Cross Country Ski Racing News
Rybinsk - More Disappointment
12/16/2007 - By Zach Caldwell
I haven’t heard from Kris - or anybody else with firsthand knowledge of today’s race. But I’ll wait, like everybody else, before floating an explanation of another sub-par performance.,
Norwegians Sweep Races in Russia
12/16/2007 - By US Ski Team
Kris Freeman (Andover, NH) was 46th Saturday in a 30K mass start, freestyle technique World Cup race won by Norway's Tor Arne Hetland. Lars Flora (Anchorage, AK) was 55th.,
Jacobsen and Hetland win in Rybinsk
12/15/2007 - By FIS
A pack of 21 athletes were still together on the last uphill of the 30km race. Nousianen attacks and is first on the downhill, but...,
Tracy Barnes 19-for-20 at Pokljuka Biathlon
12/14/2007 - By US Biathlon Association
Pokljuka (Bled), Slovenia, December 13. Tracy Barnes (Durango, CO) hit 19 of 20 targets, finishing in a season best 40th place in the 15K Individual here today.,
European Cup Team, World Junior Announcements
12/14/2007 - By US Biathlon Association
Seven athletes have been named by the ICC to compete in the January European Cup competitions in Langdorf, Germany and Osrblie, Slovakia, with three of the seven also pre-qualifying for the 2008 Biathlon World Junior Championships in Ruhpolding, Germany.,
Kris Freeman - not a ski racing fan
12/14/2007 - By Zach Caldwell
As much as he loves racing, he's not into watching ski races. He's a student of the sport, but he's not a fan.,
Individual and Team SuperTour Standings
12/13/2007 - By CXC Skiing
Excel spreadsheet of Individual and Team SuperTour Standings as of 12-12-2007, including earnings.,
Busy December World Cup weekend
12/13/2007 - By FIS
Virpi Kuitunen made an impressive comeback. In her first World Cup competition since October, she returned straight to the top.,
Nove Mesto replaces Oberstdorf in Tour de Ski
12/13/2007 - By FIS
The German Ski Association decides not to organize two Stages of the Tour in Oberstdorf as orginally planned.,
After Rough Start, US Relay Rebounds to Finish 12th
12/12/2007 - By US Biathlon Association
Hochfilzen, Austria, December 9. Five penalties by leadoff man Jay Hakkinen (Kasilof, AF) put the US relay team in 22nd position after his leg, yet the team rebounded in the next three legs to finish in 12th place.,
Thoughts on World Cup waxing and bad skis
12/12/2007 - By Zach Caldwell
Rule number one of ski waxing is don’t screw up. Nobody is immune to getting it wrong – sometimes disastrously wrong – from time to time. When conditions are changing quickly and you’ve got to make a decision without testing, you’re rolling the dice.,
CXC Third in SuperTour Points
12/11/2007 - By USSA
Northern Michigan University, with only two skier racing on the SuperTour circuit, is 6th out of 22 teams. Alaska Pacific leads the SuperTour Team Classification.,
