Photos from the 2009 Michigan Cup Relays , mostly of the third leg and some candid photos.
Photos from the 2009 Michigan Cup Relays award ceremony, including photos of the Michigan Cup and Brumbaugh Cup winners.
Here are the complete Michigan Cup Relay results that include the names of individuals on each team (but not individual times).
Dario Cologna of Italy and Justyna Kowalczyk of Poland finished atop the podium after the final freestyle race of the cross country season Sunday in Sweden.
Tim Burke (Paul Smiths, NY) finished 13th in yesterday’s 12.5K Pursuit competition at the Biathlon World Cup here, slipping four spots from his 9thplace in Thursday’s Sprint.
Italy's Dario Cologna bested the field Saturday in a 10K pursuit in Sweden. He skied the total 20K race in 54:59.5 seconds, nearly two seconds faster than second-place finisher Marcus Hellner of Sweden. German Tobias Angerer finished third.
The last stage of the ten-race FIS Marathon Cup (FMC), the Birkebeinerrennet (NOR), is scheduled for today. Even so, the 2008/2009 FMC champions are already confirmed.
Susan Dunklee, of Barton, Vermont, and Bill Bowler of Wausau, Wisconsin, both residents of the Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, NY were crowned National Champions on the opening day of the TD Banknorth National Championships.
FALUN, Sweden (March 20) - Germans Axel Teichmann and Claudia Nystad each took the win Friday during the men's 3.3 and women's 2.5K prologue at World Cup finals in Sweden. Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) was the top U.S. finisher, taking 31st.
Fifty-five teams competed under beautiful sunny skies and a great snow for the 2009 Michigan Cup Relays at the Cross Country Ski Headquarters in Roscommon.
In Cross-Country, both overall World Cup titles are still up for grabs since a maximum of 400 points can be won at the finals.
Trondheim, Norway, March 19. Tim Burke (Paul Smiths, NY) finished 9th in today’s 10K Sprint at the inaugural Biathlon World Cup here, while Teammate Lowell Bailey (Lake Placid, NY) finished 20th.
CXC Jr. Cup / Midwest Division - Classic Sprint
Cable, WI - American Birkebeiner Trailhead