November 21, 2008 – We are pleased to announce that renowned sports
announcer Peter Graves has joined the SkiTrax crew and will take over where Paul Robbins left off covering the US and International Nordic ski scenes in the magazine including on line reporting as well. Peter and Paul were the best of friends for over 30 years, both on and off snow, so it’s a fitting passing of the torch. Check out Graves features in our first issue of the season, SkiTrax Annual 2008, on the US Team, and his in-depth look at the who’s hot on the international scene. And don’t miss his XC World Cup coverage from Gallivare, Sweden with Universal Sports this weekend and throughout the season.

More on Peter Graves
Peter Graves has spent over three decades in the sport of Nordic skiing. The Vermont native was a high school and college racer, a U.S. Ski Team Development Coach, importer of cross-country ski gear from Norway, the Nordic Skiing Director of Special Olympics International and a college ski coach at Harvard.

Graves, who has become a regular fixture as a broadcaster of skiing events, made his debut on national television as a cross-country skiing commentator for ABC Sports at the 1980 Olympic Games in Lake Placid. Since then he has either broadcast on television or Public Address announcer for eight Olympic Games. His credits include on-air work for ESPN, EuroSport, NBC Sports, OLN, TSN, CTV, Fox Sports and the Global network in Canada.

Currently Graves is an on-air broadcaster for NBC Universal Sports and is an active freelance writer.