News, tips, and guides for the Nordic Ski Racer
Preview of Stages 4 and 5: Nove Mesto
It's back to Nove Mesto for stages 4 and 5 of the Tour de Ski.,
By Tour de Ski
Dec 31, 2007
Morillov Wins Sprint; Oestensen Takes Golden Bib
Twenty-one year old Nikolai Morilov (RUS) won his first World Cup in the Stage 3 of the Tour de Ski in Prague today, holding off fast finishing Norwegians Simon Oestensen and Tor-Arne Hetland in the Sprint A-final.,
By Tour de Ski
Dec 31, 2007
Follis Takes Sprint Victory
Ariana Follis (ITA) jumped up to second in the Tour de Ski overall classification with an impressive victory today in the Freestyle Sprint in Prague.,
By Tour de Ski
Dec 31, 2007
Heading to Houghton
Until Saturday it wasn’t clear whether or not Kris would be going to Houghton for US Nationals or not.,
By Zach Caldwell
Dec 31, 2007
Dramatic racing in Pursuit races
Lukas Bauer wins his second stage and extends his overall lead in the Tour, while Bjoergen takes victory in the final metres of a dramatic women's race.,
By Tour de Ski
Dec 30, 2007
Nightmare waxing condtions at Holiday Classic
Cliff Onthank decision to doublepole the race proved fortuitous as he avoided extensive icing problems experienced by many other racers.,
By Mike Muha
Dec 30, 2007
Preview of Stage 3: Prague
Prague will host a FIS Cross-Country World Cup event for the first time. The Tour de Ski Sprint race will take place in the old town, set against the beautiful backdrop of the famous castle. Course map and web cam.,
By Tour de Ski
Dec 29, 2007
Tour de Ski: Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Sweden, Slovakia, Ukraine
Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Sweden, Slovakia, Ukraine. Okay, not quite in alpabetical order but that's the rest of the nations entered in the Tour, in part 4 of this series.,
By Tour de Ski
Dec 29, 2007
Junior/Youth Trials Open Today in Minnesota
Coleraine, MN. Junior and Youth biathletes from across the US converged at Mt. Itasca today where the Junior and Youth World Championship Trials open today.,
By US Biathlon Association
Dec 28, 2007
Go Faster lets ski stay flat, longer
I noticed the flexible boot cuff allows the foot to ride flatter longer. Without a stiff cuff, when I tip my ankle the foot and the ski stays flat for a bit before beginning to tip onto the edge. A flat ski is a fast ski.,
By Kevin Brooker
Dec 27, 2007
Preview of Stages 1 and 2: Nove Mesto
About the town, the skiing, the race, course maps and web cam. Only scheduled for two stages, Nove Mesto picked up a couple more at the last minute when the German Ski Association decided did not host the two Stages of the Tour planned for Oberstdorf.,
By Tour de Ski
Dec 27, 2007
Holiday Classic might move, become freestyle
The Classic Clinic at the Boyne Valley Lodge is on. Saturday's Holiday Classic race could move to Boyne Mountain and could change to a freestyle race if Boyne Valley Lodge does not get more snow.,
By Nick Baic
Dec 27, 2007
