February 9, 2007 – The federal government has implemented a new non-refundable tax credit to encourage youths to participate in active sports. Cross Country skiing is one of those sports.The clubs and membership committee of … READ MORE →

February 9, 2007 (Rossland, BC) – Today was the third day of racing at Blackjack Ski Club outside of Rossland. Today’s race, part of the Kootenay Savings Community Foundation Canadian Master’s Series, featured a 10 … READ MORE →

February 8, 2007 (Rossland, BC) – Day two of racing at the Canadian National Masters Championships, sponsored by Kootenay Savings Community Foundation has just wrapped up and it was once again another klister day as … READ MORE →

February 8, 2007 (Calgary, AB.) – Olympic silver medallist, Sara Renner, along with her husband and World Cup champion, Thomas Grandi, are the proud parents of a new baby girl. The Olympic couple, and leaders … READ MORE →

February 7, 2007 (Antholz/Anterselva, Italy) – Raphaël Poirée of France won the World Cup individual 20 km biathlon individual race Tuesday and then announced to the watching crowd that this was the end of his … READ MORE →

February 6, 2007 (Antholz, Italy) – Canada’s Jean-Philippe LeGuellec let his skis carry him to a personal best 40th-place finish Tuesday, at the Biathlon World Championships in Italy. Completing the grueling 20-kilometre race in one … READ MORE →

February 6, 2007 – Join fellow cross country ski officials from across Canada for this exiting opportunity to learn from a variety of our sport’s top officials, to share event management experiences and to network … READ MORE →

February 6, 2007 (Ottawa, ON.) – Yesterday, the True Sport Foundation officially announced the finalists for the 34th Annual Canadian Sport Awards (CSA), presented by Investors Group. Response to the call for nominations was overwhelming, … READ MORE →

February 6, 2007 (Zakapone, Poland) – On Saturday World Cup leading Hannu Manninen won the postponed Nordic combined event in Zakopane in Poland. The Fin, Manninen, won the 10km mass start in a time of … READ MORE →

February 5, 2007 – Kootenay Savings Community Foundation Canadian Masters Championships is off to a great start as 91 racers have registered for the week’s events, promising some fun and interesting times at Black Jack … READ MORE →

February 5, 2007 – It’s the largest cross-country ski marathon in North America. It’s been called the “Greatest Show on Snow.” It’s the culmination of months of preparations by organizers and skiers alike. And in … READ MORE →

February 5, 2007 – Over 580 skiers left the start line in the second to last Haywood Canada Cup race weekend of the 2006-07 campaign. The record field showing up in Gatineau, Quebec on Saturday … READ MORE →

February 5, 2007 – For the second straight day the field found themselves chasing Brittany Webster and Chris Butler in the Open class of the Haywood Canada Cup in Gatineau, Quebec. The strategy was similar … READ MORE →

February 5 (New Gloucester, ME) – The TD Banknorth Eastern Cup Series ended up at Pineland Farms when the original host site in Massachusetts cancelled because of lack of snow. Today was a perfect … READ MORE →

February 4, 2007 (Antholz, Italy) – Ole Einar Bjoerndalen of Norway picked up two gold medals and won his eighth world cup event today in Antholz, Italy. The real battle was for second place, one … READ MORE →

February 4, 2007 (Davos, Switzerland) – For the first time in men’s World Cup history, two skiers shared first place yesterday in the 15 km race in Davos, Switzerland yesterday. Swiss skier Toni Livers posted … READ MORE →

February 4, 2007 – Finland’s Virpi Kuitunen won the 10-km women’s individual on Saturday in Davos, Switzerland. Kuitunen, 30, won the race with a time of 24:40.4 over Russia’s Olga Savialova by 11.9 seconds, while … READ MORE →

February 4, 2007 – More than 80 representatives of the international media and the international sports movement gathered last week at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne (SUI) to examine media and communications issues surrounding the … READ MORE →

February 4, 2007 – Less than satisfied with her 33rd-place finish in Saturday’s sprint event, Canada’s Zina Kocher was on target today with only one miss, shooting her up the standings into 18th-place in the … READ MORE →

February 4, 2007 (Davos, Switzerland) – U.S. women finished 11th today behind Sweden in a 4x5K World Cup relay race while the U.S. men’s team was 12th behind Russia in the 4x10K race.Sweden won in … READ MORE →

February 4, 2007 – Things heated up in the final stages of the $130,000 USSA Cross Country SuperTour as the top skiers head to the World Championships Feb. 22-March 4 in Sapporo, Japan. … READ MORE →

February 4, 2007 (Weston, MA) – Unexpectedly remaining home in Vermont after lack of snow postponed the World Junior Championships in Italy, Parker Tyler continued her stellar season and nabbed victory in today’s TD Banknorth … READ MORE →

February 4, 2007 (Weston, MA) – GMVS coach Justin Beckwith won the qualifying round and cruised through the heats before winning an exciting final over Sam Naney, Kevin Cutts (Putney, VT/Burke Mtn Academy) and … READ MORE →

February 3, 2007 – Following up on the announcement this week that the FIS has re-scheduled this event for March 12-18, Cross Country Canada will be sending the same team that was selected in January … READ MORE →

February 3, 2007 – Kris Freeman (Andover, NH) turned-in his best result in nearly two years Saturday, finishing 15th in a 15K freestyle World Cup race as he began the final preparation period leading to … READ MORE →

February 2, 2007 – Canada’s Alex Harvey came in first in the junior 15-km classic x-c European Cup event held in Hochfilzen, Austria on January 21, and his time of 44:13.9 seconds was good … READ MORE →

February 2, 2007 – For one of the skiers who qualified to go to Sapporo, Japan, from February 22 to March 4, making the team was a double achievement, reports the Vancouver Sun. Brian McKeever, … READ MORE →

February 2, 2007 – At a press conference this morning at the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame the Canada Games Council and the Province of Nova Scotia named Halifax the host of the 2011 … READ MORE →

February 2, 2007 – Beckie Scott, one of the most accomplished Canadian cross-country skiers in history skied in the 3rd Foothills Nordic Ski Club cross-country ski tournament on Jan 26, 2007. Foothills Nordic Ski Club … READ MORE →

February 2, 2007 – Join fellow cross country ski officials from across Canada for this exciting opportunity to learn from a variety of our sport’s top officials, to share event management experiences and to network … READ MORE →

February 1, 2007 (Gatineau, QC) – The organizers of the Canadian Ski Marathon, which will be held February 9-11, 2007 is proud to announce that although this year’s warm winter presented an obstacle for Marathon … READ MORE →

February 1, 2007 – It will be Dasha Gaïazova (Skielite) who will be representing Canada at the 2007 Senior Nordic World Championships in Sapporo, Japan, and not Brittany Webster (Thunder Bay). Webster made the … READ MORE →

February 1, 2007 (Martell-Val Martello, ITA) – The Canadian junior men’s biathlon team delivered on the promise that they could be a medal threat in the 4 x 7.5 kilometre relay, at the final day … READ MORE →