Archive | January, 2009

SkiTrax Fantasy FIS World Cup 2009 Contest – Now LIVE !

Dartmouth Edges out UVM for Lead on Day 1 of Bates Carnival

January 23, 2009 (Bethel, ME) – Dartmouth used its Nordic skiing depth in the men’s 10k and women’s 5k classic to beat out the University of Vermont by six points. The Catamounts had … READ MORE →

Ski Jumping Whistler World Cup Qualifications – January 23

January 23, 2009 (Whistler, BC) – Four Canadians and one American are competing this weekend in Ski Jumping World Cup competition as part of the International Ski Federation’s (FIS) Nordic festival, taking place … READ MORE →

Day 2 Pursuit Photos – Whistler World Cup

January 23, 2009 (Whistler, BC) – Check out more great photos from the Day 2 Pursuit competition at the FIS World Cup event … READ MORE →

World Cup Biathlon #6 Antholz-Anterselva – USA’s Burke 15th

Canada's Kocher 24th

January 23, 2009 – (Antholz-Anterselva, Italy) – Round six of the Biathlon World Cup opened Thursday in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy with the 7.5km Sprint competition for women followed by today’s 10km sprint for the men. … READ MORE →

FIS Praises Whistler Olympic Venue

January 23, 2008 (Whistler, BC) – If you win two out of two ski jumping competitions, then you easily can fall in love with a hill. From this point of view, it is easy … READ MORE →

Justin Freeman Report – Level 3 Training

January 24, 2009 – Level five, which I wrote about in my last article, is about improving race performance by working at a higher pace. Level three, which improves racing by working at … READ MORE →

Among the Mountains and Cloud

Preparing for Whistler World Cups

January 22, 2009 (Vancouver, BC) – My attention drifts with the sights of Vancouver’s skyline as I wind through the city streets. It’s turning dark. Humidity drizzles from the sky. A caravan of three … READ MORE →

Interview with Italy’s Pietro Piller Cottrer

January 22, 2009 (Whistler, BC) – We caught up with Italy’s Pietro Piller Cottrer after he became his nation’s most successful World Cup winner – six golds – with his victory in the men’s … READ MORE →

OR 2009 – On-Snow Demo Report

A Look at 2010 Gear

January 22, 2009 (Snow Basin, Utah) – A bright sunny day greeted retailers from all over the USA to touch, feel, and test next year’s 2010 gear for the first time at the on-snow demo … READ MORE →

Liberec 2009 Nordic Worlds – 1 Month to Go

January 22, 2009 (Liberec, Czech) – In a month’s time, from February 18 to March 1, the 2009 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships will take place in the Bohemian city Liberec (Cze). After … READ MORE →

USA’s Van Leads Continental Cup

January 22, 2009 – The winter period of the Ladies Continental cup in Ski Jumping commenced in the middle of December and is now half-way. Nine of 19 Continental Cup competitions have already taken … READ MORE →

SkiTrax Launches Fantasy FIS World Cup 2009 Contest

January 21, 2009 (Toronto, ON) – Following the great success nationally and internationally of our Fantasy FIS Tour de Ski 2008.09 Contest – contestants loved it, and FIS loved it – we’re pleased … READ MORE →

Aspen Nordic Festival SuperTour #5 and #6

January 21, 2009 (Owl Creek, Colorado) – The Owl Creek Chase January 16-18 has long been a favorite of the Colorado Nordic community as it connects the towns of Snowmass Village and Aspen. This year’s … READ MORE →

Day 1 Photos from Whistler World Cup – Classic Sprint

January 21, 2009 (Whistler, BC) – Here’s a selection of great photos of our North American skiers competing on Day 1 at the recent FIS XC … READ MORE →

More Rossi Team Diaries Launched

January 21, 2009 – SkiTrax has been a long-time sponsor of Team Rossignol and we’re excited to announce that we have added more skiers to our Rossi Team Diaries feature in our popular … READ MORE →

Universal Sports and CBC Sports Whistler Video Coverage

January 21, 2009 (Whistler, BC) – For those of you that didn’t get a chance to catch the recent FIS XC World Cups at Whistler Olympic Park live there’s lots of great footage of … READ MORE →

Craftsbury Nordic Ski Center eNews – Last chance to register!

January 21, 2009 – Registration closes on January 24, at 5pm. We still have space in all categories – 25/50k race, 25k tour and the new relay format. On the fence? Feeling uncertain about this … READ MORE →

Interview with USA’s Bill Demong

January 20, 2009 (Whistler, BC) – At the recent Nordic Combined World Cups held at the Whistler Olympic Park January 16-18 we caught up with the USA’s Bill Demong after his second podium … READ MORE →

New England Super Tour Update

Craftsbury and Women's Day

January 20, 2009 – We’re getting really excited for the upcoming Super Tour races in New England.  For those of you who have a little more time and want a little more racing or promotional … READ MORE →

17th Annual Seeley Hills Classic Report

465 Athletes on Board

January 20, 2009 (Hayward, WI) – After a week of extreme cold, 465 racers enjoyed balmy temperatures in the high single digits for the 17th annual Seeley Hills Classic in Seeley, WI. The … READ MORE →

Job Opportunity – Special Olympics Edmonton

January 20, 2009 – Special Olympics Edmonton is currently seeking a full time Program Manager to enhance the lives of Special Olympics athletes through the organization’s operations. Special Olympics Edmonton is a charitable sport association … READ MORE →

Race Tails: Pre-Olympic World Cups in Whistler

January 19, 2009 (Whistler, BC) – The FIS World Cup races this past weekend in Whistler, BC were a big success and Sunday, Jan. 18 proved to be a huge day for the USA and … READ MORE →

SkiTrax Fantasy FIS TdS 2008.09 Contest Winners REVISED

January 19, 2009 (Toronto, ON) – We didn’t expect to be posting yet another update to our inaugural SkiTrax Fantasy FIS TdS … READ MORE →

Whistler World Cups – A Pre-Olympic Success

January 19, 2009 (Whistler, BC) – The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) successfully completed its operational testing today at the Nordic combined and cross-country Sport Events at … READ MORE →

USSA Announces 2009 Liberec Nordic Worlds XC Team

January 19, 2009 (Whistler, BC) – Seven Olympians, including World Cup winner Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) and World Cup podium performers Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, VT) and Torin Koos (Leavenworth, WA), lead the way for … READ MORE →

FIS XC World Cup #6 Whistler Team Sprint – Grey and Harvey 3rd! More Photos

USA's Stephen and Randall 4th

January 18, 2009 (Whistler, BC) – It was an historic day for both Canadian and American sprint teams on Sunday at Whistler Olympic Park. The … READ MORE →

Whistler World Cup – Photos from Day 2 Pursuit Action

January 19, 2008 (Whistler, BC) – Beautiful blue skies greeted the athletes as they awoke Saturday morning – the day of the pursuit distance event at … READ MORE →

5th Place! Finally!

January 18 2009 (Rupholding, Germany) – After three years of working towards a top-five result in the relay, we finally reached that goal on Thursday night, here in Ruhpolding, Germany. It was … READ MORE →

FIS NCombined World Cup #8 Day 2 – Demong On the Podium Again

January 17, 2009 (Whistler, BC) – Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY) came from behind to take third Saturday at the DKB FIS Nordic Combined World Cup at the Whistler Olympic Park. A day earlier, … READ MORE →

FIS XC World Cup #6 Women’s 15km Pursuit – Renner 6th

Kowalczyk Wins

January 17, 2009 (Whistler, BC) – Canada’s Sara Renner scored her best finish this season placing 6th on Saturday in the women’s 15km Pursuit – 7.5km classic + 7.5km skate – won by … READ MORE →

Biathlon World Cup #5 – USA’s Hakkinen Hits all Targets

Canada's Kocher 35th

January 17, 2009 (Ruhpolding, Germany) – The USA’s Jay Hakkinen shot clean at round #5 of the Biathlon World Cup in Ruhpolding, Germany on Saturday to finish tied for 22nd place with France’s Martin Fourcade. … READ MORE →

FIS XC World Cup #6 Men’s 30km Pursuit – Piller Cottrer Scores

Babikov 6th, Kershaw 10th, Harvey 12th

January 17, 2009 (Whistler, BC) – Pietro Piller Cottrer (Ita) was the clear winner at Saturday’s 30km Pursuit – 15km classic and 15km skate – in Whistler Olympic Park under … READ MORE →

FIS NCombined World Cup #8 – Demong Wins at Whistler

January 16, 2009 (Whistler, BC) – Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY) capitalized on a massive 134.0 meter jump to win the Olympic test event World Cup at the Whistler Olympic Park Friday. The … READ MORE →

FIS XC World Cup #6 Whistler Classic Sprints – Joensson and Prochazkova Win

Newell 7th, Kershaw 8th

January 16, 2009 (Whistler, BC) – The pre-Olympic World Cups hosted by the Whistler Olympic Park kicked off the Nordic Festival weekend on Friday with the 1.3km women/1.6km … READ MORE →

Bend Nordic Coaches Chosen for Divisional and National Positions

January 17, 2009 (Bend, Oregon) – Brenna Knowles and Ben Husaby of the newly formed Bend Nordic Team have been selected for divisional and national leadership roles this winter. “As we build the … READ MORE →

15th Annual CU Invitational/Laura Sharpe Flood Memorial

January 17, 2009 (Eldora, Co) – The University of Colorado ski team had both winners and five top 10 finishers overall in Friday’s Nordic events in Aspen as the Buffaloes head into the final day … READ MORE →

Yippee!! Bonus Sprint Weekend For North America – I Think?

January 16, 2009 (Whister, BC) – At this week’s pre-Olympic World Cup in the Callaghan Valley, the 2010 Vancouver Olympic venue, the Norwegians, the kings and queens of cross-country skiing, the way they see … READ MORE →

Gravey’s Grapevine: Welcome to Whistler

NCombined Jumping Photos

January 16, 2009 (Whistler, BC) – Hello ski friends, I must say that today was an awesome day. The weather here is brilliant, the skiing perfect, and our final day … READ MORE →

US Start Lists for 2009 Whistler World Cups

January 16, 2009 (Whistler, BC) – With the start of day one at the FIS Whistler World Cups just hours away check out the US Ski Team start lists below to see which skiers are … READ MORE →

Understanding Level 5 Training

January 16, 2009 – Last time I wrote about levels one and two, so you might expect I would move on to level three for my next article. But in fact I am presenting the … READ MORE →

Whistler World Cup 2009 – Photos

January 15, 2009 (Whistler, BC) – Beautiful sunshine greeted the world’s best skiers for a second day at the Whistler Olympic Park as … READ MORE →

Biathlon World Cup Ruhpolding – USA 5th in Relay

January 15, 2009 (Rupholding, Germany) – The US Relay team of Lowell Bailey (Lake Placid, NY), Jay Hakkinen (Kasilof, AK), Tim Burke (Paul Smiths, NY), and Jeremy Teela (Anchorage, AK) posted the best US relay … READ MORE →

On the Right Track

January 15, 2009 (Ruhpolding, Germany) – All is good here in Germany. Racing went pretty well last week and it felt great to get back in the points. I was 22nd in the sprint … READ MORE →

World Cup Ski Jumping in Central Europe Update

January 15, 2009 – After the Four-Hills-Tournament, the first Ski Flying events were on the schedule in the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup where a small crystal globe will again be awarded for the … READ MORE →

Liberec 2009 Nordic Worlds – Looking Good

January 15, 2009 (Liberec, Czech) – There are 35 days remaining until the 2009 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Liberec (Cze). The team at the cross-country competition venue Vesec is busy preparing … READ MORE →

2009 Whistler World Cup Press Conference

Canada Fields 33 Skiers

January 14, 2009 (Whistler, BC) – Led by a talented collection of international medal winners at all levels, 33 of Canada’s top cross-country skiers are set to cut their … READ MORE →

Kikkan Randall’s Race Tails: Frigid Week at 2009 US Championships

January 14, 2008 (Achorage, Alaska) – Here’s an inside look at the 2009 US Championships held in Anchorage, Alaska from Jan. 3-8 where numerous races were first postponed and then cancelled as mother nature … READ MORE →

Bailey Report – Update from Germany

January 14, 2009 (Ruhpolding, Germany) – It’s back to work this week, in Ruhpolding, Germany, site of IBU World Cup #5. Last week was a good step forward for the team in Oberhof. … READ MORE →

Canada’s Whistler FIS World Cup Team Updated

January 14, 2009 (Whistler, BC) – Cross Country Canada has updated it’s team for the upcoming World Cup races at the Whistler Olympic Park, January 16-18. The first World Cup event is the Classic … READ MORE →


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