Cross Country Ski Racing News
Improved Gran Travers race planned
2/6/2008 - By Pete LaPlaca and Bryce Dreezen
One of our major goals for the 2008 North American Vasa was to greatly expand and improve our Sunday Gran Travers 6km and 16km races.,
Junior Vasa: Get the kids on skis
2/6/2008 - By Vasa
The Junior Vasa on Saturday February 9, 2008 is a key part of the North American Vasa Festival of Races, attracting skiers aged 3-15 in cross-country skiing events ranging from 1km to 3km in length.,
FIS World Cup Mini-Tour
2/6/2008 - By FIS
After the second edition of the FIS Tour de Ski, the Viessmann FIS World Cup Cross-Country season 2007/2008 will end with another season highlight: the FIS World Cup Final, carried out as a type of a ‘Mini Tour’.,
Maclean and Hardin win Michigan Cup Sprints
2/4/2008 - By Mike Muha
What a difference a year makes: It was 30 degrees warmer than last year's bitterly cold inaugural Michigan Cup Sprints. The warmer temperatures brought out more racers and some close finishes.,
Canmore wrap, and beyond
2/4/2008 - By Zach Caldwell
We went from the distance skate race right into the sprint day, followed by packing and morning travel the next day, and several days of testing and grinding with Larry Poromaa here at the 2010 venue.,
Relay Teams Battle Weather, Junior Women 10th, Youth Women 14th
2/4/2008 - By US Biathlon Association
Ruhpolding, Germany, February 2. Winter weather arrived on the final day of the Youth and Junior Biathlon World Championships, with steady wet snow falling all morning that made the tracks deep and slow for both the Youth and Junior Relay competitions.,
This season is getting old, and it doesn’t even feel like it’s started…
2/3/2008 - By Zach Caldwell
Lahti was bad. Kris had slippery skis. They had a decent layer of klister on them, but upon examination after the race it didn’t even look like they ever touched the snow.,
New Trails & New Grooming Equipment for Birkie
2/3/2008 - By Leslie Hamp & Cherie Morgan
A fundraising campaign last fall allowed the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF) to purchase the new grooming equipment and also expand the Birkie Classic Trail to 15.5 kilometers.,
FIS Marathon Cup continues with spring-like Marcialonga
2/2/2008 - By FIS
Last Sunday, it was time for Marcialonga (ITA), the fourth of the total of ten competitions in this season’s FIS Marathon Cup. More than 5,000 racers participated.,
Junior Men 9th in Relay; Outstanding First Leg by Leif Nordgren
2/1/2008 - By US Biathlon Association
The US Team of Leif Nordgren, Russell Currier, Wynn Roberts and Mark Johnson finished 9th in the 4 X 7.5K Relay at the Youth/Junior Biathlon World Championships today,
White Pine to send voucher
2/1/2008 - By White Pine Stampede
All skiers who registered prior to yesterday's announcement of a shortened event and paid more than the $35.00 fee for this year's single 10k, will be sent a $15.00 voucher for next year's race.,
EPO found in two samples from biathlete Kaisa Varis
2/1/2008 - By US Biathlon Association
The International Biathlon Union announced that both the A and B samples from Finnish biathlete Kaisa Varis showed the presence of recombinant EPO.,
