with a turn of speed that none could match as he … READ MORE →

Canada’s Zina Kocher Takes 2nd in Women’s 7.5km IBU Cup Sprint in Canmore on Day

March 1, 2015 (Canmore, AB) – Rekindling her passion for the podium, Canada’s Zina Kocher blazed through the field en route to a second place finish in the women’s sprint at IBU Cup 7 at … READ MORE →

Canada’s Bedard 19th in Men’s 10km Sprint on Day 2 of IBU Cup 7 in Canmore – Graf Wins, USA’s Roberts 22nd

(Canmore, AB) – Germany’s Florian Graf was unstoppable while the Canadians showed modest improvements on Day 2 of IBU Cup 7 at the Canmore Nordic Centre. Graf held onto the overall IBU Cup lead … READ MORE →

SkiTrax FIS Fantasy Falun Worlds 2015 Contest Standings after Men’s 15km Individual

(Toronto, ON) – We’re pleased to present the standings in our SkiTrax FIS Fantasy Falun 2015 Contest following the Men’s 15 km Individual at Falun 2015 where Johan Olsson took home the gold while Canada’s … READ MORE →

Johaug Destroys Field in Women’s 30km CL @ Falun 2015 – Stephen 11th Leads three Americans in Top 20

February 28, 2015 (Falun, Sweden) – Therese Johaug (NOR) charged to victory in dominant style in the women’s 30km CL as she soloed to across the line with a decisive 1:31 margin over her super … READ MORE →


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