Cross Country Ski Racing News
Women take 6th in team sprint
2/23/2010 - By US Ski Team
Caitlin Compton (Minneapolis) and Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) joined forces for a strong performance in Monday's team sprint, finishing sixth – up four spots from 10th in Torino.
Men sprint to 9th in team final
2/23/2010 - By US Ski Team
Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, VT) and Torin Koos (Leavenworth, WA) wound up ninth in Monday's team sprint competition.
NMU sweeps women's podium in CCSA classic race
2/23/2010 - By Dylan Dethier
A sweep of the women’s podium put NMU leaps and bounds ahead of its competition Saturday. Laura DeWitt, Christina Gillis, and Monica Markvardsen took places 1-3, respectively, for the Wildcats.
Straits Striders sweep top spots at Hanson Hills Classic
2/22/2010 - By Mike Muha
Two Straits Striders topped the standings. Tracy Hardin finished over 2 minutes head of Ann Wagar. In the men's race, Denny Paull's powerful doublepole propelled him to the top spot.
Baic wins first medal for US at World Masters
2/22/2010 - By Randy Bladel
Milan Baic has won the first medal for the United States, a bronze in the 30 K freestyle, M5 class. Conditions were "brutal", according to Milan, worse than the cold White Pine of the past.
Men push through tough pursuit
2/22/2010 - By US Ski Team
Freeman saw his hopes come to an end when the longtime diabetes sufferer miscalculated his blood sugar and hit the snow on the fourth lap of the classic race.
Maclean and Vigland take Cote Dame Marie
2/21/2010 - By Mike Muha
Maybe it was the wax, but more likely it was the fitness and technique of Dave Maclean and Susan Vigland that made them the the Champions of the first Cote Dame Mare.
Barnes finishes 23rd in Women's 15k Individual
2/21/2010 - By Viktoria Franke
With clean shooting and a finish time of 43:31.8 minutes, sLanny Barnes posted the best Olympic result of the US women's biathlon team since Joan Smith and Joan Guetschow back in Lillehammer 1994.
Hellner shines in 30 km Pursuit
2/21/2010 - By FIS
Marcus Hellner of Sweden won 30 km Pursuit in Whistler. Swedish team were teaching a lesson from tactics.
The skis behind the Björgen win
2/21/2010 - By Steffen Hoos
In the 15 km Pursuit Women's Cross-country competition, Marit Björgen of Norway was able to repeat her Olympic victory in the sprint. She had received super material "under her feet" from her serviceman Perry Olsson.
U.S. Women Battle Hard in Pursuit
2/20/2010 - By US Ski Team
Norway's Marit Bjoergen came from behind to earn her second gold medal of the 2010 Olympics on a sunny day in Whistler, adding her victory in the 15K pursuit to an earlier sprint win.
Full Olympic race video replays
2/19/2010 - By Mike Muha
Juggling working, family, training and racing during Olympic coverage...and Olympic coverage losses out? Don't worry, NBC provides full race replays, plus race highlights on their web site.
