News, tips, and guides for the Nordic Ski Racer

Christina Mishica top GLD classic skier at Junior Olympics

Christina Mishica was again the best placed Great Lakes District junior during the Junior Olympics, this time in the 5 Km Classic. Mishica finished 27th in the OJ Girls division.

By Mike Muha
Mar 15, 2009

Two GLD teams place in top 15 in JO Relays

Two Great Lake District teams places in the top 15 in the Junior Olympic Relay race.

By Mike Muha
Mar 15, 2009

Demong Wins King's Cup

World Champion Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY) ended the season Sunday with a strong win in the final DKB FIS Nordic Combined World Cup in Norway, winning the prestigious King's Cup, one of the sport's top honors.

By US Ski Team
Mar 15, 2009

Demong Sprints to Second

Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY) sprinted away from a huge pack in the last half kilometer to finish second behind FIS Nordic Combined World Cup leader Anssi Koivuranta of Finland.

By US Ski Team
Mar 15, 2009

Factors that affect glide in fresh snow

There are four factors that can affect glide regularly in fresh snow: wrong flex, too aggressive structure, base hair, and not enough wax in the ski bases.

By Ian Harvey
Mar 14, 2009

GLD's Christina Mishica top 10 in freestyle

Christina Mishica was the best placed Great Lakes District junior during the Junior Olympics Freestyle on Wednesday, finishing 9th in the 10 Km J1 Girls Freestyle.

By Mike Muha
Mar 13, 2009

Feature image for GLD's Christina Mishica top 10 in freestyle

Wax recommendations for this weekend's races

UPDATED: Wax recommendations from Fast Wax, Solda, Swix and Toko for the weekend's Michigan Cup (and other) races. Check back for updates!

By Mike Muha
Mar 13, 2009

15K Skate…

Today was the long race day at Junior Olympics in Truckee, California; a 10K for the OJ and J1 women (we have one of each) and 15K for the OJ and J1 men (the 14 dudes on the team.)

By Zach Wagner
Mar 13, 2009

CCSA struggles at NCAA Ski Championships classic race

The Central Collegiate Ski Association had a tough outing on Thursday at the NCAA Skiing Championships in Rumford, Maine, as it recorded just three top-15 results and earned no All-American certificates in classic races.

By Matias Saari
Mar 13, 2009

Fight to the finish!

Just as the once great horse handicapper predicted the favorite is leading the race down the backstretch but the race is far from over.  Will HH/CCSS have enough in the tank to pull out a victory?  

By Ken Dawson
Mar 13, 2009

Norway Sweeps Men's XC in Norway

It was a day for the home crowd as Norway swept the men's World Cup podium with Ola Vigen Hattestad winning the classic sprint in Trondheim. Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, VT) took the lead for the U.S. finishing 23rd.

By US Ski Team
Mar 13, 2009

ABR to Ironwood Marathon approved to 2010

A Ski Marathon from ABR Ski Trails into downtown Ironwood got unanimous City approval this week at the Ironwood City Council meeting.

By Eric Anderson
Mar 12, 2009