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.
While Nikolai had much to teach about skiing I think his biggest impact on me was more inspirational. I remember vividly Nikolai's method of video review, which was humorous, focused and always blunt.
In the 4 x 10 km men's relay competition of the World Cup weekend in Beitostoelen (NOR), the Norwegians were able to celebrate a home victory.
Kris Freeman lead the US Ski Team strong out of the gate with a sixth in his heat of the relay. The US team eventually finished 19th overall.
Check out some training and racing footage from the World Cup.
We expect partly heavy snowfall tomorrow but as we have a kind of mass start race the teams have equal conditions. First preparation will be done tonight, and tomorrow after the heavy snowfall which is expected between 5 am and 7 am we regroom again.
Marit Bjoergen won clearly 29,7 seconds ahead of Charlotte Kalla from Sweden. Marit Bjoergen won clearly 29,7 seconds ahead of Charlotte Kalla from Sweden.