Cross Country Ski Racing News
Before the season with Jürg Capol
10/26/2007 - By FIS Newsflash
FIS Race Director Jürg Capol hopes for more snow than last season for hte World Cup Circuit. [Don't we all!],
Ready…set…go: Sprint World Cup weekend in Düsseldorf
10/25/2007 - By FIS
The Viessmann FIS World Cup Cross-Country will start the season for the 6th time in Düsseldorf, the metropolis at the river Rhine. On October 27-28, 2007, about 150 of the best athletes from 21 nations are competing for the first points of the season.,
More on Newell's win at Sweish Sprint
10/24/2007 - By US Ski Team
Teammate Torin Koos led the quarterfinal and semifinal heats of the classic technique race, but Newell took charge on the final uphill and breezed to victory over the last few hundred meters; Koos finished fourth.,
Newell 1st, Koos 4th, Freeman record AND powder in Utah!
10/23/2007 - By Pete Vordenberg, TeamToday.org
The boys qualified 2nd and 4th even though they started 30 minutes after the top seed and the track went from OK to mush. Torin won both his heats but faded in the final. Andy skied to 2nd in both of his heats but fired it up to win the final.,
Birkebeiner Raises $173,901 in Challenge Grant
10/23/2007 - By Leslie Hamp & Cherie Morgan
An elated Ned Zuelsdorff, ABSF Executive Director, today announced the fundraising challenge to raise more than $65,000 in 30 days was exceeded.,
US Ski Team's major focus? The World Cup
10/22/2007 - By US Ski Team
Anchored by sprint stars Andy Newell, Torin Koos and Kikkan Randall, the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team opens the 2008 season with three World Cup podium performers and a top-5 distance skier.,
More Girls for Nordic Combined
10/19/2007 - By FIS
The traditional Pupils’ Summer Grand Prix, held in conjunction with the FIS Nordic Combined Summer Grand Prix in Klingenthal (GER), included a new category of competitors: girls aged 14-15.,
U.S. Anti-Doping Agency Elects Swensen to Board
10/18/2007 - By USADA
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency announced the election of three-time Olympian Carl Swenson to the USADA Board of Directors. Swenson, who competed in cross country skiing at the 1994, 2002 and 2006 Olympic Winter Games, will serve as an athlete member.,
Paralympic Champion Cook Retires
10/18/2007 - By US Ski Team
Paralympic and World Championships gold medalist and former World Cup champion Steve Cook, who was the cornerstone of the U.S. Disabled Cross Country Ski Team for the better part of a decade, has retired.,
Jenex Limestone Loppett on November 10
10/17/2007 - By Bob Richards, Northern Illinois Nordic
An off-road (crushed limestone) low-key, fun, rollerski/CAT Ski Time Trial approximately 10K in length. The course is in very good condition, won't be crowded, and has NO road crossings.,
Newell Top-10 in Sprint Opener
10/16/2007 - By US Ski Team
Olympian Andy Newell collided with another racer in his semifinal heat of the season-opening sprint Saturday but rebounded to finish eighth.,
FIS Injury Surveillance System: Oh My Back...
10/15/2007 - By FIS
The FIS Injury Surveillance System (FIS ISS) was established prior to the 2006-2007 season with the ultimate aim of reducing the injury rates with elite skiers and snowboarders.,
