Archive for the 'Cross Country' Category

Cross-Country Skiing: Kowalcyzk, Bauer face tough Nordic tests in Whistler

Berlin (AFP) – The current king and queen of cross-country skiing – Lukas Bauer of the Czech Republic and Poland’s Justyna Kowalcyzk – will be looking to add Olympic gold to this winter’s success in Vancouver. The pair triumphed at the Tour de Ski in Val di Fiemme, Italy, earlier this month, but will both [...]

Cross-Country Skiing: Vancouver 2010 ones to watch – Petter Northug

Vancouver (AFP) – Penpix of stars to watch at the February 12-28 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver: CROSS COUNTRY SKIING Petter Northug Since winning three world titles last winter at the age of just 23, Norway’s Northug has been tipped for gold in Vancouver. He first rose to prominence at the 2007 world championships in [...]

Cross-Country Skiing: Kowalcyzk, Bauer face tough Nordic tests in Whistler

Berlin (AFP) – The current king and queen of cross-country skiing – Lukas Bauer of the Czech Republic and Poland’s Justyna Kowalcyzk – will be looking to add Olympic gold to this winter’s success in Vancouver. The pair triumphed at the Tour de Ski in Val di Fiemme, Italy, earlier this month, but will both [...]