February 4, 2011 (Nove Mesto, Czech Republic) – On this second last day of competition at Youth/Junior Biathlon World Championships, the Canadian Women’s team of Rose-Marie Cote, Julia Ransom, and Sarah Beaudry placed 8th in … READ MORE →

February 4, 2011 (Nove Mesto, Czech Republic) – The second to last day of the Youth/Junior World Biathlon Championships had Youth Men racing a 3 x 7.5Km relay. The Candian team of Stuart Harden, Christian … READ MORE →

(Stowe, VT) – After a week off the EISA racing returned with the UVM Carnival as Caitlin Patterson back this week from the Junior/U23 Worlds in Otepaa, Estonia skied to victory leading a UVM … READ MORE →

(Presque Isle, Maine) – Helena Ekholm of Sweden won for the third time this season as she snapped Tora Berger’s winning streak in women’s competition at four. Ekholm shot clean today while covering the … READ MORE →

(Presque Isle, Maine) – Arnd Peiffer of Germany dominated the men’s 10km sprint this morning by shooting clean and skiing to a 25:28 victory over Martin Fourcade of France. Fourcade had one standing penalty … READ MORE →

– The CXC Elite Team’s goal is to provide coaching, training and financial support to a select few individuals that possess the skill, drive and dedication to compete in World Cup, World Championship and … READ MORE →

(Rybinsk, Russia) – Ilia Chernousov (RUS) edged out a very tight yet small field in Rybinsk today at the Viessmann FIS World Cup Men’s 20km Pursuit to score victory on home snow. He was … READ MORE →

(Rybinsk, Russia) – A small field of women took to the start line at the Viessmann FIS World Cup in Rybinsk, Russia today for the 10km Pursuit event, but that didn’t matter to Justyna … READ MORE →

(Presque Isle, ME) – Today a fresh blanket of freshly fallen snow, bright sunshine and cold temperatures, have greeted many of the world’s top biathletes as they gather here in Northern Maine to kick … READ MORE →

(Madona, Latvia) – American junior racer Jessie Diggins bettered her 7th place performance in yesterday’s 5km freestyle event, finishing 6th on Friday in the women’s 10km freestyle race at the FIS Scandinavian Cup in … READ MORE →

(Calgary, Alberta) – Fast and Female will be hosting its sixth Annual X-Country SkiFest in Canada on Sunday March 13, 2011 at the Canmore Nordic Centre in Alberta. The highly anticipated event will take … READ MORE →

(Steamboat Springs, CO) – Olympic medalist Todd Lodwick will host a Nordic Ski Camp at The Home Ranch outside of Steamboat Springs, Colorado from February 8-12, 2011. This all-inclusive camp is designed for skiers … READ MORE →

(Barrie, ON) – The Southern Ontario Training Centre (SOTC) is seeking to hire a full-time Head Coach who possess the credentials, skills, drive, leadership qualities, and passion to develop, grow and lead a high … READ MORE →

(Park City, UT) – The USSA SuperTour Standings have been updated. APU Nordic Ski Center’s Lars Flora and Holly Brooks have continued to hold onto their USSA SuperTour overall leads, so as per FIS … READ MORE →

(Madona, Latvia) – The USA’s rising star, Jessie Diggins, continues to show the excellent form that gave her a top-10 finish at the 2011 World Junior Championships last week – she placed 7th in … READ MORE →

– This week EISA racing returns to the UVM Carnival after a week off.  These races are a good opportunity for coaches and racers to compete on the same courses they will see at … READ MORE →

(Nove Mesto, Czech Republic) – Italy’s Dorothea Wierer won her third race of the Youth and Junior Biathlon World Championships, finishing off her successful competition with a gold medal in the Junior Women’s 12.5km … READ MORE →

(Nove Mesto, Czech Republic) – Simon Desthieux (FRA) won the 15km Individual Junior Men’s race at the Youth and Junior Biathlon World Championships in a time of 41:36.6 and with only two missed shots, … READ MORE →

– Double Congratulations to FIS World Champion Alex Harvey! The first congrats is for the win and the 2nd is for saying he was going to Otepaa to win and then making it stick … READ MORE →

(Otepaa, Estonia) – Holy cow, today’s been an absolutely huge day! With 4 races going on I have no idea how the coaches and wax techs kept up with it all! First we had … READ MORE →

(Erzurum, Turkey) – Canadian athletes resumed competition in curling, alpine skiing, biathlon and snowboarding on Tuesday at the 25th Winter Universiade. In men’s curling, the Queen’s University rink led by skip Jon Beuk of … READ MORE →

– The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), a national, private, not-for-profit organization committed to sport excellence is seeking a National Sport Federation (NSF) Services Director. The deadline to apply is February 28, 2011. The overall … READ MORE →

(Nove Mesto, Czech Republic) – posted his best-ever result with an 18th place finish in Tuesday’s 12.5km Youth World Championships in Nova Mesto. The 16-year-old hit 17 of 20 shots to finish 4:35.4 … READ MORE →

February 1, 2011  (Nove Mesto, Czech Republic) – Thekla Brun-Lie of Norway topped her 4th place finish in last year’s Youth World Championships with a victory in Tuesday’s 10km Individual in Nova Mesto. “I was … READ MORE →

– NCCSEF, USSA and its 10 JO divisions, are pleased to announce the 2011 J1 Scandinavian Cup Team blog. This “Scando Cup” trip is one of the premier steps of the elite junior athlete … READ MORE →

– Concept2, manufacturer of the SkiErg, is hosting a virtual “Tour de SkiErg” that challenges Nordic skiers to complete different distances each week of February in the spirit of the classic European … READ MORE →

(Nove Mesto, Czech Republic) – Canada’s Scott Gow led the North American charge for the second straight day at the Youth and Junior Biathlon World Championships posting back-to-back 16th-place finishes.
Maxim Tsvetkov (RUS) … READ MORE →

(Nove Mesto, Czech Republic) – Ekaterina Zubova (RUS) won the youth women’s 7.5km pursuit, while the junior women’s 10km pursuit saw Italy’s Dorothea Wierer strike gold ahead of Russia’s Aleksandra Alikina and Germany’s Laura … READ MORE →

(Chugiak, Alaska) – Three months ago, Alaska’s cross-country skiing superstar and Fast and Female ambassador – Kikkan Randall – put a pink star on her calendar for the day of Saturday January 29, 2011. … READ MORE →

(Otepaa, Estonia) – It was another day for the Harvey name to be in lights. Alex Harvey brought his “A” game today when he won gold in the 30km Pursuit (15km +15km) on the … READ MORE →

(Otepaa, Estonia) – Norway’s Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg escaped with teammate Ingunn Britt Nydal during the skate portion in the women’s 15m pursuit for a 1-2 gold-silver punch with Finland’s Kerttu Niskanen netting bronze as … READ MORE →

(Bischofshofen, Austria) – Austria’s Stefan Thurnbichler was a happy man on Sunday as he captured the victory following the second COC jump competition in Bischofshofen, Austria. Yet it was a Canadian ski jumper, Mackenzie … READ MORE →

(Otepaa, Estonia) – Norway and Russia duked it out in a thrilling finish to the men’s 4x5km relay that saw Norwegian Sindre Bjoernestad Skar, winner of the 10km freestyle race, claw back a 15.5s … READ MORE →

(Otepaa, Estonia) – Norway took the victory over Russia in the women’s 4×3.3km relay with a comfortable 22s margin while Germany was 3rd bringing home the bronze. The US women claimed a strong 7th … READ MORE →

(Orford, QC) – Graham Nishikawa (AWCA) and Liz Stephen (USST) were unstoppable in the handicap start pursuit skate races on the final day of the Haywood NorAm in Orford, Quebec on Sunday, claiming commanding … READ MORE →

(Houghton, Michigan) – CXC’s Caitlin Compton and Garrott Kuzzy topped fields on the final day of the Michigan SuperTour winning the 10/15km skate races respectively with comfortable margins. In the women’s race Compton established … READ MORE →

(Otepaa, Estonia) – If you looked closely at today’s results for both men and women at the World Junior Championships in Estonia, Sunday was a fine day for the young junior skiers coming from … READ MORE →

(Otepaa, Estonia) – The Norwegian duo of Heidi Weng and Martine Ek Hagen scored first and second on Sunday in a strong display of power in the Junior women’s 5+5km Pursuit at the FIS … READ MORE →

(Houghton, Michigan) – Despite a challenge by Canadian Adam Kates (Thunder Bay), who coaches at Big Thunder, the USA’s Michael Sinnott (SVSEF) prevailed to take the win in a tight men’s 10km classic individual … READ MORE →

(Orford, QC) – U.S. Ski Team’s Liz Stephen rebounded with a decisive victory in the women’s 7.5km classic individual start race as snow fell on Saturday on day 2 of the Haywood NorAm mini-tour … READ MORE →

January 29, 2011 (Nove Mesto, Czech Republic) – Scott Gow, 20-years-old, led a group of young North Americans with a 16th-place finish in the Junior men 10km Sprint on Saturday won by Germany’s Tom Barth … READ MORE →

January 29, 2011 (Nove Mesto, Czech Republic) – The USA’s Kelly Kjorlien placed 27th as the top North American in the youth women’s six-kilometre sprint won by the Ukraine’s Ekaterina Zubova at the opening event … READ MORE →

(Otepaa, Estonia) – The powerful Olympic silver medalist from Vancouver, Alexander Panzhinskiy (RUS), was dominant today in Otepää and took the gold medal in the men’s 1.4km U23 sprint classic picking up where he … READ MORE →

(Otepaa, Estonia) – Finnish ace Kerttu Niskanen won the gold medal in the 1.2km sprint classic final at the U23 World Championships on Saturday morning. She started the day as the top qualifier and … READ MORE →

(Houghton, Michigan) – Michael Sinnott (SVSEF) edged out CXC’s Garrott Kuzzy in the men’s 1.5km Classic Sprint in a tight finish in Houghton, Michigan on Friday winning by only 0.3s. In third another 8s … READ MORE →

– Ski poles are perhaps the most overlooked aspect of a cross-country ski racer’s equipment. People comment on their ski’s or boot’s weight but too often disregard the extra grams on their ski pole … READ MORE →

(Revelstoke, BC) – The Revelstoke Nordic Ski Club is looking for an individual(s) who will operate a stand alone cross country ski rental, ski instruction and small retail outlet out of the Club’s Day … READ MORE →

– NENSA played a critical role in the development of this new split and race timing app for iOS devices (designed for iPod Touch and iPhone… works on iPad). We started the process about … READ MORE →

(Orford, QC) – Graham Nishikawa (Whitehorse Cross Country/AWCA) and junior Michelle Workun-Hill (Nakkertok) won the prologue opener on Friday as the Haywood NorAm resumed this weekend with a mini-tour in Orford, QC. Temperatures were … READ MORE →

(Otepaa, Estonia) – Peter Frenette (Saranac Lake, NY) was the top U.S. finisher in 27th in the men’s HS 100, the first men’s ski jumping event of the 2011 FIS Junior World Nordic Ski … READ MORE →