22-year-old Emil Joensson is the new sprinter star in the Swedish team and the current Sprint World Cup leader. Joensson finished on the podium for the first time last year in Stockholm and realized his first World Cup victory in a Sprint in Canmore.,
The so-called "Mördarbacken" (murder hill) is the biggest challenge for the more than 160 athletes from 23 nations on the courses in Falun.,
Photos taken by Joann Cavaletto at the Michigan Cup Marathon Men's 30Km and Women's 15km Freestyle on Saturday, February 16, 2008.,
It was 22 F and raining at 8:30! Race time temp was 26 and raining. Tracks were rock hard. Fast but not dangerous. No course changes were necessary!,
Kris was unimpressed with himself in the individual skate race in Liberec. He felt strong and smooth, but lacked a 10K gear. He was 26th place...,
Not to be outdone by her brother, Aurelia Korthauer of the Alaska Nanooks won the NCAA Central Region Ski Championship freestyle race Saturday in Biwabik, Minn. Borther Marius continued his domination of the series.,
It was 17 degrees and raining as early arrivals for the Hanson Hills Classic gathered around Race Director Justin Andre. With ice building on the trail, Andre wisely called the race off.,
Ostersund, Sweden, February 17. Tim Burke (Paul Smiths, NY) finished 25th in the 15K Mass Start today at the Biathlon World Championships.,
It was another set of Michigan Cup victories for Grand Rapids Nordic's Dave Maclean and Straits Striders' Tracy Hardin in the 30km and 15km Michigan Cup Marathon.,
Ostersund, Sweden, February 16. The US Relay Team finished 15th, 5:38.5 behind the Gold Medal winning team from Russia in the 4 X 7.5K Relay at the Biathlon World Championships today.,
LIBEREC, Czech Republic (Feb. 17) - Norwegian teams won the men's and women's classic technique team sprints Sunday. No U.S. team made it into finals,
Kris Freeman (Andover, NH), continuing to rebound from an early season sickness, was 26th Saturday in a 15K freestyle technique race on a 2009 FIS Nordic World Championships course.,