Selected features and interviews, plus coverage from several Olympics: Features Dec. 1, 2015: US college sports are a factory for Olympic … More
Tag: cross-country skiing
Sochi recap: Cross-country skiing, women’s 30k
We saw two races today — a three-way race between three Norwegians, then a race among everyone else. Norway had … More
Sochi recap: Cross-country skiing, women’s team sprint
Norway slayed some demons in the Olympic venue, destroying the field to win the team sprint. Date: 19-Feb Sport: Cross-country … More
Sochi recap: Cross-country skiing, men’s relay
The now-familiar story: Great success for Sweden, horrible disappointment for Norway’s superstars. Russia got a crowd-pleasing silver, and France got … More
Sochi recap: Cross-country skiing, women’s relay
Sweden won a thrilling three-team finish, while the perplexing Olympics continued for Norway and the USA. Date: 15-Feb Sport: Cross-country … More
Sochi recap: Cross-country skiing, men’s 15k
It’s Dario Cologna’s week. The Swiss skier picked up his second gold medal on another warm, slushy day in which … More
Sochi recap: Cross-country, women’s 10k classical
You don’t usually see an Olympic cross-country race in short sleeves and tank tops, but that’s what we had here. … More
Sochi recap: Cross-country skiing, men’s sprint
Think short-track has crazy crashes? Take a look at the final of an eventful men’s sprint, in which several favorites … More
Sochi recap: Cross-country skiing, men’s skiathlon
Dario Cologna, whose favorite status was in doubt after an injury slowed him through the World Cup season, made the … More
Sochi recap: Cross-country skiing, women’s skiathlon
No surprise here — Norwegian legend Marit Bjoergen is still going strong, and she never seemed troubled on her way … More
