Cross Country Ski Racing News
Liz Stephen skis to 12th in Davos 10K freestyle
12/20/2014 - By USSA
Liz Stephen (East Montpelier, VT) skied a strong 10k effort to finish a minute back from dominant Norwegian Marit Bjoergen in Saturday’s freestyle event in Davos – a big confidence booster.
Four US skiers qualify for sprint
12/14/2014 - By USSA
Ida Sargent, Sophie Caldwell, Kikkan Randall and Andy Newell all qualified for the freestyle sprint in Davos, Switzerland.
US women 21, 22, and 23 at Davos 10k classic
12/14/2014 - By USSA
The U.S. women demonstrated their collective potential finishing together with Liz Stephen (E. Montpelier, VT) in 20th, Jessie Diggins (Afton, MN) in 21st and Sadie Bjornsen (Winthrop, WA) in 22nd, just six seconds apart from each other and forty seconds.
Shake it off
12/11/2014 - By Anja Gruber
Friday's sprint qualifier felt like your typical first race: Too short, too fast and all over the place. At least, I thought, it was only going to get better from there...
Sadie Bjornsen 18th overall in Lillehammer mini-tour
12/8/2014 - By USSA
Sadie Bjornsen skied strong to finish 18th overall in Sunday’s 10k pursuit race, the last of the Lillehammer World Cup mini tour, and 18th overall for the tour.
Jessie Diggins gets 15th in Lillehammer 5K
12/7/2014 - By USSA
Jessie Diggins (Afton, MN) led the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team with a gutsy 15th place finish in the 5k freestyle second stage of the three-day Lillehammer World Cup mini tour.
Sadie Bjornsen 21st in Lillehammer freestyle sprint
12/6/2014 - By USSA
Bjornsen was the lone American to advance to the heats after qualifying in 16th place, eventually placing 21st overall in the freestyle sprint. Andrew Newell took 36th for the men.
Michigan Cup race calendar for 2014-2015 includes Fun Series
12/2/2014 - By Mike Muha
The first real points race for the new season is coming up on Saturday, December 20 with Lakes of the North, followed the next day by Wintersonnewende at Michawye. New this year is the Michigan Cup Fun Series, where racers can earn 10 participation points
Noah Hoffman back in US with broken Fibula
12/1/2014 - By Mike Muha
A broken fibula is going to put a big crimp on Noah Hoffman 's World Cup seaon. Hoffman broke it on a a very familiar but fast downhill corner in the 15 kilometer classic individual start race in Kuusamo, Finland.
Sadie Bjornsen takes 17th in Ruka; Noah Hoffman heads to hospital
11/30/2014 - By USSA
Sadie Bjornsen led the U.S. Ski Team with a 17th place in the 10k classic individual event in Ruka. Noah Hoffman was transported to a local medical facility for evaluation of an ankle injury following a crash on a steep and icy descent.
Sargent 5th (career best) in Kuusamo classic sprint
11/29/2014 - By USSA
Ida Sargent skied to a fifth place finish in the cross country classic sprint World Cup opener in Kuusamo, Finland Saturday, earning a career best individual finish.
2014-15 U.S. Cross Country Ski Team announced
11/24/2014 - By USSA
The 2014-15 U.S. Cross Country Ski Team was announced today on the eve of the International Ski Federation (FIS) World Cup opener this weekend in Ruka, Finland. All 10 members of the A and B Teams are past members of Olympic and World Championship teams.
