History repeats for Tim Burke with 2nd place finish in the mass start biathlon in Oberhof. IT was the first mas start medal ever for a US Biathlete. Burke regainsthe lead in the overall World Cup standings.
With teams to the J1 trip, Junior Worlds, and Under-23 Worlds being picked at these championships it is very important to visit www.nccsef.org to see how these trips are funded and how you can be a part of it.
Lukas Bauer (CZE) was the strongest in men`s challenging 20km mass start race leaving Petter Northug (NOR) 31,5 seconds behind.
The Slovenian Petra Majdic won todays 10km classical Mass start race in a tight finish and took all 45 possible bonus seconds from the intermediate sprints and the finish.
Although being three hundred kilometers apart, today's Sprint races in Oberhof and Altenberg both took place amid strong winds, dense fog and snow making the competition especially challenging for the U.S. biathletes.
The U.S. Ski Team's three world champions played a key role in a back-and-forth battle Saturday in the FIS Nordic Combined World Cup in Predazzo. But in the end, it was Austria's Felix Gottwald taking the win with Johnny Spillane fourth.
Kikkan Randal took her fourth win in as many events at the 2010 U.S. Cross Country Championships. Randall took her 14th overall title winning the classic sprint while Tyler Kornfield won his first championship on the men’s side as top American,
The long tradition in the Nordic discipline sports events organization is going to reach an enviable goaltoday. 100 World Cups races organized in Val di Fiemme.
The CCSA got its competitive season off to an impressive start at the Chisholm Ski Club on Wednesday, as the association’s skiers landed a podium spot, four top-10, and six top-20 finishes in the classic races at U.S. Nationals in Rumford, Maine.
Torin Koos led six of his U.S. teammates into sprint finals Saturday in Canmore, qualifying second and finishing 11th during the season's final World Cup competition prior to the 2010 Olympics. Kikkan Randall finished 10th.
Here is up to date Senior individual Micup results. Have everyone check their age classification. Junior scoring is still being done.
I am attending the ski events with the TC HS Ski Team. Here are some photos from the Junior 5K race at Boyne Highlands from Sunday, January 3, 2010.