Cross Country Ski Racing News

Holmenkollen World Cup on Saturday

3/6/2008 - By FIS

The annual Holmenkollen Nordic World Cup weekend with competitions in all the Nordic disciplines will take place from 8th- 9th March, for the last time in the old stadium.,

Vigland, Willaims and Meechum top Tuesday Night Sprints

3/6/2008 - By Mark Esper

Todd Vigland, Ross Willaims and Hannah Meechum top the Tuesday Night Sprints at Timber Ridge.,

Valtellina hosts 2008 FIS World Cup Grand Finals

3/6/2008 - By FIS

The races will be held as a “mini Tour". The time scores registered in Friday’s races will be added to those from Saturday’s races to create the starting order (handicap) for Sunday’s race.,

Photos from the Black Mountain 30km Classic

3/5/2008 - By Michael Polkern

Photos from the Black Mountain 30km Classic.,

Paul and Hardin talk about their Black Mountain wins

3/5/2008 - By William Valentine

I decided that, rather than wait till the later stage in the race to turn it on, I just took off. I figured that if I could put some distance between the other racers they would not be able to draft me.,

World Master Report - Day 3

3/5/2008 - By Ken Dawson

The highlight of Day 3 was the performance of David MacLean. For every Michigan Cup skier we have been a witness to David’s flawless technique. And during today's 10k....,

World Master Report - Day 2

3/4/2008 - By Ken Dawson

One great thing about the World Masters is not worrying about your start lanes. The start has 20 diagonal lanes and your exact starting position is marked with a tag, i.e. row 1 and lane 5.,

World Master Reports - Day 1

3/4/2008 - By Ken Dawson

The Russians who had over 100 entries in the World Masters seemed to dominate every age class. Stephen Smiegel seemed to have one of the best Michigan Cup race finishes. Steve placed 12th in a very competitive age class.,

World Junior and U23 Championships '08

3/4/2008 - By Pete Vordenberg, TeamToday.org

Lots of pics from Italy. The venue was in the mountain valley just 15 minutes up a beautiful hanging valley from Malles Italy. The elevation was 1700 M and the courses were very difficult.,

Kates and Flynn take Hanson Hills Classic

3/3/2008 - By Mike Muha

Adam Kates of the Soo Finnish Ski Club drove down from Sault St Marie, ON to put the hurt on local Michigan skiers winning by more than three minutes. And last year's MI Cup champion Emily Flynn (NordicSkiRacer) was back on the podium with a first.,

Lowell Bailey Jumps to 11th in Pursuit

3/3/2008 - By US Biathlon Association

Pyeong Chang, Korea. Lowell Bailey (after finishing 29th in the Sprint on Wednesday jumped to a World Cup personal best 11th place finish over the weekend.,