News, tips, and guides for the Nordic Ski Racer

Do the Flatbeiner and Super Flatbeiner Rollerski Challenge

Time for the annaul Flatbeiner and Super Flatbeiner rollerski tour/chanllenge in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Rollerski up to 79.5K! (or any shorter distance).,

By Ernie Brumbaugh
Oct 24, 2007

More on Newell's win at Sweish Sprint

Teammate Torin Koos led the quarterfinal and semifinal heats of the classic technique race, but Newell took charge on the final uphill and breezed to victory over the last few hundred meters; Koos finished fourth.,

By US Ski Team
Oct 24, 2007

Birkebeiner Raises $173,901 in Challenge Grant

An elated Ned Zuelsdorff, ABSF Executive Director, today announced the fundraising challenge to raise more than $65,000 in 30 days was exceeded.,

By Leslie Hamp & Cherie Morgan
Oct 23, 2007

Don't Cover Olympic-Class Cross Country Ski Terrain With Timeshares

The Reno-Tahoe Winter Games Coalition has been working to bring the 2018 Olympics to the Reno-Tahoe area. But Royal Gorge's development plan two artificial lakes, and tangles of roads, driveways, and parking lots. Ski on rubber mats across the roads?,

By Kathryn Gray
Oct 23, 2007

Newell 1st, Koos 4th, Freeman record AND powder in Utah!

The boys qualified 2nd and 4th even though they started 30 minutes after the top seed and the track went from OK to mush. Torin won both his heats but faded in the final. Andy skied to 2nd in both of his heats but fired it up to win the final.,

By Pete Vordenberg, TeamToday.org
Oct 23, 2007

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Changing Season - Changing Fitness

In the past couple of days Kris has had a couple of indications that his fitness profile has changed. Mind you - this is not news. We’ve been discussing this change for quite some time. It’s just a couple of observations on the changing season.,

By Zach Caldwell
Oct 22, 2007

US Ski Team's major focus? The World Cup

Anchored by sprint stars Andy Newell, Torin Koos and Kikkan Randall, the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team opens the 2008 season with three World Cup podium performers and a top-5 distance skier.,

By US Ski Team
Oct 22, 2007

CXC Extends Deadline for XC Ski Camp

This will be a great weekend Camp for training and technique instruction with the entire CXC Olympic Development Team of athletes and coaches.,

By CXC Skiing
Oct 20, 2007

He's Fit

Kris did his Sunapee time trial this morning in 20:31 - 13 seconds faster than his previous best time, and 18 seconds faster than last November. He paced the effort fairly conservatively today, and the result was obviously much better than on Oct 4th.,

By Zach Caldwell
Oct 19, 2007

More Girls for Nordic Combined

The traditional Pupils’ Summer Grand Prix, held in conjunction with the FIS Nordic Combined Summer Grand Prix in Klingenthal (GER), included a new category of competitors: girls aged 14-15.,

By FIS
Oct 19, 2007

Clips from American Skier

Clips from the cross country ski movie 'American Skier' by X Ski Films. directed by Andrew Newell.,

By Andy Newell
Oct 19, 2007

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Paralympic Champion Cook Retires

Paralympic and World Championships gold medalist and former World Cup champion Steve Cook, who was the cornerstone of the U.S. Disabled Cross Country Ski Team for the better part of a decade, has retired.,

By US Ski Team
Oct 18, 2007

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