Cross Country Ski Racing News
US Continental Cup Team races Silver Star
12/3/2007 - By US Ski Team
Three members of the US Continental Cup Team raced today in Silver Star, BC in –13 C temperatures. Morgan Arritola, Lindsey Dehlin, and Lindsay Williams skied strong races on what will be one of the most challenging courses that they will see all year.,
Best Since '03, Freeman 5th in Kuusamo
12/2/2007 - By US Ski Team
Kris Freeman, sidelined much of the week with a cold, got stronger as a World Cup 15K classic technique race went on Sunday and finished fifth.,
Majdic and Kjoelstad win Kuusamo Sprint
12/2/2007 - By FIS
Petra Majdic from Slovenia and the Norwegian Johan Kjoelstad won the Saturday's classical Sprint in Kuusamo/Ruka.,
Tim Burke Bounces Back with 12th in Kontiolahti Sprint
12/2/2007 - By US Biathlon Association
Kontiolahti, Finland, December 1. Tim Burke (Paul Smiths, NY) bounced back today with 12th Place in the Mens 10K Sprint, two days after a disappointing 49th place in the season-opening 20K Individual.,
Video Interview with Jay Hakkinen after 20K
12/2/2007 - By US Biathlon Association
Kontiolahti, Finland, November 30. Jay Hakkinen (Kasilof, AK) talks about his best-ever season opening World Cup competition, 9th place in Thursdays 20K Individual,,
Newell Sprints to 4th in Kuusamo
12/2/2007 - By US Ski Team
Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, VT), sidestepping high-speed trouble, picked off his first World Cup top-5 of the season Saturday, finishing fourth in a 1.2K classic technique sprint.,
Demong 3rd, Spillane 6th in Kuusamo Sprint
12/2/2007 - By US Ski Team
KUUSAMO, Finland (Dec. 1) - World Championships medalist Bill Demong (Vermontville, NY) picked up speed over the last part of the race Saturday to earn his first podium of the season in a nordic combined sprint.,
Spillane 2nd, Demong 7th to Open Season
12/1/2007 - By US Ski Team
Johnny Spillane out-sprinted two other skiers at the end of a 15K race to finish second Friday in the opening event of the Warsteiner FIS Nordic Combined World Cup season.,
16 Projects Receive American Birkebeiner Skier Development Grants
12/1/2007 - By Leslie Hamp
Sixteen youth cross country ski programs will get a boost this winter thanks to funding from the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF). The Foundation recently awarded $13,850 to programs around the country targeted to youth skiers.,
The Waiting Game
11/30/2007 - By Zach Caldwell
I met Kris on his way to breakfast this morning. He sounded terrible - worse than I’ve heard yet.,
Jay Hakkinen Opens Season with Ninth Place in Kontiolahti Biathlon
11/30/2007 - By US Biathlon Association
Kontiolahti, Finland, November 29. Jay Hakkinen started the new biathlon season with a big result, ninth place in the Mens 20K Individual competition.,
CXC in West Yellowstone: No Snow, then Snow
11/30/2007 - By CXC Skiing
Snow or the lack there of, was the major topic of discussion for the first days in West Yellowstone. We had been forewarned and therefore brought rollerskis along.,
