Cross Country Ski Headquarters wins another Michigan Cup! Good job getting your skiers out, Headquarters!
World Championship medalist Kikkan Randall, along with Andy Newell and Kris Freeman headline a group of eight athletes announced Tuesday by the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) for the 2010 Olympic Cross Country Ski Team.
If Nordic skiing is to continue its viability as a competitive sport for the Michigan Cup, and if it is to continue as a viable form of recreation with access to good venues, we need to have more people, and younger people participating.
Reigning Potto Raid champion Jeff Potter won his second straight Potto Raid on Sunday. Potter used his superb Nordic technique to pull away the competition.
The last relay competition before the Olympic Winter Games turned out to be a perfect pre-test for the U.S. men's team.
The bill would help ensure the safety of roller-skiers on Maine roads. Skiing in the direction of traffic is the safest way to ski, but current law is not clear that skiing should go in the direction of traffic. The bill would clarify that.
Catarina Gulledge and Milan Baic lead the Michigan Cup through the Grand Rapids Langlauf in the senior division. Mac Brennan and Ross Williams tie for first in the Junior Men's, and Maria Frick leads the Junior Women.
Newcomer Hanna Falk took her second World Cup victory in a tight finish with Petra Majdic from Slowenia. In the men's race, Emil Joensson completed the Swedish success, taking his first season victory a tight final ahead of Ola Hattestad from Norway.
Andy Newell missed out on the semifinal round by an eyelash at the Viessman FIS World Cup sprint in Estonia on Saturday, finishing 13th after qualifying sixth.
World Champion Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY) just missed the podium Sunday, leading the way for the U.S. in fourth during a World Cup nordic combined competition in France.
The first U.S. women’s relay of the 2009-2010 season turned out to be a good test event for the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games. The team finished 19th following some challenges on the track and shooting range.
Cheryl Darnton wins her second Frosty Freestyle 15k race, two years in a row. And Milan Baic skis away from the pack to win the Men's division.
UPDATED RESULTS. After a week of above freezing temperatures and bright sun, the weather cooled to below freezing, setting the stage for a fast race course.