April 15, 2008 – The Factory Team had a very successful season. The team’s athletes won 4 of 6 USSA SuperTour Titles, 2 of 2 FIS North American Marathon Cup Titles 5 of 12 US National Championship Races 13 of 40 SuperTours Races, and more than 17 American Loppets, including a sweep at the American Birkebeiner. Visit the Factory Team web site at www.enjoywinter.com.

4 of 6 USSA SuperTour Titles
Men’s SuperTour Overall 2008
– 1st Ivan Babikov
– 2nd Andrey Golovko

Women’s SuperTour Overall 2008
– 1st Kristina Strandberg

Men’s SuperTour Distance 2008
– 1st Ivan Babikov
– 2nd Andrey Golovko

Women’s SuperTour Distance 2008
-1st Kristina Strandberg

2 of 2 FIS North American Marathon Cup Titles
Men’s FIS North America Marathon Cup 2008
– 1st Andrey Golovko
– 2nd Ivan Babikov

Women’s FIS North America Marathon Cup 2008
– 1st Kristina Strandberg
– 3rd Evelyn Dong

5 Victories in 12 National Championship Races
2008 U.S. Cross Country National Supertour Championships

Men’s 10K Freestyle, 1/1/08
– 1st Ivan Babikov
– 6th Lars Flora
– 9th Andrey Golovko
– 10th Justin Freeman

Men’s 15Km Classic, 1/3/08
– 1st Ivan Babikov
– 2nd Lars Flora
– 3rd Andrey Golovko
– 9th Michael Sinnott

Women’s 10km Classic, 1/3/08
– 2nd Kristina Strandberg

Men’s Sprint, 1/5/08
– 6th Lars Flora

Team Sprint, 1/6/08
– 2nd Flora-Golovko

Men’s 30K Pursuit, 3/16/08
– 1st Ivan Babikov
– 5th Andrey Golovko
– 6th Michael Sinnott

Men’s 50 Km Classic 3/18/08
– 1st Ivan Babikov
– 2nd Andrey Golovko

Women’s 30 Km Classic 3/18/08
– 3rd Kristina Strandberg

13 victories in 40 SuperTour Races
West Yellowstone SuperTour Classic
– 1st Kristina Strandberg

Utah SuperTour Freestyle
– 1st Ivan Babikov

US Nationals Freestyle
– 1st Ivan Babikov

US Nationals Classic
– 1st Ivan Babikov

Telemark SuperTour Classic
– 1st Kristina Strandberg

Madison SuperTour Sprint
– 1st Kristina Strandberg

Aspen SuperTour Classic
– 1st Andrey Golovko

Aspen SuperTour Classic
– 1st Kristina Strandberg

Owl Creek SuperTour
– 1st Evelyn Dong

American Birkebeiner
– 1st Ivan Babikov

American Birkebeiner
– 1st Evelyn Dong

US Nationals 30 km Skiathlon
– 1st Ivan Babikov

US Nationals 50km Classic
– 1st Ivan Babikov

More than 17 Loppet Victories
Great Nordeen, Bend, OR 1/12/08
– 1st Lars Flora
– 1st Evelyn Dong

Seeley Classic, Seeley, WI 1/12/08
– 1st Andrey Golovko
– 1st Abby Larson

Noquemanon, Marquette, MI 1/26/08
– 1st Andrey Golovko
– 1st Kristina Strandberg

Boulder Mountain Tour, Sun Valley, ID 2/2/08
– 1st Michael Sinnott
– 2nd W- Evelyn Dong

City Of Lakes Loppet, Minneapolis, MN 2/3/08
– 1st Andrey Golovko
– 6th Chad Giese

Craftsbury Marathon, VT 2/2/08
– 2nd Justin Freeman

Owl Creek Marathon, Aspen, C0 2/9/08
– 1st Evelyn Dong
– 2nd Kristina Strandberg
– 3rd Abby Larson

Lake Placid Loppet, Lake Placid, NY 2/9/08
– 1st Kate Underwood
– 2nd Justin Freeman

Keskinada Worldloppet, Canada 2/17/08
– 1st Ivan Babikov

American Birkebeiner, Hayward WI 2/23/08
– 1st Ivan Babikov
– 1st Evelyn Dong
– 2nd Kristina Strandberg

Stowe Derby, Stowe VT 2/23/08
– 1st Patrick Weaver

Great Ski Race, Tahoe City to Truckee CA 3/2/08
– 1st Abby Larson
– 2nd Kate Underwood

Rangeley Loppet, Rangley, ME 3/2/08
– 1st Patrick Weaver

Ski To the Clouds, Pinkham Notch, NH 3/9/08
– 1st Justin Freeman

Sugarloaf Marathon, Sugarloaf, ME 3/16/08
– 1st Patrick Weaver