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Cold Weather Threatens Rybinsk World Cup, Current Forecasts Favorable as Skiers Adjust
FasterSkier.com &bull YesterdayWith frigid temperatures predicted for the weekend, the World Cup races in Rybinsk, Russia have been questionable all week, though current forecasts appear favorable. Earlier in the week, highs for the two-race set on Saturday and Sunday were forecast below… Full Story »
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Three BC Athletes competing at Blue Mountain Ontario Ski Cross World Cup
BC Alpine Ski Association News RSS Feed &bull Feb 1, 2012
Three BC athletes are currently competing as invitees to the National Ski Cross Team at the FIS World Cup event in Blue Mountain, Ontario due to their inspiring results in Copper Mountain on the 21st and 22nd of January. As they… Full Story »
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Pine Mountain Offers Scenic Michigan UP Getaway
Ski & Skiing News - Daily Local Ski News &bull Jan 30, 2012Pine Mountain, near Iron Mountain in Michigan's remote UP, offers a scenic winter getaway for skiers and riders. Couple that with the resort's lift and lodging packages, and you have a couple of good reasons to make the trip. Midweek… Full Story »
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ORDA Athletes Update #7
AlpineZone News: New England and Northeast Skiing News &bull Jan 30, 2012Alpine Skiing: Andrew Weibrecht (Lake Placid, N.Y.), Tommy Beisemeyer (Keene, N.Y.): In Kitzbuehel, Austria, Weibrecht skied to a 42nd place finish in the FIS World Cup downhill . The Super-G was cancelled because of weather. Beismeyer raced in last week's… Full Story »
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Lindsey Vonn dominates St. Moritz World Cup downhill, Mancuso Fifth
SKIREBEL Magazine &bull Jan 28, 2012
Tags: Alpine, FIS, Lindsey Vonn. Vonn demonstrated the patience and tactics that made her an Olympic champion today on the action-packed, mile-and-a-half-long Engiadina course. Trailing by nearly a quarter of a second at the first split timer, Vonn slashed into the middle section of the hill building on her lead at every following intermediate marker and ripped across the finish line with a 1.42-second winning margin. Vonn, winner of the super combine season debut here yesterday, will have the chance to earn her second three-win weekend of the season (she also won two downhills and a super G in Lake… Full Story »
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Stephen Cracks Red Group, One of Nine North Americans in Period III
FasterSkier.com &bull Jan 27, 2012With the conclusion of the second World Cup period following last weekend's races in Oteppa, Estonia, the International Ski Federation (FIS) has released updated Red Group rankings. Inclusion in the Red Group provides significant financial benefit for teams, as travel and lodging expenses for Red Group skiers are covered by World Cup organizing committees. All told nine North American skiers, six Canadians and three Americans, achieved… Full Story »
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Air Bag technology slated for testing on top level skiers of the FIS ski circuit
SKIREBEL Magazine &bull Jan 27, 2012
Tags: Aksel Lund Svindal, Athletes and Competition, FIS, News. A high-tech air bag meant to improve safety in ski racing was presented by the International Ski Federation and the manufacturer on Thursday, two years before its planned introduction at the… Full Story »
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World Snowboarding Championships
Snow Skiing blog &bull Jan 26, 2012
The World Snowboarding Championships forms part of the TTR World Snowboard Tour. Held every four years, this is a freestyle competition with slopestyle and halfpipe. the 2012 championship will also feature a thrilling monster quarterpipe event. Related posts: World Snowboarding… Full Story »
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Eight FIS World Cup Tours in Action
ABC of Skiing News Feed &bull Jan 26, 2012It was a major FIS World Cup weekend last weekend, with eight FIS World Cup tours in full action. The FIS Cross-Country World Cup presented by Viessmann returned to the Italian city of Milan after a break of 14 years. On Saturday, 25,000 spectators came to Parco Sempione to witness the maiden individual World Cup victory of Ida Ingemarsdotter (SWE). In the men's race Eirik Brandsdal (NOR) bested the field. Ingemarsdotter also won in the team… Full Story »
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Telemark World Cup starts in Rauris, Bohinj
ABC of Skiing News Feed &bull Jan 25, 2012The FIS Telemark World Cup finally kicked off its 2012 season, starting with two sprint events in Rauris in Austria last 20th-21st January, followed by two sprint competitions in Bohinj, Slovenia on the 22nd-23rd January. The organizing committee of Bihink… Full Story »
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New England athletes to receive NENSA funding for J1 Trip and World Junior Championships
NENSA News Feed &bull Jan 24, 2012
The New England Nordic Ski Association (NENSA) today announced recipients of funding for this year's US Ski Team J1 trip and World Junior Championships. This funding, now in its second year, was made possible by the generosity of NENSA members through its annual fund drive and online fundraising… Full Story »
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Cologna Sweeps Otepaa; Kershaw Channels Frustrations for Third
FasterSkier.com &bull Jan 22, 2012The Canadian National Team veteran hadn't been entirely pleased with his season so far despite finishing fourth in the Tour de Ski two weeks ago. After several top 10 performances this season, Kershaw took a big hit on Saturday, finishing 40th in the World Cup classic sprint after his pole shattered in his hand and he struggled to find a replacement. With one chance to leave Otepaa, Estonia, on a high note, Kershaw channeled his frustration into fuel and charged out… Full Story »
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Aspen Nordic Festival Featuring Owl Creek Chase Set for Feb. 11-12
FasterSkier.com &bull Jan 20, 2012ASPEN, CO - Fresh snow blankets the trails and anticipation builds for the annual festival of cross country skiing in the Roaring Fork Valley, The Aspen Nordic Festival featuring the Owl Creek Chase. Set for Feb. 11-12, the Aspen Nordic Festival… Full Story »
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FIS launches anti-drug campaign 'Clean as Snow'
SKIREBEL Magazine &bull Jan 17, 2012
The world's governing body for downhill skiing, the International Ski Federation (FIS) has launched a new anti-doping campaign; Skiers and Snowboarders Say NO! to Doping, 'Clean as Snow' in Flachau, Austria. Say NO! To Doping is an awareness campaign created… Full Story »
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World Cup Ski Cross Returns to Ontario's Blue Mountain
Ski & Skiing News - Daily Local Ski News &bull Jan 16, 2012World Cup Ski Cross is returning to Ontario's Blue Mountain Resorts, and, for the first time, the 2012 LG Snowboardcross FIS World Cup takes place as part of a week-long event, Feb. 1-8. It marks the third visit for the… Full Story »
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FIS Rejects Appeal; Koos Ready to Move On
FasterSkier.com &bull Jan 16, 2012After less than a week of deliberation, the International Ski Federation (FIS) Appeals Committee responded to the case Torin Koos (BSF/Rossignol) filed last Monday regarding his disqualification from the classic sprint at U.S. Cross Country Championships in Rumford, ME for… Full Story »
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Crystal Mountain Celebrates World Snow Day And Women's Winter Tour
Ski & Skiing News - Daily Local Ski News &bull Jan 15, 2012Crystal Mountain is celebrating International Ski Federation World Snow Day this Saturday, Jan. 22, and the Women's Winter Tour, an alternative to Super Bowl Weekend, takes place Feb. 4-5. The average lifelong Midwesterner spends about 26 years of their life… Full Story »
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Kostelic adds slalom win as Hirscher DQs
SKIREBEL Magazine &bull Jan 15, 2012
Tags: Alpine, Athletes and Competition, FIS. It marked his 22nd career World Cup win, his fourth slalom win at Wengen and his fourth win of the season. Over this season and last it is his 11th January victory. The first run exit of Austrian Marcel Hirscher definitely played a role in the race. He had won the three previous slaloms and appeared well on his way to the fourth looking like a skier from another… Full Story »
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Vonn returns to winning form in Cortina super G
SKIREBEL Magazine &bull Jan 15, 2012
Tags: Alpine, Athletes and Competition, FIS. Winning is a great way to get a bad taste out of your mouth. Vonn, second in yesterday's downhill, was on a mission today as she jumped out to a strong lead from the first time marker. She was more than a second ahead of the field at the mid-course split and crossed the line 0.61 seconds faster than longtime rival, German Maria Hoefl-Riesch in second place. Slovenian Tina Maze was another 0.25 seconds back to earn her fifth podium of the season in third place. Hoefl-Riesch, the defending World Cup overall champion, looked… Full Story »
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Winter Games NZ announce 6 Pre-Olympic World Cups
SKIREBEL Magazine &bull Jan 14, 2012
Tags: Athletes and Competition, FIS, New Zealand. Winter Games NZ today has announced its plans for the 2013 event that will see the Games increase its standing on the international winter sports circuit with the inclusion of no less than… Full Story »
