Chris Cook Interview at Soldier Hollow from Andrew Johnson on Vimeo.
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Arrested!! “Illegal Ski Technique”
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Ski Path Control
Think about your skis.br /br /The new Mantec Grinder at Nordic Ultratune has several noteworthy features. Here’s a video clip featuring the ski path control mechanisms and also the conformal drive pressure.br /br /div style=”text-align: center;”object width=”320″ height=”266″ class=”BLOG_video_class” id=”BLOG_video-52ba13da97b970e0″ classid=”clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000″ codebase=”http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0″param name=”movie” value=”http://www.blogger.com/img/videoplayer.swf?videoUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fv8.nonxt8.googlevideo.com%2Fvideoplayback%3Fid%3D52ba13da97b970e0%26itag%3D5%26begin%3D0%26len%3D86400000%26app%3Dblogger%26et%3Dplay%26el%3DEMBEDDED%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1272118757%26sparams%3Did%252Citag%252Cip%252Cipbits%252Cexpire%26signature%3D1D7D32EA279B90BB0AC1EEADDB885FBE7CDD9209.517388350E2F9F5B9951DFE8D0C3CA1A5C0F15D3%26key%3Dck1amp;thumbnailUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2FThumbnailServer2%3Fapp%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D52ba13da97b970e0%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw320%26sigh%3DPJLHpKGwNsjFr0gqO2mygbiyPLMamp;messagesUrl=video.google.com%2FFlashUiStrings.xlb%3Fframe%3Dflashstrings%26hl%3Denamp;nogvlm=1″param name=”bgcolor” value=”#FFFFFF”embed width=”320″ height=”266″ src=”http://www.blogger.com/img/videoplayer.swf?videoUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fv8.nonxt8.googlevideo.com%2Fvideoplayback%3Fid%3D52ba13da97b970e0%26itag%3D5%26begin%3D0%26len%3D86400000%26app%3Dblogger%26et%3Dplay%26el%3DEMBEDDED%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1272118757%26sparams%3Did%252Citag%252Cip%252Cipbits%252Cexpire%26signature%3D1D7D32EA279B90BB0AC1EEADDB885FBE7CDD9209.517388350E2F9F5B9951DFE8D0C3CA1A5C0F15D3%26key%3Dck1amp;thumbnailUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2FThumbnailServer2%3Fapp%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D52ba13da97b970e0%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw320%26sigh%3DPJLHpKGwNsjFr0gqO2mygbiyPLMamp;messagesUrl=video.google.com%2FFlashUiStrings.xlb%3Fframe%3Dflashstrings%26hl%3Denamp;nogvlm=1″ type=”application/x-shockwave-flash”/embed/objectbr //divbr /The ski path is controlled by a set of alignment rollers that are pneumatically activated. The mechanism assures that structure patterns are centered and aren’t skewed.br /br /Drive pressure utilizes a pneumatic tire to spread the pressure uniformly regardless of surface irregularities, including bindings, without a bridge.div class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7250441303676475856-867928335582567441?l=blog.ultratune.net’ alt=” //div
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5 Questions with. . .Leif Nordgren
Leif Nordgren is a biathlete on the US National team from Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota. He flew in yesterday and will be staying with us in Silver Star for the rest of the week. I caught up with him while watching the French Masters Tennis Tournament on TV this afternoon.
1. Leif is a pretty unique name. Have you ever had a teammate named Leif? We have three skiers named Bryan on the CXC Team. We call them by their last names: Gregg, Cook, and Fish. Nordgren and Zimmermann are a little too long for that to work here. What should we call you so we don’t confuse Leif and Leif?
Leif Nordgren: No, I’ve never had a teammate named Leif. In fact, Zimmermann is the only other Leif I’ve met face-to-face. That’s a tough one. Deno Johnson calls me “Leafy Greens” or “Leifers.” I don’t have many nicknames, because it’s such an uncommon name.
Leif Nordgren
2. You’re a biathlete. So, are you a faster runner or biker? I always thought winter was your off-season. Why did you come all the way out to Silver Star?
LN: I’m a faster biker. I’m a pretty bad runner. Believe it or not, biathlon is actually cross country skiing and rifle marksmanship. I came out here to get some extra on-snow training before my first races next week in Canmore.
3. For me, traveling with a ski bag and duffel is a pain. What is the most challenging thing about traveling internationally with a gun?
LN: I’m limited to two bags when I travel on the airlines. Usually my ski bag and my rifle case are my two checked bags. That means that I have to travel with all my clothes in my ski bag, which can get pretty heavy. Traveling within the US and Canada is not too difficult with a rifle, just an extra form to fill out at customs. Traveling within Europe can be more difficult. Driving from Czech into Germany two years ago we got pulled over crossing the border and they found 10,000 rounds of .22 ammo on our way to World Juniors. Our coach was in a different vehicle, so we had to wait for him to come back and clear things up. We almost lost our rifles, but managed to make it though okay in the end, about 3 hours later.
"There's only one pair of skis in my bag. I swear."
4. You finished 3rd in the Korteloppet and your teammate Wynn Roberts was 7th in the Birkie last winter. Is there a reason why biathletes don’t compete in more Cross Country events? Is it because you don’t want to make us look bad?
LN: No, that’s not it at all. I’d love to do more cross country events, classic races too. Our main focus is on biathlon, so that’s what we need to race. When we get an open weekend its always fun to jump in a cross country race. I’m just trying to ski my fastest, but beating the cross country specialists doesn’t hurt either.
5. No offense, but you’re pretty skinny, even for a junior biathlete. How do you stack up against the Jacked Up Old Man? Will you ever start your own website, skinnyfastyoungkid.com?
The Jacked Up Old Man just doesn’t compare to me. I was fortunate enough to do some roller ski races against him in Soldier Hollow just last month. I was a little disappointed by his fitness level. I love Duncan, he’s a great guy. Hopefully he was just having an off week. It’s always fun to get out and train with him. I don’t have my own website yet, but now I’ve got a good name for one!
Leif kicking back in Silver Star
GK: Cool, thanks Leafy Greens!
LN: Yep, no problem.
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I thought skiing was big in Norway. 1. Did they have this…
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A letter to the Old Men keeping Women out of ski jumping:
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pYou’re wrong. Not kind of wrong- straight up wrong. T-grip wrong. bWomen should be allowed to ski jump in the Olympics/b. We’re bending over backwards trying to make skiing driven with more mass appeal and you’re keeping out women that are jumping further than the men, a sight that would draw NEW and EXCITED fans to skiing. (See -
First Ski!
Yep! We are officially skiing in Ketchum, Idaho…well, technically we are skiing about 15 miles north of Ketchum. This morning I enjoyed a distance skate ski on well groomed trails with beautiful sunshine and a teamperature of 11 degrees, bbrrrr! There is about 8-10 inches of fresh snow with more to come in the forecast. I am hoping I can put the rollerskis in the closet for good!br /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/Sv3ZvFC6tYI/AAAAAAAAAgM/xlmXTOB61gs/s1600-h/fall+09+041.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bfd1dFDmRWA/Sv3ZvFC6tYI/AAAAAAAAAgM/xlmXTOB61gs/s320/fall+09+041.jpg” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403714530745955714″ border=”0″ //abr /br /We are headed to West Yellowstone in a week to kick off the first races of the season. From there we will travel to Bozeman, Silver Star, Canmore and then up to Anchorage for U.S. Nationals! Cheers!div class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5903545846797966075-7680801618121003188?l=in-the-arena-nicole.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div
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The 1970s called this morning,
and they want their corduroy back. . .
They’re going to send it to West Yellowstone.
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The 1970s called this morning,
and they want their corduroy back. . .
They’re going to send it to West Yellowstone.
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Johnny’s back.
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An Unconventional Overdistance Workout
After a solid fall of nose to the grind stone training for the MOD Squad it seemed appropriate that we take advantage of being home for a week between training camps and a recent dump of snow in our little mountains that ring the Methow Valley to have some serious fun while getting in a bunch of vertical and a few hours of skinning.br /br /So after a nice high intensity classic ski workout yesterday we shifted gears and shifted gear; switching the ultra light RCSs for some stout Alpine Touring boards. The snow pack is still bit lean with only about a meter and half on the ground so we headed up to Maple Pass which is predominately covered with heather and slide alder with only a smattering of rocks, so lends itself to early season tours before we get the serious snow that allows us to ski the big terrain. With the highway still open our access was easy and we put skins on right next to the road.br /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dNktq7tevMw/SvzXwJDjFpI/AAAAAAAAABE/6Wif0ThVOwE/s1600-h/erik+adds+skins.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dNktq7tevMw/SvzXwJDjFpI/AAAAAAAAABE/6Wif0ThVOwE/s320/erik+adds+skins.jpg” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403430875002246802″ border=”0″ //abr /Touring up through larches and firs under a cloudless sky made us glad to be skiers. We just plain love to ski; up hill or down hill doesn’t much matter to us especially when the day looks like this. We often have to pinch ourselves, saying “We live here!”a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dNktq7tevMw/SvzZ0QO9g4I/AAAAAAAAABU/LD8sfh98v_c/s1600-h/Skinning+up.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dNktq7tevMw/SvzZ0QO9g4I/AAAAAAAAABU/LD8sfh98v_c/s320/Skinning+up.jpg” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403433144671896450″ border=”0″ //aErik followed by Sam and former Methow racer Chad Honsinger wearing his still stylish PNSA JO suit try gamely to keep up with their coach.br /br /Well, as the saying goes; What goes up must come down and down we did go for a couple of great runs in perfect powder.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dNktq7tevMw/SvzcI0lQVwI/AAAAAAAAABk/T47TORMy61w/s1600-h/Erik+rips.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dNktq7tevMw/SvzcI0lQVwI/AAAAAAAAABk/T47TORMy61w/s320/Erik+rips.jpg” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403435697049720578″ border=”0″ //aErik rips into the first bowl while Sam and Chad plan their attack.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dNktq7tevMw/SvzdZhxbJrI/AAAAAAAAAB0/2_q6-KCbEeI/s1600-h/sam+and+max.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dNktq7tevMw/SvzdZhxbJrI/AAAAAAAAAB0/2_q6-KCbEeI/s320/sam+and+max.jpg” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403437083569890994″ border=”0″ //aSam shows that intrepid powder hound and team mascot Max a trick or two.br /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dNktq7tevMw/SvzeA8saciI/AAAAAAAAAB8/yr9-x6W42FI/s1600-h/erik+lunch.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dNktq7tevMw/SvzeA8saciI/AAAAAAAAAB8/yr9-x6W42FI/s320/erik+lunch.jpg” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403437760811528738″ border=”0″ //aAfter a quick lunch wherein Erik defied that ancient adage of never eating anything bigger than your head while smearing much of his three burritos onto his face, we were ready to take one last run back to the car.br /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dNktq7tevMw/SvzgIOA5t-I/AAAAAAAAACE/OuFA1_QIIX8/s1600-h/erik+smokes.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dNktq7tevMw/SvzgIOA5t-I/AAAAAAAAACE/OuFA1_QIIX8/s320/erik+smokes.jpg” alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403440084743206882″ border=”0″ //aBurrito Boy gettin ‘er done as the sun shines on happy skiers. Gotta love that cold smoke and warm sun. Just a typical North Cascades day. SHHHHHH! Don’t let the secret out.br /br /We kept the fun short. Honest coach; it was just a 4ooo’ day. REALLY! Yes, we’ll be ready for another interval session bright and early tomorrow.br /br /Scottdiv class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2910103639238326543-6094452334032931575?l=methowolympicdevelopment.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div
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Bruksvallarna, Sweden
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School Visits in Hastings!
I arrived in Park City, Utah this evening… its time for me to get acclimated to the altitude before we start our race season really soon!!!!
During my last week in Hastings I had the oppurtunity to visit some schools, and talk about what I do for a living (how cool is that)????
Hopefully I inspired some of the Hastings youth to chase their dreams!!!
questions from the kindergarteners at Tilden
1st thru 5th graders at the SEAS school
this young man cut out my picture in the local paper and had me sign it. how cute is that?!?!
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A real classic – but of the skating variety
If you have 10 minutes, it won’t be wasted on this video. This is an ESPN segment from 1985, which covers a 30 k freestyle World Cup race in Biwabik, Minnesota.
It’s real cold on this day (-5 F) and these guys are just getting into skating. But the snow is so cold and slow that the racers revert to a good ol’ fashioned herringbone on all the steeper climbs. If you ask me, this race, and these racers, are the definition of “tough.”
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A real classic – but of the skating variety
If you have 10 minutes, it won’t be wasted on this video. This is an ESPN segment from 1985, which covers a 30 k freestyle World Cup race in Biwabik, Minnesota.
It’s real cold on this day (-5 F) and these guys are just getting into skating. But the snow is so cold and slow that the racers revert to a good ol’ fashioned herringbone on all the steeper climbs. If you ask me, this race, and these racers, are the definition of “tough.”
