Former Michigan Cup racer and current member of the Bridger Ski Foundation Pro Team Reid Goble has had a great couple weeks. First, he won the Minneapolis SuperTour race. Then he won a gold medal serving as a guide in the Paralympics. Finally, he's been chosen to race in the Men's 10km interval start classic race (3/20) at the FIS World Cup Finals in Lake Placid NY. Way to go Reid!
The 3rd Annual "Soup-er Bowl, Women & Snow" will be held on Sunday, February 6 from 1:00-4:00 PM at Timber Ridge Resort, where it's always warm & cozy around the fire.
Hey! We have snow and a great 1km loop that has a doubletrack and a wide skating lane. Time to have night sprint races to warm up for the Frosty!
Coach Eli Brown is offering free coaching every Monday night at 8:00pm at Timber Ridge Lodge in Traverse City until the North American Vasa.
Junior skier Jesssica Diggins, 19, (Afton, MN) and Olympian Torin Koos (Wenatchee, WA) battled an intensely motivated national championships field to take the top spots at the U.S. Cross Country Championships in the freestyle sprint Saturday.
The U.S. Cross Country Ski Team selected 13 athletes Saturday in Rumford, ME at the 2011 U.S. Cross Country Championsips to represent the U.S. in the 2011 World U-23 Cross Country Ski Championships in Otepaa, Estonia Jan. 27-31.
Swiss Olympic champion finished first on the top of the Alpe Cermis capturing his second Tour de Ski victory in his career.
Polish star Justyna Kowalczyk defended her Tour de Ski victory and was the first on the top of the Alpe Cermis today. Therese Johaug from Norway showed an excellent performance, and attacked from the fifth place and overtook both Follis and Longa for 2nd.
The U.S. Ski Team’s Kris Freeman (Andover, NH) was seventh in the eighth and final stage of the Tour de Ski, an impressive finish in the 9k free technique pursuit to wrap up an encouraging tour.
Video of the completed Frosty Freestyle alternative race course. If we don't have enough snow for the normal course, this is where we'll ski.
After three weeks without racing Laura Spector came back strong in today's sprint competition in Oberhof, posting her personal best with a 19th place.
Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) made an early attack against the other athletes and made a gap together with Therese Johaug (NOR). The two ladies managed to stay in front the entire race working together as a team and keeping the others behind them.
Petter Northug is back and captures the stage victory in the second to last race of this year's edition of Tour de Ski.
Team NordicSkiRacer Rollerski Workout
West Boat Launch Parking Lot, Kensington Metropark, Milford, MI
Team NordicSkiRacer Rollerski Workout
Baywoods parking lot, Kensington Metropark, Milford, MI
Team NordicSkiRacer Rollerski Workout
West Boat Launch Parking Lot, Kensington Metropark, Milford, MI
Team NordicSkiRacer Rollerski Workout
Baywoods parking lot, Kensington Metropark, Milford, MI