Cross Country Ski Racing News

Jumps Postponed but Lodwick, Demong 1-3 in XC

2/20/2009 - By US Ski Team

AfterTodd Lodwicxk and Billy Demong finished 1st and 3rd in the cross country portion of the Nordic Ski World Championships, officials determined the wind in Liberec was too strong to safely and fairly hold the jumping competition, which was postponed.

Randall Leads U.S. in Worlds Opener

2/20/2009 - By US Ski Team

Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) led the way for the U.S., finishing 26th as the 2009 Nordic Ski World Championships kicked off with a women's 10K classic Thursday in Liberec. Aino-Kaisa Saarinen of Finland won the event.

Personal Best 23rd place for Haley Johnson in 15K

2/20/2009 - By US Biathlon Association

Pyeongchang, Korea February 18. Haley Johnson (Lake Placid, NY) turned in an outstanding 23rd place today in the Women’s 15K Individual at the Biathlon World Championships.

GLD announces Junior Olympians

2/19/2009 - By Nick Baic

Congratulations to the athletes in the Great Lakes Districts who have qualified for the 2009 Junior Olympics!

Mid-February World Cups finish

2/19/2009 - By FIS

The final FIS Nordic World Cups before the World Championships in Liberec (CZE) were held in Valdidentro (ITA), Oberstdorf and Klingenthal (both GER).

Nordic World Championships open

2/19/2009 - By FIS

The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 opened yesterday in Liberec (CZE).

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Video coverage of Nordic World Championships starts today

2/19/2009 - By Patrick Vesely

U.S. Olympians Kikkan Randall and Andy Newell lead the cross-country team and recent World Cup winners Billy Demong and Lindsey Van headline the Nordic combined team when Universal Sports presents same-day webcast coverage of the 2009 Nordic Worlds.

Anchorage Ready For 2009 AXCS National Masters

2/19/2009 - By JD Downing

Master skiers from across the U.S. are gearing up for a long weekend trip to Anchorage, Alaska in just a few weeks time as the 2009 AXCS National Masters Championships returns to the great white north -- March 5-8, 2009.

Williams, Vigland, and Meechum top TC Sprints

2/18/2009 - By Mark Esper

Ross Williams, Todd Vigland and Hannah Meecum were the tope finishers in Tuesday's sprints at Hickory Hills.

Team NordicSkiRacer Captures VASA Team Win

2/18/2009 - By Ed Anderson

Team NordicSkiRacer notched their 2nd Team win this past weekend at the 50K Vasa freestyle race with GRNST close behind and HH/CCSS taking 3rd. SS, TNSC and CCSH came in 4th, 5th and 6th, respectively.

Burke Splits Bullets, Misses Gold

2/18/2009 - By US Biathlon Association

Pyeongchang, Korea February 17. Tim Burke (Paul Smiths, NY) missed two shots in his final stage of shooting and finished 14th in this afternoon’s 20K Individual competition at the Biathlon World Championships.