PRESQUE ISLE – Alex Harvey crossed the finish line of the 50-kilometer cross-country marathon Sunday and collapsed, so tired that someone had to take his skis off for him. Then he went up to the great room of the Nordic Heritage Center and laid down… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – It was another fine day for the Maine Winter Sports Center team, especially Haley Johnson. Johnson, who competes on the biathlon circuit in the U.S. and Europe, finished fifth overall and fourth among the U.S. finishers in the women’s cross country 30-kilometer… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Kris Freeman was all alone when he skied into the biathlon side of the Nordic Heritage Center stadium for the first time during Thursday’s 30-kilometer men’s cross country pursuit race. As he skied out for his second loop, Freeman looked briefly behind… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Central and northern Aroostook County will be busy in March 2009. Two weeks after the Maine Winter Sports Center announced that it will stage a biathlon World Cup event in March 2009 at the 10th Mountain Ski Center in Fort Kent, officials… Read More
Carbo-loading tricky for Freeman 2006 Olympian balances long-distance skiing and control of diabetes
PRESQUE ISLE – Like most of the athletes who plan to take part in the U.S. Sunday’s marathon events of the U.S. cross country ski championships, Kris Freeman plans to spend Saturday resting and loading his body with carbohydrates. For Freeman, though, that preparation is… Read More
CARIBOU – A little bit of jet lag didn’t keep Torin Koos from a big finish in the men’s final of the Northern Skiers Cash Sprints cross-country ski race Wednesday evening at the Caribou High School Ski Center. Koos, a U.S. national team member who… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Kikkan Randall is ready to have a little fun on the race course. The two-time cross country skiing Olympian, who competed just last month in Torino during the winter games, is in Presque Isle this week to take part in the USSA… Read More
Stockholm native Russell Currier finished first in a 10-kilometer cross country ski race Friday, claiming a national championship at the 2006 Junior Olympics in Houghton, Mich. Currier toured the freestyle race course in 27 minutes, 15.7 seconds. He finished 15.2 seconds ahead of runner-up Justin… Read More
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PRESQUE ISLE – Kris Cheney Seymour has four months to prepare his cross country skiing team for top-level college competition. The former Maine Winter Sports Center coach has taken on responsibilities as a lecturer and coach at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, where… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Kris Freeman of Andover, N.H., and Alice Nelson of Hanover, N.H., swept their four races to earn TAMC Nordic Heritage Kilometer Freestyle Sprint Championship titles Thursday. Freeman was an easy winner in his morning qualifier, and his quarterfinal and semifinal heats. He… Read More
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RUMFORD – Olympic skier Carl Swenson and Rebecca Dussault won their third national titles in a row Tuesday at the U.S. Cross Country Championships. Both skiers won races for the second time in 24 hours. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
RUMFORD – Olympian Carl Swenson and Rebecca Dussault made it two titles in two races Monday at the Chevrolet U.S. Cross Country Championships as a record-breaking number of skiers raced. Swenson, of Park City, Utah, won his 10th U.S. championship as he covered the two-lap,… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – The recent Nordic Heritage Sprint Races and Classic Races proved to be one of the Maine Winter Sports Center’s top attractions to date. The event drew hundreds of racers and spectators and awarded more than $8,000 in prize money. “I’ll bet there… Read More