(Hayward, Wis.) – The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF) has announced that it is seeking grant applications for young skier programs associated with schools and cross-country ski organizations throughout the country.
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(Barrie, ON) – Team Hardwood, one of Ontario’s most successful cross country ski racing clubs, is host a gathering of winter Olympians, National Ski Team members, and 50 of the top junior cross country … READ MORE →

(Aure, Norway) – It was all yellow and blue as the Swedish national team dominated the first race rollerski of the Toppiredttsveka festival in Aure on Wednesday. Swedes Charlotte Kalla and Marcus Hellner took … READ MORE →

(Canmore, AB) – Cross-country skier Brian McKeever, one of Canada’s most decorated Paralympians of all-time, will team up with the Foundation Fighting Blindness this fall for a unique running event to raise funding and … READ MORE →

– The athletes at Canada’s CNEPH Training Center (Centre National d’Entrainment Pierre Harvey) are always looking to increase their exposure. With members like Alex Harvey, Brent McMurtry and Len Valjas as alumni, that isn’t … READ MORE →

(Canmore, Alberta) – Cross Country Alberta (CCA) is pleased to announce that the Alberta World Cup Academy has been contracted to operate the Alberta Ski Team and the Alberta Development Team for the 2010/2011 … READ MORE →

– The Swiss Mammut Sports Group AG will sell the Toko brand, including all of its activities and products, to a new subsidiary of the Norwegian company Swix Sport AS, effective September 1, 2010. … READ MORE →

(Jyvaskyla, FIN) – One Way athlete Lasse Paakkonen from the Finnish XC Ski Team talks about his summer training in Jyväskylä, Finland during July. The 24-year-old skier from Raahe has the capacity to become … READ MORE →

August 9, 2010 (Canmore, Alberta) – The athletes with Thunder Bay’s National Team Development Center are not ones to rest on their laurels. They’ve had three heavy training camps so far this summer, and things … READ MORE →

(Wanaka, Zew Zealand) – The final day of racing wrapped up on Sunday at the Snow Farm, in Wakana New Zealand. The race also marked the end of the training camps for both the … READ MORE →

(Charlo, New Brunswick) – The home of Les Aventuriers ski club in Charlo, New Brunswick has been the site of many high-level races over the years. In 2004 the club hosted the Canadian Ski … READ MORE →

(Pitsfield, VT) – Many young people engaged in our sport today, perhaps don’t even recall the name of Mike Gallagher. Yet, in the era when guys like Gallagher, Elliott and Gray were … READ MORE →

(Wanaka, New Zealand) – Bowing out of Friday’s 10km classic mass start race during the competition at the Waiorau Snow Farm has paid off for Canada’s Chandra Crawford. The 2006 Olympic sprint gold medalist … READ MORE →

– The Nordic Combined season 2010/2011 officially begins with the FIS Summer Grand Prix that is scheduled for August 7-8 in Oberstdorf (GER) and Oberwiesenthal (GER)  followed by more races the week-end of August … READ MORE →

(Wanaka, NZ) – Canada’s Devon Kershaw won the opening FIS Australia – New Zealand Cup 10/15km classic mass start race in Wanaka on Friday at the Waiorau Snow Farm.  The race was a tight … READ MORE →

– Launched for the first time this summer, 40 of the best J2 boys and girls in the U.S. were invited to take part in a the USSA National J2 Talent Camp. The following … READ MORE →

(Wanaka, New Zealand) – Kikkan Randall ranks among the top cross-country sprint specialists in the world. She claimed second place in the free technique sprint in Liberec 2009 and grabbed second in Oslo at … READ MORE →

– There’s more to sport than winning and losing and Canada’s Beckie Scott, Olympic gold medalist and a longtime proponent of sportsmanship and clean racing, has played many roles in this regard. She recently … READ MORE →

– Norway’s Petter Northug and Sweden’s Marcus Hellner squared off at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas in early July with Northug coming out on top. A month has passed, and now … READ MORE →

– Fredrik Aukland has worked with Dario Cologna for a number of years, helping him become the successful and winning skier he is today. He worked with the Swiss Ski Federation for two years, … READ MORE →

(Canmore, AB) – Cross Country Canada (CCC), the national sport governing body for the sport of cross-country skiing in Canada, is currently seeking to hire a full-time Assistant Director High Performance – Para-Nordic who … READ MORE →

(Michigan) – Athletes have been making their way to the National J2 camp for the past two days. So far a classic roller ski, skate roller ski, a recovery run and flexibility sessions have … READ MORE →

(Salt Lake City, UT) – Eli Brown, director of skiing at the University of Utah for the past five years, has announced his resignation, citing personal reasons. The athletics department will begin a national … READ MORE →

(Methow Valley, WA) – As the days turn shorter and the ski season comes just that little bit closer, Sam Naney, Erik Bjornsen and Torin Koos of the MOD Squad turn up the … READ MORE →

– The 10th annual JLS Sports trip to Trout Lake/Bend wrapped up recently.  This year word spread like wildfire among not only Western skiers but Easterners too. We had a record number of attendee’s … READ MORE →

“Teo is the No. 1 priority. This is the first thing I think about when waking up or when any opportunity comes up. Being a mom comes first. When I stopped skiing, I didn’t really … READ MORE →

– We found this short news item on the Voice of Russia web site claiming that criminal cases on 12 charges have been opened regarding the 6 billion rubles allocated for the Olympic training … READ MORE →

(Park City, UT) – The 2011 backcountry.com U.S. Nordic Combined Championships concluded Sunday evening at Soldier Hollow with Park City’s own Brett Camerota (Park City, UT) coming across the finish line first, marking his … READ MORE →

(Park City, UT) – The 2011 backcountry.com U.S. Ski Jumping Championships wrapped up Sunday morning with the large hill competition. Both Peter Frenette (Saranac Lake, NY) and Lindsey Van (Park City, UT) won their … READ MORE →