News, tips, and guides for the Nordic Ski Racer

Tim Burke 18th in Östersund

The best US man of the day was once again Tim Burke who finished 18th with two misses at the standing stage.

By Viktoria Franke
Dec 6, 2010

Norway takes Team Sprint

The powerful Norwegian men’s team of Ola Vigen Hattestad and Anders Gloeersenn won the 6x1.6k free technique sprint Sunday over rival Sweden in a hard won fight. The U.S. Ski Team fielded two squads, finishing 21st and 23rd.

By US Ski Team
Dec 6, 2010

NMU wins classic and the weekend

Mich. - Northern Michigan University swept the top spots in Sunday's Husky Challenge, winning both the men's 10k Classic and the women's 5k Classic, taking 7 of the top ten spots.

By Mike Muha
Dec 6, 2010

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Win your coach a Toko Wax Bench

CXC Skiing is giving away a Toko Wax Bench! Please send an email to justin.easter@cxcskiing.org with the name and brief summary of who your cross country ski coach is.

By CXC Skiing
Dec 5, 2010

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USA Nordic Combined off pace in Lillehammer

The USA was off the pace again Saturday as Mikko Kokslien of Norway picked up his first World Cup win knocking off defending FIS Nordic Combined World Cup champion Jason Lamy-Chappuis of France on the Olympic venue of Lillehammer.

By US Ski Team
Dec 5, 2010

MNU ‘Cats lead Challenge after day one

The Northern Michigan Nordic Ski team got off to a hot start at the Husky Challenge on the campus of Michigan Technological University, while the Michigan Tech Nordic ski team struggled to find their stride.

By Mike Muha
Dec 5, 2010

Laura Spector starts season with personal best

The US women started the season better than anyone could expect. Laura Spector finished on a sensational 25th place – the best result of her career. Given the circumstances around Laura’s training during the summer the result stands out even more.

By Viktoria Franke
Dec 4, 2010

Kikkan Randall second in German Sprint

The U.S. Ski Team's Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) attacked hard Saturday in the women’s freestyle individual sprints taking second in the first of two days of racing in this centuries old city along the Rhine.

By US Ski Team
Dec 4, 2010

Kuzzy Kids Clinic builds dreams

Garrott Kuzzy and Brian Gregg, both professional cross-country ski racers, led 30 kids from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Montana, Wyoming, Great Britain, and Utah through 90 minutes of pure fun on skis.

By Sara Hoovler
Dec 3, 2010

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Swix's simple secrets to West Yellowstone waxing success

For the first two races we could not conduct speed trap tests or run outs because the snow was too deep and tracks inconsistent so we conducted double blind feel tests on matched and zeros test skis.

By Andrew Gerlach
Dec 3, 2010

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NMU Nordic preview

The Northern Michigan University men’s and women’s nordic ski teams will open their 2010-11 season December 4-5 with events hosted by Michigan Technological University.

By Calvin Larson
Dec 3, 2010

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Cadillac Path: Turn pledges into donations

We reached our goal of $1,000 with a small buffer. That will provide us with weekly trail grooming/parking lot plowing between December 20 and March 14. Now it’s time to turn your pledges into donations.

By Friends of Cadillac Pathway
Dec 2, 2010