Traverse City Central High School took the Girls State Title and combined with the Boys third place finish to win the Overall State Title in the Michigan High School State Finals in Nordic Skiing, defeating 5-time defending champs, Copper Country.
Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY) packed in the sixth World Cup win of his career Sunday, finishing seventh in the jumps and second in the cross country to take the win in the last World Cup before nordic World Championships begins Feb. 19.
The U.S. Ski Team's Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY) finished fifth Saturday during a nordic combined World Cup in Germany, just missing the podium in a four skier sprint for the number three spot.
Olympic gold medallist, Chandra Crawford will undergo surgery to her injured leg, which will prevent her from competing for the remainder of the season.
I not skiing to my standards and I feel like I’m letting everybody down. So I came to the desert to rest, play golf, read my book, run around a bit, and sit in the sun. And not think about skiing
Traverse City's Ben Lannin won the 50 Km freestyle at the 2009 North American Vasa in 2:30:59. Debbie Westphal time trialed much of the race by herself to win in 3:06:43.
Team Competition results from the 2009 North America Vasa
50 Km Freestyle and Classic Results from the 2009 North America Vasa
27 Km Freestyle and Classic Results from the 2009 North America Vasa
12 Km Freestyle and Classic Results from the 2009 North America Vasa
Tim Burke (Paul Smiths, NY) finished 11th in what he called “the hardest 10K I have ever done” at the Biathlon World Championships.
Following several weeks off for some rest, Kris Freeman (Andover, NH) finished 16th in the men's 15K classic race Saturday in Italy Sweden's Anders Soedergren won, while Justyna Kowalczyk of Poland took the women's 10K.
CXC Jr. Cup / Midwest Division - Classic Sprint
Cable, WI - American Birkebeiner Trailhead