News, tips, and guides for the Nordic Ski Racer
Mclean and Wichem win Michigan Cup Marathon
Grand Rapids Nordic’s Dave Mclean once again soundly thumped the competition by winning the Michigan Cup Marathon 30K in 18:58. In the women’s 15 Km, Amy Wichem won easily in 46:02.
By Mike Muha
Feb 2, 2009
Paull and Hardin win Hanson Hills Classic
Denny Paul and Tracy Hardin won the Hanson Hills Classic senior 12 km race. Brendan Baic and Kaitlyn Patterson each won their second junior race of the weekend.
By Mike Muha
Feb 2, 2009
NMU skiers lead CCSA in classic race at Telemark SuperTour
Phil Violett and Laura DeWitt of Northern Michigan University were the top collegiate performers on Saturday at the Telemark SuperTour classic technique race in Cable, Wis.
By Matias Saari
Feb 2, 2009
Mucho photos from 2009 Michigan Cup Marathon
One upside to dropping out in the middle of the race: I got to take lots of photos, including the men and women finishers!
By Mike Muha
Feb 2, 2009
Wax recommendation for Feb 4 Traverse City sprints
Swix wax recommendation for Feb 4 Traverse City sprints at Timber Ridge Nordic.
By Pete Edwards
Feb 2, 2009
US Championship races rescheduled for March 2009
The two US Championships events that we were unable to run in Anchorage in January 2009 will be hosted by the Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks as part of the US Long Distance Championships.
By USSA
Feb 1, 2009
Newell Fifth in Rybinsk
Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, VT) found his form in Saturday's individual sprint, finishing fifth. It's the best result in the individual sprint for Newell so far this season. Italian Renato Pasini won.
By US Ski Team
Feb 1, 2009
Rybinsk Pursuits Canceled
Cold weather in Rybinsk, which lies 300K north of Moscow, forced cancelation of a men's and women's pursuit scheduled for Sunday on the FIS Cross Country World Cup.
By US Ski Team
Feb 1, 2009
Glueck Leads U.S. in France
Norway's Magnus Moan took in his fifth win of the season, coming within 52 points of the overall lead during a FIS Nordic Combined World Cup Saturday. The US's Alex Glueck finished 32nd, a career best.
By US Ski Team
Feb 1, 2009
USSA Announces Nordic Junior World Teams
15 athletes from across the nation have been tapped to be on the Junior World Championship Team for jumping and nordic combined.
By US Ski Team
Jan 31, 2009
Traverse City Time Trial results for Jan 28
Raymond Innis had the fastest time of the day, followed by Andy Rocky. Fastest senior women was Susan Vigland; fastest Junior Girl ? Maria Frick.
By Mark Esper
Jan 31, 2009
Ski grooming woes...
Both the Leelanau Groomer and the Vasa groomer broke down within days of each other. Now is a great time to rally and show appreciation for the grooming program and TART.
By Missy Luyk
Jan 31, 2009