The Vasa Ski Club has ended the 4-year dynasty held by the Cross Country Ski Headquarters by winning the Michigan Cup 31,523.8 to 27,674.0 points.
Here are the points earned by each team at the Michigan Cup Relays, including the average points per each relay team.
The Michigan Cup Relays had the best snow conditions ever, with inches of fresh packed powder replacing the traditional spring hard pack.
This is what all pre-race meetings should be like! Feel the energy of the racers!
We arrived after about 56 hours of traveling, most of that driving, after Amtrak cancelled our train with little notice. Long drive.
Liz Stephen paved the way in 16th as all four U.S. athletes finished inside the top 30 Saturday in the women's 30k freestyle at the 2011 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo.
In a spellbinding race that saw five teams separated by less than three seconds on the third lap, the lead swapped back and forth between Finland and Italy before Norway’s turbocharged Petter Northug took control in the final kilometer...
In a sparkling day that saw the persistent fog come and go at Holmenkollen, rookie Jessie Diggins (Afton, MN) skied a strong anchor leg to move the USA into ninth in the women's relay.
UPDATED: Wax recommendations from Toko, Fast Wax and Swix (Solda coming soon?) for this weekend's races: REI Frosty Freestyle Finale and the Michigan Cup Relays.
The USA put both its men's and women's teams into the finals of the classic technique team sprint Wednesday at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo. Canada took gold for men while Sweden won the women's sprint.
Race the REI Frosty Freestyle Finale on Saturday!. If you don't have five races in yet - the max number that can be used for points in the Michigan Cup, this is your chance to move up the individual standings AND add to your team's points.
The U.S. Ski Team’s Kris Freeman (Andover, NH) skied steady in Tuesday's men's 15k classic under cloudy skies, and bathed in fog. Freeman finished in 24th; Noah Hoffman came in 29th.