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Sunday, December 31
Devon Kershaw wins silver, Chandra Crawford skis to bronze<
- By: CCC
A Christmas scrooge may have tried to spoil the holidays for Canada’s elite cross-country skiers, but Santa certainly had the last laugh before the New Year rings in – delivering a present in the form of silver and bronze medals for Devon Kershaw and Chandra Crawford in the sprint competition at the FIS Tour de Ski in Munich, Germany on Saturday<... [
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Monday, December 25
US Champs Set for Houghton<
- By: USSA
The nation's best cross country skiers are set to converge Jan. 3-7 on Houghton for the U.S. Cross Country Championships, hosted by the Michigan Tech Nordic Training Center<... [
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Sunday, December 24
INDi2010 Update: Being Thankful<
- By: Karla Mika
My travels began in Sovereign Lake, BC, moved to Canmore, Alberta, on to Sun Valley, Idaho, and finally to Soldier Hollow, Utah (site of the 2002 Olympics). Each race brought with it unique challenges and exciting racing opportunities. Each site had its advantages, Sovereign with its amazing dual training ground<... [
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Wednesday, December 20
Freeman Nears US SuperTour Victories Mark<
- By: USSA
Two-time Olympian Kris Freeman (Andover, NH) swept a pair of races during the weekend to take over the men's lead in the $130,000 USSA Cross Country SuperTour standings while Caitlin Compton (Minneapolis) retained her women's overall lead and Laura Valaas stayed unbeaten after five sprints<... [
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Saturday, December 16
Kershaw Fights into 22nd in 30km Skate World Cup<
- By: CCC
Devon Kershaw and George Grey continue to progress their way up the international cross-country skiing leaderboard around the world. The Canadian duo finished 22nd and 37th respectively in one of the most punishing events on the World Cup circuit<... [
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Saturday, December 16
INDi2010 Update: Exam Week<
- By: Gordon Jewett
The training season for cross-country skiers is one of the longest in sports. We spend nearly 8 months preparing for a racing season that typically only lasts about 4 months. There are very few sports that spend so much time away from competition and then have such a short competitive period<... [
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Saturday, December 16
Fast and Female Looking for 14-year olds from all across Canada!<
“Where are all the girls?!?" is the main question on Chandra Crawford’s mind when she meets the numerous ski teams who come through Canmore, Alberta for training camps. Even on her team (the Canadian Senior National Team) the ratio of boys to girls is 2:1. Don’t get her wrong, it’s great having lots of strong guys around<... [
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Wednesday, December 13
George Grey 25th in Italian World Cup<
The 27-year-old Rossland, B.C. native, who has been struggling during early-season races on the World Cup, discovered some extra energy in his body to finish the men’s 15-kilometre classic race with a time of 39 minutes 46.0 seconds on good hard-packed conditions. Perhaps even more impressive<... [
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Tuesday, December 12
Tight Duels Atop the Points in US SuperTour<
After three stops on the $130,000 Cross Country SuperTour schedule, three men are battling for the overall lead while Central Division CXC teammates Laura Valaas (Wenatchee, WA) and Caitlin Compton (Minneapolis) are atop the women's standings<... [
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Sunday, December 10
Roycroft 2nd in SuperTour 30km<
With slightly warmer temperatures and a bit of light snow coming down, Canada’s Dan Roycroft managed to fight through the challenging conditions and his own exhaustion to take the silver medal at the U.S. Super Tour 30km skate in Sun Valley, Idaho on Sunday<... [
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Saturday, December 9
Canadian's Continue to Dominate on SuperTour<
After dominating Wednesday's SuperTour sprint the Canadian contingent continued to roll today in Sun Valley, Idaho. Amanda Ammar and INDi2010 Racing Team's Tasha Betcherman took gold and bronze in the women's 5km classic, while Drew Goldsack and Dan Roycroft took silver and bronze in the men's 10km<... [
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Friday, December 8
INDi2010 Update: An Interview with INDi2010<
- By: Tara Whitten
The last couple of weeks have been quite stressful for me, as I try finish my final papers and prepare for the last exams of my undergraduate degree while I travel around the continent racing. I have become quite used to combining school and skiing, but with each year the expectations at school become greater and this semester is really testing my limits in multitasking<... [
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Friday, December 8
Grandi and Renner Join Fight Against Global Warming<
Concerned about the future of their sports — as well as the future of their family and the environment — Olympic medalist cross-country skier Sara Renner and partner double World Cup winner Thomas Grandi are going carbon neutral, shrinking their environmental impact and offsetting the greenhouse gas emissions they produce<... [
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Thursday, December 7
Kershaw 2nd in Swiss Night Sprint<
After days of seeking snow and international racing in Europe, the Canadian Cross-Country Ski Team hopped in the team van for a two-hour ride from Davos to Olten, Switzerland to test their luck against a strong field in a CO-OP City Sprint under the lights Thursday night<... [
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Monday, December 4
Nighbor and Webster Take Tight NorAm Wins<
A truly international course did nothing to break up the lead group in the men's 15km NorAm mass start skate race on Sunday in Canmore, Alberta. Despite 4 laps of leg breaking climbs on the 4km loop, the race came down to a six way dash for gold. In the end it was Dave Nighbor following up on his Thursday classic win<... [
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Saturday, December 2
Crooks and Jones Dash to NorAm Sprint Wins<
Sean Crooks and Perianne Jones each took their first wins of the season in today's NorAm skate sprints in Canmore, Alberta, and both did it in commanding style. Jones and Crooks were the mornings fastest qualifiers<... [
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