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Lipp and Durand win Muffin Pursuit Race

The Pursuit Race consisted of skiers racing classic first, then switching to a freestyle leg. Erin Lipp and Ian Duran each had the fastest classic and freestyle legs in the race.

By Mike Muha
Mar 24, 2015

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Bid on great items at CXC Season Finale Auction

Start your bidding on unique and one of a kind gear – sure to round out your skiing and training needs. Winning bids and donations directly support CXC Skiing programming and events.

By Yuriy Gusev
Mar 24, 2015

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Paintball Biathlon Recap

Using what was left of the artificial snow made back in December, Bob, Stu and crew created a twisty, hilly, 200-yard loop course on the ski park, which was just long enough to get the skiers out of breath and make shooting the guns an exciting challenge.

By Mariah Frye
Mar 23, 2015

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RESULTS: Michigan Cup Relays

The Michigan Cup Relays consisted of teams of three racing an 8km loop. The first leg is classic; the second and third leg were freestyle. After the race was a huge party and awards ceremony.

By Mike Muha
Mar 20, 2015

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Paintball Biathon race changes this weekend

Because of the incredible snow depth on the Ski Park (and because we refuse to let winter die), we will host the Paintball Biathlon this Saturday, March 21st! This will be a one day event, held at Cross Country Ski Headquarters and NOT at Hanson Hills.

By Mariah Frye
Mar 18, 2015

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Norway crushes everyone in Drammen classic sprint

Norway made short work of the final World Cup sprint of the season, a classic race in their home country, by sweeping both the men’s and women’s podium and taking seven of the top ten places in both competitions.

By USSA
Mar 15, 2015

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Brian Gregg top US male with 35th in Holmenkollen 50k

rian Gregg (Winthrop, WA) led the U.S. men in 35th place at the venerable 50K race at Oslo’s Holmenkollen venue. The race, run under sunny skies and fast tracks, stayed together for much of its length.

By USSA
Mar 15, 2015

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Three US women in top 20 in Holmenkollen 30k

A furious start to the 30k Holmenkollen event set the stage for aggressive racing and impressive performances from the U.S. women competing in the famed race to close the World Cup season. Liz Stephen finished ninth, tying her own USA-best-ever 30k.

By USSA
Mar 15, 2015

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Bjornsen sibs top US skiers in 10/15K Classic race

Sadie Bjornsen (Winthrop, WA) led the U.S. in the Lahti 10k classic race with a 14th place, while her brother Erik Bjornsen (Winthrop, WA) led the U.S. men in 38th place.

By USSA
Mar 12, 2015

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Wax recommendations for the this weekend's Muffin Race

Wax recommendations (Fast Wax and Toko so far....) for this weekend's Muffin Pursuit race.

By Mike Muha
Mar 12, 2015

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KiKkan's back on the podium!

Kikkan Randal returned to the World Cup podium with a third place finish in the Lahti Freestyle Sprint. Jessie Diggins finished just behind Kikkan in fourth.

By USSA
Mar 7, 2015

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Kaitlyn Patterson 2nd, Alex Vanias 4th in Great Bear Chase Skiathon

In a photo finish, the Lower Peninsula's Kaitlyn Patterson was just edged out of first place in the Great Bear Chase 50K Skiathon by just four-tenths of a second.

By Mike Muha
Mar 7, 2015

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