Cross Country Ski Racing News

Great Lakes District points after 10 races

1/24/2012 - By Mike Muha

Nick Baic has just released the GLD points to-date after the Jan 21 and 22 races National Junior Qualifiers in Ohio. Nineteen skiers have met the JNQ criteria.

Video: Top 5 J3/J4 boys duke it out at Ohio Nordic Flurry GLD race

1/24/2012 - By Tom Cook

2012 Ohio Nordic Flurry 3K Freestyle, 1K from finish line. This is where the top 5 J3/J4 boys all finished in a tight pack.

Eli Brown 2nd in SISU Fest 42k Marathon

1/24/2012 - By Tony Percha

Eli Brown was less than a minute behind American Birkebiener winner Matt Liebsch in the SISU Fest 42k Marathon and destroyed many of the skiers from Traverse that beat him last year…

Five US skiers in the points in classic distance race

1/23/2012 - By USSA

Five U.S. athletes skied into the points Sunday in classic distance racing on the FIS World Cup in Otepaa: Kikkan Randall, Jessie Diggins, Noah Hoffman, Liz Stephen, and Andy Newell.

Newell leads USA in classic sprint with 7th

1/23/2012 - By USSA

Both Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, VT) and Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) pushed through tough quarterfinal battles before going out in the semis in a FIS World Cup classic sprint in Otepaa.

Junior Worlds, U23 XC Ski teams named

1/23/2012 - By USSA

The U.S. Cross Country Ski Team named its 2012 FIS Junior World Championship Team and Under 23 World Championship Teams. The athletes were selected based on results at the 2012 U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships.

Photos from the 2012 Cote Dame Marie

1/22/2012 - By Peter Bruning

Peter Bruning took lots of start photos, plus photos and the 30k halfway point and finish.

Koch and Vigland win Cote Dame Marie

1/22/2012 - By Mike Muha

Finally! A race with decent snow with - GASP! -set tracks. Skiers who avoided last week's iffy snow at the Frosty Freestyle and Krazy Klassic came out in droves for the 2012 Cote Dame Marie at Hanson Hills in Grayling, MI.

Photos from the Frosty Freestyle, kids and adults

1/20/2012 - By Denise Semion

Photos of the 2012 Frosty Freestyle by Denise Semion of the Huron-Clinton Metroparks.

Photos from the Frosty Freestyle Kids Race

1/20/2012 - By Ken Grybel II

Forty-five kids arrived at Huron Meadows at 8:00am, got their skis, and headed out to the start line to race in the first ever Frosty Freestyle Kids Race. Frosty the Snowman was their to cheer them on!