Cross Country Ski Racing News
Sadie Bjornsen's 18th her best World Cup finish
3/10/2013 - By USSA
Sadie Bjornsen (Winthrop, WA) came back with a second straight career best World Cup day, finishing 18th in the 10k classic at the Lahti Ski Games.
Randall win sprint and World Cup sprint title
3/10/2013 - By USSA
Kikkan Randall outskied World Champion Marit Bjoergen, winning a photo finish by a boot length, to take the win in a freestyle sprint in Lahti clinching her second straight FIS Cross Country World Cup sprint title.
Wax Recommendations for this weekend's races
3/7/2013 - By Mike Muha
UPDATED: Wax recommendations for this weekend's Michigan races. Fast Wax, Solda, Swix, Toko... Check for additions and updates later.
Michigan Cup race tight going into Relays
3/7/2013 - By Mike Muha
The Cross Country Ski Headquarters leads the senior Brumbaugh Cup competition, and the Vasa Ski Club owns the junior Baic Cup this year, but the race for the Michigan Cup is tight...
Brown jumps to the front of the Michigan Cup standings!
3/6/2013 - By Mike Muha
Vasa Ski Club's Eli Brown jumped the top of the Michigan Cup standings by winning the Black Mountain Classic race last weekend. Amy Powell held onto to her lead to take the Women's Title
Hat Cam: Black Mountain Skate race
3/6/2013 - By Mike Muha
Here is the final "hat cam" video of the season by TeamNordicSkiRacer.com's Doug Cornell. Doug had a lot of fun creating the racing videos this year and he is very thankful for all of the kind words he received from his fellow racers at the events.
Yankus and Carlson win "The Beast": Black Mountain Skate
3/4/2013 - By Mike Muha
While Saturday's Black Mountain Classic was deemed "The Beauty", Sunday's skate race was "The Beast", according to Michael Bourassa. Michael Seaman described the course as "11k-ish uber hilly, with steep ups, and very fast wide open descents.
Brown and Hardin win Black Mountain Classic
3/4/2013 - By Mike Muha
Ken Dawson said it best: "The Black Mountain 30k Classic course had the best conditions in 9 years. With ample snow and cool temperatures, the race was the perfect setting for Tracy Hardin and Eli Brown to put another win under their belts.
Stephen top USA finisher with 16th in 30K classic
3/3/2013 - By USSA
Saturday was another spring-like day for the 30k classic at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships where Liz Stephen (East Montpelier, VT) finished 16th, taking the top spot for U.S. women.
USA 10th in World Champs Relay
3/2/2013 - By USSA
It was a back and forth race with the USA in the lead or first chase group much of the race, finishing just a minute back from Norwegian Petter Northug who anchored Norway to the gold.
Video: Diggins loses and gets new ski pole...and still wins!
3/2/2013 - By Mike Muha
Watch Diggins lose her pole during a climb (if you can - she shows no indication that she dropped her pole) and see her get another one 150 meters up the track in Women's Team Sprint at the 2013 FIS Nordic World Championships.
2013 American Birkebeiner - Women's Race
3/2/2013 - By CXC Skiing
Watch most exciting moments of the 2013 American Birkebeiner - Women's Race in 10 min.
