From the FasterSkier archive — posts syndicated from athletes’ and coaches’ own blogs between 2004 and 2012, kept online as published. Current coverage is at fasterskier.com.
VAL DI FIEMME, Italy – The hill today, and the races, were epic. Here are FasterSkier’s images from the way up. Enjoy.
100 Meters to the Finish
Skari the Scary Skiing Squirrel
Kowalczyk Steep
View From the Finish
Kowalczyk Almost Done
Bjoergen Atop the Steep
Bjoergen Almost Done
The Finish
Johaug Turns a Corner
Therese Johaug (NOR) racing in the 2012 Tour de Ski.
Johaug Climbing
Kowalczyk Finishing
Kowalczyk Finish Line
Bjoergen Almost Done
Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) and Marit Bjorgen (NOR) hugging it out after the 9 k freestyle pursuit final climb of this year’s Tour de Ski at Alpe Cermis, Italy. Kowalczyk was second in the stage, and Bjorgen was third after teammate Therese Johaug, who won the climb.
Bjoergen Takes 2nd
Kowalczyk at the Finish
Bjoergen Celebrating Too
Kristofferson and Lahteenmahki
Kristofferson and Lahteenmahki
Lahteenmahki
Kristofferson
Zeller
Kalla
Kalla
Johaug Finish
Saarinen on the Steeps
Saarinen
Saarinen
Johaug Celebrates
Randall on the Steep
Jacobsen and Randall on the Steep
Randall Profile
Johaug Celebrates
Therese Johaug (NOR) celebrates winning the final climb of the 2012 Tour de Ski, a 9 km freestyle pursuit at Alpe Cermis, Italy.
Liz Stephen working her way up the Alpe Cermis.
Stephen on the Steep
Group Climbing
Brooks Climbing in a Group
Holly Brooks (APU) on the Alpe Cermis, the final climb of the Tour de Ski on Jan. 8. She completed the nine-stage event despite breaking her wrist in Stage 6.
Kikkan Randall finishing the Tour de Ski’s final climb on Sunday. (Photo: FasterSkier archives)
Liz Stephen finishing the final climb up the Alpe Cermis in last year’s Tour de Ski. This year, she had the second-fastest time up the nine kilometer track, and moved into 15th in the final Tour standings.
Randall Helps Stephen with her Poles
Brooks Finishing
Full Post Race Collapse
Racers on the Ground
Between Womens and Mens Races
The Course
TV Dude Against Sky
Yes, Northug Fan Club Flag Bigger than Video Board
Finish corral
Again, Skari the Scary Squirrel
Waiting for the Racers
Dario Cologna racing in last year’s Tour de Ski…with no chasers in sight.
Cologna
Cologna
Cologna Profile
Hellner
Hellner
Northug making his was up Alpe Cermis during the final climb of last year’s Tour de Ski on Jan. 8 in Val di Fiemme, Italy. He was 24th in the 9 k climb and third overall in the Tour.
Kershaw on the Steeps
Devon Kershaw (CAN) singlesticking on the final climb of the Tour de Ski in Alpe Cermis, Italy, on Jan. 8. He placed 18th in the 9 k pursuit climb and was fourth overall in the Tour.
Devon Kershaw in the final climb at Alpe Cermis, Italy, in this year’s Tour de Ski. He went on to place fourth overall.
Kershaw
Legkov
Alexander Legkov racing in the 2012 Tour de Ski.
Bauer
Manificat in the final climb up the Alpe Cermis, 2012 Tour de Ski.
Vylegzhanin Leading Harvey
Vylegzhanin Leading Harvey
Harvey
Harvey
Harvey Doublepoling on Alpe Cermis
Turychev
Turychev
Babikov Climbing
Kris Freeman (MWSC/USST) ascending the final climb of last year’s Tour de Ski up Alpe Cermis near Val di Fiemme, Italy. He placed 32nd for 43rd overall.
Thanks! That’d be me, Jen, Topher’s fiance. I’m here as a photographer, so I’ve had the time to pull good images and build galleries as Topher and Nat have been creating content. At these events we usually have many great shots, but not always the time to get them up. (We also had a second camera at the Tour de Ski.) Additionally, Rob Whitney, Holly Brooks’ husband, was here at the races with us, and contributed his best images to these galleries.
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