LatestNews Archive - March, 2006 |
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Thursday, March 30
Exel Racing Team Update: Taking Stock<
It hasn’t even been a year since the birth of the Exel Racing Team, and I can scarcely believe it. As I reflect back on what our team, sponsors and supporters have accomplished in just a short period of time my list grows until I am filled with a sense of awe. We did this<... [
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Monday, March 27
Freeman, Wagner Win Final US XC Titles for 2006<
Two-time Olympians Kris Feeman (Andover, NH) and Wendy Wagner (Park City, UT) powered their way through soft and slushy conditions Sunday to win the final U.S. cross country ski championships for 2006 at the 10th Mountain Division Center<... [
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Thursday, March 23
Exel Racing Team Update: Interviewing the ‘Masters’<
- By: Karla Mika
Following a bad season where I had run out of inspiring and exciting stories to tell, there was only one place to turn: my parents. They had come up to visit me and compete in the annual Leprechaun Loppet, a 12.5 or 25 km classic race held at Duntroon Highlands Nordic Center. I started to wonder how they kept competing<... [
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Sunday, March 19
McKeever Claims Paralympic Silver<
Brian McKeever completed his collection of 2006 Paralympic medals in the final race of the Games today, taking silver in the 20km skate event to go with his two golds and bronze from earlier in the week<... [
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Saturday, March 18
Grey and Kershaw 7th in World Cup Team Sprint<
The Canadian duo, who have been blazing a trail on the elite international cross-country ski circuit this year in both the distance and sprint events, were in contention to solidify another podium finish throughout the race but were forced to settle for seventh spot in a star-studded field in Japan<... [
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Friday, March 17
Exel Racing Team Update: What a Week<
- By: Adam Kates
With the conclusion of the Canadian National Championships in Thunder Bay, Ontario, the last big races of the season are now behind me. While some of my teammates will be traveling to various spring tour events throughout North America, I have decided to shut down operations for the season<... [
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Wednesday, March 15
McKeever Gold Again in 10km, Bronze for Bourgonje<
When it comes to the visually impaired competition at the Paralympic level the rest of the world is usually left chasing Canadian Brian McKeever and brother/guide Robin. That was the story again today from the courses at Pragelato Plan in Italy<... [
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Sunday, March 12
Harvey and Gaiazova Complete Nationals Sweep<
Alex Harvey and Dasha Gaiazova continued their personal unbeaten strings during the final day of the National Cross-Country Ski Championships, with both competitors attaining the top podium spots in the distance mass start classic races on Sunday<... [
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Friday, March 10
Gaiazova and Widmer Win Nationals Sprints<
Racing continued today at the Canadian Championships under sunny skies and unseasonably warm temperatures. The sprint event was held in downtown Thunder Bay on a challenging course that was made even more difficult by warm overnight temperatures and wet snow that was over a foot deep in places<... [
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Friday, March 10
US Coaching Shakeups<
Two-time Olympian Pete Vordenberg was named Thursday night as the new U.S. cross country head coach, replacing Trond Nystad, who is resigning effective at the end of this Olympic season, U.S. Nordic Director Luke Bodensteiner said<... [
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Thursday, March 9
Exel Racing Team Update: Momentum everywhere<
- By: Tara Whitten
We came back from our race at Canadian Nationals this afternoon to learn that Devon Kershaw and Sara Renner had won a pair of bronze medals at the sprint World Cup today in Borlaenge, Sweden. With three Canadian women in the top 10 and Devon becoming the first Canadian male other than Pierre Harvey to ever win a World Cup medal<... [
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Thursday, March 9
Scott Trims Overall World Cup Deficit with Silver<
Beckie Scott continues to make the most of what will be the final hurrah of her storied career on the World Cup cross-country ski circuit, winning her second medal in two days on Thursday and bumping the Canadian national team's tally to four medals in three days<... [
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Wednesday, March 8
Kershaw 16th in Falun World Cup Pursuit<
Things don't get any tighter than the men's 20km pursuit in Falun, Sweden today. Mass sprint finishes at the end of long distance races are becoming commonplace, but today's results took that trend to a whole new level. It's almost impossible to picture the mass scramble to the finish<... [
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Wednesday, March 8
Great Scott 3rd in World Cup Pursuit<
Only the thinnest of margins separated the top three finishers in women's pursuit cross-country ski action on Wednesday, with Canada's Beckie Scott making her first post-Olympic journey onto the World Cup medal podium after executing a dramatic sprint to the finish line<... [
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Tuesday, March 7
Kershaw and Renner both Grab World Cup Bronze<
To say it was a banner day for North American ski racers would be a major understatement. Sharing the momentum created by his female teammates Devon Kershaw took third in the sprint World Cup in Borlaenge, Sweden to be the first Canadian male to stand on a World Cup podium in over 15 years<... [
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Sunday, March 5
Tynell Wins Vasaloppet World Cup<
The 90km Vasaloppet is a shrine to Swedish skiers, and the inclusion of the event in this years World Cup competition only sweetened the potential for a victorious Swede. The home country wasn't disappointed as Daniel Tynell led teammate<... [
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Thursday, March 2
Salomon Marathon Cup Heats Up<
The Salomon Marathon Cup Series battle is heating up as this past weekend’s double header in Whistler and Mont Sainte-Anne capped off the 6th and 7th MCS events. With only three weekends of racing left to make your mark<... [
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