The U.S. Olympic Committee has honored the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team with its Team of the Month Award for November. The Team made history Nov. 25 in Gaellivare, Sweden with its first ever relay podium, finishing third in the women's 4x5k team event.
The win boosted Randall, the defending FIS World Cup sprint champion, into the Sprint World Cup lead and second in the overall World Cup behind Norway's Marit Bjoergen.
For three weekends in a row the US women's ski team has set team records. Today, the US women (Jessie Diggins, Kikkan Randall) recorded a first ever podium win in the team sprint. The duo last year was second in Milan, Italy.
Diggins skied a masterful final lap of the two-person team sprint to put the USA into the lead, handing off to Randall who held off a hard-charging pack for the win.
USSA Network will bring live coverage of this weekend’s FIS Cross Country World Cup in Quebec City to American fans.
Every Wednesday night from January 2nd- February 27th, 5:00p.m.– 9:00pm, a headlamp cross country ski racing series at Hanson Hills Recreation Area.
The Northern Michigan University men’s and women’s Nordic ski teams dominated over MTU and Green Bay in both classic and skate races at their season-opening meet, the Wildcat Open.
Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) turned in another strong performance Sunday to wrap-up the Ruka Triple 10k classic pursuit behind an untouchable champion Marit Bjoergen of Norway.
Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) led another historic day for the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team, finishing second in a 5k freestyle race at the Ruka Triple mini-tour in Kuusamo. It was Randall's second straight distance podium and a career best for a non-sprint.
U.S. Ski Team cross country racer Ida Sargent (Orleans, VT) scored a career best Friday, powering to a ninth place finish in the opening classic sprint at the Ruka Triple mini tour World Cup at Kuusamo in northern Finland.
We are going to have another flash race at Twin Birch Golf Course in Kalkaska, Saturday, December 1 at 11:00am. This will be very low key (no entry, no prizes, and no announced placings). Approx 7km. Use as a training race or just a workout.
Kikkan Randall is the first American woman to claim a cross country World Cup sprint title and this month's Athlete Spotlight.