Racing in Italian Rain
The skiing in Italy was beautiful, until the races started. After a week of sunshine, the weather transformed back into a typical European winter —
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Racing Close to the Cut-off
I left home on December 1. My teammate, Colin Abbott, and I rolled up to the airport and ran back and forth, hauling our gear
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The Nationals and California
The National Championships continued on March 26 with a 15km classic race. Our wax tech, Alain, nailed the skies and the Yukon had one of
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The National Championships
The Cross Country Nationals are in Whistler, B.C. this year along with the Downhill, Nordic Combined, Ski Jumping, Biathlon, and Para-Nordic Nationals. To cap things
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Saliva Drooling Down Our Faces
On Wednesday I went the weight room at FH Collins and saw an empty parking lot. It was spring break, but that doesn’t allow me
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Trails, Trials and Turkeys
A couple boarding passes and a rental car and before I knew it I was back in Ontario after my junket to Minnesota. Duntroon. Ever
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Minnesota Races Present Environmental Challenges
If there is any disadvantage to being a skier from the Yukon it’s the remoteness; we are as far from Russia as we are the
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Migration Path of the Cross-Country Skier
A skier is like a caribou, always on the move. Take the Porcupine caribou herd: each year they embark on an epic trek. They fight
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