A post inspired by Billy Jean King. U.S. Short Distance Nationals is right around the corner. A week of opportunity. National Champions will be named as will World Junior, U23 and World Cup teams.
Results for for the Dec 31. 2008 Timber Ridge Freestyle Sprint.
Arianna Follis (ITA) and Petter Northug (NOR) won the last sprint race of the Viessmann FIS Tour de Ski performance by Craft Sportswear in Nove Mesto na Morave (CZE).
Wax recommendations from Fast Wax, Solda, Swix, and Toko for this weekend's Michigan Cup and GLD Junior Olympic Qualifier races.
Axel Teichmann claimed victory in the today’s Individual start competition over 3 x 5 km. Virpi Kuitunen had an amazing race and led the race over 3x 3km, finishing over 37 seconds ahead of 2nd place.
Anchorage, AK, December 30. The weatherman offered no breaks for the competitors at the Youth/Junior World Championship Team Trials at Kincaid Park on Monday, with temperatures hovering near zero degrees Fahrenheit throughout the day.
Swix wax recommendation for December 31, 2008 Traverse City Sprints
Photos from the Holiday Classic cross country ski race at the Boyne Vally Lodge - the first Michigan Cup race of the new season.
Axel Teichmann is tenth and Jean Marc Gaillard is 3rd overall in the Toru de Ski so far.
I see that competitions like Tour de Ski are the future of Cross-Country Skiing. They really show who is the ultimate skier that both controls sprint and distance, free and classical technique.
Dario Cologna is leading the 3rd edition of the Tour de Ski after three Stages. But there is still much to come, he warns.
Anchorage, AK, December 29. The first day of competition at the Youth/Junior World Championship Team Trials at Kincaid Park provided no surprises, but plenty of cold temperatures and “first day nerves” according to National Junior Coach Vladimir Cervenka.
Cote Dame Marie Ski Loppet
Hanson Hills Recreation Area, 7601 Old Lake Rd, Grayling, Michigan 49738 (989-348-9266)
CCSC Flying Squirrel Nordic Race
Crystal Mountain, 12500 Crystal Mountain Dr, Thompsonville, Michigan, United States
Nub's Nob Classic 5k and 12k
Nub's Nob, 500 Nub’s Nob Road, Harbor Springs, MI 49740
Citizen’s Night Ski Race Series
Main MTU Trailhead, Michigan Tech Trails, Houghton, Michigan
Junior Noque
Al Quall Recreation Area, Ishpeming, MI
Great Lakes Division Junior National Qualifier - Freestyle Individual Start
Ariens Nordic Center, Brillion, WI
Noquemanon Ski Marathon
Ishpeming, MI
FLASH RACE to support Reid Goble
Cross Country Ski Headquarters, 9435 N. Cut Rd., Roscommon, MI 48653 (800-832-2663)
Great Lakes Division Junior National Qualifier - Classic Individual Start / Mixed Relay
Ariens Nordic Center, Brillion, WI
Beech Nuts Junior Nordic Race
Nub's Nob, 500 Nub’s Nob Road, Harbor Springs, MI 49740