With the aid of 2 Slovenian coaches, Russia's ski team sets sight on 2014 ...
Winnipeg Free Press
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - Russian skiers are beginning to show up more frequently on the World Cup ski circuit in Europe, and their presence will be hard to miss this week and next at the Alpine test events for the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
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| Downhill's golden age is gone, says Miller AFP But while rating the Rosa Khutor run one of the best he's ever skied, Miller says Russia's chance to showcase an Olympic downhill to remember could be ruined by safety-crazy skifederation officials. "It would be a phenomenal downhill. See all stories on this topic » |  AFP |
Skiing Developer Eyes Listing
The Moscow Times
A Russian-French joint venture building ski resorts in the North Caucasus before the 2014 Sochi Olympics plans a listing in Hong Kong in 2015, its head Ahmed Bilalov said. Caisse des Depots et Consignations, the French state-owned bank, ...
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Thomsen tames Russian Olympic course
Calgary Herald
Two years ago, Ben Thomsen was nearly broke, working odd jobs, sleeping on his dad's couch and trying to ignore all the people telling him a ski career probably wasn't in the cards. Well, that was then. On Wednesday, the 24-year-old Invermere, BC, ...
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| Ski notes: Hannah Kearney on a winning streak Boston Globe Kearney, an Olympic gold medalist and current World Cup tour leader, told Ski Racing magazine that the dual race format on the Deer Valley course always had vexed her, but that she broke through in the Friday night event. “I never won duals on this ... See all stories on this topic » |  Boston Globe |
Classic cross-country skiing mimics runner's stride
Vancouver Courier
Members of the men's national team were in Russia last week for the World Cup and de Nys said the snow sport, which like running includes sprint and endurance events, compliments road racing and training but doesn't replace it.
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McKennis Blog: An adventure outside skiing - Malaga, Spain!
SkiRacing.com
I am really looking forward to getting on a new course and checking out what Russia has to offer, from what I hear it all sounds pretty good and interesting… Alice McKennis is a member of the US Alpine Ski Team from Glenwood Springs, Colo.
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| Cuche says million euro lure won't change plans AFP ROSA KHUTOR, Russia — Swiss downhill specialist Didier Cuche said Wednesday a million-euro offer to remain in alpineskiing one more year won't change his plans to retire at the end of the season. Reports from Switzerland claimed Tuesday that the ... See all stories on this topic » |  AFP |
Putney resident competes in World Cup Nordic skiing
Brattleboro Reformer
PUTNEY -- Putney resident Alicia Brelsford Dana competed in the IPC World Cup adaptive Nordic ski races in Telemark, Wis., and Minneapolis, Minn., from Jan. 26-Feb. 2 as one of 17 athletes chosen for this event to represent the US Nordic Adaptive Team.
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Sochi's ski runs are the best in the world, says resort official
Insidethegames.biz
The alpine resort at Aibiga Ridge will host test events starting tomorrow as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) visit Sochi for their latest evaluation of the Russian city's preparations for the 2014 Winter Games. Bachin credits Bernhard Russi, ...
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| the greatest snow on earth? PlanetSKI.eu In my opinion Utah does not have the greatest snow on earth - no single ski area can make such a claim. The trouble for us Europeans in the US there is an awful lot of exaggeration and hyperbole but perhaps that is just the American way of doing things ... See all stories on this topic » |  PlanetSKI.eu |
Our frigid relationship with winter
Montreal Gazette
This city mounts the world's largest and most expensive campaign against winter, dispatching fleets of blowers and trucks, scary Ski-Doos and little "no parking" flags in surprisingly ineffective efforts to tame the arctic beast.
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| Huge World Cup weekend for Canadian athletes Pique newsmagazine ... five at the World Cup freestyle competition at Deer Valley, Utah; three at the ski cross World Cup in Ontario; two in the men's World Cup downhill at Chamonix, France; two at the cross-country World Cup in Russia; five medals in a short track speed ... See all stories on this topic » |  Pique newsmagazine |
| Faces of protest are as varied as Russia itself Press News The Kremlin hoped that temperatures of minus 20 C (minus 4 F) would keep many people at home, but they came in furs and sheepskins, or ready for Alpine ski slopes. Their rosy faces were framed by bulky hoods, elegant fur hats or hats with goofy ear ... See all stories on this topic » |  Press News |
Hh-honestly, ww-winter ...it's not you, it's us. Really
Winnipeg Free Press
Montreal mounts the world's largest and most expensive campaign against winter, dispatching fleets of blowers and trucks, scary ski-doos and little No Parking flags in surprisingly ineffective efforts to tame the arctic beast.
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Golden moment
Canmore Leader
Kershaw poled past Russia's IIia Chernousov who finished second at 36:48.4. Germany's Tobias Angerer grabbed the bronze with a time of 36:49.1. Heading into Saturday, Kershaw finished third in a skate-ski sprint in Moscow behind gold medalist Teodor ...
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Henitiuk getting 'comfortable' with World Cup
Whistler Question
Whistler resident Chelsea Henitiuk skis to an eighth-place finish at the World Cup moguls event in Calgary last month. While Mikael Kingsbury and Hannah Kearney's incredible win streaks have grabbed World Cup moguls headlines, Whistler resident Chelsea ...
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Berlin buzz: market titles
Screen International
Aldamisa arrives with an untitled Renny Harlin project based on a true-life story — contemporary students attempt to solve the mystery of a deadly 1959 ski expedition in Russia's Ural Mountains. Principal photography is set to commence in April.
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TC Line: Do more than commemorate veterans
Longmont Daily Times-Call
It's time for the state to look at putting in a monorail that runs from Denver through the ski resorts. They're fast, inexpensive, quiet, can be run in any weather and they have a small footprint. Is it any wonder that Russia and China continue to ...
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| Lawyer: cruise ship survivors to push for change The Associated Press The lawyer said his 70 clients want to sue Carnival, including ones from the United States, Italy, Germany, Britain, Russiaand Switzerland. He did not identify them by name. Eaves, who lost an election for governor of Mississippi in 2007, ... See all stories on this topic » |  The Associated Press |
Former US Olympic skier's spirit shines through
Universal Sports (blog)
8, 2012: Images from the men's first downhill training run on the 2014 Olympic Games course in Sochi, Russia. The daredevil downhill skier in him still craves going fast even if his body no longer permits it. Once helped into his motorized scooter, ...
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Adaptive Camp at Camelback February 7-11...
AlpineZone News
Don't think that any of that stops Jallen from pursuing her dream of competing in Sochi, Russia in the 2014 Paralympic Games. "Rather than fear the storm ahead, learn to dance in the rain." said Stephanie Jallen when asked about her view on life.
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| Canadian festival buys fake snow Independent Online By Rod Nickel AP A worker uses a snow blower to clear a street in Chechnya's provincial capital Grozny, Russia. In contrast, the usually frigid Canadian city of Winnipeg - often nicknamed Winterpeg - has been so mild and dry this winter that a popular ... See all stories on this topic » |  Independent Online |
A man's guide to good grooming
StarPhoenix
And it's being used across Europe and Scandinavia, Russia and New Zealand. A: The problem is that ski clubs don't have enough funds to purchase these machines. We get a little bit of our funding from our membership but we rely on private donors.
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| Easing the Russian ski traffic | EUROCONTROL Unsurprisingly, Russians love to ski - and especially over the new year and the Orthodox Christmas holidays. This “ski traffic” is becoming heavier and ... www.eurocontrol.int/news/easing-russian-ski-traffic |
| Skiing the Planet: Russian Ski Stars I climbed a mountain, and found a ski movie actress from Russia on the top! I met with Катя Коровина (Katya Korovina) and Алексей Логинов (Alexei Loginov) ... planetskier.blogspot.com/2012/01/russian-ski-stars.html |
| With the aid of 2 Slovenian coaches, Russia's ski team sets sight ... KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - Russian skiers are beginning to show up more frequently on the World Cup ski circuit in Europe, and their presence will be hard ... www.winnipegfreepress.com/.../with-the-aid-of-2-slovenian-c... |
| With the aid of 2 Slovenian coaches, Russia's ski team sets sight on ... KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - Russian skiers are beginning to show up more frequently on the World Cup ... - Other Sports - Winnipeg Free Press. www.winnipegfreepress.com/.../with-the-aid-of-2-slovenian-c... |
| U.S. Skiers Get Preview of 2014 Olympic Course - NYTimes.com The United States ski team arrived Tuesday in Sochi, Russia, aboard a private jet for its first look at the downhill course for the 2014 Winter Olympics. The luxury ... www.nytimes.com/.../us-skiers-get-preview-of-2014-olympic-... |
| Russia Allows Ski Resort in Caucasus World Heritage Site KRASNODAR, Russia, February 3, 2012 (ENS) - The Russiangovernment is preparing to allow construction of a cluster of ski resorts and roads in the Caucasus ... www.ens-newswire.com/ens/feb2012/2012-02-03-02.html |
| Chaykovskiy: first ski jump to be ready soon » Ski Jumping Hill ... On February 5 Russian prime minister is going to pay a visit to the ski jumping ... Now the end of the drought period has begun for Russian skijumpers, now they ... www.skisprungschanzen.com/.../92-Chaykovskiy%3A+first+s... |
| Vylegzhanin and Chernousov Lead Dominant Russian Performance ... On Saturday, Russian skiers fell short of topping the podium in front of the home crowd, but that changed in a big way in the 30 k skiathlon on Sunday. Not only ... fasterskier.com/.../vylegzhanin-and-chernousov-top-podium-i... |
| Russian athlete second in ski racing: Voice of Russia Russian Ilya Chernousov has won second place in the 13th round of the World Cup in ski racing held in the town of Rybinsk on the Volga river north-east of ... english.ruvr.ru/2012/02/04/65343589.html |
| Russia Must Host More Ski Events - Olympic chief | Sports | RIA ... Russia must strive to host as many ski events as possible because of the sport's huge popularity in the country, the National Olympic Committee head Alexander ... en.rian.ru/sports/20120202/171091027.html |
| World Heritage Matters: Russia Allows Ski Resort in Caucasus ... KRASNODAR, Russia, February 3, 2012 (ENS) - The Russiangovernment is preparing to allow construction of a cluster of ski resorts and roads in the Caucasus ... worldheritagematters.blogspot.com/.../russia-allows-ski-resort-i... |
| Russian skiers developing for 2014 Sochi Games - More sports news Russian skiers are beginning to show up more frequently on the World Cupski circuit in Europe, and their presence will be hard to miss this week and next at the ... www.mail.com/.../1041560-russian-skiers-developing-2014-so... |
| Annual race “Russian Ski Run” to take place in Penza on February ... 30th Open All-Russian Mass Cross-Country Ski Race “Russian Ski Run – 2012” will take place in the Olympic Alley in Penza on Sunday, February 12. As press ... penzanews.ru/en/sport/51236-2012 |
| Russia's Petushkov is unbeatable at Nordic Skiing World Cup Russia's Petushkov is unbeatable at Nordic Skiing World Cup. February 3, 2012. After the final two Cross Country (CC) races of the International Paralympic ... cccski.com/.../3-February-2012---Russia’s-Petushkov-is-unbea... |
| Devon Kershaw wins World Cup cross-country gold in Russia ... a full World Cup cross-country ski event, capturing the gold medal in the men's 15-kilometre mass start skate-ski race in Rybinsk, Russia, on Saturday. www.vancouversun.com/Devon+Kershaw.../story.html |
| Moscow cross-country skiing event defines new WC leaders — RT Nikolay Morilov has claimed the third gold for Russia in the Tour de Skiwinning freestyle sprint in the Italian Dobbiaco, while Norway's Marit Bjoergen was the ... rt.com/sport/moscow-event-world-cup-skiing-433/ |
| Alpine Skiing Sochi Olympics downhill course gets high marks ... Svindal's biggest complaint was about the poorly organized charter planes that the International Ski Federation (FIS) used to transport athletes toRussia. He and ... www.universalsports.com/news-blogs/.../newsid=578975.html |
| Photo 1 - Natalia Korosteleva Of Russia Skis AFP/Getty Images ... Natalia Korosteleva of Russia skis to take the silver medal in the FIS Cross- Country World Cup Ladies 1,5 km sprint free event in Moscow, on February 2, 2012. uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/120202/59/3yoej.html |
| Team Russia takes silver, bronze in ski racing: Voice of Russia Russia's Natalya Korosteleva and Anastasiya Dotsenko have taken silver and bronze in the 1,5 km sprint in the Ski Racing event in Moscow. Gold went to ... english.ruvr.ru/2012/02/02/65191256.html |
| Sochi Ski Jump Olympic Test Event Postponed - Officials | Sports ... The Russian Cup, a national ski jumping competition, had been slated for February 12 to 17, but has now been moved to a another city, while a different event ... en.ria.ru/sports/20120131/171052229.html |
| 2014 Olympic Downhill Ski Course Receives Mixed Reviews | News ... The Russian ski federation hosted a practice session for 73 international skiers in which Austrian Hannes Reichelt edged out Didier Cuche by a quarter of a ... www.outsideonline.com/.../Mixed-Reviews-of-2014-Olympic-.. |
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