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David Tomeo teaches Alaska kids to enjoy outdoors in winter - Fairbanks Daily...
20 Feb 2012 at 7:41am

David Tomeo teaches Alaska kids to enjoy outdoors in winter
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
by Kris Capps/For the News-Miner David Tomeo introduces Nordic skiing to third-graders at Tri-Valley School Jan. 31. He spearheads a new program for youth in the Denali Borough. David Tomeo works as program manager for Alaska Geographic at the Murie ...

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Outdoors hotline (2/21/12) - TheNewsTribune.com
20 Feb 2012 at 11:30pm

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Outdoors hotline (2/21/12)
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The chariots have skis, seat belts, a pole system and waistband for the parent to hook into. Made possible through a grant from the Mat-Su Health Foundation. (745-4190, glynn@mtaonline.net) Cross-country ski training: Alaska Nordic Racing offers ...

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UW Nordic Ski Teams Sweep Final Conference Races - University of Wyoming News
22 Feb 2012 at 10:17am

UW Nordic Ski Teams Sweep Final Conference Races
University of Wyoming News
February 22, 2012 ? The University of Wyoming Nordic ski teams finished the regular season unbeaten in regional competition, sweeping both weekend races during the Cowboy Chase at Tie City on Happy Jack Road. The nationally recognized Cowboys and ...


Interior Alaska skiers put it all on the line in distance series - Fairbanks ...
20 Feb 2012 at 7:38am

Interior Alaska skiers put it all on the line in distance series
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
by Bob Eley/beley@newsminer.com FAIRBANKS ? Melissa Lewis, Theresia Schnurr, Peter Brewer and Tyson Flaharty were the big winners in Sunday's Buetow Dental Distance Series cross-country ski race at Birch Hill Recreation Area. On another beautiful day ...

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Randall Survives Crash for Third in Poland - First Tracks
20 Feb 2012 at 9:22am

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Randall Survives Crash for Third in Poland
First Tracks
Online Media Szlarska Poreba, Poland - Cross country skiing World Cup sprint leader Kikkan Randall, of Anchorage, Alaska, powered her way back into the race to finish third on Friday after an early crash in the finals. Sweden's Ida Ingemarsdotter took ...
Randall skis a career best in World Cup classic raceAnchorage Daily News

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Palin: 'Polls Are Good For Cross-Country Skiers and Strippers' - National Jou...
15 Feb 2012 at 8:25am

Palin: 'Polls Are Good For Cross-Country Skiers and Strippers'
National Journal
By Jonathan Miller Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she has no regrets about refraining from a presidential run. ?I am just like one of millions and millions and millions of other Americans knowing that you can make a difference without a title,? ...

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NMU sweeps Cross Country Skiing Regionals - UpperMichigansSource.com
18 Feb 2012 at 7:35pm

NMU sweeps Cross Country Skiing Regionals
UpperMichigansSource.com
A weekend sweep by Northern Michigan sophomore Erik Soderman in the freestyle and classic races capped off a perfect weekend for the NMU Nordic program, as both the men's and women's teams captured the NCAA Central Regional at the Al Quaal Ski Area ...

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Alaska skiers have a lot of ground to make up - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
18 Feb 2012 at 1:06am

Alaska skiers have a lot of ground to make up
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
by Staff Report/sports@newsminer.com FAIRBANKS?The Alaska Nanooks cross-country ski team got off to a slow start at the NCAA Central Region Championships Friday afternoon in Ishpeming, Mich. The Nanooks had three top 10 finishers in the women's ...


Alaska men capture ski crown - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
13 Feb 2012 at 12:59am

Alaska men capture ski crown
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
by Bob Eley/beley@newsminer.com FAIRBANKS ? The Alaska Nanooks men's cross-country ski team lost the battle Sunday, but won the war at the Central Collegiate Ski Association Conference Championships at Houghton, Mich. The Nanooks finished second to ...

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Weather is perfect for Woolly Rhino Open - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
19 Feb 2012 at 1:10am

Weather is perfect for Woolly Rhino Open
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
by Bob Eley/beley@newsminer.com FAIRBANKS?West Valley High School senior Hannah Boyer and Alaska Nanooks freshman Andrew Arnold led the way in Saturday's Woolly Rhino Open cross-country ski race at Birch Hill Recreation Area.



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Happy Valentines Day Everyone!
14 Feb 2012 at 7:12am
Thank you to the IBU film crew for putting together this film! Besides the guitar/singer, it’s pretty good! I would say this is my first music video, but who could forget my rousing 2010 version of “Jingle Bells” as seen by tens of biathlon fans around the globe!
View From The Hotel Parking Lot in Oslo
9 Feb 2012 at 7:50am
Superbowl Raffle
31 Jan 2012 at 1:32am
Hi Everyone! US Biathlon is raffling off 4 tickets to this year’s Superbowl! This is an all-expenses paid trip for you and three guests for two nights in Indianapolis! The raffle tickets are only $2 a piece but the contest ends at 1pm EST on Thursday, February 2. Thanks for the support and good luck! [...]
Antholz!
18 Jan 2012 at 2:21am
Hey Everyone! We are now in beautiful Antholz, in the sunny Dolomite Alps of northern Italy.  Just a couple of days until the first race here.  There is plenty of snow (about 1 meter) and the weather has been great so far.  Check out a few photos and video of the surroundings (above). Cheers, LB
Dump It!
8 Jan 2012 at 9:27am
As the snow beat down on me in Oberhof during the Mass Start today, I was psyched to learn that my sis, mom, and a bunch of friends in Portland were cheering me on back home in the States via the interweb.  For those of you confused by the hand gestures in the photo as [...]
Christmas is Over? Back in Oberhof
5 Jan 2012 at 4:44am
The break is over and I’m back in Oberhof, Germany for the start of World Cup #4.  It has been a mix of wind, rain, and snow since I arrived on Monday, but it looks to be calming down a little bit as I write this post.  We start off this evening with the men’s [...]
First Trimester Wrap-Up
18 Dec 2011 at 3:07am
The first three world cups are almost finished and I’m getting ready to head back to the States for about a week.  I’m looking forward to a little rest and recovery and the fact that I’ll get to see friends and family for a week.  The second week of racing here in Hochfilzen turned out [...]
Tirol times two!
6 Dec 2011 at 7:57am
Well it’s official: World Cups #2 and #3 will be held in Hochfilzen, Austria over the next two weeks.  We were slated to head over to Annecy, France for the third WC but they have had an incredibly mild start to the winter there and had to cancel.  So Hochfilzen is picking up the slack. [...]
Under 24hrs To The Start!
29 Nov 2011 at 10:05am
The season will kick off here in Ostersund, with the Men’s 20km Individual Race, tomorrow at 5:15pm CET.  For all ya’ll back home, that is 11:15am Eastern Standard Time.  If anyone is interested in watching, here is a link to the live video coverage of the event: http://eurovision.digotel.com/ibu/index.html
Snow in Ostersund
27 Nov 2011 at 12:44am

Finally a little bit of natural snow is falling here in Ostersund. This is the first snow falling out of the sky that I've seen this year! Just in time for the US crew racing the IBU cup here this morning!

New Pursuits
by Laura Valaas
25 Jan 2010 at 8:22am
BootBuddy
Since retiring from the active ITA roster I seem to have over expanded my other activities. I have been ski racing full time as always, but in addition I have started my own business!

www.SkiTraxx.com

I am manufacturing after market cross country ski accessories. One of the big nuisances when I used to go out skiing was knocking the snow out of the bottom of my ski boot before clipping into the binding. To solve this problem I (along with a lot of help!) created the BootBuddy.

Simple, utile, colorful, indestructible.

So far I've been encouraged by all of the positive feedback and excitement about my first product. There are also several other product we're developing but they won't be out until Fall 2010.

It's an odd turn of life... I was halfway through my actuarial licensing, hoping to work my way up to CFO of a company after my ski career. Now I get to be CFO of my own company AND still ski race!
New website
by James
3 Dec 2009 at 7:09am
It's been 4 years and I finally re-did my website. Head on over to www.jamessoutham.com


by Laura Valaas
9 Nov 2009 at 4:51am
Becoming an In the Arena Alumna
by Laura Valaas
9 Nov 2009 at 4:22am
Having served two full years with In the Arena (ITA), Laura Valaas has elected to rotate off of the roster and, thus, to join the ranks of organizational alumni. ITA is deeply grateful for Laura?s 24 months of service and the youth work she generated in Anchorage and beyond during that time. Countless children ?students, athletes, ski fans and supporters ?have been lifted by Laura?s wisdom, guidance and input; and we all wish her the best in her preparations for the selection races to the US Ski Team that will compete in Vancouver in 2010.

If you would like to keep up-to-date with Laura ?or with any of In the Arena?s alumni ?please visit the Arena Athlete Alumni blog or Laura?s own site: lauravalaas.com.

Onwards and upwards.
And thank you for your interest and support.
Park City
by Laura Valaas
25 Oct 2009 at 2:55pm
I skate rollerskied some intervals around the Soldier Hollow paved trails this morning. Being back in Park city brings back a lot of memories of my race career. I've been here so often over the past few years it feels very much like home. It's odd how race venues make such an intense impact on my memory. Looking at the FIS website, I've only competed in 16 races here, it feels like more. Maybe because we did so many training camps out here.

The first weekend I raced here I earned 346.69 FIS points (if you don't ski race, that's really, really bad). The next year I came back to the same RMISA invite and finished with 177.22 FIS points (again, if you don't ski, that's much better). Two years later I won the same RMISA invite. My first, and, let's be honest, only, RMISA victory. I remember sitting in the little Homestead computer room with Tara Gregg and she said, "I think you won the race." I didn't believe her at first.

It is pretty cool to have one place stay the same and to be able to come back to it year after year and feel the hills getting less steep and the loops getting shorter.

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