Cross Country Ski Headquarters wins another Michigan Cup! Good job getting your skiers out, Headquarters!
Sprint gold to Arianna Follis (ITA) and Ola Vigen Hattestad (NOR)
2/25/2009 - By FIS
The new sprint world champions are Arianna Follis from Italy and Ola Vigen Hattestad from Norway. They claimed victory in the free technique sprint at the 2009 World Championship venue Vesec in Liberec (CZE).
Life in Czech
2/25/2009 - By Mo and Liz
First stop, accreditation, where we had our pictures taken (a nice touch after a 13 hour drive), our all access granting credentials were made, and picked up our complementary six packs of beer with our race packets.
Black Mountain Nordic Classic update
2/25/2009 - By Denny Paull
The race starts at 10:00 on Saturday, Feb. 28 with the 10 k tour starting at 9:30. An added feature of the tour this year will be an option for tour skiers to take an alternate route back to the finish thus avoiding the hilly sections of the race course n
Randall Takes Silver in Sprint
2/25/2009 - By US Ski Team
Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) put her mark on an already historic Nordic Ski World Championships for the USA, taking silver Tuesday in the cross country sprint to garner the highest medal for a U.S. cross country skier at Worlds in history.
Testing the 2010 Rossignol Xium WCS skate skis
2/24/2009 - By Mark Waechter
Rossignol has trimmed weight from the tip - that's the most noticeable structural difference. The tip is pared down to the carbon layer with reinforcing remaining around the perimeter.
Good info
2/24/2009 - By Pharme138
Rebecca's race got off to a sketchy start as she forgot her water bottle and carrier in the van and didn't have time to track it down before the start. That meant racing without any drink on her until she could get feeds somewhere along the 50 km course., , , , , , , , , ,
What we did, why, and how it worked out
2/24/2009 - By Ian Harvey, Toko
How Toko's wax recommendation for glide and kick evolved from Tuesday through racing morning at the 2009 American Birkebeiner.
Biac, Hallstrom, Patterson and Kamm top Muffin Pursuit
2/23/2009 - By Mike Muha
Who would have believed it? After 14 inches of fresh snow in less than 24 hours, the tracks for the 4 Km Classic + 4 Km Freestyle Pursuit Muffin Race were rocket fast.
Video interviews with Nordic Combined Champions
2/23/2009 - By US Ski Team
World Champion Todd Lodwick, bronze medalist Billy Demong and U.S. Nordic Program Director John Farra couldn't be more thrilled with how the USA has done so far during the 2009 Nordic Ski World Championships. Hear what they have to say...
US Ski Team leads medals count at Nordic World Championships!
2/23/2009 - By US Ski Team
The US has four medals including three golds and one bronze after eight of 20 events. Second place Norway has 1 gold, 2 silver and a bronze.
Lodwick Gold, Demong Bronze
2/23/2009 - By US Ski Team
In an historic day for the USA, Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, CO) took his second World Championship gold and teammate Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY) took the bronze during the 2009 FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Liberec.
Yes, We Really Are Leading the Medals Count
2/23/2009 - By Tom Kelly
In my hand is a piece of paper. It's the Medal Standings from the Nordic Ski World Championships. In the number one spot is the USA with four medals including three gold. Norway is in second – but a relatively distant second with just one gold.
