http://www.usskiteam.com/public/news.php?dId=3&sN=1 US Ski Team News - Top Stories en-us Copyright (c) 2008 USSA Inc. All rights reserved. Thu, 07 August 2008 13:25:50 EDT http://www.usskiteam.com/public/news.php?sN=1&pF=1&dId=3&aId=3763 PARK CITY, Utah (Aug. 7) - Recently, Torin Koos, along with some of his teammates on the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team, took part in an on-snow training camp in New Zealand. As Koos trained in New Zealand, his teammates did the same in a variety of places including Alaska, British Columbia, and Idaho. The following is Koos' account of the camp he attended as well as the status of his teammates elsewhere. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:25:50 AM http://www.usskiteam.com/public/news.php?sN=1&pF=1&dId=3&aId=3751 ANCHORAGE (July 25) - Kikkan Randall (Anchorage, AK) just wrapped up a session of training with the Alaska Pacific University Nordic Ski Center on Eagle Glacier in the Chugach Mountains near Anchorage, AK. Weather would not allow for a helicopter so Randall, along with a group of APU athletes, hiked three hours to reach the glacier for their second time there in a month. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:53:40 AM http://www.usskiteam.com/public/news.php?sN=1&pF=1&dId=3&aId=3736 PARK CITY, Utah (July 7) - Anchorage, one of the leading cross country ski markets in America, will host the ConocoPhillips U.S. Cross Country Championships at Kincaid Park for the next two years, the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association announced July 7. The annual national championship races held the first week of January will challenge America's best cross country skiers as they compete for the title of best in the U.S. Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:39:56 AM http://www.usskiteam.com/public/news.php?sN=1&pF=1&dId=3&aId=3703 PARK CITY, Utah (June 4) - Olympian Kris Freeman (Andover, NH) could have easily given up his dreams when a doctor told him that he was a type 1 diabetic and would no longer be able to be an endurance athlete. Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:22:32 AM http://www.usskiteam.com/public/news.php?sN=1&pF=1&dId=3&aId=3676 ANCHORAGE (May 15) - The sound of ski poles clinking together will replace the ring of wedding bells as the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team's Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) marries Canadian skier Jeff Ellis on Friday. Randall made history in the 2008 season when she became the first U.S. woman to win a World Cup cross country race. Thu, 15 May 2008 07:37:22 AM http://www.usskiteam.com/public/news.php?sN=1&pF=1&dId=3&aId=3668 WHISTLER, BC (May 10) - Eager to master the 2010 Olympic trails early on, the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team headed to Whistler, BC for its summer training camp to get a feel for the terrain they will be competing on in less than two years. Sat, 10 May 2008 06:59:11 AM http://www.usskiteam.com/public/news.php?sN=1&pF=1&dId=3&aId=3656 PARK CITY, Utah (April 25) - The U.S. Cross Country Team showed great strides of momentum in 2008 with an historic win by Kikkan Randall (Anchorage, AK), a personal best by Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, VT), and the continued success at the Continental Cup level with athletes like Liz Stephen (East Montpelier, VT) who won a bronze medal at the U23 Championships. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:19:06 AM http://www.usskiteam.com/public/news.php?sN=1&pF=1&dId=3&aId=3647 SEATTLE (April 21) - Two-time Olympian Torin Koos (Leavenworth, WA) was honored for his athletic accomplishments at a Seattle Supersonics basketball game April 13 while home on break. Koos, who grew up watching the Sonics, was excited to be recognized at the game as one of the nation's top Olympic cross country athletes. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:41:43 AM http://www.usskiteam.com/public/news.php?sN=1&pF=1&dId=3&aId=3629 FAIRBANKS, Alaska (March 30) - Liz Stephen (East Montpelier, VT) added another national title to her resume this weekend winning the women's 30K U.S. Cross Country Distance Championships on Sunday in Fairbanks. Frode Lillefjell (Anchorage, AK) nabbed the title in the men's 50K, finishing in third but was the top American skier. Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:26:18 PM http://www.usskiteam.com/public/news.php?sN=1&pF=1&dId=3&aId=3626 FAIRBANKS, Alaska (March 28) - The U.S. Ski Team's Liz Stephen (East Montpelier, VT) and Leif Zimmermann (Bozeman, MT) skied their way to titles in the pursuit event during the U.S. Cross Country Distance Championships on Friday evening in Fairbanks. The events were held in the late evening twilight in Fairbanks. Sat, 29 Mar 2008 11:59:55 AM http://www.usskiteam.com/public/news.php?sN=1&pF=1&dId=3&aId=3623 WHISTLER, B.C. (March 24) - U.S. Cross Country Ski Team athletes had a successful test on the 2010 Olympic trails in Whistler, picking up some podiums along the way, at the Haywood Ski Nationals, Canada's national championship races, March 16-23. U.S. World Cup winner Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) led the way, winning two races including the sprint and the 10K classic, while U-23 Championship medalist Liz Stephen (East Montpelier, VT) won the 10K freestyle. The Team now heads to Fairbanks for the U.S. Cross Country Championships distance event this weekend. Mon, 24 Mar 2008 08:58:30 AM http://www.usskiteam.com/public/news.php?sN=1&pF=1&dId=3&aId=3600 PARK CITY, Utah (March 20) - Olympian John Farra has been named as the new nordic director for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA). USSA President and CEO Bill Marolt announced Farra's appointment to head the organization's sport programs for cross country, nordic combined and ski jumping. He will replace Luke Bodensteiner who was recently named as associate athletic director for high performance. Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:31:26 AM http://www.usskiteam.com/public/news.php?sN=1&pF=1&dId=3&aId=3542 OSLO, Norway (March 8) - Kris Freeman (Andover, NH) led U.S. skiers in the famed Holmenkollen Ski Festival, finishing 44th in a men's 50K Saturday. Sat, 08 Mar 2008 03:43:11 AM http://www.usskiteam.com/public/news.php?sN=1&pF=1&dId=3&aId=3529 DRAMMEN, Norway (March 5) - Torin Koos (Leavenworth, WA) led U.S. skiers, finishing 19th in the quarterfinals of a World Cup classic sprint that ran through downtown Drammen, Norway on Wednesday. Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:48:17 AM http://www.usskiteam.com/public/news.php?sN=1&pF=1&dId=3&aId=3528 DRAMMEN, Norway (March 5) - Andy Newell and Torin Koos are in the finals in the Drammen Sprints in Norway. Newell goes out in heat 5 at 9:53 am ET with Koos going out in heat 6 at 9:59 am ET. You can watch it live on NRK Norwegian Television. Click here for live bracket updates. Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:49:51 AM http://www.usskiteam.com/public/news.php?sN=1&pF=1&dId=3&aId=3519 LAHTI, Finland (March 2) - Lukas Bauer of the Czech Republic won the men's 15K classic individual race in a cross country World Cup on Sunday in Lahti. Kris Freeman (Andover, NH) led two other U.S. skiers in the race in 51st. Sun, 02 Mar 2008 10:24:15 AM http://www.usskiteam.com/public/news.php?sN=1&pF=1&dId=3&aId=3511 LAHTI, Finland (March 1) - The U.S. Ski Team's Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, VT) captured the second podium of his career Saturday, finishing second as both he and Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) made finals in a cross country World Cup. Randall finished fifth in the 1.2K sprint of the Lahti Ski Games. Sat, 01 Mar 2008 01:38:19 AM http://www.usskiteam.com/public/news.php?sN=1&pF=1&dId=3&aId=3503 MALLES, Italy (Feb. 29) - The U.S. relay teams pumped their way to the finish Friday with the men landing seventh and the women ninth in the final cross country event of the 2008 FIS Nordic Junior World Championships. Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:12:28 AM http://www.usskiteam.com/public/news.php?sN=1&pF=1&dId=3&aId=3495 MALLES, Italy (Feb. 28) The U.S. Ski Team's Liz Stephen (East Montpelier, VT/Burke Mountain Academy) made history Thursday, taking bronze in the women's 15K mass start in the Under-23 Cross Country World Championships in Italy as three Americans finished in the top 11. It was the second straight year U.S. women have medaled at the Championships. Thu, 28 Feb 2008 06:52:58 AM http://www.usskiteam.com/public/news.php?sN=1&pF=1&dId=3&aId=3493 MALLES, Italy (Feb. 27) - Noah Hoffman (Aspen, CO) led the U.S. in the men's 20K freestyle technique mass start at the FIS Nordic Junior World Championships finishing 23rd despite breaking a ski at the start. Ida Sargent (Orleans, VT) led the U.S. women in 36th in the 10K. Wed, 27 Feb 2008 06:34:29 AM