Archive | December, 2008

Atomic Sprints at Great Glen – First Nordic Ski Races in New England

December 6, 2008 (Pinkham Notch, NH) – Nearly one hundred skiers raced the Atomic Sprints at Great Glen Trails on Saturday, December 6. The race was the first in New England this winter. Skiers from … READ MORE →

USA’s Demong 4th at NCombined World Cup #3

December 6, 2008 (Trondheim, Norway) -The U.S. Ski Team’s Bill Demong (Vermontville, NY) capitalized on perfect jumping conditions Saturday to finish fourth in the season’s third Nordic combined World Cup competition in Trondheim. Norway’s Magnus … READ MORE →

FIS XC World Cup #3 La Clusaz 15km/30km – Babikov 8th, Renner 17th

December 6, 2008 (La Clusaz, France) – Canada’s Ivan Babikov, 28, had an excellent race placing 8th in the men’s 30km mass start on Saturday won by Norway’s Peter Northug. Babikov just arrived in Europe … READ MORE →

Fischer Carbonlite Package: Part Two

December 5, 2008 (Reid, Austria) – The RCS Carbonlite ski is the most technologically advanced ski produced by Fischer to date. For decades, Fischer has been using … READ MORE →

Hangin’ with My Idols

December 5, 2008 – Lars Flora, Ivan Babikov, Kristina Strandberg, Andrey Golovko. These were all members of the Saab Salomon Factory Team, the coolest team to my brother and I growing up. I only … READ MORE →

FIS Launches Ski Jumping World Cup Website

December 5, 2008 – Coinciding with their Nordic Opening, FIS was pleased to present the launch of the new FIS Ski Jumping World Cup website. Joining other FIS websites focused on the Audi FIS … READ MORE →

SkiTrax Fantasy TdS 2008.09 Contest – Registeration Opens Dec. 7

Up to $7,500 in Prizes

December 4, 2008 (Toronto, ON) – The response to the SkiTrax Fantasy Tour de Ski 2008.09 Contest has been phenomenal and we’re stoked to see fans across Canada and the USA on board … READ MORE →

Canada’s Widmer 5th, USA’s Randall 9th at Grenoble Sprints

Full Results

December 4, 2008 (Grenoble, France) – Phil Widmer, of Banff, Alta., wasted no time charging ahead of many of the world’s best cross-country ski sprinters during a World Cup tune-up race in Grenoble, France … READ MORE →

West Yellowstone Recap: CXC and Saab Salomon

December 4, 2008 (West Yellowstone, MT) – CXC Elite Team Athlete Kristina Owen reports on activities and results for the first US Continental Cup races of the season. The competitive season has begun. CXC … READ MORE →

US-Canada Euro Update

December 4, 2008 (Davos, Switzerland) – Here’s a quick head’s up about the US and Canadian skiers racing in Europe through the weekend. On Thursday evening, Canadians Sean Crooks, Phil Widmer, and Perianne Jones … READ MORE →

Biathlon World Cup – Season Start

December 4, 2008 (Ostersund, Sweden) – The season has finally started. It feels like I was just in Ostersund, Sweden for the Biathlon World Championships last February. Hard to believe another training season has … READ MORE →

Record Weekend at Kuusamo World Cup

December 4, 2008 (Kuusamo, Finland) – The 7th FIS Nordic opening held at the Kuusamo ski resort Ruka (Fin) set a new audience record with 18,000 spectators visiting the ski stadium over … READ MORE →

Kuhn: Wow 15th Place

December 4, 2008 (Kuusamo, Finland) – Canadian National Team member Stefan Kuhn recorded his best ever World Cup sprint finish last weekend in the opening WC sprint in Kuusamo, Finland. He is now in … READ MORE →

Lowell Bailey 15th in World Cup Opener

December 4, 2008 (Ostersund, Sweden) – Amid the falling snow and under the bright lights of the biathlon stadium in Ostersund, Lowell Bailey, of Lake Placid, NY started the season with his second … READ MORE →

Interview with Torin Koos

December 3, 2008 (Davos, Switzerland) – Torin Koos is a member of the US Ski Team and is traveling in Europe for the first period of the World Cup. We caught up to him … READ MORE →

Biathlon NorAm Cup #1 Results

December 3, 2008 (Canmore, AB) – This past weekend the first Biathlon NorAm Cup of the season took place at the Canmore Nordic Center on Nov. 29-30. Despite low snow levels … READ MORE →

Olympian Chandra Crawford Says – This Holiday Give the Gift of Empowerment!

December 3, 2008 (Canmore, AB) – Donate $150 to Fast and Female before Dec. 15 and receive a tax receipt and free Fast and Female Toque and Buff. For more information on how to … READ MORE →

Colorado’s Gunnison-Crested Butte Valley – New Nordic Hotspot

December 3, 3008 (Crested Butte, Colorado) – With 13 inches of new snow this past weekend, winter sports have ramped up in the Gunnison-Crested Butte Valley. The Gunnison-Crested Butte Valley, located in southwest Colorado, … READ MORE →

Rossi Partners With Nordic/Telemark PSIA Team!

December 2, 2008 – Rossignol is excited to announce that the entire Nordic / Telemark PSIA team is using Rossi equipment for the next four years! We are very proud of this partnership with … READ MORE →

Patience is Strong Medicine

December 2, 2008 – Tomorrow is the start of the World Cup season but unfortunately I will be missing the first race. I came down with a nasty cold three days ago and I … READ MORE →

Skiing in the Great White North of Sweden

December 2, 2008 (Bruksvallarna, Sweden) – A week ago my ski season began with a long flight to Ostersund, Sweden, then after a two and a half hour drive north, we arrived at night at … READ MORE →

Kikkan Randall’s Race Tails – Kuusamo World Cup

She Can Ski Distance Too

December 2, 2008 – Here’s an insider’s view from World Cup XC ski races at round #2 in Kuusamo, Finland last weekend by top US skier Kikkan Randall, who is also a contributor to … READ MORE →

Boulder Nordic Sport News – Clinics and Demo Day

December 2, 2008 – Boulder Nordic Sport is proud to announce new group training and personal coaching programs. The training group is run in the Boulder area Tuesday and Wednesday mornings from 6:30-8am and Thursday … READ MORE →

Demong 13th In Windy Kuusamo Nordic Combined

November 30, 2008 (Kuusamo, Finland) – Bill Demong (Vermontville, NY) and Johnny Spillane (Steamboat Springs, CO) put the hammer down in the cross country portion of their competition, finishing first and third in the … READ MORE →