Cross Country Ski Racing News
GLD Junior Olympic sprint results
1/18/2011 - By Mike Muha
Traverse City skiers dominated the Great Lakes Division Junior Olympic Qualifier sprint race held at the Boyne Valley Lodge in Walloon Lake on Saturday, January 15, 2011.
Nanooks win Hilltop Invitational
1/18/2011 - By Tom Myrick
It was another Blue and Gold day at the St. Scholastica Hilltop Invitational as victories from Raphaela Sieber and Alex Morris in the women’s 5K and men’s 10K classic helped hand Alaska the team title in Duluth.
Caldwell and Potter win Potto Raid
1/18/2011 - By John Rutherford
A record 22 skiers showed up for the 6th annual Potto Raid back country ski race today. Potto conditions were superb and waxable skis ruled the day. Cold, fresh snow made the downhills less fearsome, and much faster, with glide aplenty.
Straits Striders take Krazy Klassic 12k
1/17/2011 - By Mike Muha
Strait Striders Tracy Hardin and Denny Paull, both of Cheboygan, drove down to Brighton and conquered the competition at the 1st Annual Huron Meadows Invitational (aka Krazy Klassic 12k) on Sunday, January 16.
Baic and Darnton take REI Frosty Freestyle
1/16/2011 - By Mike Muha
Cheryl Darnton wins her second Frosty Freestyle 15k race, two years in a row. And Milan Baic skis away from the pack to win the Men's division.
Taylor Fletcher leads USA
1/16/2011 - By US Ski Team
Taylor Fletcher (Steamboat Springs, CO) turned in a strong, balanced performance to score points and lead the U.S. Ski Team, finishing 29th in a FIS Nordic Combined World Cup in the Olympic village of Seefeld.
Randall takes second career World Cup win
1/16/2011 - By US Ski Team
The U.S. Ski Team’s Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) skied to an impressive victory Saturday in the free technique sprints for a second career World Cup win, taking over the World Cup sprint lead. It was her third World Cup podium of the season.
Weekend wax Recommendations
1/13/2011 - By Mike Muha
Wax recommendations for this weekend's Michigan Cup and Junior Olympic Qualifier races.
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.
