Skiing News July 2006

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MONDAY, 31 JULY 2006
	Jerome, Johnson Lead U.S. Women in CAN
	CALGARY (July 26) - U.S. women ski jumpers grabbed two more Continental Cup top-5 finishes and four other top-10s as the tour finished its annual visit to North America with a lightning-interrupted night competition and then an afternoon competition the next day at Canada Olympic Park. Germany's Juliane Seyfahrt made it four straight victories, adding two wins on the 95-meter hill to add Read Full Story
	Utah Camp Leads XC Team to NZ Snow
	SOLDIER HOLLOW, Utah (July 28) - U.S. cross country skiers are packing this weekend for their annual on-snow camp in New Zealand. They prepped for the camp, which runs until late August with a two-week camp that ranged from the 2002 Olympic cross country venue here to the Olympic skating oval in Salt Lake City. "It's been another good camp," Head Coach Pete Vordenberg said, pausing as he Read Full Story
FRIDAY, 28 JULY 2006
	Construction of 2010 Olympic Venues Going Well
	The construction of the venues in Whistler for the 2010 Winter Olympics are going, "exceedingly well," according to www.vancouver2010.com. Two new venues are currently being constructed - the Sliding Center and the Nordic venue. The Sliding Center will host the bobsleigh, luge and skeleton events of the Winter Games. It is expected to be completed by the summer of next year. Meanwhi Read Full Story
THURSDAY, 27 JULY 2006
	FIS Urges Ban of Altitude Tents
	Bloomberg has reported yesterday that governing agencies of skiing and rowing urged the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to ban the use of altitude tents. The tents help in increasing an athlete's supply of red blood cells which translates to an increase in one's endurance. International Skiing Federation's Secretary General Sarah Lewis was quoted as saying that a ban of the tents would le Read Full Story
WEDNESDAY, 26 JULY 2006
	Skiing Rivals to Train Together in NZ Next Month
	The website www.stuff.co.nz has reported on Austria and Norway's agreement to have their speed training together on Mount Hutt in New Zealand next month. The announcement will come as a surprise to many since both countries are well-known rivals in the world of alpine skiing. The Austrian team will include Benjamin Raich who won two gold medals in this year's Winter Games in Torino. He wi Read Full Story