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Garland/XCHQ Gripper: On the Course, Part 2

Another set of photos from the Garland Gripper, held at the Cross Country Ski Headquarters in Higgins Lake on Saturday, January 20.,

By Mike Muha
Jan 23, 2007

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Junior Worlds Postponed to March

Due to the weather situation, the FIS has made it official that the FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships and U 23 Cross-Country in Tarvisio, Italy, Jan 29 to Feb 4, 2007 are cancelled and will be rescheduled later in March.,

By FIS
Jan 23, 2007

Randall Sprints to First U.S. Women's Podium

Two-time Olympian Kikkan Randall (Anchorage, AK) earned the first World Cup cross country podium by a U.S. woman Sunday, finishing third in a photo finish in a 1.2K freestyle sprint. ,

By US Ski Team
Jan 22, 2007

Cielsa and Flynn Win Again!

Hannah Cielsa and Emily Flynn repeated yesterday's performance to win the Garland Glide Junior Girls and Senior Women's divisions. Steve Kuhl and Mac Brennen win the Men's and Junior Boys races., ,

By Mike Muha
Jan 22, 2007

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Noque Shortened to 45km; Finish Area Moved

The Noque race committee has decided to move the finish area to the Forestville Ski Stadium. The problem is getting clean snow for cover poorly covered sections of trail.,

By Noquemanon Marathon
Jan 22, 2007

Photos from the Gripper Classic Race Start

Photos from the starting area and intervals starts at the Garland Gripper, moved at the Cross Country Ski Headquarters for better snow.,

By Mike Muha
Jan 22, 2007

White Pine Distance Dropped to 10-12K

This year we will run a single event for all Stampeders; one mass start for a single course. The new start time, for all skiers, is 10:00 am, The distance will be aproximately 10-12km depending on snow conditions.,

By White Pine Stampede
Jan 22, 2007

Burke 11th in Exciting Pokljuka Biathlon Pursuit

Pokljuka (Bled), Slovenia, Tim Burke, after being in fifth position before the final shooting stage finished a frustrated 11th today, 1:22.3 behind the winner, Christoph Sumann of Austria, in the Men’s 12.5K Pursuit competition.,

By US Biathlon Association
Jan 21, 2007

Burke 6th in Mass Start; Best US Result in 7 Years

Tim Burke, after missing the podium in yesterday’s Pursuit competition, came back even stronger in today’s 15K Mass Start competition, finishing sixth with the best US Biathlon result since January, 2000.,

By US Biathlon Association
Jan 21, 2007

Flora and Whitcomb Win Mt. Itasca Super Tour

Lars Flora of Subaru Factory Team led today’s 10km interval start classical race from start to finish in 24:37.6. Kate Whitcomb of FsX won her first SuperTour of the season.,

By CXC Skiing
Jan 21, 2007

CCSA Racers Excel in Classic Race at Mount Itasca

Cross-country skiers from the Central Collegiate Ski Association filled nearly half of the top 20 spots in men’s and women’s classic NorAm SuperTour races on Saturday at Mount Itasca in Coleraine, Minn.,

By Matias Saari, CCSA
Jan 21, 2007

Paull and Flynn Win the Gripper; Baic and Ciesla Top Juinors

A race at last! The snow came, although there wasn't enough of it to set a track at Garland for the Garland Gripper Classic Race, so the race was moved to the Cross Country Ski Headquarters.,

By Mike Muha
Jan 21, 2007

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