(Gatineau, QC) – Summer is not over and the first flakes have not yet fallen but the Gatineau Loppet’s organizing committee is ready to celebrate the 35th edition of Canada’s biggest cross country ski … READ MORE →

(Ottawa, ON) – The Honourable Bal Gosal, Minister of State (Sport), today announced improvements to the Athlete Assistance Program (AAP), the Harper Government’s sport funding program that assists athletes with living and educational expenses … READ MORE →

– Exciting news, I am starting my own xc ski camps. The plan is (as always), incredible xc skiing, the best coaches, the best atmosphere, the most fun and of course YOU!
Online Registration click … READ MORE →

(Gatineau, QC) – Fresh Air Experience is once again hosting a rollerskiing event in Gatineau Park, this time with guest star Perrianne Jones, National Team member. Two years ago was our first attempt at … READ MORE →

(Oro, ON) – On October 20 and 21 we are holding our annual Ski Swap and Open House. This is the largest cross country ski equipment swap in Ontario with a wide selection of … READ MORE →

(Fort Kent, ME) – Over the weekend of September 21-23 junior athletes from throughout the county came to the 10th Mountain Center in Fort Kent to participate in a 3-day shooting camp. During the … READ MORE →

(Silver Star, BC) – Silver Star Mountain Resort and neighboring Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre, have re-instated a Dual Area Cross Country Trail Pass for the 2012/13 season.
Nordic skiers of all abilities can now access … READ MORE →

– This season, Canada will see the planet’s top cross-country ski racers make two stops in Canada for FIS World Cup events. The first layover will be in Quebec City, with the second in … READ MORE →

(Vantaa, Finland) – The Finnish Nordic Sports brand ONE WAY will launch during the upcoming winter season a new high-end ski wax range with a wide program in Premio Fluor powders, high-Fluor and low-Fluor … READ MORE →

– We’re now at 8,900 total skiers registered for the Birkie, Kortelopet, and Prince Haakon races combined, to be held February 23, 2013. Our total, combined cap for these three races is 10,000 skiers, … READ MORE →

(Calgary, AB) – Biathlete Robin Clegg, 35, who competed for Canada at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, was hit by a vehicle, apparently deliberately by an angry driver, while he and two friends were … READ MORE →

(Boulder, CO) – German ski wax manufacturer Holmenkol AG has announced the completed sale of the company to Sporto-med GmbH, a family-owned German business specializing in physiotherapy, sports medicine and health. A new company, … READ MORE →

(Whistler, BC) – Tourism Whistler in partnership with Salomon and Sigge’s P’ayakentsut  is offering one lucky winner a chance to win* a Whistler Nordic Escape. The prize will include four nights’ accommodation in Whistler … READ MORE →

– U.S. Ski Team and the National Nordic Foundation have positions open for Junior and Under-23 trips taking place this season in Norway and the Czech Republic.
The U.S. Ski Team and National Nordic Foundation are … READ MORE →

– FIS Cross-Country World Cup season 2012/13 kicks off in 57 days in the Swedish Gällivare. With only a few weeks left until the opener, the organising committee reports record interest.
Almost 200 people came … READ MORE →

(Park City, UT) – The USST’s Noah Hoffman has had a busy fall after returning from a training camp in New Zealand with a quick stopover in Putney, VT. Back home in Park City, … READ MORE →

(Russia) – From administrators to construction workers – the Sochi 2014 Organising Committee is working around the clock to get ready for the highlight of the 2014 winter. Already in the coming winter sports … READ MORE →

(Camrose, AB) – Les Parsons, former coach of 2002 Olympic gold medalist Beckie Scott from Vermilion, AB, is the new head coach of cross-country skiing for the University of Alberta’s Augustana Vikings and Camrose Ski … READ MORE →

(Afton, MN) – Wow, I LOVE being home! I forget sometimes how wonderful fall is in Minnesota, and it’s so beautiful driving through Afton with the trees turning leaves and hanging over the road. … READ MORE →

(Russia) – With 500 days before the Opening Ceremony of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, the Organizing Committee has announced its official slogan: “Hot.Cool.Yours.” The slogan is intended to be a universal … READ MORE →

(Vancouver, BC) – John Furlong, the head of the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) is trying to hide a sordid past reports The Georgia Straight. The revelations, … READ MORE →

(Montreal, QC) – Following approval by the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) Executive Committee on September 10, the 2013 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods is now available. Noteworthy changes to the List, which will … READ MORE →

(Acton, MN) – A reporter and cameraman from Sweden’s national TV network visited Acton, Minnesota this week in order to film and interview U.S. cross country skiing sensation Jessie Diggins. At 21, Diggins has … READ MORE →

(Canmore, AB) – Fresh off one of the most successful seasons in the history of the program, Cross Country Canada is giving fans the opportunity to ski with its athletes to the international podium, … READ MORE →

(Canmore, AB) – It’s funny. The athletes came into this training season more excited than ever, when one would think that after such a successful last season it would have been just the opposite. … READ MORE →

– Cross Country Saskatchewan is looking to hire a skilled, dedicated and passionate provincial technical director / High Performance Coach to lead the Saskatchewan ski team into the 2015 Canada Winter Games.
CCS is moving … READ MORE →

(Revelstoke, BC) – The Revelstoke Nordic Ski Club is advertising for a head coach to lead our youth and adult programs for this coming season. The Revelstoke area is famous for its huge snowfall … READ MORE →

– Join Canadian Olympic XC Skier Perianne Jones and support her 2013 season as she continues her road to the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games. The event takes place on October 16 at the Britannia … READ MORE →

(Helsinki, Finland) – A new documentary to be released on October 5 in Finland focuses on former decorated cross-country skier Juha Mieto and suggests for the first time that the 1980 Olympic silver medalist … READ MORE →

(Auburn, New Hampshire) – Fischer Skis announced today that four of the six A Team athletes on the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team have committed to race on Fischer skis through the 2014 Games … READ MORE →

(Montreal, QC) – TORRE, makers of advanced boot dryers, unveiled their new system for the safe, quiet and rapid drying of sports and commercial footwear including ski boots, skates, work boots and more. Attractively … READ MORE →

(Lake Placid, NY) – Aaaaand now Lake Placid camp is over! It was a good shock to the body with a lot of hard interval sessions and time trials, and now I’m going home … READ MORE →

– In last month’s August post I introduced the idea of power training.  Well, September IS power training. It’s all about INTERVALS. Days are getting shorter, leaves are changing color…. heck, there may even … READ MORE →

– The defending overall World Cup winner and triple FIS Tour de Ski champion Dario Cologna is in midst of his preparations for the next season. FIS Newsflash had the chance to interview the … READ MORE →

(Oberhof, GER) – Katrin Zeller and Tobias Angerer won the individual start free technique roller skiing competition  held in Oberhof as part of the German central performance tests.
Zeller won the ladies’ competition over 10km … READ MORE →

(Park City, UT) – For the second year in a row, the Fast and Female Champ Camp will be happening with the help of the ladies of the US Ski Team at the Center … READ MORE →

(Vermilion, AB) – A group of olympic heroes will soon be honoured with an induction into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame. Among the names on this prestigious list of inductees is Vermilion’s own … READ MORE →

September 20, 2012 – (Sweden) – Sweden’s Marika Sundin and Anders Svanebo claimed the large crystal globes for the overall winners of the FIS Roller Skiing World Cup 2012. The final competitions of the season … READ MORE →

September 19, 2012 (Oberhof, GER) – Today, 19th September, marks the 100-day milestone for the seventh edition of the Viessmann FIS Tour de Ski performance by Craft Sportswear to get underway in Oberhof (GER). Throughout … READ MORE →

September 18, 2012 (Lake Placid, NY) – I  make the annual fall trip to Lake Placid to see friends and attend the “THE HILL CLIMB” every year and this falls trip was this past weekend, … READ MORE →

September 18, 2012 (Ottawa, Ontario) – In celebration of the third annual Sports Day in Canada, True Sport challenged its members to make a difference in their communities by taking the True Sport Community Give-Back … READ MORE →

September 18, 2012 (Russia) – On 25th September, Russia will approach its latest Olympic milestone: 500 days to go until Sochi 2014 starts, the first Olympic Winter Games in the history of Russia. The Sochi … READ MORE →

September 18, 2012 – Jordan Fields (SMS) is participating in the Lake Placid fall training camp with the NENSA Elite Group. Here he gives his recount of the uphill climb.
Saturday began early for the athletes … READ MORE →

September 18, 2012 (Wilmington, NY) – USST skiers Liz Stephen and Tad Elliott took top honours in cold, windy, wet conditions that included fog at the 6th annual NYSEF Whiteface Climb to the Castle Rollerski … READ MORE →

(Canmore, AB) – SkiTrax joins the ski community in congratulating Ivan Babikov and his family on the birth of their new baby boy Daniel Oliver (Danila in Russian) on April 16 at Canmore Hospital recently … READ MORE →

(Montebello, Quebec) – Don’t miss your chance to save for the 47th Annual Canadian Ski Marathon, Feb.9-10, 2013 as early registration ends Sept. 21, plus you can win a  Canadian Ski Marathon Adventure T-shirt. And don’t … READ MORE →

– Falcon Guides’ Basic Illustrated Cross Country Skiing is Scott McGee’s debut into authoring books and the culmination of years of work and study in the field of Nordic skiing, teaching and training instructors. … READ MORE →

(Calgary, AB) – Canada’s two-time Olympic medalist in cross-country skiing, Beckie Scott, will continue her crusade for clean sport as a member of WADA’s prestigious Executive Committee.
Scott’s appointment makes her one of two Canadians, … READ MORE →

– Gerry Rideout, Chair of the Newfoundland & Labrador Cross Country Ski Division and President of Menihek Nordic Ski Club was honoured by the Government of Canada for his “Service above Self” on September … READ MORE →

(Falun, Sweden) – The 5th meeting of the FIS Coordination Group for the 2015 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships  took place in Falun on September 11-12 at the Lugnet venue, which is also the home … READ MORE →