Cross Country Ski Headquarters wins another Michigan Cup! Good job getting your skiers out, Headquarters!
FIS Cross-Country had a unique chance to talk to U.S. top athlete, representative in the athletes commission Kikkan Randall. She was preasent at the FIS Congress in Turkey and then flew to Norway for a Rollerski opener in Askim, which she won.
The Swedish town, which is well-known among the Cross-Country fans as an excellent host over the years for many Cross-Country World Cups, won in a tight vote over three ballots against its competitors Lahti (FIN), Zakopane (POL) and Oberstdorf (GER)
Changes in bonus seconds, intermediate sprint bonuses, and skiers are now allowed to make 3-4 ski exchanges during long races.
Andy Newell and new US Ski Team member Simi Hamilton give an update from Bend Oregon where the US and Canadian National teams have been training.
The multi-stage events we have implemented during the season like the Tour de Ski and the World Cup Final showed us that the fans love them and the interest strongly increased year by year.
This season Matt Liebsch (the winner of the 2009 American Birkebeiner and Top 30 World Cup finisher) will provide a duplicate of his training log, comments, and notes that corresponds with one week of each training period.
A friend tipped me off about this bill before the state legislature. I find it mostly common sense, but I object to the daylight only and helmet rules.
Elite, recreational and novice skiers alike can increase their enjoyment and performance this winter by working on ski specific upper-body strength and strength endurance.
The FIS Council has decided to sanction the Russian Ski Association as a response to the high number of doping cases and lack of adherence to the FIS Anti-Doping Rules. And Kornelia Marek (POL) has received a 2 year suspension.
Kikkan Randall, in her first rollerski race on super-fast wheels, won both the sprint and hill climb events in the Norway Cup Rollerski races in Askim, Norway. Randall beat Norway sprint stars Guro Strøm Solli and Ella Gjømle Berg.
The West Yellowstone Ski Education Foundation (WYSEF) will host a Mountain Bike Biathlon on the Rendezvous Ski Trails on June 26, 2010. This unique event combines mountain biking and target shooting.
Few people in the world ever get a shot at beating an Olympic athlete, but last weekend, the public had their chance as Olympic gold medalist Billy Demong raced with the public in the fourth Annual Utah Olympic Park Hill Climb in Park Climb in Park City.