Cross Country Ski Racing News
Strong USA XC Team to World Champs
1/13/2011 - By US Ski Team
World Championship silver medalist Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) will lead a strong 2011 U.S. Cross Country World Championship Team to compete at Holmenkollen in Oslo beginning Feb. 24. Randall is one of 14 athletes named Wednesday to compete.
NMU finishes third at US Championships
1/12/2011 - By Calvin Larson
The Northern Michigan University men’s and women’s Nordic skiing teams competed at the 2011 US Nordic Skiing Championships in Maine last week. The team placed third in the USSA College Cup and Andy Liebner won the top male collegiate skier award.
Huron Meadows Tuesday night sprints
1/10/2011 - By Mike Muha
Hey! We have snow and a great 1km loop that has a doubletrack and a wide skating lane. Time to have night sprint races to warm up for the Frosty!
Diggins, Koos Take U.S. XC Sprint ttles
1/10/2011 - By US Ski Team and Ian Harvey
Junior skier Jesssica Diggins, 19, (Afton, MN) and Olympian Torin Koos (Wenatchee, WA) battled an intensely motivated national championships field to take the top spots at the U.S. Cross Country Championships in the freestyle sprint Saturday.
USA's World U-23 Team named
1/10/2011 - By US Ski Team
The U.S. Cross Country Ski Team selected 13 athletes Saturday in Rumford, ME at the 2011 U.S. Cross Country Championsips to represent the U.S. in the 2011 World U-23 Cross Country Ski Championships in Otepaa, Estonia Jan. 27-31.
Dario Cologna captures second Tour de Ski victory
1/9/2011 - By FIS
Swiss Olympic champion finished first on the top of the Alpe Cermis capturing his second Tour de Ski victory in his career.
Justyna Kowalczyk defendes Tour de Ski victory
1/9/2011 - By FIS
Polish star Justyna Kowalczyk defended her Tour de Ski victory and was the first on the top of the Alpe Cermis today. Therese Johaug from Norway showed an excellent performance, and attacked from the fifth place and overtook both Follis and Longa for 2nd.
Impressive Tour Finish for Freeman
1/9/2011 - By US Ski Team
The U.S. Ski Team’s Kris Freeman (Andover, NH) was seventh in the eighth and final stage of the Tour de Ski, an impressive finish in the 9k free technique pursuit to wrap up an encouraging tour.
A look at the completed Frosty Freestyle alternative race course
1/9/2011 - By Mike Muha
Video of the completed Frosty Freestyle alternative race course. If we don't have enough snow for the normal course, this is where we'll ski.
"The Best Day Ever For U.S. Women's Team"
1/9/2011 - By Viktoria Franke
After three weeks without racing Laura Spector came back strong in today's sprint competition in Oberhof, posting her personal best with a 19th place.
Kowalczyk wins her fourth Tour de Ski stage
1/9/2011 - By FIS
Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) made an early attack against the other athletes and made a gap together with Therese Johaug (NOR). The two ladies managed to stay in front the entire race working together as a team and keeping the others behind them.
Northug is back and captures stage victory in Val di Fiemme
1/9/2011 - By FIS
Petter Northug is back and captures the stage victory in the second to last race of this year's edition of Tour de Ski.
