Cross Country Ski Racing News
CCSA names NCAA Ski Championships team
3/5/2009 - By Matias Saari
Twenty skiers from the Central Collegiate Ski Association will represent the conference at the upcoming NCAA Ski Championships, with full squads from Northern Michigan University and Michigan Tech leading the way.
Lahti is preparing for the Salpausselänkisat
3/5/2009 - By FIS
Right after the 2009 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Liberec the Lahti Ski Games (Salpausselänkisat) will be held for the 84th time with a full Nordic World Cup program. The event will take place from March 6-8.
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3/4/2009 - By Zach Caldwell
Kris had surgery this yesterday morning. I’ve talked with him a couple times, and it’s been comical. Between the dwindling effects of anaesthesia, the first dose of heavy duty pain medication, and his third cup of post-surgical coffee he’s been...
GRNST takes Black Mountain Classic Team Award
3/4/2009 - By Ed Anderson
GRNST skiers won the men > 50 division and placed a strong second in the men < 50 division in the Black Mountain Classic. These wins were enough to give them the overall team win for the day while the women's division was won by the Straits Striders.
The Great Ski Race: A story
3/4/2009 - By Tad Elliot
The Great Ski Race was exactly that, great. We woke up in the morning to warm conditions but it was not raining like the forecast said it might.
Team NordicSkiRacer at the Sapporo Skimarathon
3/4/2009 - By Allen Sorgenfrei
Team NordicSkiRacer.Com was at the Sapporo Skimarathon this winter, one of the Worldloppet events.
Blue skies on Black Mountain
3/3/2009 - By Ernie Brumbaugh
We awoke to temperatures in the single digits, squeaky powder snow and lot’s of it, clear skies and a bright sun steadily shortening the shadows. It would be what the locals call a perfect, “black and blue” day.
30th Annual Rendezvous Race
3/3/2009 - By Sara Hoovler
On March 7th, West Yellowstone will host the 30th annual Yellowstone Rendezvous marathon race on the Rendezvous Ski Trails. Register online by noon on Thursday.
Biathlon National Points Ranking Update
3/3/2009 - By US Biathlon Association
The National Points Ranking lists have been updated for February 1, 2009 and are now available.
Pierson, Ocariz win first Central Region ski titles
3/3/2009 - By Matias Saari
At the top of the penultimate climb on Sunday in Houghton, Mich., five Nordic skiers were still grouped together and in contention for the NCAA Central Regional Championships women’s freestyle title.
Baic and Hardin win 6th annual Black Mountain Nordic Classic
3/2/2009 - By Denny Paull
In what has become standard weather protocol for the event, a storm dumped 12 inches of snow on the mountain one day before the race, leaving event organizers scrambling to prepare a viable course. The grooming resulted in great tracks.
Norway Takes Men's 50K in Liberec
3/2/2009 - By US Ski Team
Petter Northug of Norway finished in just under two hours to grab the last gold medal of the 2009 FIS Nordic Ski World Championships as he won the men's 50K Sunday in Liberec. Anchorage's James Southam led the way for the U.S. finishing 39th.
