Press conference video with Kuusamo champion Petter Northug after his victory in the 15km classic. His victory was a surprise after having been sick on Wednesday.
Press conference video with Kuusamo champion Petter Northug after his victory in the 15km classic. His victory was a surprise after having been sick on Wednesday.
Finland's Aino-Kaisa Saarinen won the 10km individual start race in classical technique and repeated her victory from last year. Norway's Petter Northug fought a tight battle to take first for the men.
Before the season starts next Wednesday in Sweden Team Manager Bernd Eisenbichler set the goals quite clearly.
UPDATED: KUUSAMO, Finland (Nov. 29) - Kris Freeman (Andover, NH) launched himself to a career-best World Cup finish Sunday, working his way just shy of the podium to finish fourth in a 15K classic in Finland.
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.