June 27, 2008 (Kamas, Utah) – From Tour de France to the streets of Kamas, UT, bike racing season is in full swing. After taking second place in the High Uinta’s Classic, the U.S. Nordic … READ MORE →

June 27, 2008 – Para-Nordic Senior World Cup team member Shauna Maria Whyte of Hinton, Alberta has been nominated to the Canadian Cycling Association’s Paralympic cycling squad headed to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games … READ MORE →

June 27, 2008 – January 5, 2008 was a sad day for cross country skiing in Canada. Heinz Niederhauser passed away while taking a short ski between events and coaching his skiers at the … READ MORE →

June 27, 2008 (Ottawa, ON) – The Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) is pleased to announce that applications are being accepted for the 2008-2009 Coaching Internship Program. Through the program, which is funded in part … READ MORE →

June 26, 2008 – There’s some exciting news from the National Parks about great plans for improved XC skiing at Lake Louise. Parks Canada is circulating a public questionnaire that everyone is urged to … READ MORE →

June 26, 2008 – Based on long-term, structured anti-doping efforts, including the FIS Blood Profiling Program that was introduced as of the 2001/2002 season, FIS is increasingly in a position to conduct targeted testing. In … READ MORE →

June 26, 2008 – After three successful seasons as one of the most dominate cross-country ski teams in Canada, it is with regret that the INDi2010 Racing Team announces that it will dissolve for … READ MORE →

June 26, 2008 – The dry-land training and Roller Skiing season started in earnest around Europe with the arrival of the summer. While some national races already took place, the FIS Roller Skiing World Cup … READ MORE →

June 26, 2008 (Park City, UT) – The excitement radiated from Sarah Hendrickson (Park City, UT) as she set foot for the first time on the site of the soon to be completed Center of … READ MORE →

June 25, 2008 – Retirement for US Nordic Combined star, Todd Lodwick, has been short lived. The Steamboat Springs, CO native retired at the end of the 2006 but now has his eye … READ MORE →

June 24, 2008 (Anchorage, AK) – In 2009 the US Short Distance XC Nationals will return to Anchorage, Alaska for the first time in 15 years. On June 9, the Nordic Ski Association of Anchorage … READ MORE →

June 23, 2008 – The Mt. Mansfield Winter Academy is pleased to announce that it has established a Nordic program for the 2008-2009 academic year to compliment the existing alpine and snowboard programs. It is … READ MORE →

June 22, 2008 (Mora, Sweden) – At the Worldloppet Annual General Meeting in Mora (SWE) on June 13, Angelo Corradini was re-elected as Secretary General of Worldloppet for another four years. The re-election was ratified … READ MORE →

June 21, 2008 (Middlebury, VT) – Middlebury College is looking for a cross-country ski Assistant Coach/Rikert Touring Center Staff who will be responsible for managing all aspects of the NENSA (non-carnival) cross-country ski team (driving, … READ MORE →

June 21, 2007 – Following the success of previous works, including the FIS book “Skisport in den bildenden Kunst” that received the Ullr Award from the International Skiing History Association (ISHA), FIS has launched preparations … READ MORE →

June 20, 2008 – The following is USSA’s preliminary list of nominations for the 2009 U.S. Cross Country Ski Team. The nominations include those active athletes who qualified based on published selection criteria. USSA will … READ MORE →

June 20, 2008 (Pineland Farms, Maine) – The United States Biathlon Association (USBA) is pleased to announce the induction of John Morton to their national Hall of Fame. Morton has represented the United States at … READ MORE →

June 19, 2008 – Canada’s best cross-country skiers, including Olympic and World Cup medallists Chandra Crawford, Sara Renner and Devon Kershaw, will take their summer training program on the road while traveling coast-to-coast to work … READ MORE →

June 18, 2008 (Ottawa, ON) – The partnership that delivers the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) — the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC), national sport organizations (NSOs), and Provincial/Territorial Coaching Representatives (PTCRs) — met in … READ MORE →

June 17, 2008 (Park City, Utah) – The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) celebrated a milestone in the construction of its Center of Excellence Monday. Around 50 USSA staff members joined the Jacobsen … READ MORE →

June 16, 2008 (Hayward, WI) – Central Cross Country Ski Association is pleased to announce the 2008-2009 CXC Elite Team. CXC is extremely proud of this talented and dedicated group of athletes. Caitlin Compton … READ MORE →

June 16, 2008 – We would like to utilize customer feedback from our division and club survey to make the calendar more appealing to a broader market within the cross-country skiing community. While not forgetting … READ MORE →

June 15, 2008 – The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) is taking aim at pretenders by launching a national advertising campaign next week to raise consumer awareness about … READ MORE →

June 14, 2008 – Service Canada is providing financial assistance for this project through the Government of Canada’s Career Focus program, which offers financial support to employers and organizations to provide post-secondary graduate youth with … READ MORE →

June 13, 2008 – We’re pleased to announce the prize winners of the inaugural SkiTrax 2007-08 North American (NA) Nordic Ski Awards recognizing elite, U23 and junior skiers, along with biathlon, Nordic combined, and … READ MORE →

June 12, 2008 – Lakehead Athletics is very proud to announce the hiring of Lakehead alumnus Adam Kates as the new Thunderwolves Nordic Ski Coach. Kates is replacing former Coach Lisa Patterson who … READ MORE →

June 11, 2008 (Salt Lake City, Utah) – Director of Skiing Eli Brown has added two new coaches to his staff. Former U.S. Ski Team athlete Andrew Johnson has accepted the position of assistant … READ MORE →

June 10, 2008 – The Chelsea Nordiq is the largest cross-country ski and biathlon club in Quebec. The Club has over 800 members and is based in Chelsea, Quebec. We have over 400 members registered … READ MORE →

June 9, 2008 – We are very pleased to announce the hiring of Rossignol’s new Nordic Product Manager, Drew Gelinas. Drew started with Rossignol at The Mountain Center in Park City on June … READ MORE →

June 9, 2008 (Duntroon, ON) – The Highlands Trailblazers Nordic ski team, based out of Highlands Nordic in Duntroon, are challenging themselves to be the first team ever to run the whole Bruce Trail, in … READ MORE →

June 8, 2009 – We would like to utilize customer feedback from our division and club survey to make the calendar more appealing to a broader market within the cross-country skiing community. While not forgetting … READ MORE →

June 7, 2008 – The 46th International Ski Congress in Cape Town (RSA) has now concluded. The FIS Council made several important decisions during its meetings in the course of the Congress week. For a … READ MORE →

June 6, 2008 – The National Cross-Country Ski Development Society today has approved a substantive contribution of close to $250,000 aimed at sharpening the high performance delivery of several clubs and club coaches in western … READ MORE →

June 5, 2008 (Caribou, Maine) – The MWSC is excited to announce that Austin Ross will be joining their coaching staff. Originally from Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Ross skied for the Rocky Mountain Division … READ MORE →

June 4, 2008 (Park City, Utah) – Olympian Kris Freeman (Andover, NH) could have easily given up his dreams when a doctor told him that he was a type 1 diabetic and would no … READ MORE →

June 4, 20008 (Callaghan Valley, BC) – We just got back from a great ski on the Callaghan Country Lodge trails – up the valley from Whistler Olympic Park – where there’s … READ MORE →

June 2, 2008 – The BMA August camp that runs from August 10-18 welcomes Jesper Johnsson, a member of the coaching team at the Jaerpen Ski Gymnasium in Sweden, as a guest coach for the … READ MORE →

June 2, 2008 – It has been a whirlwind journey of travel and fun for our US-Canadian newlywed couple Kikkan Randall and Jeff Ellis who were married on May … READ MORE →

June 1, 2008 (Cape Town, SA) – Welcome to the 21st edition of the FIS Cross-Country News! The 46th International Ski Congress, which took place this week in Cape Town (RSA), brought many updates for … READ MORE →

May 31, 2008 (Hayward, WI) – The Central Cross Country Ski Association is pleased to announce the 2008 Coaches Conference organized in conjunction with the CXC Regional Elite Camp on June 30-July 2. “This is … READ MORE →

May 30, 2008 (Vancouver, BC) – The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games announced that it has filed a Statement of Defence on Friday morning, May 30, responding to the … READ MORE →

May 30, 2008 (Cape Town, South Africa) – Growing the sport worldwide was one of the key topics at the International Ski Federation’s biennial FIS Congress which ended May 30 in Cape Town. Over 1,100 … READ MORE →

May 30, 2008 – Garnet Hill Lodge, a premier cross country ski resort in the Adirondack Mtns of upstate NY, has a thriving program and is looking for a new ski center director who will … READ MORE →

May 30, 2008 (Cape Town, SA) – The FIS Council has been meeting since Monday, considering various proposals submitted by the Technical Committees after their meetings earlier in the week. One of most important items … READ MORE →

May 30, 2008 (Vancouver, BC) – The controversy over the inclusion of women’s ski jumping at the Vancouver 2010 Games is heating up as eight female ski jumpers including Anette Sagen (Nor), Daniela Iraschko (Aus), … READ MORE →

May 30, 2008 – The National Cross Country Ski Education Foundation (NCCSEF) recently announced the award of ten $1,500 grants to US Elite Athletes under the age of 25. These grants were made possible due … READ MORE →

May 29, 2008 (Cape Town, South Africa) – FIS has just announced from their Congress in Cape Town, South Africa that Val di Fiemme, Italy will host the 2013 FIS Nordic Worlds winning over Falun … READ MORE →

May 29, 2008 – In honor of National Trails Day the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation will host a Birkie Trail workday on Saturday, June 7, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Volunteers are … READ MORE →

May 29, 2008 (Montreal, QC) – Maurice Duquette, who most notably was top Canadian cycling star, Genevieve Jeanson’s former doctor, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to 14 charges of administering erythropoietin (EPO) to professional athletes before … READ MORE →

May 27, 2008 – Check out some of the great images from the USSA Junior Championships March! This multi-media show is a photo compilation of some of the best images from the 2008 Cross … READ MORE →