Ida Sargent skied to a fifth place finish in the cross country classic sprint World Cup opener in Kuusamo, Finland Saturday, earning a career best individual finish.

By USSA
Nov 29, 2014

Skiers enjoyed a 62 deg sunny day to race. Overall winners were Steve Smigiel Jr. and Heidi Schwab. Particularly noteworthy was the performance of Ryan Durand, age 12 who finished 3rd overall besting the times of many seasoned Michigan Cup racers.

By Curt Peterson
Oct 30, 2014

Liz Stephen (USA) won the Blink 2014 7 km uphill freestyle rollerski race for women. Although racers had to provide their own helmets, Swenor provided rollerskis to all racers.

By Mike Muha
Aug 3, 2014

This is the Michigan Cup Cross Country Ski Racing Series cream of the crop: the Top 10% of cross country ski racers of each age category. To get in the Michigan Cup Top 10% you have to maximize your points against your competitors.

By Mike Muha
Apr 12, 2014

In a tight race, Erin Lipp claimed victory over Sarah Goble for the junior women. Iann Durand took the Junior Men's championship. Also, overall freestyle, classic, and combined Michigan Cup standings!

By Mike Muha and Ken Dawson
Apr 12, 2014

The conditions were quite possibly the best they have ever been for this almost-springtime race, and skiers enjoyed fast, plentiful snow without any rain, bare spots, or sunburn!

By Tom Rzeznich
Apr 4, 2014

Spring skiing, forty-degree weather, mashed potato snow all had *nothing* to do with the first Brighton Rec B2B Cross Country Ski Race. The temperature for the race seemed frighteningly cold, a chilly 10 degrees, with an afternoon high of 23.

By Stan Dinkel
Apr 3, 2014

Individuals were challenged to ski laps around a designated course. At the end of each lap, participants had to shoot at 5 targets using a paintball gun. For each target hit 10 seconds of time was deducted from their time.

By Justin Andre and Mariah Frye
Mar 30, 2014

Noah Hoffman and Sadie Bjornsen both capped their respective seasons Friday with U.S. distance titles to wrap up the 2014 U.S. Cross Country Championships.

By USSA
Mar 30, 2014

Second-place finishes for both Alaska’s Max Olex and Northern Michigan’s Rosie Frankowski in the mass start freestyle races wrapped up a banner week for the CCSA at the NCAA Championships at Soldier Hollow Resort in Utah.

By CCSA
Mar 21, 2014

The 22nd Annual Muffin Race at the Cross Country Ski Headquarters closed out the Michigan Cup season. Heidi Schwab and Ian Durand took the wins in the pursuit-format race.

By Mike Muha
Mar 18, 2014

Kikkan Randall skied into 13th Sunday in the 10k freestyle pursuit. In addition to her third-straight World Cup sprint title, Randall finished sixth in the overall standings behind overall champion Therese Johaug of Norway.

By USSA
Mar 18, 2014