The CXC Elite Team joined many other American skiers, including the U.S. Ski Team, APU, SVSEF, Saab Factory Team, Rossi, Fischer, and MWSC joined their Canadian neighbors for a weekend of races on the 2005 World Cup Trails.
The U.S. Ski Team's Johnny Spillane and Bill Demong came together for two U.S. top-10 finishes Sunday as Spillane took fifth and Demong seventh in a World Cup in Trondheim.
The U.S. Ski Team's Bill Demong capitalized on perfect jumping conditions Saturday to finish fourth in the season's third nordic combined World Cup competition in Trondheim.
CXC Elite Team Athlete Kristina Owen reports on activities and results for the first US Continental Cup races of the season. CXC Team kicked it off with top finishes at the SuperTour races in West Yellowstone, Montana.
Ostersund, Sweden December 7. Jay Hakkinen of Kasilof, AK moved from 24th to 11th in todays World Cup Pursuit Competition where athletes start based on their time behind in the Sprint competition.
Well, it wasn’t a good day at the races for Kris. His fitness appeared to be right where we expected, but the combination of an average (not better) fitness day a raging blizzard, and a crash in the first 200 meters made for some frustration.
Petter Northug and Kristin Stoermer Steira led a Norwegian win sweep Saturday as a cross country World Cup got underway in France. The U.S. Ski Team's Kris Freeman was the sole representative for the states, finishing 43rd in the 30K freestyle mass start.
Early discount ends on Dec 15 and a discount or donation option for some skiers from last year.
Despite the really hard course this year in Kuusamo (one extra big hill) many of the top distance skiers didn't make it into the rounds.
Kris is in La Clusaz with Justin Wadsworth and Oleg Ragila as his support staff. As of now it’s dumping down heavy moist snow.
Amid the falling snow and under the bright lights of the biathlon stadium in Ostersund, Lowell Bailey, of Lake Placid, NY started the season with his second best World Cup finish ever.
Martin Johnsrud Sundby from Norway won his first World Cup victory in the 15 km Individual start race in classical technique in Kuusamo/Ruka (FIN), 3.5 seconds ahead of Lukas Bauer.
CXC Jr. Cup / Midwest Division - Classic Sprint
Cable, WI - American Birkebeiner Trailhead
CXC Jr. Cup / Midwest Division - Freestyle Individual Start
Cable, WI - American Birkebeiner Trailhead
Forbush Corner Time Trial
Forbush Corner, 4971 W Co Rd 612, Frederic, MI 49733