Highlights of the Men Cross Country Skiing – 30KM (15 Classic+15 Free) Pursuit event at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Athletes featured in this video: HELLNER Marcus, Sweden ANGERER Tobias, Germany OLSSON Johan, Sweden For more Vancouver 2010 videos go to www.youtube.com and visit the official website of the Olympic Movement at www.olympic.org for all information on Olympic Games, Sports and Athletes, National Olympic Committees and Olympic News.
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Archive for June, 2009.
It may be 80 degrees outside but inside,the trails beckon. Olympic hopefuls and tourists alike can now take advantage of Germany’s first cross-country ski trail,in the winter-sports mecca of Oberhof in eastern Germany. The indoor trail covers nearly two kilometers,and has hills that can reach a 12 degree grade.
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Nordic Ski Racer- The sprints at the Junior World ChampionshipsWe woke to -20 C temperatures and bright sunshine and made the hour commute to the race venue at the Kandilli Ski Center. […]
- Hickory Hills Tuesday night sprint resultsHickory Hills sprint results for Tuesday night, February 21, 201 […]
- 33rd Annual Rendezvous Race set for March 3, 2012Part of the American Ski Marathon Series, the Yellowstone Rendezvous Race is a cornerstone of cross-country skiing in West Yellowstone. Join hundreds of ski enthusiasts in this historic race […]
- Wax recomendations for this weekend's racesAmerican Birkebeiner now, other races tomorrow.. […]
- Marquette High School wins Michigan High School ChampionshipsBlake Murray and Ellen Wiitala win the pursuit, with Wiitala getting a second win (with Andrew Twohey) in the sprint. Overall, it was a Marquette High School victo […]
- Fischer sponsors Vegard Ulvang at the 39th American BirkebeinerFischer Sports, the world’s leading cross country ski manufacturer, today announced it is sponsoring six-time Norwegian Olympic medalist Vegard Ulvang’s participation at the 39th American Birkebeine […]
- Black Mountain has snowThe snow conditions at Black Mountain have held up fairly well. We have good coverage over almost all of the trail system. We currently do not have classic tracks set but we anticipate setting tracks as the March 3rd race date approache […]
- Preliminary Birkie Wax Tip - TokoJohn Bauer went out and tested glide wax this morning. Temperature was fairly warm when he tested (20F) which is on the warm side to what we anticipate, so it was a good tes […]
- Michigan Cup Season RemainingSnow conditions have forced races to be cancelled or modified. Here's a list of upcoming Michigan Cup races and their statu […]
- Atomic has classic focus at Birkie DemoSkiers are discovering the joy of classic and Marathons with both techniques are witnessing parity in numbers. The end result of this growth is that manufacturers are putting extensive R & D into classic gea […]
- The sprints at the Junior World Championships