January 14, 2009 (Anchorage, Ak) – Fast and Female hosted its first, sold out international event on Friday night in Anchorage, Alaska, USA. Kikkan Randall, an Alaska native who is a member … READ MORE →

January 14, 2009 (Anchorage, AK) – The U.S. Ski Team named 33 athletes (including 11 Alaskans) to the World Junior Championships, Under-23 Championships and Scandinavian Cup teams Wednesday night at the ConocoPhillips U.S. Cross Country … READ MORE →

January 13, 2009 (Toronto, ON) – Thanks to a few contestants we discovered that the 20 Bonus Team points, for teams which had … READ MORE →

January 13, 2009 (Whistler, BC) – The CBC broadcast schedule for coverage of the 2009 FIS Whistler XC World Cup from Whistler, BC has been revised. Please note the change on Sunday as the start … READ MORE →

January 13, 2009 (Anchorage, AK) – At the recently completed 2009 US Cross Country National Championships in Anchorage, Alaska, Fischer skiers won three out of the four races held during … READ MORE →

January 13, 2009 – Jay Hakkinen changes with Tim Burke in the Men’s Biathlon 4×7.5km Relay Final of the 2006 Turin Winter Olympic Games. The two men hope to be part of the … READ MORE →

January 11, 2009 (Rossland, BC) – The Haywood NorAm Race will be returning to Black Jack Ski Club on January 24-25, less than a week after the Whistler World Cup race Jan. 16-18 and will … READ MORE →

January 11, 2009 (Anchorage, Alaska) – A second straight sweep in men’s Nordic competition, teamed with another win and a runner-up effort in other disciplines highlighted the University of Colorado ski team performances here Saturday … READ MORE →

January 11, 2009 (Val di Fiemme, Italy) – The Americans struggled in the jumps Sunday at the DKB FIS Nordic Combined World Cup #4 in Val di Fiemme. Johnny Spillane (Steamboat Springs, CO) had … READ MORE →

January 11, 2009 (Schonach, Germany) – The U.S. Ski Team’s Lindsey Van (Park City, UT) moved up a notch from Saturday’s jumps, finishing third in a Continental Cup in Schonach, Germany on Sunday to advance … READ MORE →

January 11, 2009 (Anchorage and Girwood, Alaska) – The University of Colorado ski team made some school history on Friday with the first known 1-2-3 sweep in a men’s Nordic race in school history as … READ MORE →

January 10, 2009 (Bad Mitterndorf, Austria – Nick Fairall (Andover, NH) soared to the best American World Cup ski jumping finish in over five years Saturday, finishing 23rd on the ski flying hill in … READ MORE →

January 10, 2009 (Oberhof, Germany) – Alaska’s Jay Hakkinen was the top American at Saturday’s Biathlon WCup event in Oberhof Germany. Hakkinen completed the 10km sprint race in a time of 26:55.8 which was good … READ MORE →

January 10, 2009 (Val di Fiemme, Italy) – The USA’s Bill Demong finished in fourth place after the mass start and two rounds of jumping at the NC World Cup event in Val di Fiemme, … READ MORE →

January 10, 2009 (Anchorage, AK) – The Alaska Nanooks finished as the top team from the Central Collegiate Ski Association in the College Cup competition that was part of the U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships. … READ MORE →

January 10, 2009 (Oberhof, Germany) – The US men’s Biathlon team was 11th at the Biathlon World Cup stop in Oberhof, Germany on Thursday, Jan.8. The team of Lowell Bailey, Jay Hakkinen, Tim Burke … READ MORE →

January 10, 2009 (Canmore, AB) The aim of this document is to describe the process that will be used by Cross Country Canada to nominate athletes to the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) for selection to … READ MORE →

January 9, 2008 (Calgary, AB) – Two-time Olympic medallist, Beckie Scott, will travel the country over the next three years  to attract Canadian youth to the sport of cross-country skiing, thanks … READ MORE →

January 9, 2009 (Anchorage, AK) – Mother Nature warmed just enough on Thursday to allow race organizers to pull off the final event – the 1.3/1.5km Classic sprints – at the 2009 US XC Championships … READ MORE →

January 9, 2009 (Anchorage, Alaska) – Santi Ocariz of Wisconsin-Green Bay proved he’ll be a force in the Central Collegiate Ski Association (CCSA) this season, as he topped the conference and placed 37th overall on … READ MORE →

January 8, 2009 – I have been back in Europe for a week now preparing for the Oberhof, Germany World Cup. Oberhof is one of the biggest world cup race series that we have, … READ MORE →

January 8, 2009 (Oberhof, Germany) – The American Team Head Coach, Per Nilsson, is looking forward to seeing his squad of men back on the Biathlon World Cup circuit after the holiday break. “We had … READ MORE →

January 7, 2009 (Anchorage, AK) – Frigid temperatures in Alaska have forced the cancellation on Wednesday of the Classic 1km sprints that have continually been postponed since day one (Jan. 3) of the championships. It’s … READ MORE →

January 7, 2009 (Anchorage, AK) – Here’s a selection of photos from the 5km/10km skate race held on Monday at the 2009 US Nordic Ski Championships – the only event … READ MORE →

January 7, 2009 – Special Olympics Canada is seeking to fill the contract position of Nutrition Consultant and Podium Canada – Road to Excellence is looking for a full-time High Performance Advisor. Read on for … READ MORE →

January 7, 2009 (Pinkham Notch, NH) – On a perfect winter day in Pinkham Notch, the fourteenth season of Nordic Meisters kicked off at Great Glen Trails. Nordic Meisters is the largest weekly cross country … READ MORE →

January 6, 2009 – Universal Sports sent us the following link to a FIS Tour de Ski recap put together by their Cross-country Ski Producer with highlights, photos and results from each of … READ MORE →

January 6, 2009 (Canmore, AB) – The fourth and final day of racing at the third event weekend of the Haywood NorAm series at the Canmore Nordic Centre saw athletes competing in the classic sprint … READ MORE →

January 6, 2009 (Anchorage, AK) – Cold temperatures have resulted in yet another race cancellation at the 2009 US XC Championships in Anchorage, Alaska. Today’s distance classic races, 5km/10km for the women and men, could … READ MORE →

January 6, 2009 (Anchorage, AK) – The first two days of the 2009 National Championships were spent going through the pre-race motions. Coaches ironed layers of blue hard wax and cold … READ MORE →

January 6, 2009 (Anchorage, Alaska) – The 2009 collegiate ski season opened here Monday afternoon, with two sophomore newcomers pacing the University of Colorado into second place after two events of the Alaska-Anchorage Invitational. The … READ MORE →

January 6, 2009 (Labrador City, Nfld) – Located just 3km from Labrador City, Menihek Nordic Ski Club kicked off it’s annual Jackrabbit program on Saturday, January 3. … READ MORE →

January 5, 2009 (Anchorage, AK) – Temperatures warmed up enough today to hold the scheduled 5km/10km skate race at the 2009 US Nordic Ski Championships. Originally scheduled to be 10km/15km the … READ MORE →

January 5, 2009 (Canmore, AB) – Milaine Theriault (Foothills) has won the open women’s 15km pursuit race at the Canmore Nordic Center. The race originally scheduled for January 2 was postponed until today due to … READ MORE →

January 5, 2009 – Soccer star turned Nordic ski racer and US Ski team member Morgan Arritola used to dream of World Cup success on the playing field but when her family moved … READ MORE →

January 5, 2009 – With the ending of Stage 7 on the Alpe Cermais, the third annual Tour de Ski came to a dramatic conclusion. And it couldn’t have been much better. This year’s … READ MORE →

January 5, 2009 (Whistler, BC) – With just over a year to go until the start of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games, the Whistler Olympic Park (WOP) – the host site of the … READ MORE →

January 4, 2009 (Val di Fiemme, Italy) – Here are the revised standings after Stage 6 as both the men’s and women’s stage … READ MORE →

January 4, 2009 (Canmore, AB) – Dave Nighbor of the National Ski team and Madeleine Williams of Edmonton Nordic have won Sunday’s 15km and 10km skate races respectively on day two at round #3 of … READ MORE →

January 4, 2009 (Anchorage, AK) – Below average temperatures in Anchorage have forced the cancellation of the Classic Sprints at the 2009 US Nordic Ski Championships. The event originally scheduled for yesterday, January 3, was … READ MORE →

January 4, 2009 (Val di Fiemme, Italy) – Canada’s Ivan Babikov has won the final 11km Stage 7 at the Tour de Ski. For the final stage … READ MORE →

January 4, 2009 (Schonach, Germany) – Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY) finished second in Sunday’s World Cup Nordic Combined competition in Schonach, Germany. After finishing 18th in the jumping portion of the event, Demong skied … READ MORE →

January 3, 2009 (Anchorage, AK) – Day one of the Haywood NorAm series the individual 1.3km skate Sprints took place on Saturday at the Canmore Nordic Centre. Cold temperatures delayed the event start by two … READ MORE →

January 3, 2009 (Anchorage, AK) – Today’s scheduled 1km classic technique Sprints at the 2009 US XC Ski National Championships have been postponed until tomorrow Sunday, January 4 due to cold temperatures that have hung … READ MORE →

January 3, 2009 (Val di Fiemme, Italy) – Virpi Kuitunen (Fin) scored the win and the leader’s jersey on Saturday at round #6 of the TdS in Val di Fiemme, … READ MORE →

January 3, 2009 (Schonach, Germany) – The U.S. Ski Team moved up two spots after the jumping round to finish sixth in a four-man World Cup team event Saturday in Schonach. … READ MORE →

January 2, 2009 (Nova Mesto, Cze) – With two stages remaining the TdS is coming down to the wire and so is our … READ MORE →

January 2, 2009 (Canmore, AB) – Friday’s races, day one of Haywood NorAm #3, were postponed due to cold temperatures hovering around -20C (-4F) with a cold wind out of the east, and have been … READ MORE →

January 2, 2009 – First, to all ski friends at home and around the world…let’s hope for a peaceful and joyous New Year, I send my best. Brrrrrrrrrr…..it’s been cold in Nove Mesto, you … READ MORE →

January 2, 2009 (Anchorage, AK) – For many the turning of the new year marks a time for celebration, reflection, and resolution. For the best XC skiers in the USA it means time go … READ MORE →