Justyna Kowalczyk from Poland and Ola Vigen Hattestad (NOR) claimed victory in the first World Cup Sprint in this season on the tough tracks in Kuusamo.
The U.S. Ski Team skipped the opener as a part of its Olympic year training strategy and will join the circuit next week in Norway.
Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, VT) started the 2010 World Cup sprint season in top form Saturday, finishing seventh in a classic event in Finland.
U.S. Cross Country Ski Team members Andy Newell, Torin Koos, Kris Freeman, Kikkan Randall, Morgan Arritola, and Liz Stephen are ready to kick off the World Cup sprint season today with a classic sprint race in Kuusamo, Finland.
Interview with Norway's sprint specialist Tho Arne Hetland about today's upcoming sprint in Kuusamo, Finland.
The FIS Nordic Opening is a joint World Cup weekend for all three FIS Nordic disciplines on 27th-29th November.
Todd Lodwick is back on snow, and getting ready to bring home the hardware this season! Look at that snow in Steamboat!
Petter Northug, Sami Jauhojaervi and Dario Cologna are biggest favorites for the overall victory.
High energy! It is great to see our skiers' mood so high after some hard racing and long travel.
Double World Champion and four-time Olympian Todd Lodwick fired up early on-snow training on a course at Steamboat Ski Area Monday in preparation for a remarkable fifth run at the Olympic Games in February 2010.
With the start of the Viessmann FIS Cross-Country World Cup season, it's time for Jürg Capol, FIS Race Director Cross-Country to look forward to the new season
Andy Newell gives and update from Norway and the first world cup race of the 2009-2010 season.