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2006 Muffin Race Results

Jessie Anderson, Catarina Gulledge, Lyle Anderson, and Jesse Smith win their categories in this year's Muffin Race at the Cross Country Ski Headquarters.,

By Nick Baic
Feb 27, 2006

A Prayer For John Gravlin and His Family

On Saturday February 25, 2006 Denise. Gravlin, John Gravlin's wife, lost her battle with Ovarian Cancer and passed away with her family at her side.,

By Ken Dawson
Feb 26, 2006

Italy Wins the Men's 50K Freestyle in Close Finish

Italy's Giorgio di Centa bests Eugeni Dementiev from Russia and Austria's Mikhail. Less than a second seperate the three finishers!,

By Mike Muha
Feb 26, 2006

US Women 15th in Olympic Biathlon Relay

Rachel Steer, who has been the dominant US woman for the last six years, passes the mantle to a group of athletes who were juniors when she competed in the 2002 Olympic Winter Games.,

By US Biathlon Association
Feb 26, 2006

Hakkinen Gets Second Biathlon Top 15 at Olympics

Jay Hakkinen (Kasilof, AK) climbed back from his disappointing 80th in last week’s Olympic 10K Sprint to 13th in the Olympic 15K Mass Start, reasserting his position as one of the top biathletes in the world today.,

By US Biathlon Association
Feb 25, 2006

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Preliminary Birkie, Korteloppet, and Jr. Birkie Results

Marco Cattaneo and Roberto De Zolt finish together; Chad Giese top American. Anna Santer won the women's event, with Brooke Hovey top American women.,

By Mike Muha
Feb 25, 2006

Beckie Scott Elected to IOC Athletes' Commission

Beckie Scott (Canada, Cross-country skiing) and Saku Koivu (Finland, Ice Hockey) are the two new members who have been elected to the IOC Athletes’ Commission by their peers at the Turin Olympic Games, for a term of eight years.,

By IOC
Feb 24, 2006

Sprint Finish in Ladies 30K Freestyle

Only a couple seconds seperated the top three finishers in today's women's 30k freestyle cross country ski race at the Olympics.,

By Mike Muha
Feb 24, 2006

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Konrad Top American Women Finisher in 30K Freestyle

I would have liked to get further, but I just didn't have it in my legs to move that fast in the beginning, and once the gaps were there I wasn't able to do anything with it.,

By US Ski Team
Feb 24, 2006

Noque Trail Recieves 15 Acre Land Donation

The Noquemanon Trail Network (NTN) is pleased to announce it has received a large land donation from JM Longyear, LLC.,

By Susan Brian
Feb 23, 2006

Road to recovery makes Birkie stop

In January 2002, Ogawa, 43, was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia. Ogawa, who is married with two daughters, will ski in the 9th wave of the Birkie this year. His bib number is 29159.,

By John Fauber
Feb 23, 2006

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Dieter & Carol's Worldloppet Report

Today was the 63K Tartu Loppet in Estonia. A difficult race on a technically moderate course BUT lots of rolling terrain.,

By Dieter Hohnke
Feb 23, 2006