News Archive; July 2001

Wehling's Comments on Nordic Combined 2001
The Chairman reports that the last season was successful. In spite of the snow situation in December we have h...
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31. July 2001


Tour Winner Armstrong on Threshold Training
..The purpose (of training) is to push your threshold up and I believe the only way to push it up is to train ...
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31. July 2001


IOC CHANGING FACES
With Jacques Rogge's ascendancy to the International Olympic Committee presidency, he has handed off his r...
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31. July 2001


KIRKWOOD ACHIEVES DESTINATION STATUS
After Seven Years and $100 Million in Resort and Real Estate Development,Kirkwood’s Vision of Becoming a...
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31. July 2001


Protests During the Olympics?
Will violent protesters take to the streets of Salt Lake City during the 2002 Winter Games, a la Seattle, Queb...
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30. July 2001


Swiss Slalom Expert to End Career (Eng. Ger. Fre)
The Swiss alpine skier Didier Plaschy has decided to end his active career. He did win 2 slalom races in the 1...
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30. July 2001


Top 10 Men/Women World Cup Roller Ski
Johan Muhlegg and teammate Gutiuerrez took a double in this weekend's 30k uphill roller ski. The top 10 below...
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30. July 2001


Biathlon, The Olympic Background
Biathlon came late into the Olympic program, the first event held in 1960, the first years we had the 20k indi...
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30. July 2001


Biathlon, The Olympic Background
Biathlon came late into the Olympic program, the first event held in 1960, the first years we had the 20k indi...
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30. July 2001


Swiss Alpine Team to Ski in Argentina
The Swiss alpine team (and some from Lichtenstein) will spend the better part of August skiing in Las Lenas, ...
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30. July 2001


Schmitt Records Second German Title
After having won the individual competition on Saturday, the leading German ski jumper Martin Schmitt recorded...
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29. July 2001


International Ski jump Carnival Vuokatti, Finland
K90:
Over 16-v.: 1) Janne Ylijärvi Lahden HS 264,0 points (1. jump 98,0 m/2. jump 100,0 m), 2) Jani Moisand...
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29. July 2001


Muhlegg With New Record on Roller Skis/Double Spain
Spain's Johan Muhlegg showed impressive performance in today's 30k world cup race on roller skis in Cervinia, ...
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29. July 2001


Ackermann German Champion in Sprint
Ronny Ackermann recorded his second win in a row in the German Nordic combined summer championships this weeke...
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29. July 2001


Ari-Pekka Nikkola strongly involved in coaching
Ari-Pekka Nikkola from Finland retired from ski jumping in 1998. He was soon back at the hills - as a coach.[Read more]
29. July 2001


Schmitt German Summer Champion
Martin Schmitt, the leading German ski jumper, won today's German summer championships in ski jumping. Christ...
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28. July 2001


Muhlegg and Piller Cottrer Ready For Grueling Rollerski Race
The world cup in roller skiing continued today in Cervinia, Italy.

The relay this morning was won by It...
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28. July 2001


Ahonen's summer as usual: hard training and motorcycling
Janne Ahonen and the other Finnish national ski jumping team athletes participate for the traditional ski jump...
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28. July 2001


Ackermann Wins in Nordic Combined
German Nordic combined skier Ronny Ackermann picked up where he left last season, in the top. The German, havi...
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28. July 2001


Tallus won the summer race in Lieksa
Jaakko Tallus won the nordic combined summer race in Lieksa on Friday. In 2000, the race was organized at the ...
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27. July 2001


Manninen skips summer grand prix races
Hannu Manninen from Finland didn't take part to FIS summer grand prix tour last year, and neither will he this...
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27. July 2001


Rogge: ; Banned Substance List Will Stay Intact
IOC president Jacques Rogge reportedly ruled out reductions in the list of banned drugs for athletes, a positi...
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27. July 2001


Rogge: ; Banned Substance List Will Stay Intact
IOC president Jacques Rogge reportedly ruled out reductions in the list of banned drugs for athletes, a positi...
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27. July 2001


Olympics 2002; Not in the Black Yet
The Olympic budget looks good, but organizers will not know for sure until bids to put finishing touches on Ga...
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27. July 2001


Muhlegg to Add Norwegian Ski Waxer
Johan Muhlegg, last year's world cup runner up and winner of the
50k in Lahti, is a team of his own in the...
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27. July 2001


Swedish XC News, Svan to Provide Mental Support
Ingesson sickness problems:

Swedish cross country skier Magnus Ingesson, 9th from the 30k and a silver...
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27. July 2001


Canadian Alpine News
Kerry Moynihan, President of Alpine Canada Alpin(ACA), is pleased to announce the appointment of Steve Keogh t...
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27. July 2001


Greetings from the Matterhorn,, By Hermann Maier
Last week was the first time for me since the Worldcup finals in March that I've been standing on skiis. The w...
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26. July 2001


USOC Spokesman to Quit after 24 Years
Longtime USOC spokesman Mike Moran has made it official. He is calling it quits after the 2002 Games.

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26. July 2001


Ethics Commision in IOC; not much Progress
For all that the IOC accomplished at its recent session, its ethics commission did little to improve its credi...
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26. July 2001


New IOC Boss to Visit Utah
New International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge will visit Salt Lake City for the first time eithe...
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26. July 2001


Salzburg, Kitzbuehel to joint bid for 2010 Winter Olympics
The Alpine cities of Salzburg and Kitzbuehel have agreed to join forces and submit a bid to bring the 2010 Win...
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26. July 2001


Salzburg, Kitzbuehel to joint bid for 2010 Winter Olympics
The Alpine cities of Salzburg and Kitzbuehel have agreed to join forces and submit a bid to bring the 2010 Win...
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26. July 2001


Roller Ski Men, Season Under Way
While the ski jumpers and Nordic combined athletes will have full scale summer series, the cross country skier...
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25. July 2001


Italy's XC Men Presentation
Italy has some great skiers the last 15 years, counting Albarello (world champion 15k 1987), De Zolt (world ch...
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25. July 2001


Olympic Profiles, Verdenius, Solbakken, Bjervig
In our series of Olympic profiles we have presented Norwegian cross country skies Alsgaard, Estil, Jevne, Hjel...
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25. July 2001


Jussilainen to Challenge Schmitt and Malysz?
Risto Jussilainen from Finland finished third in the ski jumping overall World cup past winter. He ended up to...
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24. July 2001


Norwegian XC News, Aaland Back in Business, Brørs to get Married
Per Knut Aaaland, the well regarded Norwegian waxing specialist who was going to leave the Norwegian cross cou...
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24. July 2001


Swedish Cross Country News. Elofsson and Fredriksson
Sweden’s Per Elofsson, double world champion from 2001 in the men’s cross country, is still the le...
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24. July 2001


Olympic Profiles, Erling Jevne, Cross Country Norway
Norwegian cross country skier Erling Jevne has been a force on the international cross country arena all since...
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23. July 2001


Main Competition Schedule Biathlon Norway 2001/2002
HOVEDTERMINLISTE 2001/2002

24.-25. nov Mønstringsrenn Geilo
05.-09. des BWC 1 Hochfilzen
12.-1...
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23. July 2001


Main Competition Schedule Biathlon Norway 2001/2002
HOVEDTERMINLISTE 2001/2002

24.-25. nov Mønstringsrenn Geilo
05.-09. des BWC 1 Hochfilzen
12.-1...
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23. July 2001


Nordic Combined Summer Series, A Summary
Felix Gottwald, last season's Nordic combined world cup winner, reports that he hopes to use the summer series...
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23. July 2001


Gottwald Seeking Confidence in Summer Series
Austrian Felix Gottwald says he is again a good summer condition. In the Austrian Nationals in June he fell in...
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23. July 2001


Olympic Profiles, Oddbjørn Hjelmeseth
Oddbjørn Hjelmeseth (born 1971, lives Øyer/Lillehammer), Norway, classic skier, has won several world cup race...
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21. July 2001


Schmitt Struggling With Knee, Ready for Summer Season
Martin Schmitt and the other German ski jumping start are ready to start the summer season next weekend with t...
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21. July 2001


Skari at Disadvantage in World Cup?
As reported yesterday, there appears to be a skating advantage in the men’s cross country world cup 2001...
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21. July 2001


Olympic Profiles, Frode Estil
Frode Estil "lost" the silver on the 30k in Lahti by 2/10 of a second. Here is a short presentation on the No...
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20. July 2001


Skating Specialists Face Advantage in 2002, Alsgaard in Sprints
The skating specialists appear to have a slight advantage in the cross country world cup in 2001/2002.

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20. July 2001


New IOC Boss Rogge; Cannot Win War on Doping
The IOC's new president pushed Thursday for higher spending and more cross-border coordination to fight drugs ...
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19. July 2001


OlympicTrial Postponed Indefinitely
Judge David Sam should have handed out Snickers bars along with Monday's ruling in the Olympic bid scandal cas...
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19. July 2001


Sendel Married
The German leading biathlete Peter Sendel got married last weekend. Here is the story (a few days late) in Ger...
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19. July 2001


Sendel Married
The German leading biathlete Peter Sendel got married last weekend. Here is the story (a few days late) in Ger...
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19. July 2001


Olympic Bribery Case; Welch and Jonhson do be Dismissed?
The Olympic bribery case is nothing if not a roller coaster, and it is safe to say prosecutors are no longer e...
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18. July 2001


Olympic Bribery Case; Welch and Jonhson do be Dismissed?
The Olympic bribery case is nothing if not a roller coaster, and it is safe to say prosecutors are no long...
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18. July 2001


Maier With Knee Problems, Will go to Chile in August
Sunny greetings from summer training. I'm asked very often, "What does the Herminator do during the summer." U...
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18. July 2001


Bjørndalen Meets Formula One Star
Ole Einar Bjørndalen,the all time great biathlete, currently staying in Italy, did get to meet another great s...
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18. July 2001


Italian Ski News
Stefania Belmondo with her own personal team is preparing for her last season. Her one Olympic gold came in 19...
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18. July 2001


Equipment and Development in Ski Jumping FIS Report
Equipment and developments regarding ski jumping from the FIS congress in Antwerp.

A modified system of...
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17. July 2001


Olympic Profiles, Raphael Poiree
Rapheel Poiree, France (born 1974), world cup winner 2000 and 2001 and double world champion 2001 in relay and...
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17. July 2001


Olympic Profiles, Raphael Poiree
Rapheel Poiree, France (born 1974), world cup winner 2000 and 2001 and double world champion 2001 in relay and...
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17. July 2001


Roller Ski Tour 2001 Results
Résultats Rollerski Tour 2001
Le Grand Bornand 2eme et 3eme Étapes

Samedi 14 juillet
Circuit 6 k...
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17. July 2001


Norwegian Cross Country News
Anders Aukland, the talented Norwegian cross country skier who placed 8th on the 15k in Lahti 2001, earned a b...
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16. July 2001


FIS Pleased with 2001 Nordic Combined Season
News from FIS regarding the Nordic combined season 2001/2001.

The Chairman reports that the last season...
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16. July 2001


FIS News Ski Jumping, How to Improve Evaluation of Ski Jumping
Torbjörn Yggeseth, as Chairman of the Jumping Committee has been influental in creating a working group to inv...
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16. July 2001


Utah to Focus on Sport, Putting Bribery Charges Behind
After Salt Lake Organizing Committee president Mitt Romney apprised International Olympic Committee members re...
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16. July 2001


Ole Einar meets Schumacher
Auf Einladung von Herrn Montezemolo und Herrn Schuhmacher ist die gesamte Familie Santer in das Herz der Firma...
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16. July 2001


Rogge Elected New IOC President
Jacques Rogge has won the race to succeed Juan Antonio Samaranch as president of the International Olympic Com...
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16. July 2001


High Altitude Houses, How Does it Work
Norwegian Olympic athletes are training in Utah and living at a "nitrogen" house to help increase their abilit...
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15. July 2001


High Altitude Houses, How Does it Work
Norwegian Olympic athletes are training in Utah and living at a "nitrogen" house to help increase their abilit...
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15. July 2001


Controversy in Norwegian Use of HIgh Altitude Houses
Some Norwegian athletes are really going to be pumped up for the 2002 Salt Lake Olympics.

The Norwegia...
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15. July 2001


Controversy in Norwegian Use of HIgh Altitude Houses
Some Norwegian athletes are really going to be pumped up for the 2002 Salt Lake Olympics.

The Norwegia...
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15. July 2001


2500 Athletes To be Tested Ahead of 2002 Olympics
Salt Lake Organizing Committee revealed an ambitious proposal Wednesday to drug test all 2,500 athletes who co...
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15. July 2001


2500 Athletes To be Tested Ahead of 2002 Olympics
Salt Lake Organizing Committee revealed an ambitious proposal Wednesday to drug test all 2,500 athletes who co...
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15. July 2001


Moscow to bid for 2012 Olympics
Moscow will bid for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, mayor Yuri Luzhkov said on Saturday.

"Moscow intend...
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15. July 2001


Lazutina to Challenge Deahlie's 8 Golds in Olympics?
Norwegian cross country skier Bjørn Deahlie is the world's leading winter athlete with 8 gold medals in the Ol...
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14. July 2001


Change of Medals Order in 2002 Olympics
Medals will be presented in the order of bronze, silver, then gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Breaki...
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14. July 2001


US Hopeful Todd Lodwick Reports on Summer Training
Two weeks in Norway were just awesome, we had a great camp and great weather. The first week we were in Trondh...
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14. July 2001


Beijing Chosen as Host for 2008 Olympics
Beijing was awarded the 2008 Olympics when the International Olympic Committee voted to take the Games to the ...
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13. July 2001


Norwegian Nordic Combined En Route for Olympics
Lars Andreas Østvik, the talented Norwegian Nordic combined skier, reports from summer training. Østvik says t...
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13. July 2001


STATUSRAPORT OG SAMLINGSPLAN
STATUSRAPORT FRA SOMMERTRENIGEN.

Vi er nå kommet godt i gang med oppkjøringen til årets OL-sesong.Vi...
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13. July 2001


Sylvain Freiholz in A Cup, Joins Swiss Team
Aufgrund der neuesten FIS-Rangliste wird Sylvain Freiholz für die Saison 2001/2002 nachträglich für die Nation...
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13. July 2001


Bjørndalen to Defend Olympic Gold?
During the summer and winter we will present most profiles in biathlon, Ole Einar is first.

Ole Einar B...
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13. July 2001


Olympic Profiles, Ole EInar Bjørndalen
Ole Einar Bjørndalen (born 1974 near Drammen, lives Trondheim, Italy) is the most winning biahtlete ever, he h...
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13. July 2001


Olympic Profiles, Thomas Alsgaard
www.wintersport.as thus far offers a comprehensive Olympic library and results service. We will in the followi...
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13. July 2001


Olympic Cities 2008, Beijing Huge Favorite
The city to host the 2008 summer Olympics will be chosen on Friday in Moscow. Here is a last presentation of t...
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12. July 2001


82 Nations Expected for 2002 Olympics, Iran and Thailand Included
Eighty-two national Olympic committees (NOCs) hope to send athletes to the Salt Lake City Games.
Not a...
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12. July 2001


82 Nations Expected for 2002 Olympics, Iran and Thailand Included
Eighty-two national Olympic committees (NOCs) hope to send athletes to the Salt Lake City Games.
N...
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12. July 2001


Monster Sponsor for Olympics
For some Olympic athletes, the most stressful time is not just when they compete. It is also when the Games ar...
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12. July 2001


"Skiathlon" to be Explored, Tried in Falun?
Cross country has added the pursuit, mass starts and sprint over the last decade, another possible new event i...
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11. July 2001


No XC World Cup in Canada
Not since 1989, in Salt Lake City, has there been a cross country world cup race in America. Bjørn Deahlie did...
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11. July 2001


Simplified EPO Tests Available this Summer
A simple urine test for what is believed to be one of the most abused performance enhancing drugs in sports is...
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11. July 2001


Huge number of legal drugs in Olympic athletes
While hunting for drugs that boost performance, officials made a startling discovery: Olympic athletes are pil...
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11. July 2001


Olympic Profiles, Ski Jumping
Martin Schmitt and Adam Malysz do represent the huge favorites in the ski jumping in the Olympics. Below are s...
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10. July 2001


World Championships to be held in Long Distance XC?
The Birkebeiner Rennet, Lillehammer, Norway, will be a part of the World Cup in the upcoming season. Erling Je...
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10. July 2001


Official Cross Country News
News from FIS from the meeting in Antwerp spring/summer 2001:

The FIS Council has requested the Sub-Com...
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10. July 2001


World Champion Baacke Out for at least a Week
The great German Nordic combined team literally jumped into trouble this weekend during training in a new hill...
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9. July 2001


Downhill Champion from 1964 Dead
Former Austrian down hill skier Christl Haas is dead. She did suffer a heart attack while vacationing in Turk...
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9. July 2001


Olympic Profiles Ski Jumping, Malysz, Kasai, Funaki
Adam Malysz (born 1977), Poland, winner of the overall world cup and 4 hills 2001, 11 individual world cup vi...
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9. July 2001


Swiss News, Positiver Grundtenor an 97. Delegiertenversammlung, Budget für die nächste Saison gesichert
In Engelberg fand heute die erste Delegiertenversammlung unter dem
Vorsitz von Duri Bezzola, Präsident von ...
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9. July 2001


Paris, Toronto or Beijing for Olympics 2008?
Should the Olympics finally go to the world's most populous country despite its human rights record? Or is it ...
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8. July 2001


Olympic Profiles Biathlon, Halvard Hanevold
Halvard Hanevold (born 1969, Asker, lives Trondhiem) won the Olympic gold in 1998 on the 20k and a silver in t...
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7. July 2001


Olympic Profiles Biathlon, Halvard Hanevold
Halvard Hanevold (born 1969, Asker Norway, lives Trondhiem) won the Olympic gold in 1998 on the 20k and a silv...
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7. July 2001


Norwegian XC News, Alsgaard's 3rd Cabin, Aukland in Track and Field
Thomas Alsgaard is planning to build a new cabin, this time in Telemark, Norway. Alsgaard has 2 other cabins i...
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7. July 2001


Skari to Earn Norway's First Individual Gold in Olympics?
Norwegian Bente Skari may aim for a gold or 2 in the 2002 Olympics, yet history does not support her quest bas...
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6. July 2001


Italian Cross Country News, Repeat Win from 1989 /92 for Belmondo?
Italian cross country skier Stefania Belmondo, currently currenty training with her own staff of 4 people (a c...
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6. July 2001


Olympic Profiles, Andi Goldberger
Austrian ski jumper Andi Goldberger was the leading ski jumper in the 90's, he does lack Olympic gold. Here is...
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6. July 2001


Olympic Bribery Trail Approaching
Federal court officials plan to reserve more than half the available courtroom seats for spectators, restricti...
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6. July 2001


Olympic Profiles, Janne Ahonen
Janne Ahonen (born 1977), Finland, very stable jumper. World champion team 1995 and 1997, individual world ch...
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5. July 2001


Olympic Profiles, Martin Schmitt
German Martin Schmitt has been a very dominant force in ski jumping the last 3 years. Here is some information...
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5. July 2001


Ricco Gross Aiming for 4th Olympic Gold in a Row
Ricco Gross is the pursuit world champion from 1999 and individual world champion from 1997.

He has 2 ...
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4. July 2001


Ricco Gross Aiming for 4th Olympic Gold in a Row
Ricco Gross is the pursuit world champion from 1999 and individual world champion from 1997.

He has 2 ...
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4. July 2001


Frode Andresen to Beat Silver from 1998?
Norwegian Frode Andresen is one of the favorites for the biathlon in the 2002 Olympics.

Frode won the w...
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4. July 2001


Frode Andresen to Beat Silver from 1998?
Norwegian Frode Andresen is one of the favorites for the biathlon in the 2002 Olympics.

Frode won the w...
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4. July 2001


Samaranch: IOC will win war on drugs
The war on performance-enhancing drugs in sport can be won, but will be a long, hard struggle, outgoing Olympi...
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3. July 2001


Doping Disqualification in Junior Worlds Confirmed
FIS has disqualified the junior skier Elena Kolomina from her third place finish in the junior worlds last win...
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3. July 2001


Mikkelsplass; Going for 5 Gold Medals in Salt Lake
The Norwegian men’s cross country head coach, Mr. Paal Gunner Mikkelsplass, is optimistic ahead of the O...
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3. July 2001


Olympic Champion Soininen, a History
Jani Soininen, the Finish Olympic ski jumping champion from 1998, has announced hes retirement, here are some ...
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3. July 2001


Olympic Champion Soininen Retires
Olympic champion Jani Soininen announced on Monday, that he will retire from ski jumping. He decided to train ...
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3. July 2001


Finland to Put Blood Values on the Internet
After 6 skiers from Finland were caught in doping last winter, Finland has thus far taken several steps to imp...
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2. July 2001


Finland with Stong Women's Team, Men Weak
Despite having Kuitunen and Jahou out for doping, Finland does have a fairly strong women's cross country team...
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2. July 2001


Nordic Season to Start Together in Finland
The Nordic season will start in late November with a common opening week for cross country, ski jumping and No...
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2. July 2001


Summer Series in Ski Jumping
In a little more than a month the ski jumpers wil start on the summer series, a 7 race series stretching from ...
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2. July 2001