Cross Country Ski Racing News
Preliminary Birkie, Korteloppet, and Jr. Birkie Results
2/25/2006 - By Mike Muha
Marco Cattaneo and Roberto De Zolt finish together; Chad Giese top American. Anna Santer won the women's event, with Brooke Hovey top American women.,
Hakkinen Gets Second Biathlon Top 15 at Olympics
2/25/2006 - By US Biathlon Association
Jay Hakkinen (Kasilof, AK) climbed back from his disappointing 80th in last week’s Olympic 10K Sprint to 13th in the Olympic 15K Mass Start, reasserting his position as one of the top biathletes in the world today.,
Konrad Top American Women Finisher in 30K Freestyle
2/24/2006 - By US Ski Team
I would have liked to get further, but I just didn't have it in my legs to move that fast in the beginning, and once the gaps were there I wasn't able to do anything with it.,
Sprint Finish in Ladies 30K Freestyle
2/24/2006 - By Mike Muha
Only a couple seconds seperated the top three finishers in today's women's 30k freestyle cross country ski race at the Olympics.,
Beckie Scott Elected to IOC Athletes' Commission
2/24/2006 - By IOC
Beckie Scott (Canada, Cross-country skiing) and Saku Koivu (Finland, Ice Hockey) are the two new members who have been elected to the IOC Athletes’ Commission by their peers at the Turin Olympic Games, for a term of eight years.,
UPDATED: American Birkebeiner Race Wax Recommendations
2/24/2006 - By eoenslnm
Swix web site is back up! Here's links to Solda, Swix, Toko and Fast Wax wax recommendations for this year's Birkie. , ,
USSA to Expand XC Program Support
2/23/2006 - By US Ski Team
The new initiatives, designed to impact the program for the 2010 and 2014 Olympic Winter Games by building on recent successes, will feature both expanded World Cup support and the re-start of an athletic development program for the 2006-07 season.,
Traverse City Sprint Results for Feb 21, 2006
2/23/2006 - By Jim Monroe
Results from the February 21, 2006 4K Classic Time Trial at Hickory Hills, Traverse City.,
2006 Vasa Photos for Purchase
2/23/2006 - By Action Sports Images
Photos from the 2006 Vasa are available.,
Dieter & Carol's Worldloppet Report
2/23/2006 - By Dieter Hohnke
Today was the 63K Tartu Loppet in Estonia. A difficult race on a technically moderate course BUT lots of rolling terrain.,
Road to recovery makes Birkie stop
2/23/2006 - By John Fauber
In January 2002, Ogawa, 43, was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia. Ogawa, who is married with two daughters, will ski in the 9th wave of the Birkie this year. His bib number is 29159.,
Copper Country Ski Tigers Capture State Nordic Title
2/22/2006 - By Blair Orr
For more than a decade the state Nordic skiing state title has moved back and forth between Marquette and Traverse City with other schools scrambling behind. Over the weekend the Copper Country Ski Tigers finally broke the two city domination.,
