Cross Country Ski Racing News
The Birkie is over...It's time to Rendezvous
2/27/2009 - By Sara Hoovler
On March 7th, West Yellowstone will host the 30th annual Yellowstone Rendezvous marathon race on the Rendezvous Ski Trails. The Rendezvous Ski Trails has up to three feet of groomed packed powder on the ground and more is in the forecast.
Favorites Finland and Norway with team sprint gold
2/26/2009 - By FIS
Finland with Aino Kaisa Saarinen and Virpi Kuitunen and Norway with Johan Kjoelstad and Ola Vigen Hattestad won the team sprint in Liberec and took the World Championship titles.
We're back!
2/26/2009 - By Zach Caldwell
Kris’s preparation for the Championships has been defined by a very low level of training. While this has been the plan all-along - he compartment syndrome diagnosis made us even more cautious.
Silver for Kikkan!
2/26/2009 - By Nathan Schultz
Kikkan Randall skied to an historic 2nd place finish today at the World Championship Sprint. Quick Report by Nathan Schultz.
US Men Just Miss Finals
2/26/2009 - By US Ski Team
Kris Freeman (Andover, NH) and Torin Koos (Leavenworth, WA) narrowly missed qualifying in their semi-final head in the two-man team classic sprint at the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Liberec.
USA Second in Medals
2/26/2009 - By US Ski Team
A gold from Norway in the men's team classic sprint dropped the USA into second position in the medals count at the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships. Both Norway and the USA now have three gold, with the Norwegians taking the edge on total medals, 7-5.
Hey, It's No Huge Surprise
2/26/2009 - By Peter Graves
Reporters slather on the superlatives, use words such as unbelievable, amazing, or it's a miracle. The more enlightened types among us simply sit back with a wry smile and absorb it all with a kind of zen-like attitude.
Q&A: Worlds Silver Medalist Kikkan Randall
2/25/2009 - By US Ski Team
The U.S. Ski Team's Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) wrote a page in the history books of cross country skiing Tuesday as the first American woman to win a medal at the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships.
Lodwick USA TODAY Olympic Athlete of the Week
2/25/2009 - By US Ski Team
The ringleader of unprecedented nordic success in the U.S., Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, CO) can add another win to his scorecard this week after being named the USA TODAY Olympic Athlete of the Week.
Live and on-demand coverage of World Championships
2/25/2009 - By Patrick Vesely
UniversalSports.com has on-demand video of each event after it happens, as well as daily recaps, results and photo galleries.
Sprint gold to Arianna Follis (ITA) and Ola Vigen Hattestad (NOR)
2/25/2009 - By FIS
The new sprint world champions are Arianna Follis from Italy and Ola Vigen Hattestad from Norway. They claimed victory in the free technique sprint at the 2009 World Championship venue Vesec in Liberec (CZE).
Life in Czech
2/25/2009 - By Mo and Liz
First stop, accreditation, where we had our pictures taken (a nice touch after a 13 hour drive), our all access granting credentials were made, and picked up our complementary six packs of beer with our race packets.
