Anchorage, AK's Kikkan Randall took 2nd place today at the World Nordic Ski Championships today in Liberec, CZH. Randall was fast throughout the competition, qualifying in 7th and winning her semi-final heat. The silver medal for Kikkan marks her first medal at a major tournament and sends a strong message for 2010.......WATCH OUT FOR KIKKAN IN VANCOUVER!! Andy Newell was also fast throughout the day in the men's competition, however he ran into trouble in the semis and failed to qualify for the finals. Newell finished 6th in the B final to end up 12th overall.
Historically Kikkan's silver is the first American medal since Bill Koch in 1982 in Oslo, NOR and the first ever for an American woman at the World or Olympic Championship level.
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