May 21, 2011 – After Arianna Follis ended her professional cross-country racing career following the 2010/11 season another top level Italian skier has decided to hang up her cross-country skis. Marianna Longa has … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 21, 2011 (Park City, UT) – Olympic champion Hannah Kearney (Norwich, VT) and cross-country ski star Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) headlined the list of honorees as the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association announced … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 20, 2011 (Tallinn, Estonia) – Andrus Veerpalu and his defence team are presenting their formal case to FIS today as the embattled Estonian star tries to clear his name after both his … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 19, 2011 (Sochi, Russia) – Sochi 2014 marked its 1,000-day countdown with various celebrations on May 14th. As part of the milestone, OMEGA unveiled an innovative clock set to countdown to the … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 18, 2011 (Lausanne, Switzerland) – One of the most important steps in the bidding process to host the 2018 Olympic Winter Games got under way when the three candidate cities – Munich … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 18, 2011 (St. Paul, MN) – Opportunities abound to win free custom-designed cycling gear all summer long from Podiumwear Custom Sports Apparel. Have you been on a ride that beats all others?  … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 16, 2011 (Saranac Lake, NY) – A community gathered Saturday afternoon to present their hometown hero Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY) with a bronze plaque immortalizing the Olympic and World Champion as the … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 15, 2011 – After a long and exhaustive search, the Southern Ontario Training Centre (SOTC) is delighted to announce the appointment of Petr Jakl as the Centre’s Head Coach. Petr will join … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 14, 2011   – Ever pay close attention to how a horror movie begins? A happy little group of people are hanging out in some deserted hotel, totally oblivious to creepy signs like … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 13, 2011 (New Gloucester, Maine) – 2010 Olympian Haley Johnson (Lake Placid, N.Y.) has announced her retirement from the U.S. Biathlon NationalTeam. Capping a 20-year career in ski racing and 14-year career … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 07, 2011 – Speaking of a workout, an athlete has only two ways to run it: correctly or incorrectly. Of course none of us investing precious time into regular training would like … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 07, 2011 – BNC Members & Friends: I wanted to let everyone know that a long-time member of the Boulder Nordic Club has passed away. Irving Weiss, 92-year-old, is gone but he … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 01, 2011 (Canmore, AB) – While much of North America has already made the transition out of winter and into summer mode there are some die-hard ski areas that embrace superb spring … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 30, 2011 (Ustaoset, Norway) – Jean Marc Gaillard (FRA) won the 38km Skarverennet on Saturday edging out Norwegians Chris Jespersen in second with Frode Andresen landing on the podium in third following … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 28, 2011 – Last October we reported that Russian skier Yevgeny Dementiev, who retired after testing positive for EPO during the 2009 Tour de Ski in Val di Fiemme, was considering a … READ MORE →5 comments

April 28, 2011 – The members of the Forum Nordicum have again elected the Queen and King of Nordic Skiing. The Norwegian Cross-Country world champion Marit Bjoergen and her countryman, biathlete … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 25, 2011 (Sun Valley, ID) – The 2nd annual National J2 Talent Camp will be conducted August 1- August 8, 2011 in Sun Valley, ID. The camp will provide a great opportunity … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 24, 2011 – Here are three positions now open for applications including SportLink out of Sudbury seeking an Executive Director and two opportunities at the Canadian Olympic Committee as a Graphic Designer … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 24, 2011 (Camrose, Alberta) – Irvin Servold has had a lifelong involvement in Nordic skiing, starting from his childhood in Camrose, Alberta. He began competing as a youngster and twice represented Canada … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 23, 2011 (Fairbanks, Alaska) – The University of Alaska Fairbanks has a full-time opening for a ski coaching intern for its ski team for a 6-month period. The intern will assist the … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 23, 2011 – Every fourth year, the FIS disciplines have a season marked by the absence of the World Championships and Olympic Games, which often encourages the retirement of top athletes who … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 23, 2011 – Since the new World Anti-Doping Code became effective as of January 1, 2009, structured out-of-competition doping controls are a mandatory requirement on all International Federations. Given the demonstrated higher … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 21, 2011 (Park City, UT) – The Women’s Sports Foundation has awarded Alissa Johnson, Visa Women’s Ski Jumping Team member, with a Travel & Training Fund grant. Thanks to a partnership between … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 21, 2011 – Was I ever wrong… I’ve been operating under the illusion that all of the prize money won on the FIS WCup circuit has been paid to the skiers … READ MORE →6 comments

April 20, 2011 (Canmore, AB) – Canadian youth taking their first tracks in cross-country skiing will begin pursuit of their Olympic dream fitted with the hippest headgear in the sport, thanks to a … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 19, 2011 (Ottawa, Ontario) – Athletes can now check their medications when out and about thanks to the new mobile-enhanced website for Global DRO (Global Drug Reference Online). Global DRO … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 19, 2011 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport is an independent, national, non-profit organization whose mission is to foster ethical sport for Canadians. We are seeking an individual to fill … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 19, 2011 (Kamchatka, Russia) – FIS World Cup overall winner Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) won the 18th annual 60km Avacha Marathon in Kamchatka where she is recuperating. Kowalczyk promised organizers she would return … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 17, 2011 (Barrie, ON) – The racing season is over and in most parts of Canada the snow has melted and cross-country ski racers have put away their skis and are starting … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 16, 2011 – Norwegian media are reporting that Kristin Stoermer Steira, 29, will continue World Cup racing until the 2013 Nordic World Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy. Steira had a difficult season … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 10, 2011 (Rovaniemi, Finland) – Slovenia’s Petra Majdic and France’s Jean-Marc Gaillard won the second edition of Tour de Barents, which ended on Sunday in Rovaniemi, Finland. The battle for the victory … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 10, 2011 (Khanty Mansiysk, Russia) – Brian McKeever put a silver lining around Canada’s best-ever IPC World Championships when he finished second in the men’s visually impaired biathlon distance competition on Sunday … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 09, 2011 (North Pole) – A Tribeca Film Festival favorite, Into the Cold: A Journey Of The Soul captures in vivid and personal detail, environmental advocate and adventurer, Sebastian Copeland, as he … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 09, 2011 (Rovaniemi, Finland) – Finnish sprinter Matias Strandvall grabbed the victory over compatriot Lasse Paakkonen and Estonian Kein Einaste. Sweden’s Matti Heikkinen delivered a decent fourth place finish to take over … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 06, 2011 – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is considering ending its practice of collecting B samples in an effort to save both time and money according to AP. WADA director general … READ MORE →3 comments

April 04, 2011 Dear Athlete/Coach, I would like to take this time to introduce myself for those of you who do not know me. My name is Ira Edwards, and I am a … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 04, 2011 (Quebec) – Alex Harvey is among the 10 finalists in Tellement Sport’s “Athlete of the Season” and needs your VOTE. The final Tellement Sport show is on on … READ MORE →2 comments

April 03, 2011 (Estonia) – Retired Estonian xc ski star Andrus Veerpalu is in the news with doping allegations by the Estonian press. Veerpalu is alleged to have tested positive for an A-sample … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 03, 2011 (Helsinki, Finland) – The much awaited reopening this past week in the Helsinki District Court of the Finnish doping scandal from the 2001 World Cross Country ski championships regarding the … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 03, 2011 (Khanty Mansiysk, RUS) – Canada’s Brian McKeever continued his dominance of the IPC World Championships despite having a new man in front guiding him to the top of the podium.
The … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 02, 2011 (Sun Valley, ID) – Kris Freeman (US Ski Team/Waterville Valley) started with a four-second advantage over Simi Hamilton (US Ski Team/Sun Valley SEF) at the Sunday morning SuperTour series final … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 02, 2011 (Sun Valley, ID) – The women’s sprint went more or less according to form, but the topsy-turvy men’s race produced a start list for Saturday morning’s hill climb that no … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 02, 2011 (Canmore, AB) – My winter’s over although here in the Bow Valley, you’d never now it. I should rephrase: my 2010/11 competitive winter is done. Looking back, I am thrilled … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 01, 2011 (Finland) – The 2001 Finnish Doping Scandal from the World Cross Country ski championships is in the news again this week with a new trial and new allegations in the … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 31, 2011 (Sun Valley, ID) – Here’s a mix of quotes from many of the skiers following Wednesday’s 10/15km mass start classic races as they shared their thoughts with SkiTrax on their … READ MORE → 1 comment

March 31, 2011 (Switzerland) – The Veissemann FIS 2010/11 World Cup season ended on March 20 in Falun, Sweden and according to FIS this past year was a great success with increased audience, … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 30, 2011 (Sun Valley, ID) – It was “back to the weekend” at the  Lake Creek Trails in Sun Valley on Wednesday, as Kris Freeman (US Ski Team/Waterville Valley and Kikkan Randall … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 30, 2011 (Sun Valley, ID) – Kikkan Randall (US Ski Team/APUNSC) landed herself another victory at round two of the SuperTour mini-tour finale in Sun Valley but the real race was for … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 30, 2011 (Sun Valley, ID) – USA top distance skier, Kris Freeman (US Ski Team/Waterville Valley) held off a posse of Canadians who  were chasing him down in the men’s 15km mass … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 29, 2011 (Canmore, AB) – Catch some of the race action at the recent 2011 Canadian XC Ski National Championships held in Canmore, AB courtesy of SkiGo Canada featuring video clips from … READ MORE → 0 comments