Former Michigan Cup racer and current member of the Bridger Ski Foundation Pro Team Reid Goble has had a great couple weeks. First, he won the Minneapolis SuperTour race. Then he won a gold medal serving as a guide in the Paralympics. Finally, he's been chosen to race in the Men's 10km interval start classic race (3/20) at the FIS World Cup Finals in Lake Placid NY. Way to go Reid!
The nordic teams are in Lahti, Finland right now and we're heading to Oslo, Norway today, closing up the season in the next couple of weeks.,
Andy Newell finished 12th Wednesday in the annual classic technique sprint World Cup race through Drammen, a village about 25 miles west of Oslo. Torin Koos was 15th.,
Wednesday was a Nordic day in Tarvisio: while Finland took gold in both the men's 10km race in the free technique and in the Nordic Combined Gundersen event, Sweden claimed gold in the ladies' 5km race. The US's Elizabeth Stephen takes 7th.,
Khanty Mansiysk, Russia, March 14. Tim Burke heads a contingent of four US biathletes who will compete in the World Cup Final starting here on Thursday.,
Here's the preliminary results for all Michigan Cup individual races and team standings before the Michigan Cup Relays.,
So what's a Nordic Ski Racer to do when he's on vacation on St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands in the middle of ski racing season? Why train of course!,
When we returned from our trip we knew it was time to make some sense out of our wax box. If we were going to drive or fly all over the countryside to attend ski races, it just made sense to make an effort to have the right wax when we got there.,
Valaas' medal is the first won by an American woman. Valaas joined the new CXC team from the Central Division this winter and has teamed with Caitlin Compton to dominate the domestic racing.,
In the ladies' race, staged in the classical technique, the victory went to Alena Prochazkova of Slovakia. The 22-year-old Slovak was followed by Laura Valaas (USA) and Piret Pormeister of Estonia.,
Team NordicSkiRacer's Hugh Pritchard wins his second race of the weekend while Strait Strider Jean VanDam was top women at the Boyne Highlands 10K Freestyle.,
Grand Rapids Nordic's Amy Todd and Team NordicSkiRacer Hugh Pritchard win the Boyne Highlands 10K classic on Saturday March 10, 2007.,
20-year-old Astrid Jacobsen of Norway won the ladies sprint while Ivan Ivanov of Russia took the honors for the men. Sadie Bjornsen and Charlie Smith were the top US finishers.,
Team NordicSkiRacer Rollerski Workout
West Boat Launch Parking Lot, Kensington Metropark, Milford, MI
Team NordicSkiRacer Rollerski Workout
Baywoods parking lot, Kensington Metropark, Milford, MI
Team NordicSkiRacer Rollerski Workout
West Boat Launch Parking Lot, Kensington Metropark, Milford, MI
Team NordicSkiRacer Rollerski Workout
Baywoods parking lot, Kensington Metropark, Milford, MI