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Vasa Ski Club Sprints results for January 3

Vasa Ski Club Sprints, 3-Jan-12, Vasa Ski Club Sprints, 3-Jan-12 Freestyle at Timber Ridge, Traverse City

By Mark Esper
Jan 5, 2012

Randall vaults back to fourth in Tour

A day after dropping to seventh in the Tour de Ski, Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) came roaring back with a hard fought second in the stage six freestyle sprint at the Tour de Ski in the northern Italy village of Toblach.

By USSA
Jan 5, 2012

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Weekend Racing Update

Hanson Hills 6 Hour Team Event is ready to race this Saturday; the Boyne Highlands Classic on Sunday may turn into a skate event.

By Ernie Brumbaugh
Jan 4, 2012

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Randall finishes 29th, drops to 7th overall

It was a tough day for the U.S. Ski Team in stage five of the Tour de Ski in Toblach. Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) was 29th in a tightly fought 3.3k classic prologue to the three stages in Toblach, dropping to seventh in the overall.

By USSA
Jan 4, 2012

Santa brings snowmaking to Huron Meadows Metropark

Huron Meadows Metropark in Brighton, Michigan, becomes the first cross country ski trail system in southern Michigan to make snow. Snow making is in full swing!

By Mike Muha
Jan 3, 2012

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Koos, Diggins Repeat U.S. Sprint Titles

Torin Koos (Wenatchee, WA), skiing out of the Bridger Ski Foundation, and Jessie Diggins picked up opening day freestyle sprint titles as the U.S. Cross Country Championships opened at Rumford's Black Mountain.

By USSA
Jan 3, 2012

Toko at the US Nationals Skate Sprint

We tested continuously today so we'd learn as much as we can and could pass on as much info as we could to teams. Looks like it paid off!!

By Ian Harvey
Jan 3, 2012

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33rd Annual Rendezvous Race on March 3, 2012

The Rendezvous Ski Trails in West Yellowstone, Mont. are in great shape; Elevation and natural snowfall have been our friends this season, and skiers here have been spoiled with fantastic, mid-winter conditions all season.

By Dan Cantrell
Jan 3, 2012

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Significant Winter Storm continues over Northern Michigan today

Storm total accumulations across much of northwest Lower and the eastern U.P. will likely exceed one foot by Tuesdsay morning, with much less amounts heading toward Saginaw Bay. Snowfall rates will occasionally exceed 1 to 2 inches per hour.

By National Weather Service
Jan 2, 2012

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2012 Traverse City Sprint Race schedule

Races begin at 6:00 with registration from 5:15 – 5:45. Race will be held at Hickory Hills and Timber Ridge on Tuesday nights.

By Mark Esper
Jan 2, 2012

Randall moves into 6th overall in Tour after Day 2

Action in the Tour de Ski heated up on day two, with Poland's Justyna Kowalczyk taking her second straight win and American Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) moving into sixth in the 11-day, nine-stage Tour.

By USSA
Jan 2, 2012

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Despite Fall, Randall moves to 5th on Day 3

A fall on the final climb in the classic sprint semifinals cost Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) a spot in the finals as she finished ninth in stage three of the Tour de Ski in Oberstdorf.

By USSA
Jan 2, 2012

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