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YAHOO !!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051217/..._ivan_s_choice
babikov is big when his name shows up on yahoo !! JK |
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32 degrees wrote: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051217/..._ivan_s_choice babikov is big when his name shows up on yahoo !! JK Yes, Babikov is the real deal, as anyone on this continent suspected for the last year or so watching him perform. Who is responsible for training him ? Is he self-coached ? Truly inspiring personal story. His wife & child are STILL in Russia. I was assuming they would come to Canada when he achieved citizenship, however, he has done that now. |
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Well Ivan is pretty much self coached but he has been going back to
Russia the past two summers where his family is and does his training over there. He is very capable of making good training programs for himself as he has a coaching degree. I am not quite sure about the specifics of his degree but he told me he could be a coach for a multitude of sports (skiing, soccer, etc...). Speaking of soccer, he ain't half bad with the ball either. One thing I find with Ivan is that he is very adapt to improving his technique and changes in equipment. When trying out his new Salomon skis last year he gave the most technical description of them possible, where I was only able to say that they felt good. He seems to possess a feel for things on the snow. Cyrus |
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On 20 Dec 2005 09:27:47 -0800, "delltodd" wrote:
32 degrees wrote: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051217/..._ivan_s_choice babikov is big when his name shows up on yahoo !! JK Yes, Babikov is the real deal, as anyone on this continent suspected for the last year or so watching him perform. Who is responsible for training him ? Is he self-coached ? Truly inspiring personal story. Yeah, that's hard core and inspiring. I hope everyone works out for him in life. I wonder if he's happy to not have to wear those ugly XC.com suits? (though XC.com is cool, just not the suits) JT **************************** Remove "remove" to reply Visit http://www.jt10000.com **************************** |
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Truly inspiring personal story. Yeah, that's hard core and inspiring. I hope everyone works out for him in life. I wonder if he's happy to not have to wear those ugly XC.com suits? (though XC.com is cool, just not the suits) JT JT, I know your joking. Villneuve, who runs that team, said that Babikov showed up on his doorstep 2 yrs ago in rags. The truth is, I am sure, that he was VERY grateful for the new team, support & gear from both teams (Factory Team), well all 3 teams now (Canadian Dev Team). Can you imagine leaving Russia, your wife & child, and your national development program - in rags - to come to North American to chase your nordic dream ...and 2 yrs on he is the fastest Russian at the World Cups ? Thoroughly inspiring. Cyrus, Thanks for that input - are you friends w/Ivan ? Dell |
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Dell, You're quite enthusiastic. Babikov did wonderfully in Canmore
and appears to have a bright future, but fastest Russian at the World Cups, I think not. In Canada, Novikov and Alypov posted as good if not better results overall, and the top two Russians until proven otherwise, Vassili Rotchev and Eugeni Dementiev, didn't make the trip. Let's give Babikov the chance to earn the acclaim you offer in Europe. Gene "delltodd" wrote: JT, I know your joking. Villneuve, who runs that team, said that Babikov showed up on his doorstep 2 yrs ago in rags. The truth is, I am sure, that he was VERY grateful for the new team, support & gear from both teams (Factory Team), well all 3 teams now (Canadian Dev Team). Can you imagine leaving Russia, your wife & child, and your national development program - in rags - to come to North American to chase your nordic dream ...and 2 yrs on he is the fastest Russian at the World Cups ? Thoroughly inspiring. Cyrus, Thanks for that input - are you friends w/Ivan ? Dell |
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I agree, Ivan's story is quite inpirational.
I am a member of X-C.com and met Ivan through the team. We roomed together at various events accross Canada last year and I learned alot from him; he is a interesting fellow. I think a story about Ivan that didn't really get any attention was when he won two races in one day at Mt Orford in Quebec 2003 (i think). He dusted the field in a 15km Classic loppet in the morning (there was a respectable field for this race), then won a 10km skate Nor-Am race in the afternoon. The Nor-Am race had a huge stacked field as this was trial race for U23 world and a world cup circuit trip. It was quite a show of dominance. JT, I myself didn't quite like the ski suits X-C.com had last year either and I am very happy with the switch we made this year. We are racing with Swix suits (the same as the Norwegian Sprinters I think, but with X-C.com silk screen). I think we might have some pics up on the website soon. The swix suits are way more comfortable and a bit more understated, which I like. Cyrus |
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Well hey, Ivan B was 4th in an event, and I believe he was the top
Russian in that event, perhaps not the top of all the Canadian events combined. I didn't mean to overstate the case. Anyway, I'm not the expert on any of this stuff but the young man is skiing out of his mind despite it all. I am putting him in the acclaimed category already ! I also note that the Estonians were at La Sgambeda, so not all the top skiers were there but, you gotta show up to play, and he did extremely well, so I applaud the guy. Cyrus - thanks for the inside scoop. Glad the new suits are working out better. They look cool. I thought I saw some XC.com suits that looked like the Norge sprint suits. Thats cool. Gene Goldenfeld wrote: Dell, You're quite enthusiastic. Babikov did wonderfully in Canmore and appears to have a bright future, but fastest Russian at the World Cups, I think not. In Canada, Novikov and Alypov posted as good if not better results overall, and the top two Russians until proven otherwise, Vassili Rotchev and Eugeni Dementiev, didn't make the trip. Let's give Babikov the chance to earn the acclaim you offer in Europe. Gene "delltodd" wrote: JT, I know your joking. Villneuve, who runs that team, said that Babikov showed up on his doorstep 2 yrs ago in rags. The truth is, I am sure, that he was VERY grateful for the new team, support & gear from both teams (Factory Team), well all 3 teams now (Canadian Dev Team). Can you imagine leaving Russia, your wife & child, and your national development program - in rags - to come to North American to chase your nordic dream ...and 2 yrs on he is the fastest Russian at the World Cups ? Thoroughly inspiring. Cyrus, Thanks for that input - are you friends w/Ivan ? Dell |
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ups.com... I agree, Ivan's story is quite inpirational. ...I think a story about Ivan that didn't really get any attention was when he won two races in one day at Mt Orford in Quebec 2003 (i think). He dusted the field in a 15km Classic loppet in the morning (there was a respectable field for this race), then won a 10km skate Nor-Am race in the afternoon. The Nor-Am race had a huge stacked field as this was trial race for U23 world and a world cup circuit trip. It was quite a show of dominance... Cyrus I do remember these races (Jan '04). I was writing down bib numbers at the finish, and the temperature was barely above -20C . Babikov truly dominated. Results are still online at this address http://www.zone4.ca/results.asp?id=268 BarryT |
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