Cross Country Ski Racing News
Sing it! 2010Junior World Championships
1/26/2010 - By FIS
The official song for the FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships 2010 in Hinterzarten, Germany. Something new, something old...
100 skiers for Crystal Paintball Biathlon
1/25/2010 - By Pete Edwards
On Saturday, Jan. 16th Crystal Mountain's Nordic Center hosted their first ever Cross Country Ski and Paintball Biathlon. Over 100 skiers participated - a pretty impressive first year turn out.
Michigan Tech and Alaska top collegiate skiers
1/25/2010 - By Dylan Dethier
Michigan Tech’s Oskar Lund and Alaska-Fairbanks’ Aurelia Korthauer were the individual winners in Saturday’s Michigan Tech’s Oskar Lund and Alaska-Fairbanks’ Aurelia Korthauer were the individual winners in Saturday’s Central Super Tour freestyle race.
Central Collegiate Ski Association preview
1/25/2010 - By Dylan Dethier
The 2008-9 year was largely successful within the Central Region, with contested races and relative parity throughout the league. It was at the NCAA races that the conference’s year took a turn for the worse.
Germans and Russians win last team sprint before Olympics
1/25/2010 - By FIS
Team Germany with Stefanie Böhler and Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle and the Russians with Nikolay Morilov and Alexei Petukhov won the last team sprint before the Olympics under cold conditions in Rybinsk, Russia.
Johnson and Burke Finish Strong at IBU World Cup Sprint
1/24/2010 - By Linda Jager
Finishing in the top 60, Haley Johnson (Lake Placid, NY) and Tim Burke (Paul Smiths, NY) are the only U.S. athletes who qualified for Sunday's Pursuit competition
U.S. Men 9th in German Team Gundersen
1/24/2010 - By US Ski Team
The U.S. Team took ninth in an FIS World Cup Nordic Combined event Sunday afternoon in Germany, as the home team got the victory.
Fletcher Leads U.S. in Germany
1/24/2010 - By US Ski Team
With the World Cup nordic combined circuit winding down in preparation for the 2010 Olympics, Bryan Fletcher (Steamboat Springs, CO) stuck it out to lead the way for the U.S. Saturday, finishing 35th in Germany.
Vonn, Lodwick, Victor Honored by USOC
1/24/2010 - By US Ski Team
Alpine skier Lindsey Vonnwas named the 2009 USOC SportsWoman of the Year, nordic combined skier Todd Lodwick was honored as SportsMan of the Year and monoskier Stephani Victor earned Paralympic SportsWoman of the Year.
First victory for Russian Artem Zhmurko
1/24/2010 - By FIS
24-year-old Artem Zhmurko took in his second World Cup race his first victory ever. The Russian newcomer finished the today's Pursuit over 2 x 15 km in a time of 1:15.23min, 0,9 seconds ahead of his team mate Ilia Chernousov.
Favourite Kowalczyk takes pursuit victory
1/24/2010 - By FIS
Justyna Kowalczyk from Poland dominate the Pursuit in Rybinsk as expected and won the race over 2 x 7,5km in 41:50.8min, 9,8 seconds ahead of Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle from Germany.
World Champs highlight Olympic Combined Team
1/22/2010 - By US Ski Team
Three World Champions were among five athletes announced Thursday by the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) to compete on the 2010 Olympic Nordic Combined Ski Team.
