Cross Country Ski Racing News
Preliminary Birkie Wax Tip - Toko
2/20/2012 - By Ian Harvey
John Bauer went out and tested glide wax this morning. Temperature was fairly warm when he tested (20F) which is on the warm side to what we anticipate, so it was a good test.
Michigan Cup Season Remaining
2/20/2012 - By Ernie Brumbaugh
Snow conditions have forced races to be cancelled or modified. Here's a list of upcoming Michigan Cup races and their status.
Racer Etiquette 101: Shouldn’t we ALL be ambassadors for Cross Country Skiing?
2/20/2012 - By Pete Edwards
Here are some good reasons to NEVER talk or scream rudely at fellow racers or non-racers that may be out on the course...
Video: View from middle of the pack!
2/19/2012 - By Steve Andriese
Video from within the pack at the Hanson Hills Freestyle on Saturday January 18, 2012. (Awesome video!)
Hanson Hills Classic won by Hardin and Baic
2/19/2012 - By Mike Muha
Tracy Hardin and Milan Baic where the top finishers in the Hanson Hills Classic this morning.
Powell and Brown take Hanson Hills Freestyle
2/18/2012 - By Mike Muha
Amy Powell and Eli Brown make it three races in a row with the victories at the Hanson Hills Freestyle, a quickly organized Michigan Cup race that replaced the cancelled Wintersonnenwende.
Randall gets career-best classic finish
2/18/2012 - By USSA
Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) skied to a career best classical technique distance event, finishing eighth in a 10k FIS Cross Country World Cup in Szklarska Poreba.
Randall Survives Crash to take Third
2/18/2012 - By USSA
World Cup sprint leader Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) powered her way back into the race to finish third after an early crash in the finals.
Michigan Cup standings through the Sprints
2/17/2012 - By Ken Dawson
Dan Yankus and Tracy Hardin lead the Michigan Cup. Sean Brownell and Hanna Davis are the top juniors.
Wax recommendations for this weekend
2/17/2012 - By Mike Muha
UPDATED: Wax recommendations for this weekend's race (check back for updates and additions).
Northern Michigan captures women’s, overall CCSA crowns, Alaska win men’s title
2/17/2012 - By CCSA
Victories in the men’s and women’s 3x5K freestyle relay earned Northern Michigan both the women’s and overall team titles at the CCSA Championships while Alaska claimed the men’s title.
Kornfield, Markvardsen battle way to conference crowns at CCSA Championships
2/16/2012 - By CCSA
Alaska’s Tyler Kornfield and Northern Michigan’s Monica Markvardsen both overcame challenging conditions as well as a field of more than 50 skiers to capture conference titles in the CCSA Championships mass start classic races at Michigan Tech.
