Cross Country Ski Racing News
Some pics from Falun...
3/31/2009 - By Pete Vordenberg
Season a wrap? How did it go? How will it go better next winter? What do you need to start with? Rest? Work?
Stephen, Southam Win Distance Titles
3/30/2009 - By US Ski Team
Liz Stephen and James Southam each notched off one final U.S title as Stephen won the women's 30K and Southam finished third in the men's 50K classic race at the close of the 2009 U.S. Cross Country Distance Championships.
Elizabeth Stephen captures her third U.S. Cross Country skiing crown of the week
3/30/2009 - By Matias Saari
Morgan Arritola nearly didn’t enter the women’s 30-kilometer classic on Sunday that wrapped up the U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships.
James Southam makes strong push up last hill to nab second U.S. Cross Country sk
3/30/2009 - By Matias Saari
James Southam of Anchorage was upset about letting Noah Hoffman and a pair of Canadians get away, but he never gave up on his pursuit of a U.S. Championship in Sunday’s 50-kilometer classic.
Haggenmiller, Fjeldheim named CCSA Coaches of the Year
3/30/2009 - By Matias Saari
Joe Haggenmiller of Michigan Tech University and Sten Fjeldheim of Northern Michigan have been named the Central Collegiate Ski Association Coaches of the Year.
Nordic skiers ready for marathon races at national championships
3/29/2009 - By Matias Saari
The U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships conclude today with the biggest endurance test yet — classic-technique marathons of 30 kilometers for women and 50K for men.
Season Best 8th Place for Burke In Khanty Mansiysk Pursuit
3/29/2009 - By US Biathlon Association
Khanty Mansiysk, Russia, March 28. Tim Burke (Paul Smiths, NY) finished 8th in today’s 12.5K Pursuit competition at the Biathlon World Cup here, moving up from 25th position at the start.
Last Leg of the Biathlon World Tour; Easy Trip to Khanty Mansiysk
3/29/2009 - By US Biathlon Association
The charter flights from Trondheim to Khanty Mansiysk, Russia represented the beginning of the end of the season as well as a long year of travel. Four more days of competition and this season will be history.
Canadian Babikov dominates men's 30K skiathlon race at Birch Hill
3/28/2009 - By Matias Saari
A handful of races-within-the-race provided the real drama at the U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships on Friday night — not Ivan Babikov’s expected domination of the skiathlon event at Birch Hill Recreation Area.
Stephen comes on strong to claim women's ski title
3/28/2009 - By Matias Saari
Liz Stephen’s strategy Friday evening was to keep her deficit manageable in the classic portion of the skiathlon so she could unleash her superior skating in the second half of the 15-kilometer race.
Stephen Defends Pursuit Title
3/28/2009 - By US Ski Team
Liz Stephen made it back to back titles as she won the women's 15K pursuit for the second year at the 2009 U.S. Distance Cross Country Championships. Canada's Ivan Babikov won the men's 30K and Leif Zimmermanntook the title as the top US finisher in 2nd.
