(Otepaa, Estonia) – It was another day for the Harvey name to be in lights. Alex Harvey brought his “A” game today when he won gold in the 30km Pursuit (15km +15km) on the … READ MORE →
(Otepaa, Estonia) – It was another day for the Harvey name to be in lights. Alex Harvey brought his “A” game today when he won gold in the 30km Pursuit (15km +15km) on the … READ MORE →
(Otepaa, Estonia) – Norway’s Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg escaped with teammate Ingunn Britt Nydal during the skate portion in the women’s 15m pursuit for a 1-2 gold-silver punch with Finland’s Kerttu Niskanen netting bronze as … READ MORE →
(Bischofshofen, Austria) – Austria’s Stefan Thurnbichler was a happy man on Sunday as he captured the victory following the second COC jump competition in Bischofshofen, Austria. Yet it was a Canadian ski jumper, Mackenzie … READ MORE →
(Otepaa, Estonia) – Norway and Russia duked it out in a thrilling finish to the men’s 4x5km relay that saw Norwegian Sindre Bjoernestad Skar, winner of the 10km freestyle race, claw back a 15.5s … READ MORE →
(Otepaa, Estonia) – Norway took the victory over Russia in the women’s 4×3.3km relay with a comfortable 22s margin while Germany was 3rd bringing home the bronze. The US women claimed a strong 7th … READ MORE →
(Orford, QC) – Graham Nishikawa (AWCA) and Liz Stephen (USST) were unstoppable in the handicap start pursuit skate races on the final day of the Haywood NorAm in Orford, Quebec on Sunday, claiming commanding … READ MORE →
(Houghton, Michigan) – CXC’s Caitlin Compton and Garrott Kuzzy topped fields on the final day of the Michigan SuperTour winning the 10/15km skate races respectively with comfortable margins. In the women’s race Compton established … READ MORE →
(Otepaa, Estonia) – If you looked closely at today’s results for both men and women at the World Junior Championships in Estonia, Sunday was a fine day for the young junior skiers coming from … READ MORE →
(Otepaa, Estonia) – The Norwegian duo of Heidi Weng and Martine Ek Hagen scored first and second on Sunday in a strong display of power in the Junior women’s 5+5km Pursuit at the FIS … READ MORE →
(Houghton, Michigan) – Despite a challenge by Canadian Adam Kates (Thunder Bay), who coaches at Big Thunder, the USA’s Michael Sinnott (SVSEF) prevailed to take the win in a tight men’s 10km classic individual … READ MORE →
(Orford, QC) – U.S. Ski Team’s Liz Stephen rebounded with a decisive victory in the women’s 7.5km classic individual start race as snow fell on Saturday on day 2 of the Haywood NorAm mini-tour … READ MORE →
January 29, 2011 (Nove Mesto, Czech Republic) – Scott Gow, 20-years-old, led a group of young North Americans with a 16th-place finish in the Junior men 10km Sprint on Saturday won by Germany’s Tom Barth … READ MORE →
January 29, 2011 (Nove Mesto, Czech Republic) – The USA’s Kelly Kjorlien placed 27th as the top North American in the youth women’s six-kilometre sprint won by the Ukraine’s Ekaterina Zubova at the opening event … READ MORE →
(Otepaa, Estonia) – The powerful Olympic silver medalist from Vancouver, Alexander Panzhinskiy (RUS), was dominant today in Otepää and took the gold medal in the men’s 1.4km U23 sprint classic picking up where he … READ MORE →
(Otepaa, Estonia) – Finnish ace Kerttu Niskanen won the gold medal in the 1.2km sprint classic final at the U23 World Championships on Saturday morning. She started the day as the top qualifier and … READ MORE →
(Houghton, Michigan) – Michael Sinnott (SVSEF) edged out CXC’s Garrott Kuzzy in the men’s 1.5km Classic Sprint in a tight finish in Houghton, Michigan on Friday winning by only 0.3s. In third another 8s … READ MORE →
– Ski poles are perhaps the most overlooked aspect of a cross-country ski racer’s equipment. People comment on their ski’s or boot’s weight but too often disregard the extra grams on their ski pole … READ MORE →
(Revelstoke, BC) – The Revelstoke Nordic Ski Club is looking for an individual(s) who will operate a stand alone cross country ski rental, ski instruction and small retail outlet out of the Club’s Day … READ MORE →
– NENSA played a critical role in the development of this new split and race timing app for iOS devices (designed for iPod Touch and iPhone… works on iPad). We started the process about … READ MORE →
(Orford, QC) – Graham Nishikawa (Whitehorse Cross Country/AWCA) and junior Michelle Workun-Hill (Nakkertok) won the prologue opener on Friday as the Haywood NorAm resumed this weekend with a mini-tour in Orford, QC. Temperatures were … READ MORE →
(Otepaa, Estonia) – Peter Frenette (Saranac Lake, NY) was the top U.S. finisher in 27th in the men’s HS 100, the first men’s ski jumping event of the 2011 FIS Junior World Nordic Ski … READ MORE →
(Otepaa, Estonia) – Russia’s Sergey Ustiugov won the gold medal in the Junior men’s 1.4km classic sprint over Norwegian Sondre Turvoll Fossli, while Russia took third place with Gleb Retivykh winning the bronze.
American Erik … READ MORE →
(Otepaa, Estonia) – Germany’s Lucia Anger claimed the Junior Women’s classic 1.2km sprint title as the two leading skiers Elena Soboleva (RUS) and Germany’s Hanna Kolb crashed over the final hill in the final … READ MORE →
(McLean, VA) – The snow sports market sold more than $1 billion worth of equipment apparel and accessories in December alone and reached $2.1 billion season-to-date. This is the first time in history snow … READ MORE →
(Otepaa, Estonia) – Coline Mattel brought home the gold for France at the Junior World Championships in Otepää on Thursday after placing second last year and third the year before. Leading after the first … READ MORE →
(Otepaa, Estonia) – Johannes Rydzek is the first Nordic Combined winner at the FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships in Otepää (EST) today. The German athlete won the Normal Hill/10 km event in front … READ MORE →
(Toronto, ON) – Following round #7 of the Viessmann XC FIS 2010/11 World Cup in Otepaa, Estonia last weekend here are the leaders and the complete standings of the international … READ MORE →
(West Yellowstone, MT) – The time is now to register for the annual marathon ski race in West Yellowstone. With a bit of luck, a season’s worth of long skis, interval training, and hill … READ MORE →
(Otepaa, Estonia) – Canadian National Team skier Kevin Sandau wanted to be in the top 10 in today’s men’s 15km Free Race at the U-23 World Championships in Otepaa, Estonia, and when the race … READ MORE →
(Otepaa, Estonia) – Using her experience as a former Junior World champ, Finland’s rising star Krista Lahteenmaki dominated Thursday’s U-23 10km free technique in Otepaa. Her winning time of 26:33.3 was one minute ahead … READ MORE →
(Otepaa, Estonia) – Wednesday morning’s 5km Skate race was, as expected, a hammer fest. The course is not nearly as challenging as past years at the World Junior Championships, but nonetheless, it demanded every … READ MORE →
(Otepaa, Estonia) – The Junior World Championships kicked off today with the 5km/10km freestyle race. It was super exciting with all the athletes from every country here ready to rip around the challenging courses … READ MORE →
– Bill Koch has one more medal than most of us give him credit for. I found this out when I was researching the fact that Kikkan is leading the FIS WC Sprint … READ MORE →
(Ottawa, ON) – A delegation of 102 student-athletes and 39 officials will represent Canada at the 2011 Winter Universiade in Erzurum, Turkey, from January 27 to February 6. The opening ceremonies of the 25th … READ MORE →
(Otepaa, Estonia) – While it was a mixed nation podium today in the men’s junior 10km free race, the top step again belonged to Norway. On a cool day with powdery snow conditions the … READ MORE →
(Otepaa, Estonia) – Norway kept the magic of their strong development program in order today, by sweeping the top three spots in the opening race of the 2011 FIS World Junior/U23 Championships in Otepaa, … READ MORE →
(Otepaa, Estonia) – Canada’s contingent for the 2011 World Junior/U23 Championships (WJCs) in Otepaa, Estonia, consists of 19 athletes, along with a support crew of 8 lead by Senior Development Team Coach, Eric De … READ MORE →
– Cross Country Ontario would like to fill the Assistant Coach and the Apprentice Coach positions for the 2011 National Championships between March 10 – 20, 2011 in Canmore AB.
National … READ MORE →
– One couldn’t help but be impressed by the skiing of Afton, Minnesota’s 19 year-old sensation, Jessie Diggins at the recent 2011 US Nationals in Rumford, Maine. Diggins, who went to Stillwater High School, … READ MORE →
(Barrie, ON) – It was so good to see a “traditional” cross-country ski race on Saturday from Otepaa. The 10 and 15km individual start classic races were great to watch. I grew up with … READ MORE →
(Park City, Utah) – Olympic medalists and World Champions Johnny Spillane (Steamboat Springs, CO), Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY) and Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, CO) will lead the decorated U.S. Nordic Combined World Championship Team … READ MORE →
(Toronto, ON) – We’re excited to announce the leaders of the international SkiTrax FIS Fantasy World Cup 2010/11 Contest after round #6 of the Viessmann XC FIS 2010/11 World Cup … READ MORE →
(Otepaa, Estonia) -The Otepaa World Cup has been on my radar since the summer. It was appealing because the timing of it would be a great experience and a good primer for the 2011 World … READ MORE →
(Otepaa, Estonia) – The past week in Finland has been great; good snow, good trails, good lodging…but now it’s time to get to Estonia, where the races are! After driving down to Helsinki, we … READ MORE →
(Vuokatti, Finland) – Canada’s Mark Arendz captured his first IPC World Cup victory after winning the gold medal in a biathlon individual race on Sunday in Vuokatti, Finland on Sunday.
Arendz shot clean to post … READ MORE →
(Antholz, Italy) – Norway’s Tora Berger won her fourth consecutive individual competition on Sunday, netting the top podium spot in the women’s 12.5km Mass Start at the IBU World Cup in Antholz. Berger narrowly … READ MORE →
(Minneapolis, Minnesota) – CXC’s Caitlin Compton and Garrott Kuzzy measured up again to claim back-to-back victories in the 10/15km mass start classic races on day 2 of the SuperTour Mayor’s Challenge. Compton held court … READ MORE →
(Chaux-Neuve, France) – Olympic silver medalist Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, CO) jumped third and hung on in a hotly contested battle to finish eighth in a nordic combined World Cup in Chaux-Neuve in the … READ MORE →
(Anholtz, Italy) – Germany needed just seven spare rounds to claim the top podium spot in Sunday’s 4×7.5km Men’s Relay in Antholz. The foursome, consisting of Stephan Christoph (0+1, 0+0), Daniel Böhm (0+0, 0+2), … READ MORE →
(Otepaa, Estonia) – Norway’s young Eirik Brandsdal at 24 years old, won his first individual WCup in Otepaa on Saturday surprising some of the sport’s top sprinters as he bested team mate Ola Vigen … READ MORE →