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The 2012 Australian Cross Country Skiing Race Calendar has been finalised. Click on the Calendar tab of this site or follow this link – http://ausxc.com/race-calendar/ – to see details and to download the calendar in PDF format.
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A notice from the Kangaroo Hoppet Race Secretary:
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The next city sprint in the World Cup circuit was held in Moscow, Russia. Three Australian athletes took part in the sprint- Esther Bottomley, Callum Watson and Mark Van der Ploeg. The conditions for the sprint were cold with cold, dry snow making times slower and the field spread out. Esther Bottomley finished 54th in [...]
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Australian World Cup cross-country skier Callum Watson has withdrawn his entry from the 2011-2012 FIS Tour de Ski. The 22-year-old from Sydney had been overseas training for the event since the start of November, however a collision during an interval session in early December disrupted his preparation. The FIS Tour de Ski is the premier [...]
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The trip to this event involved a rather interesting solo driving adventure for sole Aussie athlete Callum Watson, an amusing account of which can be read on Callum’s blog. But he did make it to the 15km mass start classic, managing to hold on to the pack for almost a third of the race, which [...]
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Congratulations to all participants in the SSA XC Futures Camp in Sydney last weekend. Here are some images from the rollerskiing session:
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On April 16th Nick Grimmer become the first Australian since Finn Marsland in the mid 90s to win the California Silver Rush. The Silver Rush is a 30km event held in conjunction with the 45km Gold Rush. Grimmer started strong and soon developed a comfortable lead winning by over eight minutes. “I was very happy [...]
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A fairly excellent day for the 74th Birkebeinerrenet with great snow conditions, a clear blue sky, and a bit of a breeze in the mountains. Some 25000 skiers took part in the events of race week, with 14858 skiers starting in the main race with an incredible 14609 finishing, a testimony to the weather and [...]
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Big weekend in the Engadine Valley starting off on Friday with the night sprints in Sils. After a sixth place in the 21km Frauenlauf last weekend, Esther Bottomley finished just off the podium in Sils with fourth place. Laurien Van der Graaff (SUI) won the women’s sprint ahead of Celia Bourgeois (FRA) and Karin Camenisch [...]
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The Frauenlauf is a 21km event for ladies that marks the opening of a week of activities leading up to the Switzerland’s Engadin Ski Marathon. Esther Bottomley finished 6th in a field of just over 800 skiers. The podium was an all Swiss affair with Karin Camenisch the winner followed by Julia Philipona and Rahel [...]
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