(Whistler, BC) – Norway claimed it’s first biathlon gold medal of the 2010 Games thanks to Tora Berger’s speed and nearly flawless shooting (19/20) in the women’s Biathlon 15km Individual event. Taking advantage of … READ MORE →

(Whistler, BC) – The premier events on the Olympic biathlon schedule are set to start on Thursday. The grueling 15km Women’s and 20km Men’s individual races. The Men’s 20km was the Biathlon’s first official … READ MORE →

(Carrabassett Valley, ME) – Read a first hand account of the Maine Huts and Trails Marathon that was held last weekend in beautiful Carrabassett Valley, Maine. Ira Weissman skied the 20km race and recounts … READ MORE →

(Whistler, BC) – It was an absolutely great day for racing on Wednesday at the Whistler Olympic Park – temps were mild, and the snow is holding up well. The crowds were loud and … READ MORE →

(Whistler, BC) – The final battle for the men’s classic 1.6km sprint medals was between Russia and Norway as two Russians – Nikita Kriukov and Alexander Panzhinskiy – and three Norwegians – Petter … READ MORE →

(Whistler, BC) – Norway’s Marit Bjoergen had the fastest qualifying time by a long shot in the morning when the snow was still hard and she kept that position through the heats straight to … READ MORE →

(Whistler, BC) – Canada’s Stefan Kuhn pulled out all the stops to qualify 10th in the men’s Olympic 1.5km classic Sprints while team mate Devon Kershaw placed in 23rd and the USA’s young emerging … READ MORE →

(Whistler, BC) – The USA’s top sprinter Kikkan Randall lead the North American women in 10th while Canada’s Daria Gaiazova in 17th, and Chandra Crawford in 18th, also qualified as Norway’s Marit Bjoergen lead … READ MORE →

(Whistler, BC) – Bjorn Ferry of Sweden moved from eighth at the start on Tuesday to capture the gold medal in the Men’s 12.5km Pursuit at Whistler Olympic Park, while German biathlon … READ MORE →

(Whistler, BC) – The first training day on the Large Hill at Whistler Olympic Park was skipped by a large number of  competitors, but the Canadians and US ski jumpers were at the … READ MORE →

(Whistler, BC) – Everyone at Whistler Olympic Park is praying to the weather gods as the snow here is the consistency of a melting Slushy. Environment Canada is predicting temperatures below zero overnight, but … READ MORE →

(Whistler, BC) –  Bjorn Ferry won gold for Sweden in the Olympic Biathlon men’s 12.5km Pursuit on Tuesday with Austria’s Christoph Sumann moving up from 12th to claim the silver, while Sunday’s gold medalist … READ MORE →

(Whistler, BC) – Was it fitness, nerves, the heavy wet snow, or the terrain that shut the Norwegian men out of the medals in yesterday’s Olympic XC Men’s 15km Freestyle race? None of the … READ MORE →

(Whistler, BC) – Magdalena Neuner of German upgraded  her silver in Sunday’s Sprint, by winning gold in today’s Olympic Biathlon women’s 10km Pursuit. Starting two seconds behind Sprint gold medalist, Anastazia Kuzmina (SVK), Neuner … READ MORE →

– I guess the old adage rings true – “Expect the unexpected!” What a weird and whacky day for some people and some teams at the first xc ski event of the 2010 Olympic … READ MORE →

(Aspen, Colorado) – Brayton Osgood (XCOregon/Fischer), Kristina Trygstad-Saari (BSF), Nicole DeYong (SVSEF), and Tad Elliott (CXC Team Vertical Limit) earned their first-ever wins this past weekend at the SuperTour and FIS Marathon Cup’s Owl … READ MORE →

February 15, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – It was a spectacular day for Super “Dario” Cologna winning Switzerland’s first Nordic gold medal in the  Olympic men’s XC 15km freestyle event. Canada’s Ivan Babikov scored a solid … READ MORE →

(Whistler , BC) – Charlotte Kalla won gold for Sweden in the first cross country event of these Games, while Caitlin Compton (Minneapolis) was the top finisher for the U.S. in 30th after a … READ MORE →

(Sapporo, Japan) – North American skiers put on a great show on Sunday led by the USA’s Seth Downs from Anchorage, AK who won the men’s 50km freestyle race at the 30th Anniversary Sapporo … READ MORE →

(Canmore, Alberta) – This Friday Fast and Female presented by Best Buy – Canada’s highly dynamic organization dedicated to empowering young female athletes through sports – will join FitSpirit to host their 3rd annual … READ MORE →

  (Whistler, BC) – Dario Cologna won a historic, first-ever Olympic gold for Switzerland in the men’s 15km freestyle event on Monday while Canada’s Ivan Babikov gave fans in Whistler and across the country reason … READ MORE →

  (Whistler, BC) – They were scared of her, and rightly so.Sweden’s Charlotte Kalla won gold in the women’s 10km Freestyle individual start event on Monday at Whistler, by a margin of 6.6 seconds. And … READ MORE →

(Whistler, BC) – The 2010 Olympic cross-country ski events begin this morning at Whistler Olympic Park with the women’s 10km individual start freestyle, followed by the men’s 15km individual start freestyle events.
The weather forecast … READ MORE →

(Vancouver, BC) – Two Nordic athletes have been barred from Olympic competition, February 12-16 due to high blood hemoglobin levels, which may indicate doping, but also could be naturally occurring due … READ MORE →

(Whistler, BC) – I arrived to the Vancouver airport Saturday night, made it to the US Ski Team wax house in Whistler at 11PM and was waxing skis by 7:30AM on Sunday. It took … READ MORE →

– This has been a fun effort and not an easy one. I spent way more time doing this then I thought I would, but FIS helped out dramatically with all of … READ MORE →

(Whistler, BC) – A giant monkey is off the back’ of the US Nordic combined community… on Sunday they finally did it. After 86 years of trying, Johnny Spillane of Steamboat Springs, CO … READ MORE →

(Whistler, BC) – Check out this great video taken by Salomon’s Andy Gerlach in the closing kilometres of the 2010 Olympic Nordic Combined cross-country race where American Johnny Spillane won the silver – the … READ MORE →

February 14, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – It was a huge day for American Johnny Spillane who won the the USA’s first Olympic Nordic Combined medal on Sunday claiming the silver in the Normal Hill/10km … READ MORE →

(Whistler, BC) – Johnny Spillane’s historic Nordic Combined silver on Sunday is the first US Nordic Combined Olympic medal, 86 years in the making, and their first Nordic medal of the 2010 Olympic Games. … READ MORE →

(Whistler, BC) – With clean shooting, Vincent Jay of France, took advantage of an early start in a clear weather on Sunday to capture the gold medal in the men’s 10km Sprint in 24:07.8, … READ MORE →

(Mora, MN) – Matthew Leibsch and Kristina Owen not only won the men’s and women’s overall 58km Mora Vasaloppet, they also earned a free trip to next year’s Swedish Vasaloppet!  It was Liebsch’s second … READ MORE →

(Whistler, BC) – Johnny Spillane scored the first US Nordic medal of the 2010 Games skiing up from 4th after the jump to grab the silver in a tight race, as Jason Lamy-Chappuis stormed … READ MORE →

(Whistler, BC) – France’s Jay Vincent scored biathlon gold in the men’s 10km Sprint on Sunday as Canada’s Jean Philipp LeGuellec put on quite a show for home town fans leading the North Americans … READ MORE →

(Whistler, BC) – Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, CO) is in prime position to challenge for a gold medal in the normal hill/10km Nordic combined on Sunday, sitting second after the jumps with the cross-country … READ MORE →

(Canmore, AB) – Canada’s 2010 Olympic Cross Country
Ski team is full of many amazing stories, with each athlete bringing their own history and experiences to the team, both as competitors and as people. … READ MORE →

(Whistler, B.C.) – Canada’s veteran skier, Sara Renner, is committing to the “lung-busting” sprints following her recent bronze performance at the Alberta World Cup in Canmore, Alta. Renner will now skip Monday’s 10km cross-country … READ MORE →

(Whistler, BC) – Anastasiya Kuzmina of Slovakia took the first
biathlon gold medal of these Olympic Winter Games and at the same time won the first-ever OWG Gold medal for her country, by winning … READ MORE →

(Toronto, ON) – With one more day to go the race is on for contestants to make their selections in the SkiTrax Fantasy 2010 Contest that features almost $4,000 in great prizes including a … READ MORE →

(Stowe, Vermont) – Dartmouth won their Winter Carnival, even though the Nordic events were held on UVM’s snow. Lack of snow in Hanover forced the Nordic events back to the Trapp Family Lodge, in … READ MORE →

  (Whistler, BC) – Simon Ammann of Switzerland has won the first gold medal of the XXI Winter Olympic Games with his victory on Saturday in the Ski Jumping Normal Hill competition at Whistler Olympic … READ MORE →

(Vancouver, BC) – No matter where you were in downtown Vancouver, it was impossible to not know when the Canadian team entered the stadium at the Olympic opening ceremonies. A rather thunderous … READ MORE →

(Vancouver, BC) – With an infamous reputation of doping among the ranks of high-level cross-country skiers that traditionally comes to the forefront at the Olympics, Austria is determined to kick the habit in dramatic … READ MORE →

(Gatineau, QC) – Assessment of Canmore…The word on the street is that this is the Nordic Capital of North America and it’s trail system ranks with the best in the world. It still … READ MORE →

(Vancouver, BC) – American Nordic fans, don’t let traditionally poor television coverage of your favorite Nordic sports get you down. Check out NBC’s Olympic webpage with lots of photo galleries of your favorite athletes, … READ MORE →

(Vancouver, BC) – Out of respect for Georgian luge athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili, who passed away in a tragic accident earlier today at The Whistler Sliding Centre, flags were lowered to half-mast during the Opening … READ MORE →

(Whistler, BC) – Today is the day of the opening of the Games. Starting tomorrow, the biggest sporting event in the world begins. All athletes, trainers and coaches have worked four years for this … READ MORE →

(Toronto, ON) – The SkiTrax 2010 Fantasy Contest is underway with lots of contestants already entered and great prizes to be won. Don’t miss this opportunity to test your skiing knowledge against other contestants … READ MORE →

(Vancouver, BC) – It is with great regret that we confirm the death of the Georgian luge athlete, Nodar Kumaritashvili, during the final training session at the Whistler Sliding Centre, this morning. Mr Kumaritashvili … READ MORE →

(Whistler, BC) – In a big step for U.S. ski jumping, each U.S. Olympic Ski Jumping Team member qualified on the normal hill Friday at Whistler Olympic Park, landing the three 21-and-younger athletes in … READ MORE →