Cross Country Ski Racing News

La Clusaz

12/6/2008 - By Zach Caldwell

Kris is in La Clusaz with Justin Wadsworth and Oleg Ragila as his support staff. As of now it’s dumping down heavy moist snow.

Lowell Bailey 15th in Biathlon World Cup Opener

12/5/2008 - By US Biathlon Association

Amid the falling snow and under the bright lights of the biathlon stadium in Ostersund, Lowell Bailey, of Lake Placid, NY started the season with his second best World Cup finish ever.

Kuusamo Classic Recap: First World Cup victory for Sundby

12/5/2008 - By FIS

Martin Johnsrud Sundby from Norway won his first World Cup victory in the 15 km Individual start race in classical technique in Kuusamo/Ruka (FIN), 3.5 seconds ahead of Lukas Bauer.

Kuusamo Sprint Recap: Triple for Majdic, Hattestad men’s winner

12/5/2008 - By FIS

Petra Majdic from Slovenia and Ola Vigen Hattestad won the first sprint competition of the season over 1,2 km (ladies) and 1,4 km (men) in the classical technique in Kuusamo/Ruka (FIN). Interviews.

Interview with Vincent Vittoz – top skier of France

12/5/2008 - By FIS

33-year-old Vincent Vittoz is already a ski veterans. In 156 World Cups starts, he has collected 7 World Cup victories, 18 World Cup podiums and, last but not least, he won the Pursuit race in the 2005 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.

World Cup heads to France

12/4/2008 - By FIS

The Viessmann FIS Cross-Country World Cup will continue in La Clusaz (FRA, Haute Savoie). The touristic resort with the Cross-Country stadium at the high plateau "Les Confins" (1450m) has already 35 cm of natural snow.

Kuusamo Sprints on TV tonight

12/4/2008 - By Mike Balduf

According to the Universal Sports web site, last Saturday's Kuusamo classic sprint races for men and women will air on Thursday, December 4, at 6:50 p.m. ET.

Sunday's XC World Cup races in Finland

12/3/2008 - By Mike Balduf

Universal Sports has video of Sunday's XC World Cup races in Finland. It's the complete races (not just highlights) with no annoying voice-over commentary, just ambient race sounds like cowbells, coaches' exhortations to their skiers, and skis sliding on

New WADA code: Updated FIS Anti-Doping Rules 2009

12/3/2008 - By FIS

The primary change to the athlete whereabouts requirements is that it will be necessary for the athlete to identify one specific 60-minute time slot between 6am and 11pm each day at a specific location where they will be available for testing.

Big Cluster

12/2/2008 - By Zach Caldwell

Our delay in Rovaniemi was nice while it lasted, but it meant a late night - arriving at the hotel in Helsinki at about 1:30AM. Grover had an early flight and was out the door before 5:30.

A Decent Disappointment

12/1/2008 - By Zach Caldwell

Kris was 16th (tied) yesterday in Kuusamo. It’s not the result he was looking for, but it’s quite respectable for a basically pedestrian day. He set the race up perfectly - was running right near 10th place, and definitely within striking distance.

Freeman finishes 16th in Finland

12/1/2008 - By US Ski Team

The U.S. Ski Team's Kris Freeman pulled within one minute of the leader to finish 16th in a World Cup cross country 15K race Sunday in Kuusamo. Freeman, a diabetic, tied for his spot for his second straight top 20 finish.

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