The US women started the season better than anyone could expect. Laura Spector finished on a sensational 25th place – the best result of her career. Given the circumstances around Laura’s training during the summer the result stands out even more.
The Northern Michigan University men’s and women’s nordic ski teams will open their 2010-11 season December 4-5 with events hosted by Michigan Technological University.
Holly Brooks and Lars Flora lead the SuperTour standings after the races at the Yellowstone Ski Festival.
Freeman finished 12th in the men’s 15k free technique handicap pursuit race in the final event of this year’s "Ruka Triple" World Cup event. Kikkan Randall finished 20th in the 10k.
Footage of the qualifying time trial and heats from the Men's Classic Sprint in Kussamo, Finland.
Footage of the qualifying time trial and heats from the Women's Classic Sprint in Kussamo, Finland.
“You know I started early today, but I was lucky to have guys like Lukas Bauer and Angerer just in front of me. I had a great second lap and moved way up."
Olympian Bryan Fletcher skied to a career best 18th Saturday in the second FIS Nordic Combined World Cup in Kuusamo.
The U.S. Ski Team's Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY) moved up 13 places in cross country but it did little to brighten a tough opener for the USA in the FIS World Cup in Kuusamo.
UPDATED: Andy Newell qualified eight and finished sixth in cross country sprint opener in Kuusamo. Finland. “I like this course a lot, it’s a tough one with two big hills for the men."
APU did exceptional well in the sprints, taking 11 of the 20 top five positions across the two back-to-back events.
The World Cup circuit will kick off next Wednesday in Östersund, right now just a few teams are using the training possibilities at the Swedish venue.