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 of the Black Mountain 31K Classic cross country ski race, out on the course.
Photos from the last kilometer of the Black Mountain 31K Classic on March 6, 2010.
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.
Video of the start of the 2010 Black Mountain 10K Freestyle race.
Waxing and ski selection played its roll in Saturday's Black Mountain 31K Classic. With day temperatures well above freezing most of the preceding week, everyone expected klister conditions.
The Central Collegiate Ski Association may have slightly more than usual riding on this week’s NCAA Championships...
World Championship silver medalist Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) got back into the World Cup season Saturday, leading the U.S. in 24th during the women's 15K and men's 30K pursuits in Finland.
Strong winds forced the cancelation of the ski jumping competition for Saturday's event. Athletes were scored by their provisional jump, which was recorded on Thursday.
With his tenth place in Lahti, Jason Lamy Chappuis won the 2010 FIS Nordic Combined Overall World Cup title. With 995 points, the French skier cannot be caught.
At 35K I got away with two Italians and felt AMAZING. My skis were good and the guy that won, Fabia Suntos, could not have been a nicer and more fun guy to ski with.
Heading to the 2010 Junior Olympics in Presque Isle, Maine? Take a peak at the 1.2 kilomter sprint course...