Archive | February, 2011

Kowalczyk Unstoppable in Rybinsk

(Rybinsk, Russia) – A small field of women took to the start line at the Viessmann FIS World Cup in Rybinsk, Russia today for the 10km Pursuit event, but that didn’t matter to Justyna … READ MORE →

IBU World Cup Returns to Presque Isle and Fort Kent Maine – USA’s Burke Sick

(Presque Isle, ME) – Today a fresh blanket of freshly fallen snow, bright sunshine and cold temperatures, have greeted many of the world’s top biathletes as they gather here in Northern Maine to kick … READ MORE →

USA’s Diggins Grabs 6th in Senior Field In Latvia

(Madona, Latvia) – American junior racer Jessie Diggins bettered her 7th place performance in yesterday’s 5km freestyle event, finishing 6th on Friday in the women’s 10km freestyle race at the FIS Scandinavian Cup in … READ MORE →

Fast and Female 2011 Canmore X-Country SkiFest – Mar. 11-19

(Calgary, Alberta) – Fast and Female will be hosting its sixth Annual X-Country SkiFest in Canada on Sunday March 13, 2011 at the Canmore Nordic Centre in Alberta. The highly anticipated event will take … READ MORE →

Todd Lodwick Ski Camp – Feb. 8-12

(Steamboat Springs, CO) – Olympic medalist Todd Lodwick will host a Nordic Ski Camp at The Home Ranch outside of Steamboat Springs, Colorado from February 8-12, 2011. This all-inclusive camp is designed for skiers … READ MORE →

Job Opportunity – SOTC Head Coach – Deadline Feb. 15

(Barrie, ON) – The Southern Ontario Training Centre (SOTC) is seeking to hire a full-time Head Coach who possess the credentials, skills, drive, leadership qualities, and passion to develop, grow and lead a high … READ MORE →

USSA SuperTour Standings after Michigan

(Park City, UT) – The USSA SuperTour Standings have been updated. APU Nordic Ski Center’s Lars Flora and Holly Brooks have continued to hold onto their USSA SuperTour overall leads, so as per FIS … READ MORE →

USA’s Sargent 4th and Diggins 5th at Scandi Cup

(Madona, Latvia) – The USA’s rising star, Jessie Diggins, continues to show the excellent form that gave her a top-10 finish at the 2011 World Junior Championships last week – she placed 7th in … READ MORE →

EISA Ski Racing: UVM Carnival This Week

– This week EISA racing returns to the UVM Carnival after a week off.  These races are a good opportunity for coaches and racers to compete on the same courses they will see at … READ MORE →

Wierer Scores Hat Trick Taking Junior 12.5km Individual – Canada’s Vaillancourt 11th

(Nove Mesto, Czech Republic) – Italy’s Dorothea Wierer won her third race of the Youth and Junior Biathlon World Championships, finishing off her successful competition with a gold medal in the Junior Women’s 12.5km … READ MORE →

Canada’s Gow 9th as Desthieux Wins IBU Junior 15km Individual UPDATED

(Nove Mesto, Czech Republic) – Simon Desthieux (FRA) won the 15km Individual Junior Men’s race at the Youth and Junior Biathlon World Championships in a time of 41:36.6 and with only two missed shots, … READ MORE →

The Way I See It – Harvey, WJ/U23s, Oslo, Crafsbury, BNS, Canadian Men’s Worlds Team, Cool, Missing Skiers

– Double Congratulations to FIS World Champion Alex Harvey! The first congrats is for the win and the 2nd is for saying he was going to Otepaa to win and then making it stick … READ MORE →

Race Tails: Ending on a High Note in Liberec

(In Transit to Alaska) – There must be something magical about Liberec, Czech Republic because I seem to be able to pull out top performances there, even if I don’t always see them coming!  … READ MORE →

The End of World Juniors – Out With a Bang!

(Otepaa, Estonia) – Holy cow, today’s been an absolutely huge day! With 4 races going on I have no idea how the coaches and wax techs kept up with it all! First we had … READ MORE →

2011 Winter Universiade – Team Canada Roundup and Results

(Erzurum, Turkey) – Canadian athletes resumed competition in curling, alpine skiing, biathlon and snowboarding on Tuesday at the 25th Winter Universiade. In men’s curling, the Queen’s University rink led by skip Jon Beuk of … READ MORE →

Job Opportunity – Canadian Olympic Committee

– The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), a national, private, not-for-profit organization committed to sport excellence is seeking a National Sport Federation (NSF) Services Director. The deadline to apply is February 28, 2011. The overall … READ MORE →

Canada’s Harden Delivers Career-Best 18th at 12.5km Youth Worlds Individual – Bulgaria’s Hancharou 1st

(Nove Mesto, Czech Republic) – posted his best-ever result with an 18th place finish in Tuesday’s 12.5km Youth World Championships in Nova Mesto. The 16-year-old hit 17 of 20 shots to finish 4:35.4 … READ MORE →

Norway’s Brun-Lie Posts First Career Worlds Victory in 10km Youth Individual

February 1, 2011  (Nove Mesto, Czech Republic) – Thekla Brun-Lie of Norway topped her 4th place finish in last year’s Youth World Championships with a victory in Tuesday’s 10km Individual in Nova Mesto. “I was … READ MORE →

J1 Scando Cup Team Blog Announced

– NCCSEF, USSA and its 10 JO divisions, are pleased to announce the 2011 J1 Scandinavian Cup Team blog. This “Scando Cup” trip is one of the premier steps of the elite junior athlete … READ MORE →

Concept2 Sponsors Virtual Tour De Skierg Challenge – Feb. 1-28

– Concept2, manufacturer of the SkiErg, is hosting a virtual “Tour de SkiErg” that challenges Nordic skiers to complete different distances each week of February in the spirit of the classic European … READ MORE →

Canada’s Gow 16th Again as Kühn and Tsvetkov Win Pursuit Wins

(Nove Mesto, Czech Republic) – Canada’s Scott Gow led the North American charge for the second straight day at the Youth and Junior Biathlon World Championships posting back-to-back 16th-place finishes.
Maxim Tsvetkov (RUS) … READ MORE →

Zubova and Wierer Score Pursuit Titles – USA’s Kjorlien 26th

(Nove Mesto, Czech Republic) – Ekaterina Zubova (RUS) won the youth women’s 7.5km pursuit, while the junior women’s 10km pursuit saw Italy’s Dorothea Wierer strike gold ahead of Russia’s Aleksandra Alikina and Germany’s Laura … READ MORE →

Kikkan Randall and Holly Brooks Inspire 200 Girls at the 2011 Fast and Female X-Country SkiFest

(Chugiak, Alaska) – Three months ago, Alaska’s cross-country skiing superstar and Fast and Female ambassador – Kikkan Randall – put a pink star on her calendar for the day of Saturday January 29, 2011. … READ MORE →