News, tips, and guides for the Nordic Ski Racer
Norway Wins Men's, Women's Team Sprints - again
Both Norwegian teams won the relay competition in Falun (SWE) – the ladies over 4 x 5 km and the men over 4 x 10 km.,
By FIS
Feb 25, 2008
Kanaby, Patterson, Hallstrom and Brennan win Muffin Race
It was the 16th running of the Cross Country Ski Headquarters Muffin Race, a duathlon featuring a 4km classic leg followed immediately by a 4km skate leg.,
By Mike Muha
Feb 25, 2008
Laura Spector Skis to 6th Place at European Championships
Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic, February 23. Laura Spector (Lenox, MA) finished 6h in the Junior 10K Pursuit today, at the European Biathlon Championships.,
By US Biathlon Association
Feb 24, 2008
Dartmouth College freshman 12th at Nordic Junior Worlds
Dartmouth College freshman Ida Sargent (20; Orleans, VT) was 12th Saturday in the 1.3K freestyle sprint opening the 2008 FIS Nordic Junior World Championships.,
By US Ski Team
Feb 24, 2008
Junior World Champion title for Barthelemy and Halfvarsson
Laure Barthelemy from France and the Swede Calle Halfvarsson are the winner in the Sprint competition in the FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships in Malles (ITA).,
By FIS
Feb 24, 2008
Babikov and Dong win the Birkie
The top finishers all agreed that conditions were fast and ideal. The 27-year-old Babikov said he made his move on the last uphill five kilometers from the finish.,
By Leslie Hamp
Feb 24, 2008
Spector, 12th, Manbeck 14th in Sprint at Nove Mesto
Even after some heavy rain on Thursday, the tracks at Nove Mesto are in decent shape, although the artificial snow is getting quite dirty in places.,
By US Biathlon Association
Feb 23, 2008
Freeman 23rd in 30K Pursuit at Falun
Kris Freeman (Andover, NH), in a strong show of returning fitness after being sick, hung tenaciously with the lead pack and finished 23rd Saturday in a World Cup 30K pursuit race at the Swedish Ski Games.,
By US Ski Team
Feb 23, 2008
Double victory for Norway: Jacobsen ahead of Bjoergen
Astrid Jacobsen took the third victory in a row in 7,5 km + 7,5 km Pursuit race in Falun after being first in the Interval start and the Team Sprint in Liberec last weekend.,
By FIS
Feb 23, 2008
Stockholm hosts the Royal Palace Sprint
The Royal Palace Sprint will host the Viessmann FIS World Cup Cross-Country directly in the heart of Stockholm for a mid-week event on Wednesday, 27th February.,
By FIS
Feb 22, 2008
Lahti prepares for Salpausselänkisat
The Lahti Ski Games (Salpausselänkisat) will be held for the 83rd time this year with a full Nordic World Cup Program (Cross-Country, Ski-Jumping and Nordic Combined) from Feb 29 through March 2.,
By FIS
Feb 22, 2008
Kalla and Bauer lead prize money rankings
Tour de Ski winners Charlotte Kalla (SWE) and Lukas Bauer (CZE) lead the season's prize money rankings on the World Cup with $170,000 and $200,000.,
By FIS
Feb 22, 2008
