Cross Country Ski Racing News
Petra Majdic wins fifth stage of Tour de Ski
1/6/2011 - By FIS
Majdic won each of her races, and easily made it to the final. Trying to stay in front throughout the race, she had to sprint for her first place, as the two Italians, Arianna Follis and Magda Genuin attacked her.
Canada's Devon Kershaw grabs stage victory in Toblach
1/5/2011 - By FIS
Devon Kershaw (CAN) won against the overall Tour de Ski leader, Dario Cologna (SUI) by attacking in the last hill. Petter Northug (NOR) could not keep up with Kershaw and finished third.
Anna Haag scores stage victory in Pursuit
1/4/2011 - By FIS
Sweden's Anna Haag scores first victory on the World Cup level as she takes stage victory in today's pursuit 5+5 km in Oberstdorf.
Matti Heikkinen takes Tour Stage 4 win in Oberstdorf
1/4/2011 - By FIS
Heikkinen spurted over Tour leader Dario Cologna in the last 500 m before the finish line and edged the Swiss by +1.0 seconds in the 10 + 10 km Pursuit.
Freeman 11th in Oberstdorf Stage
1/4/2011 - By US Ski Team
The U.S. Ski Team’s Kris Freeman (Andover, NH) skied strongly to take 11th Monday as a grueling stage four concluded with the men’s 10k classic and 10k free technique race. Freeman’s time was 49:31.3, just 11.2 seconds behind the winner.
Koos, Brooks take opening U.S. Titles
1/3/2011 - By US Ski Team
Olympians Torin Koos (Leavenworth, WA) and Holly Brooks (Anchorage) struck gold on opening day of the U.S. Cross Country Championships at Maine's Black Mountain, convincingly winning the 1.4k classic sprints.
Petra Majdic (SLO) wins the Classic Sprint
1/3/2011 - By FIS
Petra Majdic (SLO) and Emil Joensson (SWE) took the victory in the third stage of the Tour, the classical sprint in Oberstdorf today.
Emil Joensson (SWE) wins by a tip of the toe in stage 3
1/3/2011 - By FIS
Swedish sprint specialist captured stage 3 win in Oberstdorf edging out by the tip of a toe Devon Kershaw of Canada.
USA qualifies strong in Classic Sprint
1/3/2011 - By US Ski Team
Andy Newell, Kris Freeman, and Kikkan Randall advanced to the final round of 32 Sunday in the men's and women's classic sprint at the Tour de Ski..
Dario Cologona wins stage 2 in Oberhof
1/2/2011 - By FIS
Switzerland's Dario Cologna showed biggest strength in the final spurt and won second stage of the Tour de Ski in Oberhof over 15 km Classic handicap start.
Justyna Kowalczyk wins, leads Tour de Ski
1/2/2011 - By FIS
Justyna Kowalczyk confirmed she's in great shape by winning today's second stage of the Tour de Ski with clear dominance.
Randall leads USA in Tour de Ski day two
1/2/2011 - By US Ski Team
The U.S. Ski Team’s Kikkan Randall and Kris Freeman both cracked the top 30 Saturday in the second of eight stages of the fifth annual FIS Tour de Ski. Randall was 22nd in the 10k classic pursuit with Freeman 28th in the men’s 15k.
