Cross Country Ski Racing News
Three skiers & baby will re-enact 800-year-old Birkebeiner legend
12/10/2009 - By Cherie Morgan
The search for three cross country skiers and a baby to re-enact the 800-year-old legend that inspired the creation of the American Birkebeiner cross country ski race from Cable to Hayward, Wis. is over.
Swedes amazed by British nordic ski team's five Cross-Country podiums places
12/9/2009 - By FIS
Astonished Swedish Cross Country ski teams looked on in amazement as the nine-strong British Nordic Ski Team took podium places not once, not twice but five times over the weekend (5-6 December) at the races in Idre, Sweden.
Davos is getting ready for the World Cup Cross-Country SKi Races
12/9/2009 - By FIS
After many sleepless nights worrying about conditions, the organizers of the Davos World Cup finally had heavy snowfall earlier this week.
FIS Continental Cup series underway
12/9/2009 - By FIS
With the start of the World Cup season 2009/10, many of the FIS Continental Cups, the most important FIS series for developing young athletes have also started into the new winter season in the Northern hemisphere.
Crash! Jöri Kindschi ends the sprint the hard way
12/8/2009 - By Seraina Mischol
A bitter end to the Düsseldorf World Cup Sprint quarterfinals by Jöri Kindschi: A crash into a light barrier device.
US Relay Scores 7th Place in Östersund
12/7/2009 - By Viktoria Franke
After two podiums the US scored another Top10 result today at the relay competition in Östersund. Lowell Bailey, Jay Hakkinen, Tim Burke and Jeremy Teela managed to finish 7th in the World Cup in Östersund.
Why Swede Robin Bryntesson DQ'ed in Düsseldorf sprint race.
12/7/2009 - By FIS
Georgy Kadikov, Technical Delegate assistant explains Jury decisions that led to the disqualification of a Swedish racer Robin Bryntesson in Saturday's Düsseldorf sprint race.
Italy and Russia took the victory
12/7/2009 - By FIS
Team Italy 1 with Arianna Follis and Magda Genuin claimed victory in the women's race while in the Russian Team, Nikolay Morilov and Alexei Petukhov won the men team competition.
U.S. Takes 5th in Team Sprint
12/7/2009 - By US Ski Team
Torin Koos (Leavenworth, WA) and Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, VT) joined forces Sunday, competing together for a sixth-place finish in a World Cup cross country freestyle team sprint.
Spillane Earns Fourth in Lillehammer
12/6/2009 - By US Ski Team
- It was a great end to a weekend of competing for Johnny Spillane who went two-for-two leading the U.S., breaking a tie for fourth by winning a photo finish Sunday as the nordic combined World Cup wrapped up in Lillehammer.
Falk and Petukhov are the top sprinters in Düsseldorf
12/5/2009 - By FIS
On the 828 m long course, the Swedish youngter Hanna Falk (SWE) took her first ever World Cup victory in her career. ForAlexei Falk (RUS), who is the first year in the senior class, it was an amazing success on the quite flat course in Düsseldorf.
A 3rd in Östersund! Podium next for Burke?
12/5/2009 - By Viktoria Franke
Tim Burke takes second podium during the World Cup in Östersund. US-Women learned from experiences in Sweden.
