Tony Percha (lead) and Cyril Grum getting in an early morning rollerski at Kensington Metropark on Island Drive. (Yes, besides a nice bike path, Kensington has a couple quieter roads...)
Team Germany with Stefanie Böhler and Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle and the Russians with Nikolay Morilov and Alexei Petukhov won the last team sprint before the Olympics under cold conditions in Rybinsk, Russia.
Finishing in the top 60, Haley Johnson (Lake Placid, NY) and Tim Burke (Paul Smiths, NY) are the only U.S. athletes who qualified for Sunday's Pursuit competition
The U.S. Team took ninth in an FIS World Cup Nordic Combined event Sunday afternoon in Germany, as the home team got the victory.
With the World Cup nordic combined circuit winding down in preparation for the 2010 Olympics, Bryan Fletcher (Steamboat Springs, CO) stuck it out to lead the way for the U.S. Saturday, finishing 35th in Germany.
Alpine skier Lindsey Vonnwas named the 2009 USOC SportsWoman of the Year, nordic combined skier Todd Lodwick was honored as SportsMan of the Year and monoskier Stephani Victor earned Paralympic SportsWoman of the Year.
24-year-old Artem Zhmurko took in his second World Cup race his first victory ever. The Russian newcomer finished the today's Pursuit over 2 x 15 km in a time of 1:15.23min, 0,9 seconds ahead of his team mate Ilia Chernousov.
Justyna Kowalczyk from Poland dominate the Pursuit in Rybinsk as expected and won the race over 2 x 7,5km in 41:50.8min, 9,8 seconds ahead of Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle from Germany.
CXC had a successful national championships. Out of the 4 races, CXC skiers (including Caitlin Compton who CXC was waxing for) had a total of 9 top 5 finishes. Here are CXC coach Bryan Fish's comments on waxing for the week.
Hanson Hills would like to invite everyone one up for a SOCIAL SKI DAY at Hanson Hills seeing that the Garland Race(s) have been cancelled.
Three World Champions were among five athletes announced Thursday by the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) to compete on the 2010 Olympic Nordic Combined Ski Team.
It's a team of eight individuals, many of whom will race against each other. But they are going to Vancouver as a Team - well prepared, enthusiastic and confident.
More than 100 people turned out for the inagural Keweenaw Nordic Ski Festival Sponsored by The Library Restaurant and Brew Pub Jan. 16-17. The event served as a fundraiser for the Michigan Tech Nordic ski teams.
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