Archive | January, 2013

Oberwiesenthal Classic Sprints – Canada’s Gaiazova on the Podium

(Oberwiesenthal, Germany) – Canada’s Dasha Gaiazova was on the podium in the 1.2km CL women’s sprint in today’s Alpen Cup event in Oberwiesenthal, Germany, finishing a strong third in the final behind winner Doris … READ MORE →

Kowalczyk Decimates Field in 3.3km CL as Randall Moves into 7th Following TdS Stage 5

(Toblach/Cortina, Italy) – Justyna Kowalczyk’s one-woman Tour de Ski is a tough act to follow as she decimated the field with just over a 16-second margin in the women’s 3.3km CL Stage 5 race, as … READ MORE →

Ukraine Takes IBU Biathlon Women’s Relay in Oberhof

(Oberhof, Germany) – Tough conditions including deep soft snow, rain and fog did not deter the Ukrainian women’s relay team who persevered using five spare rounds to win the women’s 4x6km relay yesterday as … READ MORE →

Team Canada Locked Out of Their Bus – Harvey, Randall, Stephen and Babikov Talk Shop at the TdS – English/French

(Toblach/Cortina, Italy) – The Canadian men were locked out of their magic bus only 15 min before the start of Stage 4, the longest race at the Tour de Ski featuring 15km FR for … READ MORE →

USA’s Johnson Jumps to Qualify for the Big Show at Innsbruck’s Four Hills Tournee

(Innsbruck, Austria) – Park City, Utah’s Anders Johnson has made it into the Big Show for tomorrow qualifying 47th with a jump of 112.5 meters on the famed Olympic ski jumps at the Bergisel … READ MORE →

2013 U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships Day 1 Classic Sprint – More PHOTOS

(Soldier Hollow, UT) – Here are some more great photos from the 2013 U.S. XC Ski Classic Sprint competitions at Soldier Hollow on January 2nd. Jennie Bender won the women’s crown, while Torin Koos … READ MORE →

Nishikawa Siblings Win Skiathlon Races at Haywood NorAms in Thunder Bay UPDATED

(Thunder Bay, ON) – It was a family affair at the first Haywood NorAm race of the New Year with Graham and Emily Nishikawa striking gold inthe men’s and women’s skiathlon races on Thursday … READ MORE →

Randall 8th as Kowalczyk Triumphs at 15km FR in Toblach at TdS Stage 4

(Toblach/Cortina, Italy) – The women attacked the 15k freestyle pursuit, stage 4 of the 2012/13 FIS Tour de Ski, after a well-deserved rest day. Ideal conditions met the skiers as three-time TdS champion Justyna … READ MORE →

Interviews w/Bender and Koos – 2013 U.S. XC Ski CL Sprint Champions

(Solider Hollow, UT) – Check out these interviews with newly crowned U.S. XC CL Ski Sprint Champions Jennie Bender and Torin Koos. It was a spectacular finish for Bender in the women’s Classic Sprints, especially … READ MORE →

Canada’s Harvey 6th and Kershaw 12th Overall as Northug Wins Men’s 35km FR in Italy

(Toblach/Cortina, Italy) – Beautiful conditions graced the Tour de Ski once again for the men’s 35km FR pursuit-style Stage 4 race that saw Canada’s Alex Harvey falter around the 12.7km mark as five leaders … READ MORE →

SkiTrax FIS Fantasy Tour de Ski 2012/13 Contest Standings after Stage 3 in Val-Mustair

(Toronto, ON) – We are excited to present  the SkiTrax FIS Tour de Ski 2012/13 Fantasy Contest standings after stage three in Val Mustair, Switzerland. Team fleur has assumed the lead with 292 points, … READ MORE →

Brooks Blog – Behind the Scense @ the TDS!

(Toblach-Dobbiaco, Italy) – On the Tour de Ski there is a lot of racing and a lot of traveling. While I don’t have many pictures of the actual skiing, I’ll take this opportunity to … READ MORE →

Koos and Bender Win CL Sprints at 2013 U.S. XC Ski Championships – Report, Full Results + PHOTOS

(Midway, UT) – Torin Koos (Bridger Ski Foundation) and Jenny Bender (CXC) were the fastest classic skiers in the tracks today as the 2013 U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships got underway in Soldier Hollow … READ MORE →

Diggins Report – The Tour De Ski… First of Many to Come

(Toblach-Dobbiaco, Italy) – Wow, the Tour has been crazy! It’s such a whirlwind of racing, traveling, trying to recover as best you can, and riding the line between being focused for races and having fun.
The … READ MORE →

Jacobsen Leads Four Hills Tournee in Austria – Team North America Unspeakably Close

(Innsbruck, Austria) – Regarding the Four Hills Tournee, there are two down and two to go, and the man wearing the biggest smile these days seems to be Norwegian Anders Jacobsen, 26, who has claimed … READ MORE →

Swiss Success for British Skiing – Best Result Ever by Musgrave

(Val Müstair, Switerland) – Day 3 of the Tour de Ski has brought Britain’s best ever result in World Cup cross-country skiing.  Andrew Musgrave became the first ever British skier to make the semi-finals … READ MORE →

Interviews w/the Moustache Gals – Randall, Diggins, Stephen and Brooks after the TdS 1.4km FR Sprints

(Val Mustair, Switzerland) – Check out these comments from the “Moustache Gals” U.S. Women’s XC team skiers Kikkan Randall, Jessie Diggins, Liz Stephen, and Holly Brooks – after the Tour de Ski 1.4km FR … READ MORE →

Interview w/Len Valjas and Team Canada after their TdS 1.4km FR Sprint Podium

(Val Mustair, Switzerland) – Find out what the Canadian men’s XC squad had to say after stage three of the 2012/13 FIS Tour de Ski 1.4km FR sprint in Val Mustair and the first … READ MORE →

NNF Announces Big Changes to J1 Trip Costs

– Due to the generosity of the Cross-Country community and the exceptional efforts of Programs, Coaches, individuals and Junior skiers from past J1 Scando Trips, the National Nordic Foundation’s drive for funding for this … READ MORE →

SkiTrax FIS Fantasy Tour de Ski 2012/13 Contest Standings after Stage 2 in Oberhof

(Toronto, ON) – Happy New Year…with over 300 teams entered in the SkiTrax FIS Tour de Ski 2012/13 Fantasy Contest we’re excited to announce the standings after the first two stages in Oberhof, Germany. … READ MORE →

The Way I See It – Canadian Men, Kikkan & Co., Val Mustair, Sargent

– Canadian Men – told you the lactate monkey would be gone – those guys are starting to look like last year. I’ve now watched Valjas a number of times and it is like … READ MORE →

Soldier Hollow Hosts 400+ Skiers for U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships

(Midway, UT) – Over 430 U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association cross country athletes from around the nation will test their skills on the 2002 Olympic trails as Soldier Hollow plays host to the U.S. … READ MORE →

US Biathlon Names Youth/Junior 2013 World Championship Team

(New Gloucester, ME) – US Biathlon is pleased to announce the following roster of athletes for the 2013 IBU Youth/Junior World Championships. Competition opens with the Youth Men and Women’s 6k Sprint on January … READ MORE →

Valjas Scores Canada’s First Podium as Krogh Wins Men’s FR Sprint in Val Mustair – Newell 9th

(Val Mustair, Switzerland) – Canada’s Len Valjas delivered New Year’s greetings of the best kind bringing home the team’s first podium of the season, a bronze medal in the men’s 1.4km FR sprint on … READ MORE →

Randall Dominates 1.4km FR Sprints at TdS Stage 3 in Val-Mustair

(Val-Mustair, Switzerland) – The USA’s Kikkan Randall is in a league of her own in freestyle sprinting. She first fired warning shots with a whopping 4.8s-margin topping the women’s 1.4km FR Qualifications ( 3:38.32), only to … READ MORE →

The Inside Scoop on Val Müstair w/Dario Cologna

(Val Müstair, Switzerland) – For the first time ever the Tour de Ski has travelled to Val Müstair, Switzerland.  It is also well know that it is the hometown of Swiss great Dario Cologna. … READ MORE →

Randall & Newell Lead 8 North Americans at 1.4km FR Sprint Qualifications in Val-Mustair

(Val-Mustair, Switzerland) – The celebrations continue for the USA’s Kikkan Randall as she topped the women’s 1.4km FR Qualifications by a whopping 4.8s at the new World Cup venue in Val-Mustair, Switzerland, home of … READ MORE →