NEWS 2007:
02.12.2007
RUKA NORDIC OPENING 2007 IS OVER
For the sixth time world’s best Ski Jumpers, Nordic Combined athletes and Cross Country skiers gathered to Nordic Opening, the official start of the World Cup tournament.>Read
02.12.2007
Norwegian women beat weather and other competitors
All three women in bodium agreed that the race was tough especially because of the weather. It was windy, cold and snowing.>Read
02.12.2007
Norway celebrated double victory in women’s 10 km
Marit Björgen and Astrid Jacobsen got a double victory in Ruka’s cold weather. Björgen beat her team mate for 9 seconds. Justyna Kowalczyk from Poland crossed the finish line 23,6 seconds after Björgen. The weather in Ruka was very cold and windy.
02.12.2007
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen won´t ski today
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen has still common cold and she won´t compete today in Women 10 kilometres Classical competition.>Read
02.12.2007
Men's Cross-Country skiers happy after tough race
Top three men in Sunday’s first competition, 15 km Classic Cross Country were happy after tough race.>Read
02.12.2007
Lucas Bauer won men’s 15 km
Lucas Bauer from Czech Republic got full points in men 15 km classic individual.>Read
02.12.2007
Sunday's Cross Country press conferences will be held at Sub Press Centre immediately after price giving ceremony.
01.12.2007
Morgenstern won Ruka´s HS-142 competition>Read
01.12.2007
Hours’ work required for the race of two minutes
Classical sprint race of 1.2 kilometers is over in good two minutes but these couple of minutes require about twenty hours of work of the service team according to Knut Nystad who is in charge of the Norwegian ski service.>Read
01.12.2007
Morgenstern was the king of the hill at Ruka
Thomas Morgenstern won this season's first World Cup Ski Jumping competition on Saturday evening with the points 308,8. Norwegians Norjan Björn Einar Romoeren and Tom Hilde were second and third. Best Finnish athlete was Matti Hautamäki who was fifth.
01.12.2007
Norwegian Eldar Roenning got literary warning
Judge Council of Men´s Sprint Competition made unanimous decision to give literary warning to Eldar Roenning becouse of unsportsmanlike behavior today in Ruka.>Read
01.12.2007
Majdic was the fastest, Muranen best in Finnish team
Petra Majdic from Slovenia was the fastest in World Cup sprint race on Saturday. Astrid Jacobsen and Alena Prohazkova took the next podium places in tight competition. >Read
01.12.2007
A good start for Germany and United States
Winner of the 2nd Nordic Combined World Cup competition Bjoern Kircheisen seemed to be very happy about the result.>Read
01.12.2007
Kjölstad won the cross country sprint
Johan Kjölstad skied as best in men’s sprint at Ruka. Next podium places went to Sweden, Emil Jönsson and Mats Larsson were second and third. >Read
01.12.2007
A strange birdhouse going around in Ruka
You may wonder how on Earth birds will find their way into Mr Raimo Torkkel’s birdhouse.>Read
01.12.2007
Kircheisen won, Manninen was the second
Björn Kircheisen started cross-country part from the eight position.>Read
01.12.2007
Kuitunen is still sick
Virpi Kuitunen told at YLE´s interview that she won´t ski tomorrow at Ruka. Kuitunen isn´t worried about lost World Cup points and she is already looking forward next weekend in Davos.
Kuitunen is hoping that at least Anna-Kaisa Saarinen who is also sick today could compete tomorrow.
01.12.2007
Majdic and Kjölstad were the strongest in sprint>Read
01.12.2007
Jacobsen best in sprint qualificaton round
Astrid Jacobsen was the fastest lady in sprint competition qualification round. She skied the 1,2 km track for time 2.40,66. Evgenia Shapovalova from Russia was second 0,01 second begind the winner. Third was Alena Prochazkova from Slovakia.
01.12.2007
Gruber jumped best in Nordic Combined Sprint competition>Read
01.12.2007
Lind was the best in men's sprint qualification >Read
01.12.2007
Wilhelm Denifl jumped longest in trial round >Read
01.12.2007
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen will not compete in Nordic Opening’s sprint competition
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen will not participate today’s Cross Country Sprint in World Cup. Saarinen has fever and she decided to pas the competition just in case.>Read
30.11.2007
Norway won the Ski Jumping team competition
>Read
30.11.2007
Kuitunen is not going to risk it
Virpi Kuitunen’s attending of the competition seems unlikely at the moment. She hasn’t yet made a decision of withdrawal and hopes she can attend the competition on Sunday. >Read
30.11.2007
The world cup winning three of the Nordic
Combined ready for the new season
The 4-time winner of the world cup Hannu Manninen from Finland aims for the 5th win this season.>Read
30.11.2007
FIS has reformed Tour de Ski
The International Ski Federation held a press conference on Friday.>Read
30.11.2007
Ackermann’s good skiing won him
the world cup opening in Ruka
Ronny Ackermann from Germany won the world cup opening of the Nordic combined with his strong input on the skiing tracks.>Read
30.11.2007
Last years top three in Ski Jumping
are ready to rock the new season
Last years’ World Cup winner Adam Malysz ready to start the new season.>Read
30.11.2007
Kuitunen will not start on Saturday
Virpi Kuitunen has decided that she will not ski on Saturday's competition. Concerning the Sunday's race she will make the decision later.
30.11.2007
Takahashi number one after ski jumping
Daito Takahashi from Japan made a great comeback after being hurt last season.>Read
30.11.2007
Takahashi and Denifl jumped longest in trial round
Nordic Combined trial was held in good conditions. Six competitors jumped better than 130 meters.>Read
30.11.2007
Santa Claus and Mrs. Santa welcome visitors to Ruka
Santa Claus and Mrs. Santa were spotted in Ruka at the Nordic Opening on Thursday night.>Read
29. 11. 2007
The world cup winning three of the Nordic
combined ready for the new season
The 4-time winner of the world cup Hannu Manninen from Finland aims for the 5th win this season.>Read
29. 11. 2007
Ski Jump HS-142 Qualification
All favorites qualified to Saturday evening's Ski Jumping HS 142 competition.>Read
29.11.2007:
Kuitunen was training today
The number one skier of the Finnish cross country team Virpi Kuitunen was seen skiing today. Kuitunen’s participation in the competition on Saturday is still not sure, due to high body temperature yesterday evening. Kuitunen might be seen tomorrow morning at the official cross country practice at 10:00. The cross country press conference of the FIS will be held tomorrow at 13:00.
29.11.2007:
Finlands Ski Jumping team is ready
to show some results
Last season in Ski Jumping is already history and now the Finnish athletes are ready for new take offs. Compared to the last year there have been some changes in team Finland’s training routines.>Read
29.11.2007:
Nordic Opening 2007 has started
For the sixth time world’s best Ski Jumpers, Cross Country skiers and Nordic Combined athletes have gathered to Ruka in order to compete in Nordic Opening>Read
29.11.2007:
Best bets for a German tourist
ski jumping and Nordic party in Ruka
Ski jumping is definitely the favorite of the Nordic disciplines for Richard Fandrich as it is the only discipline he could not perform himself.>Read
28.11.2007:
Changes for the race course of the Nordic combined
The new 3,75-kilometer race course for the Nordic combined was released today November 28th for Thursday’s official training. >Read
Ruka attracts international crowds
Organizing the FIS World Cup Nordic Opening already for five times and especially the Freestyle World Championship 2005 have paved the way for international tourism at Finland´s premier ski resort of Ruka. >Read |
