Cross Country Ski Racing News
Headquarters in narrow lead over HHCCSS and Vasa Club
3/11/2010 - By Ernie Brumbaugh
A very narrow margin separates the Cross Country Ski Headquarters from Hanson Hills/Cross Country Ski Shop and from the Vasa Ski CLub in the overall Michigan Cup team standings trhough the Black Mountain Classic.
Tight race for Senior Men and Senior Women
3/11/2010 - By Ken Dawson
Only four points separate the top three Senior Men, and the second and third place Senior Women are tied. See the full individual results through Balck Mountain.
GLD's Gesior and Wiitala finish in top 14 in JO Classic
3/11/2010 - By Mike Muha
Michigan Tech's Luke Gesior took 12 overall in the Men's JO 15km classic yesterday; Superiorland's Ellen Wiitala placed 14th in the Women's J2 5km classic. The race was changed to an individual start after bad crashes on Monday.
Boyne Races still on; Relay races may relocate
3/11/2010 - By Ernie Brumbaugh
Gary at Boyne Highlands said they would be making a call about this weekend's freestyle and classic races on Friday. The course may be altered but right now they still have good coverage.
OPA Cup Update
3/10/2010 - By Pete Vordenberg
The Europa Cup is the level of competition just under the World Cup. Our version is the Super Tour. This is the European version and often has skiers who race world cup sometimes and are just starting their senior years as racers...
Watch the Junior Olympics Live
3/10/2010 - By Mike Muha
Northern Maine Community College is bringing live coverage of the 2010 USSA Cross Country Junior Olympic Championships using four video cameras.
Karmen Whitham and Luke Gesior top Great Lakes finishers in JO Sprints
3/10/2010 - By Mike Muha
Karmen Whitham of Superiorland and Luke Gesior from Michigan Tech were the top Great Lakes finishers in JO Sprints.
Black Mountain – Defending the Classic Tradition
3/9/2010 - By Ken Dawson
There was a brief moment at Black Mountain on Saturday where I too took the liberty to get a little over zealous in my classic technique and someone brought it to my attention. As it was a violation of the rules, I am going to disqualify myself.
Manificat is magnificent in Lahti Pursuit
3/8/2010 - By FIS
The Cross-Country queen from the 2010 Olympics, Marit Bjoergen from Norway pulled away from rival Justyna Kowalczyk to win the women's pursuit race while Maurice Manificat from France took his first ever World Cup victory in Saturday's pursuit.
More photos: Black Mountain 31K Classic
3/8/2010 - By Carole Mueller-Brumbaugh
More photos of the Black Mountain 31K Classic cross country ski race, out on the course.
Photos: Black Mountain 31K Classic
3/8/2010 - By Mike Muha
Photos from the last kilometer of the Black Mountain 31K Classic on March 6, 2010.
Norway shines in Lahti relay
3/8/2010 - By FIS
The Norway team of Marthe Kristoffersen, Therese Johaug, Kristin Steira and Marit Bjoergen had a great performance and finished in a time of 52:48.9min, just 0,7 seconds ahead of Germany.
