(Wanaka, NZ) – A dusting of snow and medium winds greeted competitors and spectators of the 15th Merino Muster held this past Saturday at the Snow Farm in Wanaka New Zealand. Participants gathered from … READ MORE →

– Craftsbury welcomes competitively-minded masters skiers to join us this October 1-4 for a long training weekend. Coached by NENSA’s Janice Sibilia and Craftsbury’s own Pepa Miloucheva, along with other coaches from the region, … READ MORE →

(Canmore, AB) – Venturing into the blogging world is something that I’ve always been interested in, but never really knew how to go about it. The opportunity presented itself when teammate and current SkiTrax … READ MORE →

(Barrie, ON) – Cross Country Ontario’s 2010 High Performance Camp wrapped up last Sunday, with the over 70 participating athletes and coaches from across Ontario and elsewhere dispersing back to their home training bases. … READ MORE →

(Oberwiesenthal, Germany) – The women’s ski jumping crew were flying through the sky on Friday, competing at the Oberwiesenthal Continental Cup. USA’s Sarah Hendrickson (Park City, UT) stomped on the podium in third. Austria’s … READ MORE →

(Wanaka, NZ) – It’s been a couple of years now that I’ve made the trip down South during our summer in order to find snow. Along with being one of the friendliest countries I’ve … READ MORE →

(Wanaka, NZ) – As August heat continues to beat down on the northern portion of our planet, skiers in New Zealand gather for the most anticipated skiing event of the season – the 15th … READ MORE →

– Top regional junior skiers participate each year in one of four Regional Elite Group (REG) summer camps. The camps include general and ski-specific assessments, ski technique support as well as athlete and coaches … READ MORE →

– The FIS Grand Prix in Ski Jumping continued in Courchevel (FRA) and Einsiedeln (SUI) last weekend. Both competitions saw the same winner, Daiki Ito (JPN), who clearly enjoyed the special event atmosphere on … READ MORE →

(Ulan Bator, Mongolia) – For many people, talking about Mongolia raises images of horseback riding ranchers and the homeland of Genghis Khan, but the country also has a surprising number of up-and-coming cross country … READ MORE →

– The Czech Republic’s top ski racer, Lukas Bauer, is a two-time winner of Tour de Ski and an Olympic medalist from Vancouver. He was on the way to Obertiliach for a training camp when … READ MORE →

(Whitefish, Montana) – The Glacier Nordic Ski Team of Whitefish, Montana is seeking an experienced head coach for its Competition Team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone to take charge of an existing … READ MORE →

(Boulder, CO) – The SWIX Boulder Mountain Tour along with the Sun Valley Nordic Festival has secured with the help of the City of Sun Valley, Idaho a substantial prize money package. The nearly $13,000 in prize … READ MORE →

(Bischofsgrun, Germany) – Sarah Hendrickson earned the second Continental Cup victory of her career, and Abby Hughes recorded a pair of top-five finishes as the Visa U.S. Women’s Ski Jumping Team began the 2010-11 … READ MORE →

– The most intensive part of summer preparation has just ended for Slovenia’s Petra Majdic. Majdic spent ten days in her home training base in Rogla and then moved to Toblach, Italy for another … READ MORE →

(Park City, UT) – The U.S. Ski Team has named the Norwegian roller ski brand Swenor as a supplier to the Team. Longtime Team partner Swix Sport USA, a world leader in ski and … READ MORE →

(Canmore, Alberta) – The Alberta Ski Team’s sprint camp finished up today at the Canmore Nordic Center. The camp, run by the Alberta World Cup Academy in their new role as the operators of … READ MORE →

(Wanaka, NZ) – Both Canadian and American National Teams have returned home from New Zealand, and the general consensus seems to be that it was an amazing camp. Check out the latest ravings and … READ MORE →

– Norway’s Øystein “The Sausage” Pettersen may be one of the world’s fastest sprinters, but he proved today that he’s also no slouch when it comes to distance racing. He trounced Marcus Hellner (SWE) … READ MORE →

– Last week Polish xc ski star, Justyna Kowalczyk, signed a new sponsorship deal with a Polish bank worth 125,000 Euros. She also said that she has trained more volume than last year. “I … READ MORE →

– FIS Cross-Country had a chance to catch up with John Aalberg, the Sports Director for the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 in Oslo, who embarked on his new challenge in May 2010. … READ MORE →

(Haig Glacier, AB) – Wow, where to start…this past spring was a crazy one. As it is with the conclusion of any four year Olympic cycle, the 2009/10 season ended with a lot of … READ MORE →

– Only a few days ago I arrived back in civilization after the second training camp at the Beckie Scott High Performance Training Centre or also known as the Haig Glacier.  In Canada a … READ MORE →

(Presque Isle, ME) – Officials with the University of Maine at Presque Isle officially announced Tuesday that they have hired Paul Stone as Head Coach of their NCAA Nordic Ski Team. Stone comes from … READ MORE →

(Wanaka, New Zealand) – We’re stoked to have top Canadian xc skier Devon Kershaw on board this season in our Skier Blog section currently being revamped. Here’s the latest from Devon from New Zealand … READ MORE →

(Aure, Norway) – After finishing 29th and 22nd in the first races at Topidrettsveka, Petter Northug found his pace and momentum and captured the win in the sprint competition while Sweden’s Ida Ingemarsdotter won … READ MORE →

(Hayward, Wis.) – The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF) has announced that it is seeking grant applications for young skier programs associated with schools and cross-country ski organizations throughout the country.
“The mission of the … READ MORE →

(Barrie, ON) – Team Hardwood, one of Ontario’s most successful cross country ski racing clubs, is host a gathering of winter Olympians, National Ski Team members, and 50 of the top junior cross country … READ MORE →

(Aure, Norway) – It was all yellow and blue as the Swedish national team dominated the first race rollerski of the Toppiredttsveka festival in Aure on Wednesday. Swedes Charlotte Kalla and Marcus Hellner took … READ MORE →

(Canmore, AB) – Cross-country skier Brian McKeever, one of Canada’s most decorated Paralympians of all-time, will team up with the Foundation Fighting Blindness this fall for a unique running event to raise funding and … READ MORE →

– The athletes at Canada’s CNEPH Training Center (Centre National d’Entrainment Pierre Harvey) are always looking to increase their exposure. With members like Alex Harvey, Brent McMurtry and Len Valjas as alumni, that isn’t … READ MORE →

(Canmore, Alberta) – Cross Country Alberta (CCA) is pleased to announce that the Alberta World Cup Academy has been contracted to operate the Alberta Ski Team and the Alberta Development Team for the 2010/2011 … READ MORE →

– The Swiss Mammut Sports Group AG will sell the Toko brand, including all of its activities and products, to a new subsidiary of the Norwegian company Swix Sport AS, effective September 1, 2010. … READ MORE →

(Jyvaskyla, FIN) – One Way athlete Lasse Paakkonen from the Finnish XC Ski Team talks about his summer training in Jyväskylä, Finland during July. The 24-year-old skier from Raahe has the capacity to become … READ MORE →

August 9, 2010 (Canmore, Alberta) – The athletes with Thunder Bay’s National Team Development Center are not ones to rest on their laurels. They’ve had three heavy training camps so far this summer, and things … READ MORE →

(Wanaka, Zew Zealand) – The final day of racing wrapped up on Sunday at the Snow Farm, in Wakana New Zealand. The race also marked the end of the training camps for both the … READ MORE →

(Charlo, New Brunswick) – The home of Les Aventuriers ski club in Charlo, New Brunswick has been the site of many high-level races over the years. In 2004 the club hosted the Canadian Ski … READ MORE →

(Wanaka, New Zealand) – Bowing out of Friday’s 10km classic mass start race during the competition at the Waiorau Snow Farm has paid off for Canada’s Chandra Crawford. The 2006 Olympic sprint gold medalist … READ MORE →

(Wanaka, NZ) – Canada’s Devon Kershaw won the opening FIS Australia – New Zealand Cup 10/15km classic mass start race in Wanaka on Friday at the Waiorau Snow Farm.  The race was a tight … READ MORE →

– Launched for the first time this summer, 40 of the best J2 boys and girls in the U.S. were invited to take part in a the USSA National J2 Talent Camp. The following … READ MORE →

(Wanaka, New Zealand) – Kikkan Randall ranks among the top cross-country sprint specialists in the world. She claimed second place in the free technique sprint in Liberec 2009 and grabbed second in Oslo at … READ MORE →

– There’s more to sport than winning and losing and Canada’s Beckie Scott, Olympic gold medalist and a longtime proponent of sportsmanship and clean racing, has played many roles in this regard. She recently … READ MORE →

– Norway’s Petter Northug and Sweden’s Marcus Hellner squared off at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas in early July with Northug coming out on top. A month has passed, and now … READ MORE →

– Fredrik Aukland has worked with Dario Cologna for a number of years, helping him become the successful and winning skier he is today. He worked with the Swiss Ski Federation for two years, … READ MORE →

(Canmore, AB) – Cross Country Canada (CCC), the national sport governing body for the sport of cross-country skiing in Canada, is currently seeking to hire a full-time Assistant Director High Performance – Para-Nordic who … READ MORE →

(Michigan) – Athletes have been making their way to the National J2 camp for the past two days. So far a classic roller ski, skate roller ski, a recovery run and flexibility sessions have … READ MORE →

(Salt Lake City, UT) – Eli Brown, director of skiing at the University of Utah for the past five years, has announced his resignation, citing personal reasons. The athletics department will begin a national … READ MORE →

(Methow Valley, WA) – As the days turn shorter and the ski season comes just that little bit closer, Sam Naney, Erik Bjornsen and Torin Koos of the MOD Squad turn up the … READ MORE →

– The 10th annual JLS Sports trip to Trout Lake/Bend wrapped up recently.  This year word spread like wildfire among not only Western skiers but Easterners too. We had a record number of attendee’s … READ MORE →

– We found this short news item on the Voice of Russia web site claiming that criminal cases on 12 charges have been opened regarding the 6 billion rubles allocated for the Olympic training … READ MORE →