Cross Country Ski Racing News
Video Interview with Jay Hakkinen after 20K
12/2/2007 - By US Biathlon Association
Kontiolahti, Finland, November 30. Jay Hakkinen (Kasilof, AK) talks about his best-ever season opening World Cup competition, 9th place in Thursdays 20K Individual,,
Newell Sprints to 4th in Kuusamo
12/2/2007 - By US Ski Team
Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, VT), sidestepping high-speed trouble, picked off his first World Cup top-5 of the season Saturday, finishing fourth in a 1.2K classic technique sprint.,
Demong 3rd, Spillane 6th in Kuusamo Sprint
12/2/2007 - By US Ski Team
KUUSAMO, Finland (Dec. 1) - World Championships medalist Bill Demong (Vermontville, NY) picked up speed over the last part of the race Saturday to earn his first podium of the season in a nordic combined sprint.,
Spillane 2nd, Demong 7th to Open Season
12/1/2007 - By US Ski Team
Johnny Spillane out-sprinted two other skiers at the end of a 15K race to finish second Friday in the opening event of the Warsteiner FIS Nordic Combined World Cup season.,
16 Projects Receive American Birkebeiner Skier Development Grants
12/1/2007 - By Leslie Hamp
Sixteen youth cross country ski programs will get a boost this winter thanks to funding from the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF). The Foundation recently awarded $13,850 to programs around the country targeted to youth skiers.,
The Waiting Game
11/30/2007 - By Zach Caldwell
I met Kris on his way to breakfast this morning. He sounded terrible - worse than I’ve heard yet.,
Jay Hakkinen Opens Season with Ninth Place in Kontiolahti Biathlon
11/30/2007 - By US Biathlon Association
Kontiolahti, Finland, November 29. Jay Hakkinen started the new biathlon season with a big result, ninth place in the Mens 20K Individual competition.,
CXC in West Yellowstone: No Snow, then Snow
11/30/2007 - By CXC Skiing
Snow or the lack there of, was the major topic of discussion for the first days in West Yellowstone. We had been forewarned and therefore brought rollerskis along.,
World Cup Resumes in Finland tomorrow
11/29/2007 - By FIS
The FIS Nordic Opening, the joint World Cup opening weekend for the three FIS Nordic disciplines, will take place for the sixth time in Kuusamo/Ruka (FIN) on 30th November–2nd December.,
Biathlon: Mens 20K, Womens 15K on Thursday
11/29/2007 - By US Biathlon Association
Kontiolahti, Finland, November 28. The two longest events in biathlon, the Womens 15K, and the Mens 20K will open the 2007-2008 Biathlon World Cup season here tomorrow.,
Still not sure
11/29/2007 - By Zach Caldwell
I went for a ski with Kris this morning - his first since the Beitostolen race day. He’s feeling a bit better, once again today, but still not good enough to make this weekend a sure bet.,
A bit down, then a bit up…
11/29/2007 - By Zach Caldwell
Sunday Kris knew he was sick. Yesterday, Monday, he woke up feeling worse. We caught a van down to Oslo from Beitostolen (about 3.5 hours of winding snow-covered road) and stayed the night at an airport hotel.,
