Cross Country Ski Headquarters wins another Michigan Cup! Good job getting your skiers out, Headquarters!
We are now in the middle of training phase and have not reduced the training loads. We’re going to carry out 3-4 hour sessions twice a day. So the race in Friday was sort of a test competition after 700 km in 10 days.
Video from the Men's 10K Classic cross country ski race from Mounio, Finland on November 13, 2010 - the race that Kris Freeman won!
On November 16th, 17th and 19th the Canmore Nordic Center will host two sprints as well as one mass start to determine the final US Biathlon World Cup team for the December races.
Video from Friday's skate sprint race in Muonio, Finland. Kikkan Randal is leading the pack (racer bib 5, in black suit).
Says Freeman, "Good race today. Skiing is fantastic. Don't want to leave. First for Muonio."
We received 4 inches of snow today and the groomers were out grooming. We will be back out in the AM and plan to open for rock skiing in the AM at 9 AM
Despite not being seeded in the men's classic 10k race Kris Freeman (Andover, NH) crushed the field, winning the race by 12 seconds.
Randall beat the field by nearly a second in the final round, while Estonia's Timo Simonlatser crushed the men's line-up by close to two seconds.
U.S. top female athlete Kikkan Randall led two biggest rivals for the Big Crystal Globe in the Finnish sprint opener in Muonio and swept victory.
Toko's Nordic Wax Technical Manual is always a good read, even if you don't use Toko waxes. If you do use Toko waxes, it's a must have!
SkiTrax Magazine is pleased once again to present our popular international FIS Fantasy World Cup 2010/11 Contest for players around the world.
Men and women of the Russian skis team do speed work up a hill and along the flats: V2, V1, V2 alternate, Doublepush, Marathon Skate, Skate with no poles - every technique, FAST.