(Anchorage, Alaska) – The USA’s Kikkan Randall, won her second career World Cup this past  weekend in Liberec, Czech Republic, on the same venue where she took silver in the free technique sprint at … READ MORE →

(Vuokatti, Finland) – Canada’s Jody Barber won the bronze medal in a women’s IPC cross-country skiing World Cup pursuit competition on Tuesday in Vuokatti, Finland. Barber, of Smithers, B.C., was solid all day on … READ MORE →

(Park City, UT) – Reigning World Champion Lindsey Van (Park City, UT) will lead a team of six U.S. ski jumping athletes at the International Ski Federation’s 2011 Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo, … READ MORE →

(Crescent Lake, OR) – The 2nd annual SportHill Crescent Lake Challenge 14.1-mile cross-country ski race around Crescent Lake race was held Sunday, January 16.  Bend skiers dominated the standings but much of the Willamette … READ MORE →

(Lake Placid, NY) – Holly Brooks (APU) and Noah Hoffman (USST) were untouchable as day two of SuperTour racing in Lake Placid saw a change of venue to former Olympic site Mount Van Hovenberg … READ MORE →

(Barrie, ON)  – So, it finally happened – after winning nine races in a row Norway’s Marit Bjoergen finally lost a race on the World Cup. In fact, she did not even make the … READ MORE →

(Park City, UT) – Continental Cup podium performers Peter Frenette (Saranac Lake, NY) and Sarah Hendrickson (Park City, UT) lead a squad of 12 Nordic combined and ski jumping athletes named by the U.S. … READ MORE →

– After more promising updates on the Russian doping front the latest news is that a group of top level Russian skiers, including Nicholas Morilov, Alexey Petukhov, Vasily Rochev, Olga Traction and Dmitry Vasiliev … READ MORE →

– The Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity (CAAWS) announced today its Most Influential Women (MIW) List for 2010 to highlight the leadership, strength and accomplishments of Canadian … READ MORE →

(Ruhpolding, Germany) – Tora Berger held off Germany’s Andrea Henkel to claim her second gold in as many races on Sunday. The women’s 10km pursuit race, which marked the last event at … READ MORE →

(Ruhpolding, Germany) – Sweden’s Bjorn Ferry took advantage of clean shooting in Sunday’s 12.5km Pursuit in Ruhpolding to jump seven spots and claim the gold in a time of 31:56.6. Ferry, who was the … READ MORE →

(Liberec, Czech Republic) – Unlike the women’s team sprint the men’s 6×1.6km classic final was sea-saw battle between defending World Champs Johan Kjoelstad and Ola Vigen Hattestad from Norway I and Sweden I’s Jesper … READ MORE →

(Liberec, Czech Republic) – The Norway I team of Marit Bjoergen and Maiken Caspersen Falla dominated today’s FIS World Cup 6×1.3km classic team sprint in Liberec with a decisive victory over the Italy I … READ MORE →

(Braunlage, Germany) –  Three U.S. women jumped into the top 10 as the U.S. women’s ski jumping squad continued to show stunning team depth in a FIS Continental Cup on the Normal Hill – … READ MORE →

(Sapporo, Japan) – Teen Peter Frenette (Saranac Lake, NY) put down the best U.S. ski jumping performance in over seven years Sunday, finishing 18th in Sapporo in only his second World Cup.
With each passing … READ MORE →

January 15 (Liberec, CZE) – It was another historic day for the USA in Liberec as Kikkan Randall took charge of the women’s 1.3km skate sprint to claim her second career World Cup victory. The … READ MORE →

(Liberec, CZE) – Reigning world skate sprint champ, Ola Vigen Hattestad (NOR), left little doubt that he intends to defend his title as he claimed to gold in the men’s WCup 1.6km freestyle sprint … READ MORE →

(Ruhpolding, Germany) – Just a day after Lars Berger won the IBU World Cup Sprint in Ruhpolding, his sister, Tora, followed suit, capturing gold in the Women’s 7.5km Sprint event on Saturday. The Berger … READ MORE →

January 15, 2011 (Seefeld, Austria) – Olympic silver medalist Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, CO) returned to the World Cup Saturday, leading the USA in 23rd. France’s Olympic champion Jason Lamy Chappuis won the jump and held off the field … READ MORE →

(Lake Placid, NY) – Holly Brooks (APU) continues to be unstoppable as she claimed a decisive victory in the women’s 10km skate race on day 2 of the Lake Placid SuperTour which moved to … READ MORE →

(Liberec, CZE) – Ola Vigen Hattestad (NOR) skated to gold in the men’s World Cup skate sprint in Liberec, Czech Republic today placing 10th in the qualifications and then going on to dominate his … READ MORE →

(Liberec, CZE) – Kikkan Randall (USA) won the women’s sprint final today at the FIS World Cup in Liberec, Czech Republic, earning her second career World Cup victory – her first was in Dec. … READ MORE →

– Cross Country Canada is pleased to announce that the following athletes have been selected to the 2011 World Cross Country Ski Championships Team competing in Oslo, Norway from Feb.22-March 6 – selection synopsis … READ MORE →

(Liberec, CZE) – Norwegian ski queen, Marit Bjoergen, who sat out the Tour de Ski to prepare for the Oslo Worlds, is coming back to the World Cup circuit, and nobody is happier to … READ MORE →

(Lake Placid, NY) – It was a busy day at the Mackenzie Interval Ski Jumping Complex with over 400 skiers competing in three events, headlined by the third stop of USSA SuperTour … READ MORE →

(Ruhpolding, Germany) – Norway’s Lars Berger took no prisoners as he raced to victory Friday in the 10km Sprint at the IBU World Cup in Ruhpolding. Berger, who topped the podium for … READ MORE →

(Seefeld, Austria) – A rebuilding U.S. Ski Team was seventh in a FIS World Cup Nordic Combined team event Friday in Seefeld. Young Bryan Fletcher (Steamboat Springs, CO) led the four-man American squad which also saw the … READ MORE →

(Lake Placid, NY) – APU continues to storm the podium sweeping the SuperTour women’s 6km classic at round #3 in Lake Placid with series leader Holly Brooks adding another victory to her resume. Brooks’ … READ MORE →

(Lake Placid, NY) – Lars Flora (APU) won the Men’s 10km classic race on Friday as Lake Placid SuperTour got underway, with a venue change as athletes competed at the Olympic Jumping Complex on … READ MORE →

(Canmore. AB) – The fifth ever edition of the Tour de Ski is over and done with. I am comfortably sitting in a “Nighbor driving” laid back position up in B-Class flying home after … READ MORE →

(Ruhpolding, Germany) – Russia’s Olga Zaitseva battled through torrential rain and sloppy racing conditions on Thursday to win the women’s 15km Individual race at the IBU World Cup in Ruhpolding. Zaitseva, who was one … READ MORE →

(Montreal, QC) – The 45th Canadian Ski Marathon features adventure and camaraderie on cross-country skis with a 160km route over two days for 2,000+ skiers. First run in 1967 as part of Canada’s centennial … READ MORE →

  – The Toko Race Wax Tips have been posted for this weekend’s events.  Our goal is to have the tips posted 48 hours or more before each event.  There are some events (that are on … READ MORE →

(Lake Placid, NY) – This weekend’s NYSEF Lake Placid SuperTour event also doubles as an Eastern College Carnival, and according to USSA Nordic Director John Farra, “Some of our Oslo Worlds Team will be … READ MORE →

– With U.S. Championships in Rumford, ME now complete, the updated USSA SuperTour standings are now in! Thanks to the Race Organizers, volunteers and officials of the Chisolm Ski Club for their hard … READ MORE →

(Park City, UT) – World Championship silver medalist Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) will lead a strong 2011 U.S. Cross Country World Championship Team to compete at Holmenkollen in Oslo beginning Feb. 24. Randall is one … READ MORE →

(Ruhpolding, Germany) – American Lowell Bailey started off round #6 of the IBU World Cup in Ruhpolding with a strong 16th place effort in Wednesday’s 20km Individual race – he finished just two … READ MORE →

(Hinterzarten, Germany) – Daniela Iraschko (AUT) and Coline Mattel (FRA) shared victories at the FIS Ladies Ski Jumping COC event in Hinterzarten today. Iraschko won the first competition of the day – which replaced … READ MORE →

– Check out this great instructional video by SkiTrax technique columnist Keith Nicol on how to improve your 1 skate or V 2 skate – a popular cross country skiing technique. Nicol, a CANSI … READ MORE →

(Thunder Bay, ON) – Here is another video  courtesy of Team Hardwood’s Graham Longford with highlights from the Classic Sprint heats and finals at the 2011 Haywood NorAm WJr/U23 Trials at Lappe Nordic Centre … READ MORE →

(Wilmington, MA) – SWIX SPORT, a worldwide brand leader in winter sports products, has recently appointed Jeffrey Lee as Director of Merchandising, Sales and Marketing for the company’s Textile Division.
Lee, who has held senior … READ MORE →

(Val di Fiemme, Italy) – Happy New Year everyone!  It’s been one heck of start to 2011 as I just finished my first Tour de Ski.  Eight races in 10 days, four venues, two … READ MORE →

– Alexander Legkov (RUS) withdrew from Tour de Ski after the sprint in Toblach where he finished 20th. Legkov was hit by a  fever the night before the A to B stage from Cortina … READ MORE →

– The Russian Ski Federation confirmed today that cross-country skier Nikolay Pankratov has received a two-year ban from competition after he was caught with blood doping equipment on the Austrian-Swiss border in September – … READ MORE →

(Thunder Bay, ON) – Here’s another great video by Team Hardwood’s Graham Longford with highlights of the Junior Men’s 20km Pursuit race at the 2011 Haywood NorAm and World Junior/U23 Trials held at Lappe … READ MORE →

– The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and Canadian Sport Centre Pacific are currently accepting applications for the following sports-related positions. Please click the corresponding links for more details. The COC is a national, private, … READ MORE →

(Schonach, Germany) – Two members of the Visa Women’s Ski Jumping Team finished in the top five Saturday in a Continental Cup event that was overshadowed by the tragic and unexpected death of a … READ MORE →

(Barrie, ON) – If I would have told you at any time in the past that Canada would have more men in the top 10 at a series of races like the Tour de … READ MORE →

(West Yellowstone, MT) – The 2011 Equinox Ski Challenge will be held March 19-20 at the Rendezvous Ski Trails in West Yellowstone. The event is a springtime celebration, a season finale and an opportunity … READ MORE →

– The following athletes are selected to Canada’s Junior and U23 Nordic World Championships Teams competing in Otepaa, Estonia from Jan.25-31, 2011 –  a selection synopsis will follow.
Junior World Championships
– Heidi Widmer (Foothills Nordic/AWCA)
– … READ MORE →