Skis were waxed (with klister). Then it started to snow a little bit. Then the sun peaked back out. Then it started to snow hard - dump down buckets. The skis were instantly iced up and going nowhere.,
Hochfilzen, Austria, December 8. Lowell Bailey (Lake Placid, NY) and Jeremy Teela (Anchorage, AK) finished 48th and 49th today in the 12.5K Pursuit competition here.,
World Championships nordic combined silver medalist Bill Demong put on a final burst Saturday for his third World Cup win. He edged German Bjoern Kircheisen at the finish line. Johnny Spillane overcame stomach problems to finish 13th.,
Lowell Bailey (Lake Placid, NY) topped all of his US teammates with one-penalty shooting to finish 37th in the 10K Sprint today.,
US Biathlon Coach Per Nilsson commented on the conditions here leading up to Friday’s Sprint competitions in the following video interview.,
Andy Newell talks with Kris Freeman in this video interview and race footage about his 5th place finish in the 15k CL. World Cup in Kuusamo Finland.,
After a long day of travel on Monday, when most teams encountered delays and cancelled flights out of Helsinki, the US team is now in preparation for this second week of competition.,
The World Championship Sports Network is offering complete live and on-demand video of the FIS World Cup season and exclusive access to winner results, photo galleries, behind-the-scenes features and more, via a $4.95 monthly subscription.,
Hopes are high for the weekend. Speaking for myself, it’s alarming how quickly satisfaction with a successful day fades into hunger for more. We all want to see Kris go out and uncork another one.,
Marathon running legend, Dick Beardsley has teamed up with XC skiing champion Chad Giese as the co-Announcers of the West Itasca Opener/JOQ XC ski races held on January 12-13, 2008 at Rainbow Resort.,
Video from the Biathlon World Cup Kontiolahti, 12.5km Men's Pursuit, show the shooting and the last lap.,
Perseverance is perhaps the major quality a cross country ski racer needs. There really is no separation from one season to the next.,