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 Exclusive interview with the U.S. Women’s Ski Team By John Erik Stacy Seattle, Wash. American women have again shown that the U.S.A is a cross-country ski nation. U.S. women graced the winner’s podium in Sweden, Finland and Canada – the venues visited so far by the cross-country ski World Cup – and are on [...]  But the U.K’s Pippa Middleton will “He is not healthy enough to compete. We know that the boys he will compete against in the Vasaloppet have been training all year round, are very good and very difficult to follow even if you are in top form. Petter is now not in top form and [...]  The head coach of the men’s national cross-country team, Morten Aa Djupvik , has announced he is resigning from the job. He wants to spend more time with his family, Djupvik says. Djupvik, 36, became a father last January, and says he and his family gave much thought to the matter before [...]  Norwegian duo Eirik Brandsdal and Pål Golberg (in photo) won silver and bronze medals respectively in the cross-country classical sprint at the FIS World Cup in Lahti, Finland, on Sunday. Sweden’s Emil Joensson won gold. Norway’s Petter Northug did not participate in the Lahti races. Meanwhile, in the women’s sprint race, Norway’s three-time [...]  John Erik Stacy 7 Mar 2011 Norwegians are crazy for skiing and their mania was pumped to the bursting point as hosts of the World Cup championships in Nordic Skiing. “The Norwegian skiers here are like rock stars” writes Team USA skier Holly Brooks on her blog; “Signs of skiers are everywhere” and she [...]  Skiers from far and wide compete on trails near Snoqualmie Pass, WA John Erik Stacy 25 Feb 2011 This season’s final Junior Olympic Qualifying races for Pacific Northwest region was hosted by the Kongsberger Ski Club on February 19 and 20th, at Cabin Creek, Washington. The JOQ races determine who will go on to [...]  American athletes embrace and succeed in cross-country skiing and ski jumping. By John Erik Stacy, 12 March 2010. Nordic skiing is an American sport. As you are choking on your coffee, consider this: Bill Demong (NY) and John Spillane (CO) passed up Austrian Bernhard Gruber to add gold and silver to US spoils taken under [...] |
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