Cross Country Ski Racing News
The Headquarters makes in four years in a row
3/22/2010 - By Mike Muha
Congratulations to the Cross Country Ski Headquarters Team for winning the 2010 Michigan Cup, the forth time in a row, and the fifth time since 2004! The Headquaters also took the Brumbaugh Cup, but the Baic Cup went to the Vasa Ski Club.
Marit Bjoergen wins 10K Freestyle in heavy snowfall
3/22/2010 - By FIS
Marit Bjoergen finished the 10 km handicap start race in a time of 31.58 min, 51.9 seconds ahead of Justyna Kowalcyzk from Poland.
Mass start, narrow bridge, pile up
3/22/2010 - By Mike Muha
Collision in the 20km pursuit at the 2010 World Cup in Falun, Sweden. Andy Newell makes it around (barely) while Brian Gregg gets taken down hard.
Canadian Ivan Babikov 12th in Falun World Cup
3/22/2010 - By Mike Muha
The team was determined to show that Canada belonged at the top of the men's standings and set out at the begining to move up the rankings.
Burke Moves Up 20 Places in Pursuit
3/21/2010 - By US Biathlon Team
Starting today’s Pursuit in 44th place, Tim Burke (Paul Smiths, NY) showed his strength as he moved up twenty places to 24th despite three penalties overall.
Petter Northug wins his first multi-stage race
3/21/2010 - By FIS
...and he also takes home the overall World Cup.
Norway's Petter Northug wins final Pursuit
3/21/2010 - By FIS
Norway's Petter Northug took the victory in the World Cup Finals Pursuit over 10 km + 10km in 1:00:03h, just 1.7 seconds ahead of Tobias Angerer from Germany.
Randall 14th in Falun Pursuit
3/21/2010 - By US Ski Team
Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) took it a step up Saturday in the final weekend of the FIS Cross Country World Cup, which features a multi-stage mini-tour at the traditional Swedish Ski Games, finishing 14th during the 10K pursuit in Falun.
Randall leads U.S. in Falun
3/20/2010 - By US Ski Team
The final weekend of the FIS Cross Country World Cup will feature a multi-stage mini-tour at the traditional Swedish Ski Games in Falun. In Friday's opening prologue, Kikkan Randall kicked it off finishing 36th to lead the U.S.
2010 Junior Olympics Wrap-Up
3/19/2010 - By USSA
Several awards are bestowed upon indivduals and teams at the conclusion of the Junior Olympics: The Alaska Cup Award, USSA Junior Olympic Club Team Award, Roger Weston Award, and the Dave Quinn Award for the outstanding cross country skier.
U.S. SuperTour Finals and U.S. 30km/50km Championships Set to Go
3/19/2010 - By Pat Cole
While the snowpack is well below normal for this time of year, all courses have a minimum depth of 8” of packed snow right now.
Soule finishes fourth with perfect shooting
3/18/2010 - By US Biathlon Team
Andy Soule (Pearland, Texas) missed the medal stand by just over a minute in the men’s sitting 12.5K on the final day of biathlon competition Wednesday at Whistler Paralympic Park. He was the only competitor to shoot four perfect rounds of five shots each
