Randall and Diggins Reflect on History-making Milan Team Sprint

January 16, 2012 (Milan, Italy) – It was a historic day for North American’s female skiers at the FIS WCup 6×1.4km free team sprints in Milan on Sunday, with both the U.S. and … READ MORE → 0 comments

Canada’s Crawford and Jones Comment on Winning Historic Team Sprint Bronze in Milan

January 16, 2012 (Milan, Italy) – Canada’s Perianne Jones and Chandra Crawford won bronze in the women’s 6×1.4km team sprint FIS WCup in Milan on Sunday – their first-ever medal together and Jones’ first … READ MORE → 0 comments

US XC Ski Championships Day 2 Interviews w/Diggins, Elliott, Gregg and Ellefson

January 06, 2012 (Rumford, Maine) – Famed sports reporter and commentator Peter Graves was on site in Rumford, Maine at the US XC Ski Championships and spoke with women’s 10km FR individual start … READ MORE → 0 comments

Lukas Bauer Inteview: The Tour de Ski is Extremely Difficult

December 22, 2011 – Lukas Bauer is a two-time FIS Tour de Ski champion and one of the hot candidates for a third win. FIS Cross-Country News talked to the Czech ace about … READ MORE → 0 comments

Interview with Sylvan Ellefson – Taking Team HomeGrown to the Next Level

November 05, 2011 (Vail, CO) – If you don’t know who Sylvan Ellefson is, you should. The 2009 Bates College graduate is making his case as one of the rising stars on the … READ MORE → 0 comments

Canada’s Harvey Hungry to Taste Victory Again in 2011-12

October 31, 2011 – After the kind of season that Canada’s Alex Harvey had in 2010-11, climaxing with a gold medal in the Team Sprint event with Devon Kershaw at the Nordic World … READ MORE → 0 comments

Perianne Jones – Sustaining Momentum into 2011-12

October 27, 2011 (Canmore, AB) – For veteran Canadian national XC ski teamer, Perianne Jones, this past racing season was intended to be a rebuilding year. Following a tough 2009-10 season where Jones … READ MORE → 0 comments

Interview with Simi Hamilton

August 31, 2011 – Simi Hamilton grew up in Aspen, CO with skiing in his blood. Since before he can remember, he spent every non-school day during the winter either on the alpine … READ MORE → 0 comments

Interview with Marcus Hellner

May 10, 2011 – Check out this great interview with Swedish cross country skier Marcus Hellner as he reflects on winning Olympic gold in 2010 and Worlds in Oslo this year. He also … READ MORE → 0 comments

Interview With Jody Barber at IPC Worlds

April 09, 2011 – Check out this great interview with Canadian Para-Biathlete Jody Barber at the IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, where she logged three fourth-place finishes. She shared her … READ MORE → 0 comments

Audio Interview with Alex Harvey

March 29, 2011 (Quebec City, QC) – Listen to this heartwarming CBC interview with Alex Harvey, one of Canada’s top XC skiers on the history-making men’s National Ski Team. Harvey and Devon Kershaw … READ MORE → 0 comments

Interview with Lowell Bailey

March 17, 2011 – Lowell Bailey is a two-time Olympian, and the top-ranked US biathlete in this year’s overall World Cup standings in 37th. The Lake Placid native is in the midst of … READ MORE → 0 comments

Interview with Sara Studebaker

March 15, 2011 (Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia) – Sara Studebaker has had a breakout season during this year’s World Cup circuit. The 2010 Olympian, who scored top-20 finishes at both the Presque Isle WCup and … READ MORE → 0 comments

Interview with USA Biathlete Leif Nordgren

March 10, 2011 (Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia) – Leif Nordgren of the US Biathlon team has had a pair of breakout races at the 2011 IBU World Championships in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. Placing 26th and 21st … READ MORE → 0 comments

Canada’s Burden Tops Women’s Freestyle at Masters WCup Day 3 – Interviews with Burden and McCabe

March 08, 2011 (Vernon, BC) – Monday was the biggest day of racing at the Sparkling Hill Masters World Cup with 405 Canadians gracing start lines out of 1,000 racers competing in the … READ MORE → 0 comments

Russians Dominate Master WCup Classic Races on Day 2 – Farley Interview

March 07, 2011 (Vernon, BC) – Russia showed their strength on Sunday in the classic mass starts dominating the field in the second day of competition at the Sparkling Hill Masters World Cup, … READ MORE → 1 comment

Interview with USA Biathlon’s Lowell Bailey

February 07, 2011 (Presque Isle, Maine) – SkiTrax talked with US biathlete, Lowell Bailey, after his 16th place finish in Sunday’s Pursuit competition in Presque Isle, Maine. Bailey talked about his solid set … READ MORE → 0 comments

Interview with US Biathlon Coach Per Nilsson in Presque Isle

February 07, 2011 (Presque Isle, Maine) – SkiTrax interviewed US Biathlon Head Coach Per Nilsson on Sunday after the final event of the IBU World Cup in Presque Isle, Maine. Nilsson … READ MORE → 0 comments

Jessie Diggins – Running Down a Dream

January 25, 2011 – 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 … READ MORE → 0 comments

Interviews with Torin Koos and John Farra at 2011 US XC Nationals

January 10, 2011 (Rumford, ME) – SkiTrax caught up with Torin Koos (Methow) , Saturday’s Freestyle Sprint champion, at the 2011 US XC Nationals in Rumford, Maine and USSA Nordic Director John Farra … READ MORE → 0 comments

Noah Hoffman Interview at 2011 US XC Ski Nationals

January 05, 2011 (Rumford, Maine) – I have always loved sports writing, and especially Nordic journalism over the course of over thirty plus years. In recent times I am no longer coaching or … READ MORE → 0 comments

Interview with USSA Nordic Director John Farra at the 2011 US XC Nationals

January 04, 2011 (Rumford, ME) – SkiTrax caught up with USSA Nordic Director John Farra at the 2011 US XC Nationals in Rumford, ME. Farra expressed enthusiasm about Sunday’s successful sprint races and … READ MORE → 0 comments

Where They are Now: Bjorger Pettersen – A Pioneer of the Modern Era of XC Skiing

December 26, 2010 (Okotoks, AB) – Pioneer, dreamer, entrepreneur Bjorger Pettersen had it all. And throughout his extraordinary career, he helped Canada realize and embrace all the possibilities that cross-country skiing could offer. … READ MORE → 1 comment

Interviews with Drew Goldsack and Andy Shields

December 16, 2010 – Canadian National Ski Team (NST) member Drew Goldsack is a veteran of the cross-country ski-racing world. Goldsack, who trains with the Alberta World Cup Academy, has been racing World … READ MORE → 0 comments

Tim Burke: Ready to Handle the Big Races

December 02, 2010 – In an Olympic year, athletes in obscure sports to American culture have a small window of opportunity to put their sport on the map and earn significant accolades in … READ MORE → 0 comments

Interview with Morgan Arritola – Looking Ahead

November 11, 2010 Born in Bend, Oregon, Morgan Arritola made the 2010 US Olympic Team and competed in Vancouver. In this candid interview she looks back at some of her difficulties at the … READ MORE → 0 comments

Making Great Athletes – Why Failing is Good

November 08, 2010 – British sports writer and Olympian Matthew Seyed makes some bold claims about the science of success in athletics, “choking”, the myth of talent, how to encourage children in sport, … READ MORE → 0 comments

Interview with Lukas Bauer

November 04, 2010 – FIS Cross-Country News spoke with Lukas Bauer (CZE) about the upcoming season yesterday at a Czech Ski Association press conference. Read on to find out what the Olympic … READ MORE → 0 comments

Interview With Liz Stephen

October 29, 2010 – It’s autumn, the bright colored leaves are falling and apples are ready to be picked in East Montpelier, VT. While at home, U.S. Cross Country Ski Team member and … READ MORE → 0 comments

Lindsey Van Returns to International Ski Jumping in Lillehammer

September 13, 2010   (Lillehammer, Norway) – Lindsey Van of the U.S. Women’s Ski Jumping Team returned to the Continental Cup the weekend of Sept. 11-12 in Lillehammer, Norway, resuming high-level international competition after … READ MORE → 0 comments

Where They Are Now – Interview with Trina Hosmer

September 03, 2010 – Skiers racers around Bennington and Putney, Vermont, during the 1960s had many great role models like Trina Hosmer to look up to. Always smiling and encouraging, Hosmer was a … READ MORE → 0 comments

FIS XC Interview with John Aalberg on Oslo 2011

August 15, 2010 – FIS Cross-Country had a chance to catch up with John Aalberg, the Sports Director for the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 in Oslo, who embarked on his new … READ MORE → 0 comments

Where They Are Now – Interview with Mike Gallagher

August 08, 2010 (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, [Mike ] … READ MORE → 1 comment

Interview with Uli Wehling on FIS Summer GP Nordic Combined 2010

August 07, 2010 – 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 … READ MORE → 0 comments

Interview with Dario Cologna’s Coach Fredrik Aukland

August 04, 2010 – 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 … READ MORE → 0 comments

The Story of NCCSEF – Interview with Dave Knoop

July 23, 2010 – In this interesting interview you will read the comments of Dave Knoop, who is the current director for the National Cross Country Ski Education Foundation (NCCSEF), with some input … READ MORE → 0 comments

Interview with Pete Vordenberg

July 13, 2010 – Pete Vordenberg has given his talents, energy and passion to the sport of cross-country skiing. Following his stint as the USST’s head cross-country ski coach, he has turned his … READ MORE → 0 comments

Interview with Vi Menn’s Alex Øystå on Northug-Hellner Vegas Showdown

July 02, 2010 – North Americans are well accustomed to seeing point-guards on the cover of sports magazines and armor-clag linemen posing with cheerleaders. What’s not so common on this side of the … READ MORE → 0 comments

Interview with Alex Harvey – Back in the Saddle

July 01, 2010 (Canmore, AB) – Canada’s Alex Harvey is one interesting athlete. The young native of Mont Ste-Anne, Quebec is one of Canada’s fastest cross-country ski racers, and strives to live a … READ MORE → 0 comments

Where They Are Now – Interview with John Estle

June 04, 2010 (Fairbanks, Alaska) – There are many individuals who have contributed to the sport of Nordic skiing in North America and through a series of Where They Are Now interviews and … READ MORE → 1 comment

Interview with US Head Coach Chris Grover

May 20, 2010 (Park City, Utah) – During last week’s USSA Congress in Park City, we got the chance to set down and talk with the newly named USST coach Chris Grover. An … READ MORE → 0 comments

Interview with Kikkan Randall

March 02, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – Team USA’s Kikkan Randall of Anchorage Alaska was very positive after racing the women’s Olympic 30km mass start classic race on Saturday at Whistler Olympic Park. Despite … READ MORE → 0 comments

FIS-XC Interview with Vegard Ulvang

February 26, 2010 (Vancouver, BC) – Vegard Ulvang, Chairman of the FIS Cross-Country Committee, paid a visit to the Vancouver Games and Whistler Olympic Park. FIS CrossCountry.com interviewed the man who led the … READ MORE → 0 comments

Interview with Holly Brooks and Caitlin Compton

February 26, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – We caught up with two of Team USA’s women’s relay squad members soon after they finished the Olympic 4x5km relay at Whistler Olympic Park in rain/wet snow … READ MORE → 0 comments

Interview with Billy Demong – Winner of First US Olympic Gold Medal in Nordic Combined

February 26, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – Nordic Combined Large Hill World Champion in 2009, Olympic Champion in 2010… the big successes in Bill Demong’s career came late, but they came. Demong will turn … READ MORE → 0 comments

Interview with Simeon Hamilton

February 25, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – We caught up with first-time Olympian and U.S. Team skier Simeon Hamilton, 22, at Whistler Olympic Park after yesterday’s men’s 4x10km classic/freestyle relay, which took place in … READ MORE → 0 comments

Interview with Olympian George Grey

February 22, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – Canada’s George Grey of Rossland, BC logged a personal best result in the Men’s 30km Olympic Pursuit on Saturday at Whistler Olympic Park. Grey was part of … READ MORE → 0 comments

Interview with Simon Ammann – 2010 Olympic Double Gold Medalist

February 22, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – By winning his second Olympic gold medal in the Large Hill at Whistler Olympic Park 28-year-old Simon Ammann from Switzerland is without a doubt the most successful ski jumping … READ MORE → 0 comments

Interview With US Olympian Caitlin Compton

February 20, 2010   (Whistler, BC) – We caught up with a cheerful Caitlin Compton (USA), after she finished 43rd as the top American in the women’s 15km pursuit on Saturday. Compton commented on … READ MORE → 0 comments

FIS XC World Cup Alberta Video Interviews – Kikkan Randall, Alex Harvey, Axel Teichmann

February 5, 2010 (Canmore, Alberta) – This weekend’s Viessmann World Cup event in Canmore, Alberta falls just one week before the Olympics, and many teams are taking different approaches … READ MORE → 0 comments