Cross Country Ski Racing News
Early Season Review and What's to Come
12/23/2008 - By Pete Vordenberg
The season is off to a solid start. Our confidence looking forward toward the bulk of the season and the season’s biggest goals is as high as ever.
Majdic and Hattestad win Cross-Country sprint - again
12/22/2008 - By FIS
No matter if it is skating or classical technique, hilly or flat, city or woods, the winners were - again - Petra Majdic from Slovenia and Ola Vigen Hattestad from Norway.
Newell, Koos 4th in Team Sprint
12/22/2008 - By US Ski Team
Andy Newell and Torin Koos laid to rest a string of bad luck and sprinted to fourth place in the men's freestyle team sprint in Dusseldorf, Sunday. The finish is the best performance by an American sprint team on the Wor
Demong 2nd in Ramsau
12/22/2008 - By US Ski Team
The U.S. Ski Team's Billy Demong marked another day of success in Ramsau, finishing second in a World Cup nordic combined event Sunday. Demong won Saturday's competition and has moved up into third place in the World Cup standings.
Demong Takes Fourth Career World Cup Win
12/21/2008 - By US Ski Team
The U.S. Ski Team's Billy Demong landed one of the best jumps of his career to win his fourth career World Cup nordic combined event in Ramsau on Saturday.
Newell 11th in Dusseldorf Sprint
12/21/2008 - By US Ski Team
Andy Newell finished 11th in the men's World Cup freestyle sprint in Dusseldorf Saturday as rain poured down along the banks of the Rhine.
Graves: On to Dusseldorf
12/20/2008 - By US Ski Team
This weekend we will see nordic combined action from Ramsau, Austria, along with insane crowds on the banks of the Rhein for the annual Dusseldorf Sprints.
PREVIEW: XC Looks For Stride in 2009
12/20/2008 - By US Ski Team
Following up one of its most successful seasons in 25 years isn't the easiest of milestones to beat. But the 2009 U.S. Cross Country Ski team is ready to hit its stride to compete for another page in the annals of history.
Bramante and Hall Prevail in Snow Storm at Mt Itasca NorAm
12/19/2008 - By US Biathlon Association
Blizzard conditions created challenging shooting conditions at Mt Itasca for NorAm # 2 on Sunday. The high winds and snow made shooting very difficult and the ski tracks slow. Nevertheless, the results were surprisingly tight.
Tour de Ski starts in 8 days
12/19/2008 - By FIS
The snow situation in Oberhof is excellent and the weather forecast predicts more snow and cold weather. The Tour will kick off on 27th December with a prologue followed by a handicap start race on 28th December.
A Michigan Cup scoring proposal
12/18/2008 - By Ed Anderson
I propose we trial a Michigan Cup scoring system that is the same as what's currently used at any xc running meets. This system, long term, might replace the current scoring used for the Brumbaugh Cup. We'll see what feedback we get at the end of the year
Michigan Cup Team Points proposal
12/18/2008 - By Ed Anderson, Ken Dawson, Chris Jones
Proposal for tracking Michigan Cup Team points. Team Race points will be tracked for 2009, but only used for demonstration purposes - no awards will be given based on these points.
