– A small but highly engaged group of FIS Cross-Country TV experts gathered in Stockholm (SWE) on Tuesday and Wednesday to review the season from the TV production perspective and to … READ MORE →

– This XC-Ski Training Camp in Brazil features kids on rollerskis who are part of the professor Tuca Reichert’s roller blade racing team. Tuca is a local nurse who is helping poor kids to get … READ MORE →

(Canmore, Alberta) – Carrying on the excitement of this past ski season, Fast and Female presented by Best Buy will host its first FIT & FUN Challenge of the dryland season this Sunday (May … READ MORE →

(Canmore, AB) – Canada’s most successful cross-country ski coach, Dave Wood, called it quits with Cross Country Canada (CCC) this week. Operations at national Olympic sport federations are notorious for organizational mayhem at the … READ MORE →

– The annual SkiTrax Annual North American (NA) Nordic Ski Awards are well underway and voting has been brisk as readers make their selections of the top skiers across the USA and Canada in … READ MORE →

– Hello Everyone, I am hiking across England from May 8th to the 28th and will be raising money for 350.org and Heifer International.  My blog explains the trail I am hiking and how … READ MORE →

(Canmore, Alta.) – Top Canadian XC Ski star Sara Renner and husband Thomas Grandi of Alpine fame have jumped into the hotel business in Canmore operating the The Paintbox Lodge which Grandi bought some … READ MORE →

– Pepa Milocheva, from Craftsbury, VT, has been named 2010 NENSA Coach of the Year! Pepa  has been head coach at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center for about 12 years now, working with juniors, seniors … READ MORE →

– from the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games is now available. The IO Program was launched at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, at the invitation of the International Olympic Committee and helps enhance … READ MORE →

– There are many Coaching Grant Opportunities ranging from Coaching Association of Canada Coach Internship Grants to Female Coaching Professional Development Grants to National Cross Country Ski Development Association Grants. Here are some samples … READ MORE →

(Canmore, Alta.) – SkiTrax has learned from very reliable sources that Canadian Team Leader, Dave Wood, has resigned. Wood has been the Canadian cross-country ski team’s most successful coach but there has been turmoil … READ MORE →

– Since March 31st when I had surgery, I’ve learned something about myself; I don’t sit still. Some of the most difficult “training” that I’ve ever done happened this past month when I was … READ MORE →

– Oberhof, Oberstdorf (both GER) and Ramsau (AUT) have been selected as the most media-friendly organizers on the FIS Nordic World Cup tours during the 2009/2010 season. These awards have been … READ MORE →

Montreal, QC – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) recently announced the launch of its latest education and awareness campaign, Say NO! to Doping. The Campaign is intended to provide sport and anti-doping communities with … READ MORE →

– We’re excited to present the annual SkiTrax Annual North American (NA) Nordic Ski Awards determined by votes from readers at skitrax.com honouring top skiers from across the USA and Canada. It was a … READ MORE →

(Cable, WI) – Telemark Resort, the brainchild of the legendary Tony Wise who also created the American Birkebeiner, closed its doors on May 5 following a troubled financial past and a failed pending sale. … READ MORE →

(Canmore, AB) – The Alberta World Cup Academy is pleased to welcome Chris Jeffries to the coaching team as the 2010/2011 season begins. Chris will join Racing Director Mike Cavaliere and assistant coach Eric … READ MORE →

– Stratton Mountain School (SMS) is continuing to offer a summer training program for their students, this year they are also opening the program to a limited number of additional athletes. This … READ MORE →

– Welcome to the SkiTrax Annual North American (NA) Nordic Ski Awards honouring top skiers from across the USA and Canada for the 2009/10 season determined by votes from readers at skitrax.com. It was … READ MORE →

– Foothills Nordic Ski Club (FNSC) is seeking to fill the role of Cross Country Head Coach. This is a contract position with a renewable term. FNSC is an active full service Nordic ski … READ MORE →

– Rick Kapala, Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation, spearheaded the idea for a National J2 training camp last spring, and it will now come to fruition at the end of July. The goal of … READ MORE →

– Vikersund (NOR) will host the FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2012. The hill, one of the five Ski Flying facilities in the world, is currently being rebuilt. The old Vikersund-Bakken … READ MORE →

– It was a long season for Italy’s Pietro Piller Cottrer from Sappada. It ended as late as March 28 – after the Veissemann World Cup XC finals he took part in national races … READ MORE →

– As each athlete left the Olympics or Paralympics I‘m sure there was one question in the back of their minds:  How long will this national celebration continue?  Well, that question was answered this … READ MORE →

– Do you find yourself coughing, wheezing and short of breath when exercising? Athletes and exercisers are finding themselves breathless due to more than just exertion. Exercise-induced asthma (EIA) is becoming more prevalent in … READ MORE →