Cross Country Ski Racing News

NMU Top College at Mount Itasca SuperTour

1/23/2007 - By Matias Saari, CCSA

The Northern Michigan University men quietly stole the spotlight on Sunday from their school’s heralded women’s team at the Mount Itasca SuperTour race.,

Caitlin Compton and Eric Flora Notch Up another Super Tour Victory

1/23/2007 - By CXC Skiing

Caitlin Compton (CXC) won her sixth Super Tour title this season in Sunday’s 10km individual start Freestyle. Lars Flora (Subaru) continued his winning streak by topping the field in the 15km Freestyle.,

White Pine Distance Dropped to 10-12K

1/22/2007 - By White Pine Stampede

This year we will run a single event for all Stampeders; one mass start for a single course. The new start time, for all skiers, is 10:00 am, The distance will be aproximately 10-12km depending on snow conditions.,

Photos from the Gripper Classic Race Start

1/22/2007 - By Mike Muha

Photos from the starting area and intervals starts at the Garland Gripper, moved at the Cross Country Ski Headquarters for better snow.,

Noque Shortened to 45km; Finish Area Moved

1/22/2007 - By Noquemanon Marathon

The Noque race committee has decided to move the finish area to the Forestville Ski Stadium. The problem is getting clean snow for cover poorly covered sections of trail.,

Cielsa and Flynn Win Again!

1/22/2007 - By Mike Muha

Hannah Cielsa and Emily Flynn repeated yesterday's performance to win the Garland Glide Junior Girls and Senior Women's divisions. Steve Kuhl and Mac Brennen win the Men's and Junior Boys races., ,

Randall Sprints to First U.S. Women's Podium

1/22/2007 - By US Ski Team

Two-time Olympian Kikkan Randall (Anchorage, AK) earned the first World Cup cross country podium by a U.S. woman Sunday, finishing third in a photo finish in a 1.2K freestyle sprint. ,

Paull and Flynn Win the Gripper; Baic and Ciesla Top Juinors

1/21/2007 - By Mike Muha

A race at last! The snow came, although there wasn't enough of it to set a track at Garland for the Garland Gripper Classic Race, so the race was moved to the Cross Country Ski Headquarters.,

CCSA Racers Excel in Classic Race at Mount Itasca

1/21/2007 - By Matias Saari, CCSA

Cross-country skiers from the Central Collegiate Ski Association filled nearly half of the top 20 spots in men’s and women’s classic NorAm SuperTour races on Saturday at Mount Itasca in Coleraine, Minn.,

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Flora and Whitcomb Win Mt. Itasca Super Tour

1/21/2007 - By CXC Skiing

Lars Flora of Subaru Factory Team led today’s 10km interval start classical race from start to finish in 24:37.6. Kate Whitcomb of FsX won her first SuperTour of the season.,

Burke 6th in Mass Start; Best US Result in 7 Years

1/21/2007 - By US Biathlon Association

Tim Burke, after missing the podium in yesterday’s Pursuit competition, came back even stronger in today’s 15K Mass Start competition, finishing sixth with the best US Biathlon result since January, 2000.,

Burke 11th in Exciting Pokljuka Biathlon Pursuit

1/21/2007 - By US Biathlon Association

Pokljuka (Bled), Slovenia, Tim Burke, after being in fifth position before the final shooting stage finished a frustrated 11th today, 1:22.3 behind the winner, Christoph Sumann of Austria, in the Men’s 12.5K Pursuit competition.,