When Kris changed plans after Nationals and decided to go home rather than straight to Canmore it was an acknowledgment that his primary need was for recuperation, not preparation.,
Photos taken by Mike Muha and Justin Andre of the 2008 Michigan Cup Team Time Trial at Hanson Hills.,
Ruhpolding, Germany, January 13. Jay Hakkinen (Kasilof, AK), after a clean shooting 17th place in the 10K Sprint on Saturday moved up one place today with a 16th place finish in the 12.5K Pursuit.,
Ruhpolding, Germany, January 12. Jay Hakkinen (Kasilof, AK) on the heels of 10-for-10 shooting placed 17th in the 10K Sprint competition here today.,
Grand Rapids Nordic's "GRNST Hope to be Fast" had the fastest time of the day to win the men's team time trial, but Hanson Hills-Cross Country Ski Shop took first in both the womens' and co-ed division.,
Bill Demong tore through a steady rain Saturday with the fastest time to finish second in a World Cup nordic combined individual competition. It's Demong's 5th top-3 of the season, his third in the last four World Cups as he moved into 2nd place overall.,
On the ladies' side, Charlotte Kalla (SWE) stormed to win the 2nd edition of the Tour in spectacular fashion on the last Stage. In the men's event, Lukas Bauer (CZE) was never in doubt on his way to cross the line first on Alpe Cermis, Val di Fiemme (ITA),
After a break of more than two weeks, the Viessmann FIS World Cup Cross-Country will continue in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, in Canmore, which is situated 100 km west from Calgary.,
Comments by skiers on this year's Tour plus Tour de Ski facts....,
We received around 4 inches of new snow. We've changed the course a bit and extended registration to 11:30am.,
Ruhpolding, Germany, January 10. With a new starting order of Lowell Bailey leading off, followed by Jay Hakkinen, Tim Burke and Jeremy Teela, the US Men finished in a season best eighth place last night in the 4 X 7.5K Relay competition.,
Here are the names of the athletes selected for the World Cup races in Canmore at the end of the month and a discussion on how the decissions were made on who would attend.,