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2009 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Liberec are history

Altogether, 20 medal events were on schedule in Liberec. Of those, Cross-Country had twelve events in Vesec, plus - for the first time - the qualification race for the individual start competition for competitors low points.

By FIS
Mar 5, 2009

Team NordicSkiRacer at the Sapporo Skimarathon

Team NordicSkiRacer.Com was at the Sapporo Skimarathon this winter, one of the Worldloppet events.

By Allen Sorgenfrei
Mar 4, 2009

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The Great Ski Race: A story

The Great Ski Race was exactly that, great. We woke up in the morning to warm conditions but it was not raining like the forecast said it might.

By Tad Elliot
Mar 4, 2009

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GRNST takes Black Mountain Classic Team Award

GRNST skiers won the men > 50 division and placed a strong second in the men < 50 division in the Black Mountain Classic. These wins were enough to give them the overall team win for the day while the women's division was won by the Straits Striders.

By Ed Anderson
Mar 4, 2009

Cut

Kris had surgery this yesterday morning. I&rsquo;ve talked with him a couple times, and it&rsquo;s been comical. Between the dwindling effects of anaesthesia, the first dose of heavy duty pain medication, and his third cup of post-surgical coffee he&rsquo;s been...

By Zach Caldwell
Mar 4, 2009

Pierson, Ocariz win first Central Region ski titles

At the top of the penultimate climb on Sunday in Houghton, Mich., five Nordic skiers were still grouped together and in contention for the NCAA Central Regional Championships women&rsquo;s freestyle title.

By Matias Saari
Mar 3, 2009

Biathlon National Points Ranking Update

The National Points Ranking lists have been updated for February 1, 2009 and are now available.

By US Biathlon Association
Mar 3, 2009

30th Annual Rendezvous Race

On March 7th, West Yellowstone will host the 30th annual Yellowstone Rendezvous marathon race on the Rendezvous Ski Trails. Register online by noon on Thursday.

By Sara Hoovler
Mar 3, 2009

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Blue skies on Black Mountain

We awoke to temperatures in the single digits, squeaky powder snow and lot&rsquo;s of it, clear skies and a bright sun steadily shortening the shadows. It would be what the locals call a perfect, &ldquo;black and blue&rdquo; day.

By Ernie Brumbaugh
Mar 3, 2009

My Best Birkie Ever

Drinking and powergels going down well, got a good feed from the Fischer team rep that I schmoozed with the night before…

By Mike Schaefer
Mar 2, 2009

Women's US Distance Results 1991 - 2009

Stephen and Arritola 17th and 22nd. Good one-two punch for the youngsters. Geek it up inside with some numbers from the Women&rsquo;s Distance Results at Worlds / Olympics 1991 - 2009.

By Pete Vordenberg
Mar 2, 2009

Kowalczyk becomes double world champion

26-year-old Justyna Kowalczyk from Poland is double World Champion. After the success in the pursuit she took her second gold medal in the 30 km mass start competition in free technique at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.

By FIS
Mar 2, 2009