Fast and Female Biathlon Day presented by Best Buy Open Eyes and Opportunities for Girls
Ski CenterMarch 29, 2011
Fast and Female Biathlon Day presented by Best Buy Open Eyes and Opportunities for Girls.
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The USSA SuperTour event scheduled for March 18th, 2011 at Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort has been canceled. Statement from the organizer: “Regrettably Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort is canceling the Nordic SuperTour Sprint which was to be held on March 18, 2011. The registration numbers did not meet the minimum requirements to execute the race. We are sorry for any inconvenience this has caused interested participants and teams. We appreciate all support for our events and hope to put on...
Canadians skiers were well represented during the opening day of the Sparkling Hill Masters World Cup (SHMWC) at the Sovereign Lake Nordic Club in the North Okanagan Saturday. The Canadian contingent finished the day with a total of twelve (14) medals – three (3) gold, four (4) silver and seven (7) bronze. British Columbian Nikki Kassel led all female racers, 35-39 years, in the 15 kilometre freestyle event with a time of 0:45:04.8. The Prince...
Saturday, February 26, 2011: Ripton, VT – Under snow-covered trees amidst skiers, parents, and volunteers of all ages in woodland creature-themed attire, athletes aged 5 to 13 descended upon Rikert Ski Touring Center in Ripton, Vermont today for the annual Bill Koch Cross-Country Ski Festival. The annual event brings youth skiers in New England a weekend of championship races as well as non-competitive open activities for families and festival-goers. With the close of the opening day’s...
Evelyn Dong of Oregon XC. Photo courtesy of Toko USA The XC Oregon elite development program based in Bend, Oregon has officially opened new funded level athlete applications for the 2011/2012 ski season. Complete information on the very simple XC Oregon application process is now available by visiting http://www.xcoregon.org. Based on current budget projections and likely retirements by several top athletes, XC Oregon anticipates having the financial resources to support 2-4 new “funded” level athletes interested...
Stowe, VT — Despite and evening of crazy winter weather that included thunder and lightning at Trapp Family Lodge, morning arrived to greet racers to another day of great skiing on the 5K race loop at Trapp Family Lodge host to today’s TD Bank Eastern Cup events. Today’s contests included 5, 10, and 15 kilometer classic races. The day started with the J2 Boys 5K. Mount Mansfield Nordic’s Ben Hegman (Huntington, VT) earned the first...
Ahrlin wins Ski Classics König Ludwig Lauf
Ski CenterFebruary 6, 2011
Jerry Ahrlin from Team Xtra Personell won 2011 König Ludwig Lauf, he was strong during the whole race trying to get away split up the leading group at several times. Finally after 42km, just before the finish line, he sprinted down Stanislav Rezac, Patria Direct, and Oskar Svärd, Team Exspirit. Sandra Hansson, Team United Bakeries, won the women competition before Seraina Boner, Engadin Skimarathon and Susanne Nyström, Team Exspirit. The Ski Classics Team Competition still...
Ski Classics Third Stage in Germany
Ski CenterFebruary 5, 2011
The long distance ski championships across Europe, Ski Classics, move this weekend to Germany, where König Ludwig Lauf will held. Ski Classics consist of the six most prestigious cross country long distance events in the world. König Ludwig Lauf is a 42km race in classic technique with the finish in the city of Oberammergau. The overall leader in the Ski Classics Champion race Oskar Svärd, Team Exspirit, will be challenged by first of all the double...
NCCSEF, USSA and its 10 JO divisions, are pleased to announce the 2011 J1 Scandinavian Cup Team blog http://usaj1team.blogspot.com This “Scando Cup” trip is one of the premier steps of the elite junior athlete and coach development pipeline in the U.S. The Scando Cup is most often the first exposure to international level racing and racing travel for U.S. athletes. Traveling to Scandinavia and putting on a race bib is an eye opening experience. Most...