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GB Skiers take Germans by storm

 

With the big freeze in UK and northern Europe grabbing recent headlines it may be hard to believe that the British Nordic Ski Team had difficulty finding sufficient snow to fulfill their racing schedule last weekend. The planned Continental Cup meeting in Zweisel, Eastern Germany, was cancelled when the organizers found they had too little snow and an alternative venue was arranged at Oberwiesnthal on the Northern...

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Hughes takes 2nd in Campra Junior 5km Classic

Fiona Hughes (19) from Huddersfield was in excellent form on Sunday 30 December 2009, taking a well deserved 2nd place in the Ladies 5km Junior Classic at Campra.  This podium place gained her World Cup qualification for the first time with 112.66 FIS points, something she has been striving for these last 2 seasons. Well done! The race was won by Suisse racer Patricia Sprecher (18) in 16.07.8 from 26 starters.

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Smith Wins U18 Suisse Title at Campra

Callum Smith (17) from Inverurie wins the Under 18 title in the Campra10km Classic in Switzerland on Sunday 30 December 2009 with a typical battling preformance, to cement his continued progress this season.  He came 9th overall in the main 10km Juniors Race in a time of 29:11.3, which was won by Jonas Baumann (19) from Switzerland in 27:37.  This secured him with the magic 100.26 FIS points, thus...

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Watch Campra Races on 29 & 30 December

For all those who cant get out on the snow just now, you can go -on-line and see the Campra races unfold on the following link:

http://www.campra.ch/secpag.html

The Atomic Swiss Cup Races start tomorrow - Tuesday  29 December with the Sprints, followed by the U18 races on Wednesday 30 December.  Athletes from 17 countries are taking part including GBR and Ireland.

Tuesday Programme:

09.00   Sprint...

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Seasons Greetings

Seasons Greetings to all followers of BNDS and the British Nordic Ski Team.

Roy Young emailed the other day to praise the BNDS Development Squad and coaches who had just completed their training camp before xmas.  Some are staying on and will be joined by others arriving from the UK to prepare for the New Year races. 

Skiers at home seem to be enjoying the current conditions with good skiing to be had in the forest...

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