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Monday, December 31
A Spectacular Day for Nordic Skiers<
- By: VANOC
December 15, 2007 was an extraordinary day for one young cross-country skier. Sporting bib number one, and opting to leave his poles at home, five-year-old Liam Espedido was the first cross-country skier across the start line of the Coast Cup #1 race at Whistler Olympic Park<... [ click to read more ] |
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Sunday, December 30
Kershaw with Bad Luck Still Sits 16th<
After qualifying a very impressive 5th in today’s Prague stage 3 sprint race, Devon Kershaw was unable to move beyond the opening round, having broken a pole on the narrow city course<... [ click to read more ] |
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Sunday, December 30
Victory in Prague for Follis and Morilov – Bjoergen and Oestensen in golden bib<
- By: tour-de-ski.com
The Italian Arianna Follis and 21-year-old Nikolay Morilov (RUS) won the first Sprint race of the Viessmann FIS Tour de Ski performance by Craft Sportswear, held in the free technique in Prague<... [ click to read more ] |
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Sunday, December 30
450 Skiers Head to 2008 XC Championships<
- By: usskiteam.com
Good snow, World Cup and Junior World Championships start slots plus another big field of competitors should equal intense competitions for the 2008 U.S. Cross Country Championships, starting New Year's Day at Michigan Tech<... [ click to read more ] |
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Saturday, December 29
Tour Pursuit Play by Play<
Saturday's tour de ski pursuit start play-by-play<... [ click to read more ] |
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Saturday, December 29
Athlete Excerpts: Kershaw's Korner<
After all the prep, mental energy and physical work that has gone into preparing for this event, the biggie of the year for the World’s top athletes<... [ click to read more ] |
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Friday, December 28
Tour Prolog Play-By-Play<
A play by play call of the race as it's being braodcast live.<... [ click to read more ] |
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Friday, December 28
Women's Tour de Ski Prologue Results<
Virpi Kuitunen began defense of her Tour de Ski title in the right way by posting a dominating victory in the 3km classic prologue in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic<... [ click to read more ] |
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Friday, December 28
INDi 2010 Team Update<
Hope everyone is enjoying this wonderful time of year. Canada is having a glorious year for snow, everyone seems to be skiing up a storm and spending lots of time in winter wonderland<... [ click to read more ] |
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Thursday, December 27
2008 Masters World Cup: Snow Base and Skier Excitement Keep Building<
With 10 weeks to go until the start of the 2008 Masters World Cup presented by Blackhawk (March 1-7, 2008 in McCall, Idaho), both snow base and skier excitement is building by the week<... [ click to read more ] |
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Wednesday, December 26
Tour de Ski Competitor Summary<
The Tour de ski home page is providing summaries for all competing nations and their athletes. Read what they had to say about this years Canadian tour contingent<... [ click to read more ] |
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Wednesday, December 26
Athlete Excerpts: Devon Kershaw<
Rybinsk seems nothing more than a distant memory now. It was a whirlwind of a tour, flying in on a Thursday evening, and leaving just as quickly on a Sunday directly after the sprint competitions<... [ click to read more ] |
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Monday, December 24
Vegard Ulvang Blogs on the Tour de Ski<
- By: tour-de-ski.com
First of all, my congratulations to our Race Director Jürg Capol and his Michaela who gave birth to their second child two weeks ago<... [ click to read more ] |
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Monday, December 24
Three Days Until Tour de Ski<
The second annual Tour de Ski will begin on December 28th in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic. The tour will finish nine days later on January 6th in Val di Fiemme, Italy<... [ click to read more ] |
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Sunday, December 23
Athlete Excerpts: Chandra Crawford<
After an exciting 4 weeks on the World Cup circuit I am Canmore-bound for Christmas. This Saturday, Dec 22nd at 1pm there'll be a town get-together at the Civic Centre as we're going to hang my Olympic medal up there to be shared with the town for a while<... [ click to read more ] |
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Friday, December 21
Madeleine Williams and Alex Harvey selected to Canada World Cups January 2008<
- By: Cross Country Canada
As the Canadian FIS Regional Series leaders for the first World Cup period and in accordance with the NST selection criteria 8.7.d, Madeleine Williams and Alex Harvey have been selected for all events at the January 2008 World Cup events in Canmore<... [ click to read more ] |
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Friday, December 21
Sandra Keith Thrilled with top-15 Personal Best Performance<
- By: Biathlon Canada
Sandra Keith's 11th place finish on Saturday in the women's 7.5 km sprint was something she has been working towards for a long time. The 27-year-old veteran from Calgary was over the top with her result<... [ click to read more ] |
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Wednesday, December 19
Randall recaps win<
- By: usskiteam.com
Two days later, two-time Olympian Kikkan Randall (Anchorage, AK) - the first U.S. woman and only the second American to win a cross country World Cup race - said Tuesday she looks forward to leading other American skiers to similar success<... [ click to read more ] |
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Tuesday, December 18
Athlete Excerpts: Devon Kershaw, Dasha Gaiazova<
It's over. The 30km, the first of the year for me is a done deal. Russia so far rules. The accoms are freaking sweet, the food good, the courses great, and the crowds are totally amazing<... [ click to read more ] |
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Monday, December 17
Harvey and Williams Win Haywood NorAm in Blizzard<
- By: Cross Country Canada
VAL CARTIER, QC— A day of rest is all that Alex Harvey (29.41.5) required to regenerate his batteries as he battled a large field of senior skiers and a winter blizzard en-route to a decisive victory in the mass start 10 km classic event at Val Cartier, Quebec<... [ click to read more ] |
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Sunday, December 16
Randall Wins World Cup Sprint in Russia<
- By: usskiteam.com
American Kikkan Randall (Anchorage, AK), who posted the first ever U.S. women's World Cup cross-country podium last January, produced the first U.S. women's victory Sunday<... [ click to read more ] |
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Saturday, December 15
Kershaw 12th in Rybinsk World Cup<
Devon Kershaw turned in the best distance World Cup result of his career in the a 30km skate today in Rybinsk, Russia. Even more impressive was the fact that Kershaw was less than 6 seconds behind the winner in what was a mad scramble to the finish<... [ click to read more ] |
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Saturday, December 15
Nishikawa and Stephen take NorAm Pursuits in Quebec<
- By: CCC
While it took Graham Nishikawa close to 19 km to break away from Robin McKeever and Dan Roycroft in the men's 20 km pursuit all it took was a change of skis and technique for Elizabeth Stephen of the US Ski Team<... [ click to read more ] |
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Thursday, December 13
Widmer and Jones Score NorAm Sprint Wins<
Canada’s Phil Widmer and Perianne Jones won their first gold medals of the season on the Haywood NorAm cross-country ski series in Val Cartier, Que., on Thursday<... [ click to read more ] |
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Thursday, December 13
Clegg Matches Best-ever Canadian Men's Biathlon Result<
- By: Biathlon Canada
After contemplating retirement last spring, and at risk of losing his start position on the World Cup circuit due to poor results, Canada’s Robin Clegg proved to the world he still belongs<... [ click to read more ] |
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Wednesday, December 12
Canadian NorAm Series Continues Thursday<
The NorAm series continues this week at the Val Cartier military base, just north of Quebec City. The 3 race series, which closely mirrors the last three races in Canmore, kicks off with a skate sprint on Thursday<... [ click to read more ] |
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Tuesday, December 11
SuperTour Finds Tough Trails in Bozeman<
- By: usskiteam.com
The second stop on the USSA Cross Country SuperTour schedule brought victory and three other podiums for U.S. Ski Team racers<... [ click to read more ] |
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Sunday, December 9
Williams, Babikov Win NorAm Classic Races<
Both Madeleine Williams (Edmonton Nordic) and Ivan Babikov (Foothills Nordic) put together strong performances to win their respective categories during the final Canmore NorAm race<... [ click to read more ] |
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Saturday, December 8
Renner 38th, Kershaw 35th in Davos<
In her first international race since becoming a mother, Sara Renner marked her return to the World Cup by finishing a very promising 38th in today's 10km classic<... [ click to read more ] |
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Saturday, December 8
Photos and Results from the NorAm Sprint in Canmore<
The NorAm skate sprint held today at the Canmore Nordic Centre provided another opportunity for racers to test themselves on trails that will be used during the up-coming Canadian World Cup stop<... [ click to read more ] |
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Friday, December 7
Whitten 10th in Bejing World Cup<
Tara Whitten of Edmonton improved on her recent world cup track cycling debut with a 10th place finish in Bejing today.<... [ click to read more ] |
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Thursday, December 6
NorAM Series Continues with 10/15km Pursuit<
Ivan Babikov (Foothills Nordic) continued to show his strength in distance races and Tasha Betcherman (INDi2010 Racing Team) dominated the women's field today in Canmore<... [ click to read more ] |
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Thursday, December 6
Athlete Excerpts: Devon Kershaw<
Whoa! I’ve dropped the ball with the update here. Training and basking in the central European sun here in Switzerland has changed my priorities slightly, and Kuusamo and the four dark weeks of Scandinavia seem a distant nightmare. That said, Kuusamo needs to be discussed, so read on!<... [ click to read more ] |
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Wednesday, December 5
Haywood Report: Life from the Sidelines<
- By: Brittany Webster
Now that the race season has started, I’ve gotten to see it from a bit of a different perspective. As many of you know, I broke my leg in late August and since then haven’t been able to join the team on their travels<... [ click to read more ] |
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Tuesday, December 4
Freeman interview following World Cup 5th place<
YouTube video of Kris Freeman following his 5th place finish in this past weekends Kuusamo 15km classic race<... [ click to read more ] |
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Monday, December 3
David Nighbor Muscles Out Victory in Teck Cominco Sprint Race<
- By: Cross Country Canada
VERNON, B.C.—Canada’s David Nighbor sprinted his way into the winner’s circle at the Haywood NorAm Series at the Sovereign Lake Nordic Club near Vernon, B.C. on Sunday<... [ click to read more ] |
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Sunday, December 2
Freeman 5th in Kuusamo, Kershaw 16th<
The North American contingent continued it's spectacular weekend in Kuusamo today, as American Kris Freeman followed up on Andrew Newell's 4th place sprint finish with a 5th in the 15km classic race. Freeman was just 7.1 seconds from the silver medal. Canadian Devon Kershaw also scored the World Cup<... [ click to read more ] |
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Saturday, December 1
Kuusamo World Cup Results<
It was a tough day for the Canadian men and women racing in Kuusamo, as none of the starters were able to qualify in the top-30 and advance to the head-to-head rounds<... [ click to read more ] |
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Saturday, December 1
Photos and Results from the Sovereign NorAm<
Although a little over a week later than expected, the Canadian NorAm series got underway today at Sovereign Lakes Nordic ski club<... [ click to read more ] |
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