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U.S. Men, Swiss women charging in New Zealand

Without the big guns in the neighborhood, the U.S. men and Swiss...

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McKee's McThoughts: Hurricane a coming

By Hank McKee It was a good drying day, despite the humidity being...

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Introducing "Inside the Ski Racing Mind" By Dr. Jim Taylor

In Inside the Ski Racing Mind. Dr. Jim Taylor will explore topics...

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U.S. alpine women camps transition from New Zealand to Chile

In early August, the U.S. women’s alpine Ski Team headed to New...

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U.S. Men to return to New Zealand for second camp

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McKee's McThoughts: Hurricane a coming

By Hank McKee

It was a good drying day, despite the humidity being pushed ahead of the hurricane. Hot air gave a September day a heavy blanket of summer.

On the drying line were the tell tale signs of the approaching change of season. Mixed among the Hawaiian shirts, shorts and towels were long sleeved pullovers, an indicator it...

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Famed Jumper Nykaenen Back Behind Bars

Just when you thought that things might have settled down for one of the world's all-time greatest ski jumpers, former Finnish superstar Matti Nykaenen is once again behind prison bars.

Nykaenen, 47, has been sentenced to 16 months in jail, following sentencing in a Tampere, Finland courtroom this week. The four-time Olympian was sentenced for a Christmas 2009 holiday attack on his wife, and will serve the time without any possibility...

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Moan wins back to back in Germany

Norway's Magnus-Hovdal Moan went back to back at Oberwiesenthal, Germany to close out the Nordic combined Grand Prix Saturday (Aug 14). He took the final race over Johannes Rydzek of Germany with Czech Miroslav Dvorak in third. Moan also won Friday's event over Rydzek with Eric Frenzel, a German, in third.

U.S. stars were notably...

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Talking About Austrian Ski Jumping

In early August, Ski Racing’s Peter Graves had the chance to connect with the Press Chief of the Austrian Ski Jumping Team, Florian Kotlaba, on his team and the outlook for Austria this coming season.

PG: So, Florian what has the Austrian Ski jumping team been doing this summer up till now ? (Interview conducted prior to start of the Summer Grand Prix...

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Summer Nordic Combined Grand Prix Opens, Rydzek Impressive

German Nordic Combiner Johannes Rydzek, an 18-year-old German from SC Oberstdorf, made an impressive name for himself this past weekend as the FIS Summer Grand Prix of nordic combined got underway in his home country. With a first and second place over the weekend against a top notch field Rydzek, coached by the legendary German trainer, Hermann Weinbuch, showed he is currently on form in the combined arena. He had a second place finish to...

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Spillane Out Following Injury

PARK CITY, UT (Aug. 2) -- One of America's great nordic combined skiers, Johnny Spillane, has had surgery following a recent accident in Lake Placid, NY. He is expected to be in rehab mode for several months, according to U.S. Nordic Combined head coach Dave Jarrett.

Spillane, a World Champion and double Olympic silver medalist...

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Camerota grabs first career national title

Olympic silver medalist nordic combined skier Brett Camerota out lasted his U.S. teammates, and fellow Olympians Bill Demong and Todd Lodwick today (Aug. 1) for his first career national title at the 2011 backcountry.com U.S. Nordic Combined Championships held in Park City, Utah.

Lodwick and Demong joined Camerota on the podium in second and third,...

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