Cross Country Ski Headquarters wins another Michigan Cup! Good job getting your skiers out, Headquarters!
"It was a little bit better but definitely not up to our expectations," said Nordic Combined Coach Chris Gilbertson. "Bryan jumped OK, Billy jumped better, but not where we expect him to be."
Huron Meadows Metropark has taken delivery of a new fleet of Fischer SC SkateCut skate skis, becoming the only place in southern Michigan offer skate ski rentals.
Mich. - Northern Michigan University swept the top spots in Sunday's Husky Challenge, winning both the men's 10k Classic and the women's 5k Classic, taking 7 of the top ten spots.
The powerful Norwegian men’s team of Ola Vigen Hattestad and Anders Gloeersenn won the 6x1.6k free technique sprint Sunday over rival Sweden in a hard won fight. The U.S. Ski Team fielded two squads, finishing 21st and 23rd.
The best US man of the day was once again Tim Burke who finished 18th with two misses at the standing stage.
Several waves are already closed and several others are about to close. Only 1,500 registrations are available before the race is totally closed.
The Northern Michigan Nordic Ski team got off to a hot start at the Husky Challenge on the campus of Michigan Technological University, while the Michigan Tech Nordic ski team struggled to find their stride.
The USA was off the pace again Saturday as Mikko Kokslien of Norway picked up his first World Cup win knocking off defending FIS Nordic Combined World Cup champion Jason Lamy-Chappuis of France on the Olympic venue of Lillehammer.
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The U.S. Ski Team's Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) attacked hard Saturday in the women’s freestyle individual sprints taking second in the first of two days of racing in this centuries old city along the Rhine.
The US women started the season better than anyone could expect. Laura Spector finished on a sensational 25th place – the best result of her career. Given the circumstances around Laura’s training during the summer the result stands out even more.
The Northern Michigan University men’s and women’s nordic ski teams will open their 2010-11 season December 4-5 with events hosted by Michigan Technological University.