Cross Country Ski Racing News
Koos and Bjornsen win 30k/20k Classic
1/7/2013 - By USSA
Torin Koos and Sadie Bjornsen were winners Sunday on day three of the U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships at Soldier Hollow.
Juniors race for spots at Junior Nationals
1/6/2013 - By Mike Muha
The first day of the Junior National Qualifier race at the Boyne Valley Lodge in Walloon Lake is over. The day started with freestyle sprint prelims: a 1km freestyle loop with the top 24 males and females moving on to the elimination rounds.
37 teams complete in 6-hour team relay
1/6/2013 - By Mike Muha
Seventeen coed teams, 17 male teams and 3 all-women teams competed in the 2013 Six Hour Team Relay at Hanson Hills Recreation Area.
Randall 7th going into hill climb
1/6/2013 - By US Ski Team
It's down to just one stage, the final climb up Alpe Cermis, with Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) of the U.S. Ski Team standing seventh behind runaway leader Justyna Kowalczyk.
Video: Kikkan Randall takes 7th in Tour de Ski stage 5
1/5/2013 - By Universal Sports
Toblach, Italy, FIS Tour de Ski, Stage 5 Women's 3.3km Individual, Kikkan Randall (USA) finishes the day in 7th place, and is 7th in the Tour as well, 34.9 seconds off the podium with two stages left.
Video: Kikkan Randall wins stage 3 of Tour de Ski
1/5/2013 - By Universal Sports
This video shows Kikkan Randall skiingto a DOMINATING victory for her second stage in the Tour de Ski.
First U.S. Titles for Bjornsen, Brennan
1/5/2013 - By USSA
APU Nordic had a strong day at the U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships with Erik Bjornsen and Rosie Brennan taking their first U.S. titles in the 15k Freestyle and 10k Freestyle.
Randall Up One Spot in Tour
1/5/2013 - By USSA
American Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) moved up one spot to seventh and remained in close striking distance to fourth as the Tour heads into its final two days in Val di Fiemme.
Randall moves from 5th to 8th
1/4/2013 - By USSA
Poland's Justyna Kowalczyk remained in the Tour de Ski lead with a comfortable win in the 15k freestyle pursuit, but the field closed the gap with Sweden's Charlotte Kalla 23.3 back and Therese Haug of Norway 28.7 back.
Central Collegiate Ski Association teams set for season opener
1/4/2013 - By Tom Myrick
The region will look to continue some of the momentum they gained in the NCAA championships last year when the CCSA finally regained a place atop the podium as Northern Michigan’s Erik Soderman captured the national championship in the men’s 10k skate.
Wax Recommendations for this weekend's races
1/4/2013 - By Mike Muha
UPDATE !: Wax recommendations for this weekend's Michigan races. Fast Wax, Solda, Swix, Toko, SkiGo/Holmenkol... Check for additions and updates later.
Koos, Bender take U.S. Classic Sprint Titles
1/3/2013 - By US Ski Team
Torin Koos (Wenatchee, WA) of Northern Bridger Ski Foundation and Jennie Bender (Johnson, VT) of CXC Elite took classic sprint titles on opening day of the U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships on the Olympic trails at Soldier Hollow.
