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The Spring Tour races at Craftsbury are still on as scheduled!

We have lost a fair amount of snow up here but we are still holding on to decent coverage on our core race loop- depending on the weather this weekend some of the longer races may be moved to Trapp's, but either way, barring some great deluge, the entire event is a go!    

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FlyingPointRoad.com Shares Photos from Classic Race at Junior Olympics

What a day! We are sure that everyone who is used to seeing Steve's FlyingPointRoad.com photos from Eastern Cup events will be thrilled that he made the trip to Presque Isle yesterday and captured some incredible photos.

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Mar 11: Sign up deadlne for "NENSA travels" trips is five days away!
March 16th is the deadline to sign up for both NENSA travels support trips: Craftsbury Spring Series and Fort Kent/Madawaska US Distance Nationals.  Link to full details:   Craftsbury Spring Series / US Distance Nationals & SuperTour FInals
Mar 11: Another strong performance day for New England in Presque Isle

Twenty three New England athletes in the top 10, Six athletes in the top three in yesterdays classic race gave New England another solid day of Alaska Cup Points..


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Mar 11: BREAKING NEWS: Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, VT) Podiums at Drammen World Cup Sprints
Drammen, NOR - Against a packed field of the world's top competitors, arguably stronger than the Olympic field because Norway is not limited to just four skiers, Andy Newell has placed 3rd today.
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Mar 11: Bangor Daily News Covers Junior Olympics - Nice Crash Photo!
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Skier Cole Morgan had a lot to celebrate Wednesday at the USSA Cross Country Junior Olympics at the Nordic Heritage Center.  Link to Full Article and Photo
Mar 11: BKL Festival Stories: Lauren Jacobs
Earlier this week I put out a call for Festival Stories! I urged club leaders to encourage their kids to send me a story of their Festival. Everyone loves a different part of this event: it could be about racing, staying in the hotel, swimming in the pool, building a jump, eating lollipops, getting dressed up, marching in the parade. Please send along your story! Photos are also greatly appreciated and really jazz up a piece.

I'll put them up on our website throughout the next few weeks so all our members can get a chance to see what the BKL Festival means to our kids!



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Mar 10: More photos from Junior Olympics
Random shots from the week so far...
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Mar 10: CLassic mass start format changed to interval start for todays JO Races
Today's mass start format has been changed to an interval start. After some crashes on a downhill corner yesterday morning resulted in two knee injuries to Midwest girls, the jury made a decision to change to an individual start. New England team is still pretty pumped to go out and ski fast today, especially after last nights team meeting.
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Mar 10: Guide to Following 5/10/15K Classic Races of the 2010 Junior Olympics
Presque Isle, Maine - Today is the second day of racing at the 2010 Junior Olympics.  J2 skiers will go 5K, J1/OJ girls will go 10K and J1/OJ boys will go 15K.  The races were originally scheduled to be mass start, but have changed to interval start by vote of the jury because of course safety concerns. 
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NCAA Div. I Skiing 2010 Championships 5/10km Classic – Maempel and Gelso Win – Denver Leading
March 11, 2010 (Steamboat Springs, CO) – Denver University’s Antje Maempel earned her third NCAA Nordic title on Thursday, to accompany the two she won at the 2009 NCAA Division I Skiing Championships.  ... READ MORE →
Kershaw’s Corner – Near Misses
March 11, 2010 (Canmore, AB) – I’ve delayed writing this for exactly one week. The competition that took place last Sunday (Feb. 28) was the one of the best races of my sporting ... READ MORE →
FIS XC World Cup Drammen 1.2km Classic Sprint – Bjoergen’s 34th WCup Victory
March 11, 2010 (Drammen, NOR) -  The FIS XC World Cup in Drammen featured the usual faces in the women’s 1.2km Classic Sprint A-final – Bjoergen, Saarinen, Kowalczyk . And for the 34th ... READ MORE →
FIS XC World Cup Drammen 1.2km Classic Sprint – Bronze for Newell
March 11, 2010 (Drammen, Norway) – “It was a real international final,” pointed out Marty Hall, former coach of both the US and Canadian XC ski teams. Thursday’s FIS XC World Cup in ... READ MORE →
Nordic Ski into Spring in British Columbia
March 11, 2010 (Vancouver, BC) – The days are longer and the snow a bit softer but that doesn’t mean winter fun is over in British Columbia. Over the last three seasons, 85% ... READ MORE →
Poland’s Cornelia Marek is First Positive Test of 2010 Olympic Games
March 11, 2010 (Vancouver, BC) – Cornelia Marek of Poland’s cross-country ski team has tested positive for EPO in her A-sample, reports the Polish Olympic Committee. The urine sample was taken February 25, ... READ MORE →
USSA XC Junior Olympic Games – 5/10/15km Classic Interval Start plus US XC Ski Team Video
March 10, 2010 (Presque Isle, ME) – New England did not have quite the same sweep as they did at Tuesday’s sprints, but there were several repeats on the podium on Wednesday’s USSA ... READ MORE →



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