Of all the nordic disciplines, biathlon is perhaps the one where small errors make the biggest difference. A centimeter here, a millimeter there – missing a target by that much, or little, can have drastic impacts on an athlete’s results. On Sunday, however, Magdalena Neuner didn’t make a small error. She made what is perhaps [...]

January 14, 2012 (Milan, Italy) – The USA’s Kikkan Randall strengthened her grip on the overall Sprint World Cup red jersey taking second on Saturday behind winner Ida Ingemarsdotter from Sweden in the ... READ MORE → 1 comment

January 12, 2012 (Nove Mesto, Czech Republic) – It was another strong day for Canada as Jean-Philippe Le Guellec and Brendan Green landed top-20 finishes in the men’s 20km individual race in Nove ... READ MORE → 0 comments

By this time last year, Finland’s Kaisa Makarainen had won two World Cups, podiumed in five more, and sat atop the rankings on the World Cup. The 2011-12 season is shaping up differently, not just for Makarainen, but for the other women as well. On Wednesday Makarainen became the fifth athlete – each from a [...]

January 12, 2012 (Nove Mesto, Czech Republic) – Canada’s Zina Kocher notched one of her best finishes placing 15th in the women’s 15km individual competition at the first World Cup of 2012 in ... READ MORE → 0 comments

During this lull before the Tour de Ski, I thought I’d show some graphs quickly summarizing how the US and Canada have fared thus far with some historical context. I think we all have a good sense of what’s going well (American women), what’s going not so well (American men) and what’s going OK (Canadian [...] Related posts:Mid-Season Recap: North American Distance Mid-Season Review: North American Sprint North American WSC Assessment

It has been three-and-a-half years since Chandra Crawford has graced the podium in an individual World Cup race, but that drought has come to an end as the 2006 Olympic Champion powered her way to second on a short yet challenging sprint course in Rogla, Slovenia. Crawford finished right on the tails of Norwegian Maiken [...]

While Kikkan Randall fell in the sprint final (see our international report) and was unable to keep her win streak alive, the U.S. Ski Team had plenty to be happy about in Rogla, Slovenia today. Simi Hamilton not only qualified for the rounds for the first time this season, but he did it in style, [...]

With two overall World Cup titles, two Tour de Ski victories, and an Olympic gold medal, it is hard to believe that there is anything Dario Cologna (SUI) has not won. But before today, Cologna had never stood atop the podium in a World Cup sprint race. On a short yet challenging Rogla sprint course, [...]

Coming off a season in which Canada got its first-ever World Championships gold in the team sprint, the winners, Alex Harvey and Devon Kershaw, are the Canadians you’d expect to see in sprint finals. But while the duo certainly haven’t been slacking on the World Cup this year, in Rogla, Slovenia it was the women [...]