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Randall Strong in Tour Opener 12/29/2011
OBERHOF, Germany (Dec. 29) - The U.S. Ski Team's Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) set the pace for the USA in the opening leg of the 11-day Tour de Ski. Randall was tenth in the 2.5k freestyle prologue, 7.2 seconds behind Poland's Justyna Kowalczyk. Andy Newell was 29th in the men's 3.75k behind winner Petter Northug of Norway.
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Kikkan Randall Talks Tour 12/28/2011
OBERHOF, Germany (Dec. 28) – Thursday starts a new experience for a squad of six U.S. Cross Country Ski Team athletes with the opening of the 11-day, nine-stage Tour de Ski – now in its fifth year. It's the largest contingent ever from the USA, just a year after Kikkan Randall (Anchorage), Kris Freeman (Andover, NH) and Andy Newell (Shaftsbury... |
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Rumford Ready for Championships 12/26/2011
RUMFORD, ME (Dec. 26) – Crews at Maine's Black Mountain have taken on Mother Nature and are winning! With an array of 14 snow guns, trails are nearing readiness for the Jan. 2-8 U.S. Cross Country Championships thanks to a dramatic effort by regional businesses to ensure the success of the event. Officials anticipate having sprint courses... |
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Strong U.S. Team in Tour de Ski 12/26/2011
OBERHOF, Germany (Dec. 26) – When the prestigious Tour de Ski cross country skiing stage race starts Thursday in Oberhof, the USA will be represented. The U.S. Ski Team, which is enjoying its strongest season opening in modern history, has named six athletes to compete in the Dec. 29-Jan. 8 Tour. Now in its fifth season, the Tour de Ski... |
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Fletcher Earns Career Best Result 12/18/2011
SEEFELD, Austria (Dec. 18) – The U.S. Ski Team's Bryan Fletcher (Steamboat Springs, CO), earned his career best FIS Nordic Combined World Cup result Sunday in Seefeld finishing seventh. Fletcher jumped to 24th and started a minute and 22 seconds back then posted the fifth fastest cross country time, landing him in the top 10. The seventh place... |
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Start Crash Takes Out Randall in Finals 12/18/2011
ROGLA, Slovenia (Dec. 18) - FIS Cross Country World Cup leader Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) set the pace in the opening heats but went down hard in a start crash that took her out of Sunday's finals, finishing sixth. Norway's Maiken Caspersen Falla, who challenged Randall hard in the semifinals, won her first World Cup while Dario Cologna of... |
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Season Best Finish for Spillane 12/17/2011
SEEFELD, Austria (Dec. 17) – Olympic silver medalist, Johnny Spillane (Steamboat Springs, CO), posted his season best result Saturday in Seefeld as he skied to 20th in the normal hill individual Gundersen event. An unfortunate tangle in the last stretch caused Bryan Fletcher (Steamboat Springs, CO) valuable seconds, ultimately finishing 23rd... |
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Career Best Classic Finishes in New Snow 12/17/2011
ROGLA, Slovenia (Dec. 17) – It was a day of career bests for U.S. racers in Rogla with classic technique distance racing in heavy new snow. The U.S. Ski Team's technicians delivered the skis with Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) setting the pace finishing 11th, followed by Holly Brooks (Anchorage) 19th and Liz Stephen (E. Montpelier, VT) 22nd in the... |
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Team Demong, Fletcher Finish Sixth 12/16/2011
SEEFELD, Austria (Dec. 16) – The two-man sprint team of Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY) and Bryan Fletcher (Steamboat Spring, CO) rose three spots landing sixth after starting the cross country race 38 seconds back in ninth. A final push to the finish earned the team the extra spot after sitting in seventh during the second and third laps. The... |
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Fletcher on Podium Again in Soldier Hollow 12/14/2011
SOLDIER HOLLOW, UT (Dec. 14) - Germany's Mark Schlott picked up his first FIS Nordic Combined Continental Cup win with a narrow one second margin over the U.S. Ski Team's Taylor Fletcher (Steamboat Springs, CO). It was Fletcher's fourth straight podium in the international series at the Utah Olympic Park and Soldier Hollow. Three Americans... |
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First International Win for Fletcher 12/11/2011
SOLDIER HOLLOW, UT (Dec. 11) - The U.S. Ski Team's Taylor Fletcher (Steamboat Springs, CO) made a statement Sunday, coming from a huge one minute 50 seconds back after the jump to win the FIS Nordic Combined Continental Cup at Soldier Hollow by 16.9 seconds. It was his first international win and came at the expense of strong skiers from... |
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Big Margin Win for Kikkan Randall 12/11/2011
DAVOS, Switzerland (Dec. 11) - The U.S. Ski Team's Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) turned on the afterburners in the backstretch and left the field stranded as she won her second straight FIS Cross Country World Cup sprint in the Swiss resort of Davos. Randall, who qualified first, swept every heat by large margins as she won by 1.7 seconds over... |
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Lodwick Paces USA in Ramsau 12/11/2011
RAMSAU, Austria (Dec. 11) - Olympic medalist Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, CO) returned to the FIS Nordic Combined World Cup this weekend, finishing 23rd on Sunday. Lodwick, who was 23rd on the jump, had the 27th fastest cross country time and held his position. Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY) moved up to finish 26th. Defending World Cup... |
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Team Podium for Fletcher, Hendrickson 12/10/2011
SOLDIER HOLLOW, UT (Dec. 10) - The U.S. Ski Team's Taylor Fletcher (Steamboat Springs, CO) and Nick Hendrickson (Park City, UT) came from behind to strike the podium in a three way battle with France and Germany in a team sprint Saturday at Soldier Hollow. Germany's Michael Duenkel anchored his team to victory, pulling away from France's... |
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Demong Leads in Ramsau 12/10/2011
RAMSAU, Austria (Dec. 10) - Olympic champion Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY) skied to his best finish since the Olympic season, finishing 11th in a FIS Nordic Combined World Cup in Ramsau. Bryan Fletcher (Steamboat Springs, CO) was 21st with Olympic medalist Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, CO) returning to the World Cup to finish 29th. Norway'... |
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Career Best for Brooks in Davos 12/10/2011
DAVOS, Switzerland (Dec. 10) - APU Nordic skier Holly Brooks (Anchorage) skied to a career best 13th Saturday in the 15k freestyle in Davos with three Americans in the points. Norway's Marit Bjoergen won by an amazing 42 seconds. Tad Elliott (Durango, CO) scored his first World Cup points in 27th as Norway's Petter Northug took the victory.... |
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Fletcher Close Second in FIS Continental Cup 12/09/2011
SOLDIER HOLLOW, UT (Dec. 9) - The U.S. Ski Team's Taylor Fletcher (Steamboat Springs, CO) made up nearly two minutes in cross country but it wasn't quite enough to get past Slovenian Marjan Jelenko who took the win in a FIS Nordic Combined Continental Cup on the 2002 Olympic venues. Jelenko won his second career Continental Cup on the strength... |
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Nordic Combined Comes to Utah 12/06/2011
PARK CITY, UT (Dec. 5) – Olympian Taylor Fletcher (Steamboat Springs, CO) will lead the U.S. Ski Team this weekend in a three-day FIS Nordic Combined Continental Cup series on the 2002 Olympic venues at the Utah Olympic Park and Soldier Hollow. Around a dozen nations are expected to participate. Fletcher, a Steamboat native who lives and trains... |
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Podium for Randall, Bjornsen 12/04/2011
DUESSELDORF, Germany (Dec. 4) - The U.S. Ski Team's Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) and Sadie Bjornsen (Winthrop, WA) combined for an historic FIS World Cup podium Sunday in a sprint relay in Duesseldorf. The U.S. team turned in a strong performance, finishing just 1.6 seconds behind Norway in the freestyle sprint. The podium came just a day after... |
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Bryan Fletcher Tops in Lillehammer 12/04/2011
LILLEHAMMER, Norway (Dec. 4) - Bryan Fletcher (Steamboat Springs, CO) led the way for the U.S. Ski Team, finishing 16th Sunday in the first trial of the new penalty race format nordic combined World Cup in Lillehammer. Germany's Eric Frenzel led both the jump and cross country to take the win with no penalty rounds.
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