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My first time: Brittany Hudak
The Canadian Nordic skier describes how Collette Bourgonje had an influence on her early career.
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Rumyantseva sweeps events at Nordic Asia Cup
The USA’s Oksana Masters and Canada’s Mark Arendz also secure victories in PyeongChang, South Korea.
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Hudak pushes herself in bid to improve
The Canadian cross-country skiing World Cup winner is entering more races to gain experience which she hopes will pay off down the line.
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Helene Ripa: My career highlight
The Swede thought she had got silver in the long distance cross-country at Sochi 2014, before she realised she had gone one better.
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Biathlon, cross-country to be contested in PyeongChang
The Asia Cup will get underway on Thursday (28 January) as athletes get the chance to experience the venue for the next Paralympic Winter Games.
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Ripa ready to rip after delayed season start
Swedish Paralympic champion Helene Ripa is ready for her first cross-country skiing World Cup after missing the opening round.
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Marvellous Masters maintains skiing focus
The double Paralympic and World Championships medallist in Nordic skiing is also hoping to make the US cycling team for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
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French team reflect on exceptional season start
After leaving the IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country World Cup in Tyumen, Russia, with seven medals, the team are enjoying their best start to a season.
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IPC Snow Sports launches medal and trophy design competition
The next generation of para-snow sport fans are being asked to design medals and trophies for cross-country skiing, biathlon, alpine skiing and snowboard World Cups.
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France’s Daviet wins first World Cup biathlon race
The most decorated athlete from the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, Russia’s Roman Petushkov, also takes his first win of the season in Tyumen, Russia.
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What to watch: December 2015
Here is a look at the events to watch before the year concludes.
USA’s Masters triumphs at cross-country World Cup
A series of Russian skiers also take their second victories of the competition in long distance races in Tyumen, Russia.
Russia sweep board at opening cross-country World Cup
All six podiums, except for one third place for the USA’s Oksana Masters, were taken by home athletes in Tyumen, Russia.
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No. 30 Soule becomes most decorated US Nordic skier
The USA’s Andrew Soule won an incredible five medals across biathlon and cross-country skiing at his home World Championships in 2015.
![Roman Petushkov, Vladislav Lekomtcev, Grigory Murygin and Rushan Minnegulov](/sites/default/files/images/140315112203585_478821703_0.jpg)
World’s best Nordic skiers ready for opening World Cups
Skiers to watch in 2015-16 have also been named.
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Course maps and videos published for Tyumen World Cup
Check out the challenging courses biathletes and cross-country skiers from around the world will be facing from Wednesday (2 December) in Russia.
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Clarion resets with new guide for 2015-16
The Frenchman won his first World Championships medal in 2015 and will use the coming season to build a relationship with Antoine Bollet.
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Tyumen natives to ski at Nordic skiing World Cup
Around 60 athletes from seven countries have also confirmed their participation in the opening cross-country and biathlon World Cup of 2015.
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Daviet eyes world and Paralympic titles
French standing Nordic skier Benjamin Daviet will use the 2015-16 World Cup season to build towards his first individual gold medals.
Masters returns to Ukraine for first time
US Paralympic rowing and Nordic skiing medallist visits the country where she was orphaned and meets children, injured soldiers and the US Ambassador.