Tony Percha, Cyril Grum, and Zbigy Zlobicki know that ski racers are made in summer! Training starts in May, particularly if you're Zbigy and plan to attend the 2027 Masters World Cup in Tomso, Norway!
We just added the Cross Country World Cup events from Vancouver and Whistler here at Universal Sports.
Milan Baic, Ross Williams, and Hannah Meachum top the standings with the fastest average sprint out of three at Hickory Hills.
Bjorn Daehlie, the most accomplished cross country skier of all time will ski the 54-Kilometer Birkie Classic race and participate in additional American Birkebiner events as an Ambassador for Multiple Sclerosis Research.
The countdown for the FIS Junior- and U23 World Championships in Cross-Country is running: in only 7 days the most important competitions for the next generation of World Cup athletes will take place in France
The Viessmann FIS Cross-Country World Cup will continue at the upcoming weekend in the famous Estonian World Cup village Otepää. Distance races on Saturday, a sprint on Sunday, all classic technique.
Here's an excellent video showing classic race technique in action at the 2009 Seelely Hills Classic: Diagonal stride, herringbone, double pole, the proper technique for changing tracks - it'a sll here. CXC has done a great job on this 12 minute video.
It has been a very exciting and successful season with good snow conditions everywhere until now. 20 individual competitions (Tour de Ski counts as one) and 8 team competitions have taken place so far, in which a total of 13 nations reached the podium.
Your hot wax products should be chosen according to snow temperature. It is not always possible to establish the snow temperature in advance. Is there a way I can approximate the snow temperature from an accurate air temperature reading at the venue?
After three races, Hanson Hills / Cross Country Ski Shop leads the overall standings in the demonstration Team Results, proposed and scored by Ed Anderson.
Here are more photos of the Garland Gripper, especially of junior racers and iced beards
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships feature one of the largest anti-doping programmes of any international major sports events outside of the Olympic Winter Games and underline the FIS position of zero tolerance on doping.
Milan Baic, Ross Williams, and Hannah Meachum top the standings with the fastest average sprint out of three.
Team NordicSkiRacer Rollerski Workout
West Boat Launch Parking Lot, Kensington Metropark, Milford, MI
Team NordicSkiRacer Rollerski Workout
Baywoods parking lot, Kensington Metropark, Milford, MI
Team NordicSkiRacer Rollerski Workout
West Boat Launch Parking Lot, Kensington Metropark, Milford, MI
Team NordicSkiRacer Rollerski Workout
Baywoods parking lot, Kensington Metropark, Milford, MI