December 31, 2007 – We wish everyone the very best for safe and happy New Year celebrations and much success in 2008. Happy New Year from the crew at SkiTrax Magazine.

December 31, 2007 (Houghton, Mich.) – Fans can watch portions of the 2008 U.S. Cross Country Championships that start New Year’s Day from Michigan Tech Nordic Training Center. Three Web cams will cover the start … READ MORE →

December 31, 2007 – SkiTrax’s technique columnist, Keith Nicol, has produced a great video on Free Skate Technique which can be viewed below and on YouTube. Nicol has been on four Canadian INTERSKI Demonstration … READ MORE →

December 30, 2007 (Coleraine, MN) – Hilary McNamee (Fort Fairfield, ME) and Meagan Toussaint (Madawaska, ME) again swept away the competition today to win their respective categories (Youth Women and Junior Women) at the … READ MORE →

December 29, 2007 (Prague, Czech Republic) – Italian star Arianna Follis and unheralded Russian Nikolay Morilov won the first sprints of the 2008 Tour de Ski Sunday but Marit Bjoergen of Norway … READ MORE →

December 30, 2007 (Houghton, Michigan) – When the U.S. Cross Country Championships open on January 1, virtual visitors can see all of the action from the Michigan Tech Nordic Training Center. Three web cams, … READ MORE →

December 30, 2007 (Oberhof, Germany) – American Billy Demong knows photo finishes. He may hold some unofficial record for most photo finishes. One of these days the three-time Olympian may win one…but Sunday wasn’t the … READ MORE →

December 30, 2007 (Houghton, Michigan)- The fences are up, trails are marked and there is plenty of snow. Skiers have started arriving in Houghton, Michigan, for the 2008 U.S. Cross Country Championships. The … READ MORE →

December 30, 2007 – There is something special about skiing a point-to-point race. It often feels like more of an accomplishment to arrive somewhere different than where you started after skiing hard for 5, … READ MORE →

December 30, 2007 (Whistler, BC) – With construction of the ski jumps and Nordic trails now complete for the 2010 Winter Games, Whistler Olympic Park is ready to welcome the … READ MORE →

December 29 (Coleraine, MN) – Hilary McNamee (Fort Fairfield, ME) and Meagan Toussaint (Madawaska, ME) won for the second day in a row with victories in the Pursuit Format competitions today at the … READ MORE →

December 29, 2007 (Nove Mesto, Czech Republic) – Czech favorite Lukas Bauer kept up the beat Saturday, winning for the second straight day at the FIS Tour de Ski. Canadian Devon … READ MORE →

December 29, 2007 – World Championship Sports Network (WCSN) is featuring Tour de Ski 2007/08 coverage with Peter Graves, renowned cross-country ski and cycling commentator. There’s lots more cross-country ski coverage planned at WCSN … READ MORE →

December 29, 2007 (Nove Mesto, CZE) – Canada’s Devon Kershaw from Sudbury, Ont. led a duo of Canadian men at the Tour de Ski 4.5-kilometre classic Prologue in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic yesterday. … READ MORE →

December 28 (Coleraine, MN) – Wynn Roberts (Battle Lake, MN) left his nearest competitor over one minute behind today as he won the Junior Men’s 10km Sprint in the first day of competition at … READ MORE →

December 28, 2007 (Nove Mesto, Cze) – Defending women’s champion Virpi Kuitunen of Finland and national favorite Lukas Bauer opened year two of the FIS Tour de Ski on Friday, winning the … READ MORE →

December 28, 2007 – You know you’ve made it when your face appears in the New York Times, one of the most prestigious publications world wide. Alaska’s Kikkan Randall received that honour today as … READ MORE →

December 28, 2007 (Nove Mesto, Cze) – The second edition of the Viessmann FIS Tour de Ski performance by Craft Sportswear begins today in Nove Mesto na Morave (Cze). The 2007/08 Tour consists of … READ MORE →

December 27 (Coleraine, MN) – Junior and Youth biathletes from across the US are converging at Mt. Itasca today where the Junior and Youth World Championship Trials open tomorrow. Over 60 competitors from six states … READ MORE →

December 27, 2007 (Houghton, Michigan) – Good snow, World Cup and Junior World Championships start slots plus another big field of competitors should equal intense competitions for the 2008 U.S. Cross Country Championships, starting New … READ MORE →

December 27, 2007 – Canadian head coach Dave Wood was on a plane Christmas eve and as Christmas day arrived in North America, he was landing in Zurich, Switzerland. A couple of hours later, … READ MORE →

December 27, 2007 – Own the Podium 2010 is seeking a full-time office assistant to start on February 4, 2008 at its Calgary offices. Deadline for application is January 14, 2008. Responsibilities include providing professional … READ MORE →

December 26, 2007 (McCall, Idaho) – With 10 weeks to go until the start of the 2008 Masters World Cup presented by Blackhawk, March 1-7, 2008 in McCall, Idaho, both snow … READ MORE →

December 26, 2007 (Truckee, CA) – Nordic ski racing is obviously alive and well in the Northern Sierra Nevada. In what was possibly the best-attended cross country ski … READ MORE →

December 26, 2007 – CCC is proud to announce its second session of the Girls On Track a Heros and Mentors Program delivered by the Women On Skis Committee.Aided by the generous support of … READ MORE →

December 26, 2007 (Pinkham Notch, NH) – New for the 2007/2008 winter season at Great Glen Trails are evening dogsledding tours. In a partnership with New England Dogsledding, Great Glen Trails will be offering dogsled … READ MORE →

December 24, 2007 – Everyone at SkiTrax extends the very best to all of our readers, contributors, partners, advertisers, suppliers, families, friends and ski communities across Canada and around the globe, for a warm and … READ MORE →

December 23, 2007 (Engelberg, Switzerland) – National favorite Andreas Küttel gave the home crowd plenty to cheer about Sunday, winning a World Cup jumping competition and dealing Austrian Thomas Morgenstern his first setback … READ MORE →

December 23, 2007 (Prague, Czech Republic) – The E.ON Prague Ski 2007 part of the Viessmann FIS Tour de Ski scheduled for December 30, will be hosted not at a remote mountain resort, but rather … READ MORE →

December 23, 2007 (Squamish, BC) – For those familiar with the XC racing scene, Caldwell Sport is well known for their unique services in both ski selection and stone grinding. Owner … READ MORE →

December 23, 2007 – The 2007-2008 CCC Para-Nordic Coach Development Fund is an opportunity for individuals who have an interest in learning more about coaching skiers with a disability. Sport Canada has allocated funding to … READ MORE →

December 23, 2007 – FIS President Gian Franco recently received an honorary doctorate degree, “doctor honoris causa”, bestowed on him by the University of Sofia in Sofia, Bulgaria. Kasper, a Member of the International Olympic … READ MORE →

December 22, 2007 (Toronto, ON) – Kikkan Randall now has another date circled on her 2007 calendar. One red circle is around Jan. 21 because on that day she became the first U.S. … READ MORE →

December 22, 2007 (Engelberg, Austria) – The good news Saturday for the World Cup ski jumping community was that Thomas Morgenstern of Austria didn’t have the highest-scoring jump in either round in the … READ MORE →

December 22, 2007 – Here are the current standings for the 2007/08 Haywood NorAm Canada Cup Series based on results up to December 18. The NorAm Canada Cup resumes … READ MORE →

December 21, 2007 (Laval, QC) – Alex Harvey was among the athletes honoured at the 35th annual Sports Quebec Gala held in Laval on Wednesday according to the Soleil. Following in the tracks of … READ MORE →

December 21, 2007 (Rybinsk, Russia) – Alaskan Kikkan Randall skied to the first World Cup victory by a U.S. woman in Rybinsk, Russia last Sunday. Here … READ MORE →

December 21, 2007 (Rybinsk, Russia) – American Andy Newell won the Men’s Sprint B final easily at the World Cup in Rybinsk, Russia, and then got cleaned out by Russian … READ MORE →

December 21, 2007 – A year to the day after Teck Cominco announced their sponsorship support of the 2008, 2010 and 2014 Olympic Games, Don Lindsay, President and CEO launched Team Teck Cominco at the … READ MORE →

December 21, 2007 – The 2009 World University Winter Games (FISU) will be hosted in Harbin, China February 18-28 in 2009. The Canadian Team selection information is now available.Please note the change in eligibility: Previously, … READ MORE →

December 20, 2007 – A Cross Country Trail Grooming Clinic will held in conjunction with the CCC World Junior Trials on January 4, 2008 at Highland Nordic, near Duntroon. The workshop will include the use … READ MORE →

December 20, 2007 – FIS is planning to launch a world-wide campaign to promote playing in the snow as the number one outdoor activity choice for kids and the youth in winter. The main aim … READ MORE →

December 20, 2007 – Meet top sport business executives and sport leaders in Canada as they provide their expertise and knowledge to delegates attending Sport Events Congress 2008 scheduled for April 27-29 at the Hilton … READ MORE →

December 19, 2007 (Rybinsk, Russia) – It’s been a whirlwind couple of days and it’s taken me some time to collect my thoughts from the 2008 … READ MORE →

December 19, 2007 – Welcome to the 13th edition of the FIS Cross-Country News. The season so far has been very successful for the Cross-Country sport and we are now looking forward to the second … READ MORE →

December 19, 2007 (Park City, Utah) – Athletes at any level, in any sport can train like Olympic-class performers with the Competitive Core Training DVD, a new DVD set featuring top Olympic athletes produced by … READ MORE →

December 19, 2007 (Pinkham Notch, NH) — During Christmas and February vacation weeks, Great Glen Trails will be hosting new cross country ski camps for kids called Penguins and Polar Bears. Penguins are children ages … READ MORE →

December 17, 2007 (Val Cartier, Que.) — A day of rest is all that Alex Harvey (29.41.5) required to regenerate his batteries as he battled a large field of senior skiers and a … READ MORE →

December 16, 2007 (Soldier Hollow, Utah) – U.S. B Team skiers Morgan Arritola, Tax Mannix and Laura Valaas swept the women’s podium Sunday in a 10 km freestyle race at Soldier Hollow during the annual … READ MORE →

December 16, 2007 (Ramsau, Austria) – It’s always nice in Nordic combined, Billy Demong says, to know you can ski fast. Sunday, he jumped so-so but he really scooted through a 7.5 km race to … READ MORE →