Results for the fiveTuesday Night Vasa Club Sprints to date...
Dario Cologna won gold for Switzerland as the Olympic men's cross country schedule opened with the men's 15K free event on Monday at Whistler Olympic Park. James Southam (Anchorage) was the top finisher for the U.S. in 48th.
Awesome video of the the leading men and women in the Gran Traverse, entering & exiting Nip.
Three videos of the Junior Vasa: The warm up; little kids racing; and the bigger kids in the 3K event, with the award of the Junior Vasa Championship Cup.
Charlotte Kalla won gold for Sweden in the first cross country event of these Games, while Caitlin Compton (Minneapolis) was the top finisher for the U.S. in 30th after a long, hard fight to reach her first Olympics at 29. Audio interview with Compton!
The Glen Lake Middle School won the 2010 North American Junior VASA Championship Cup. The cup is based on particiption and fun on the snow.
Sara Studebaker (Boise, Idaho) posted a final time of 22:05.3 to place 45th in the women’s 7.5km sprint event in biathlon competition at Whistler Olympic Park Saturday afternoon.
The Michigan Tech men and Northern Michigan women were the champions for the weekend. Alaska’s Aurelia Korthauer won Sunday's 15K freestyle, while Wisconsin-Green Bay’s Santiago Ocariz took the men's 20K freestyle.
Here are some photos from the finish, working back a kilometer or so from the finish...
Jeremy Teela (Heber City, Utah) finished ninth to lead the US contingent in the men's 10km sprint event in biathlon competition at the Whistler Olympic Park Sunday afternoon.
Michigan Tech’s Oskar Lund and Alaska’s Aurelia Korthauer were the individual winners on day 1 of the Central Collegiate Ski Association’s championships.
UPDATED: The wait is over: Johnny Spillane (Steamboat Springs, CO) sprinted to silver in a tight finish Sunday and gave the U.S. its first Olympic medal in nordic combined since competition began in 1924.
US Cross-Country National Championships - Individual Sprint Freestyle
Mt Van Hoevenberg, 31 Van Hoevenberg Way, Lake Placid, NY 12946
US Cross-Country National Championships - Mass Start Freestyle
Mt Van Hoevenberg, 31 Van Hoevenberg Way, Lake Placid, NY 12946
US Cross-Country National Championships - Individual Sprint Classic
Mt Van Hoevenberg, 31 Van Hoevenberg Way, Lake Placid, NY 12946
Vasa Raptor Rush Classic
Hickory Hills Ski Area, 2000 Randolph St, Traverse City, MI 49684
SISU Ski Fest
ABR Trails, E5299 West Pioneer Road, Ironwood, MI 49938
Frosty Fest! Frosty Freestyle 5K/15K
Huron Meadows Metropark, 8765 Hammel Rd, Brighton, MI 48116
Frosty Fest! Krazy Klassic 7K/12K
Huron Meadows Metropark, 8765 Hammel Rd, Brighton, MI 48116
Cote Dame Marie Ski Loppet
Hanson Hills Recreation Area, 7601 Old Lake Rd, Grayling, Michigan 49738 (989-348-9266)
CCSC Flying Squirrel Nordic Race
Crystal Mountain, 12500 Crystal Mountain Dr, Thompsonville, Michigan, United States
Nub's Nob Classic 5k and 12k
Nub's Nob, 500 Nub’s Nob Road, Harbor Springs, MI 49740
Citizen’s Night Ski Race Series
Main MTU Trailhead, Michigan Tech Trails, Houghton, Michigan