December 2009
70 posts
The Three Toughest Obstacles of the 2010 US...
Lake Placid has Russian Hill, Soldier Hollow has Hermod’s, the Birkie has the Powerline accent yet in Alaska, everything is bigger and while the courses at Kincaid will be challenging, selective and fair, the obstacles will come in larger, more foreboding packages. Here are three of the potentially toughest obstacles facing competitors and coaches at the National Championships next month.
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“Dear Cloxxki, please stop talking. I get dumber everytime I read one of your...”
– (via ZSimeoni)
Girltalk: The Bjorgen | Freeman Mashup
Huge musculature? Strong results? Similar uniforms? What happens when you drop these beats together? A pair or surprisingly seamless tracks. (photowork: RH)
The JK Media Files: Skiing + Television | Part...
(via Jesse Smith)
“Skiing is not fun. It’s life, fully lived, life lived in a blaze of...”
– ~Dolores LaChapelle
The JK Media Files: Skiing + Television | Part...
The Other Guys: Phil Bowen
The only people that have ever been interviewed on Johnny Klister are coaches, wax testers, supporters of the scene- the other guys. Phil Bowen is a photographer that supports skiing.
Phil Bowen lives in Kampala, Uganda with his wife Paige and one year-old son, Odin. Phil works with NGOs in Uganda, documenting their activities and providing assistance with photography, design and communications....
Not A Steinbock: Episode IV
A Johnny Klister | Philsgood Production
“Last I checked I never ski well until I relax. Either way the heart is gonna...”
– Random Anonymous Coach Musings, Rocky Mountain Edition
An Open Letter to Jacque Rogge re: Women's Ski...
Dear Dr. Rogge:
We were very dismayed by the way you elected to answer a question about women’s ski jumping asked of you last week at a press conference on December 10 in Lausanne. You compared women ski jumpers to their male counterparts – both as athletes in terms of performance and as individual events within the sport of ski jumping. As you are well aware, men and women athletes do not...
Top 10 Things Not to Miss on Your Trip to Alaska...
#10 Welcome to Alaska. You just spent between four and eight hours on planes to get here. By the way, your rental car doesn’t have studs and we don’t bother to plow, sand, or salt the roads here. Have fun with that. You love it here already, we can tell. #9 Gwenie’s Old Alaska Restaurant: If you want a massive breakfast for cheap (well, cheap for Anchorage), go here. Only 1 in 10 people...
“Top 10 Things Not to Miss on Your Trip To Anchorage” coming this week. ...”
– From our sources to the north, just in time for the holidays.
Quotes from the Ski World:
“When I see guys wearing Uggs, I sometimes laugh out loud.”
– Andrew Johnson via Twitter.
“dumbest thing i have ever heard of…”
– Comment 3 under Fasterskier article on Biathlon Wax limitations.
“I think it’s awesome”
– Comment 4 under Fasterskier article on Biathlon Wax limitations.
“Delicious to get a good start”
– Google Translation of Langrenn.com article on Norwegian Junior, Paul Golberg
“We didn’t expect so many high-quality entries…”
– Ned Zuelsdorff, Executive Director of the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF) on the essay contest to determine Birkebeiner re-enactors.
“This is skiing in Iowa, get used to it. If you want, and I highly recommend it,...”
– Via the Iowa City Ski Racing Blog.
“I have some clean clothes left. But - it’s sprint day and like a solider...”
– Devon Kershaw via Twitter on the state of his clothing prior to the last WC sprint.
A Look Back at Fall Training with the Sun Valley...
Checking in with Travis (luke), Mallory (R2) and Kapala (Yoda).
Not A Steinbock: Episode III
A Johnny Klister | Philsgood Production.
“-16F”… really? Is that even worth putting up?”
– Reese Hanneman on his Twitter space. Answer: Yes. It is.
Not A Steinbock: Episode II
A Johnny Klister | Philsgood Production.
Not A Steinbock: Episode I
A Johnny Klister | Philsgood Production
(click this) New York Times on Kikkan Randall →
Tchepalova Rumored to Have Been Training....
(I think the torch gave it away.)
In the Trailer W/ Johnny: Track 6
Chuck D & Henry Rollins (via Fritz S.)
“I love “skiing”-tired. But “work”-tired is just, like,...”
– Random athlete musings