Saturday, Noveber 20, 2010 is the first World Cup race of the season. A total of 26 nations are expected to take part in the World Cup Opening in Gällivare, Sweden.
The 2011 Cote Dame Marie Loppet is presented by The Grayling Recreation Authority. This exciting Nordic Skiing Adventure will take you through the scenic hardwood trails of Hanson Hills Recreation Area, located in Grayling, Michigan.
The women's 5K classic cross country ski race on November 11, 2010 form Mounio, Finland.
We are now in the middle of training phase and have not reduced the training loads. We’re going to carry out 3-4 hour sessions twice a day. So the race in Friday was sort of a test competition after 700 km in 10 days.
Video from the Men's 10K Classic cross country ski race from Mounio, Finland on November 13, 2010 - the race that Kris Freeman won!
On November 16th, 17th and 19th the Canmore Nordic Center will host two sprints as well as one mass start to determine the final US Biathlon World Cup team for the December races.
Video from Friday's skate sprint race in Muonio, Finland. Kikkan Randal is leading the pack (racer bib 5, in black suit).
Says Freeman, "Good race today. Skiing is fantastic. Don't want to leave. First for Muonio."
Despite not being seeded in the men's classic 10k race Kris Freeman (Andover, NH) crushed the field, winning the race by 12 seconds.
Randall beat the field by nearly a second in the final round, while Estonia's Timo Simonlatser crushed the men's line-up by close to two seconds.
U.S. top female athlete Kikkan Randall led two biggest rivals for the Big Crystal Globe in the Finnish sprint opener in Muonio and swept victory.
The Noquemanon race committee has completed three new significant trail improvements already this fall.