February 8, 2008 – Following the postponement (due to lack of snow) of the World Junior U23 Championships until February 21-28 in Sczcyrk, Poland, Alex Harvey’s Centre national d’entraînement Pierre-Harvey (CNEPH) team flew back … READ MORE →

February 8, 2008 – The Viessmann FIS World Cup Cross-Country events in Liberec (Cze), scheduled from February 16-17 are confirmed. The Organizing Committee of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 gave the “green light” … READ MORE →

February 7, 2008 (Otepaeae, Estonia) – U.S. cross-country skiers produced eight top-15 performances over three days at the J1 Scandinavian Championships, competing against traditional Nordic powers Norway, Sweden and Finland as well as Estonia and … READ MORE →

February 7, 2008 (Ottawa, ON) – The Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) is encouraged by today’s Statistics Canada report, Sports Participation in Canada, 2005, which revealed that the number of amateur, volunteer coaches in Canada … READ MORE →

February 7, 2008 (Ostersund, Sweden) – The ten-person US Biathlon Team, combining experience and youth, opens competition on Saturday in this city of 60,000, situated on the shore of Lake Storsjön in west … READ MORE →

February 6, 2008 (Hayward, Wis.) – With the countdown on to the 35th running of the American Birkebeiner from February 21-23 in Cable and Hayward, Wis., race organizers are looking forward and looking back. … READ MORE →

February 5, 2008 (Madison, Wisconsin) – Garrott Kuzzy, fresh off his first World Cup top-10 result in Canada, and Karin Camenisch, who has moved up to the Swiss national team, clinched … READ MORE →

February 6, 2008 – Sport BC is looking for a qualified candidate to fill the position of Events Assistant in the Vancouver/Richmond area. The deadline for application is February 25, 2008. … READ MORE →

February 5, 2008 (Alaska) – Alaska’s premiere race series, the 2008 Besh Cup named in honour of the late Tom Besh, a prominent figure within the Alaskan Ski Community who passed away in an airplane … READ MORE →

February 5, 2008 (Crested Butte, CO) — University of Colorado senior Maria Grevsgaard made history on Saturday, Feb. 2, and the Buffaloes needed her performance to hang on to the lead in the … READ MORE →

February 5, 2008 – The operators of cross-country ski trails in Washington’s Methow Valley, located on the east slopes of the North Cascades, are joining the “greening” of the cross-country ski industry. The Methow Valley … READ MORE →

February 4, 2008 (Gatineau, QC) – The Canadian Ski Marathon (CSM), a 160km, two-day tour taking place February 9-10 is seeking volunteers for this year’s event partially due to the war in Afghanistan. CSM Volunteer … READ MORE →

February 3, 2008 (Canmore, Alta.) – It was an incredible week for North American ski racers. With many athletes having family and friends at the World cups in CAnmore (some of them topless … READ MORE →

February 4, 2008 (Gatineau, Que.) – The 42nd annual Canadian Ski Marathon being held February 9th and 10th will once again see over 2,000 cross country skiers take to the hills promoting a spirit of … READ MORE →

February 3, 2008 (Stowe, VT) – Solid performances by Middlebury skiers were enough to oust the University of Vermont from the lead in its home carnival and give Middlebury its first … READ MORE →

February 3, 2008 (Ketchum, Idaho) – Michael Sinnott (Factory Team, ID) won the 33rd Wells Fargo Boulder Mountain Tour (BMT) yesterday with Leif Zimmerman (Bozeman, MT) in second and Zack Simons (Rossignol, ID) in third. … READ MORE →

February 3, 2008 – Team Today was created by the athletes of the U.S. cross-country team to raise the level of ski racing in the U.S. A large contingent of US team … READ MORE →

February 3, 2008 (Oberammergau, Germany) – The 36th König Ludwig Skilanglauf, traditionally held on the first weekend of February for both classic and free technique, is taking place this weekend Feb. 2-3. The event is … READ MORE →

February 2, 2008 (Craftsbury, VT) – Mother Nature taunted the 720 competitors in the TD Banknorth Craftsbury Marathon but in the end provided fantastic cover for this great 45km point to … READ MORE →

February 2, 2008 (Vuokatti, Finland) – Canada’s Robbi Weldon captured her first ever World Cup biathlon medal at the IPC World Cup in Vuokatti, Finland on Saturday. The 32-year-old from Thunder Bay, Ont., who competes … READ MORE →

February 2, 2008 – There is no doubt that the Marcialonga is one of the most loved cross-country skiing competitions of the world. On Sunday morning (Jan. 27) on the starting line … READ MORE →

February 2, 2008 (Vancouver, BC) – Cultural Olympiad 2008 launched a multi-year celebration of arts, culture and creativity yesterday, staged as part of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.Running February 1 to March … READ MORE →

February 2, 2008 (Québec City, Que.) – This morning, Jean Leclerc, chairman of the board of the Société du 400e anniversaire, together with Régis Labeaume, mayor of Québec City, received the 400th Anniversary of … READ MORE →

February 1, 2008 (Las Vegas, Nevada) – Perhaps the only sure bet in Las Vegas this year at the annual Snowsports Industries of America (SIA) show in “Sin … READ MORE →

February 1, 2008 (Ruhpolding, Germany) – The US Team of Leif Nordgren (Marine-on-St. Croix, MN), Russell Currier (Stockholm, ME), Wynn Roberts (Battle Lake, MN) and Mark Johnson (Grand Rapids, MN) finished 9th in … READ MORE →

February 1, 2008 – Here is a selection of photos from the last Mike’s Nordic Club classic skills session in Dieppe, New Brunswick. The Mike’s Nordic Club in collaboration … READ MORE →

January 31, 2008 – At a press conference here in Ruhpolding Germany today at 3 PM CET, the International Biathlon Secretary General Michael Geistlinger announced the following regarding positive test of biathlete Kaisa Varis … READ MORE →

January 31, 2008 (Las Vegas, NV) – On Day One of the SIA.08 SnowSports Trade Show the morning kicked off with some accolades and good news. The winners of the 2007/2008 SIA US and Canadian … READ MORE →

January 30, 2008 (Toronto, ON) – The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) unveiled details of its application for groundbreaking English and French amateur sport television networks on Wednesday, which would be a first in Canada if … READ MORE →

January 30, 2008 (Canmore, Alta.) – A report from sprint number two of the Canmore World Cups, this time freestyle! It turned out to be a beautiful day for racing. … READ MORE →

January 30, 2008 (Las Vegas, NV) – The SIA.08 SnowSports Trade Show kicked off stylishly on Monday night with SnowSports Industries America’s (SIA) Snow Fashion Show held at Fashion Show Mall, where an estimated 1,500 … READ MORE →

January 30, 2008 (Vuokatti, Finland) – Brian McKeever is not about to rest on his laurels as he climbed atop the podium once again in Finland Tuesday after winning the Men’s B1-B3 10 km race. … READ MORE →

January 29, 2008 (Cable, Wisconsin) – The USSA Cross Country SuperTour resumed with a midweek sprint in Duluth, Minnesota on Jan 23, and huge fields of athletes for weekend distance races at Telemark Resort in … READ MORE →

January 28, 2008 (Canmore, Alta.) – What a fabulous finale as Canada’s Chandra Crawford rocked Canmore winning sprint gold in the final World Cup event taking the Alberta World Cup 2008 to even greater … READ MORE →

January 28, 2008 (Canmore, Alberta) – My apologies to Phil Widmer and Drew Goldsack for mixing them up in my comments concerning the confrontational activities during the “B” Final where Drew (not Phil) and … READ MORE →

January 28, 2008 – Today in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) announced a number of exciting elements related to the 2010 Olympic Torch Relay. Pier … READ MORE →

January 28, 2008 (Seefeld, Austria) – Bill Demong (Vermontville, NY) had the third-fastest 7.5K race Sunday and finished sixth in a World Cup event shortened by poor weather. Demong held onto second place in the … READ MORE →

January 27, 2008 (Vuokatti, Finland) – Brian McKeever took another stride forward in his goal of becoming the first winter-sport athlete to compete in both the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Fresh off competing in … READ MORE →

January 27, 2008 (Ruhpolding, Germany) – After two days of competition at biathlon’s Youth/Junior World Championships, one thing is certain: Germany means business (i.e., winning medals) when it hosts biathlon championships. Through two … READ MORE →

January 27, 2008 (Canmore, Alberta) – SkiTrax columnist Marty Hall has been following all of the action at the Alberta World Cup at Canmore. Here are his comments on the final Day 4 of … READ MORE →

January 26, 2008 (Canmore, Alta.) – The Nordic revelry in Canmore continues as the event seems to be turning into a storybook World Cup with skiers outperforming while the snow, the weather, the mountains, … READ MORE →

January 26, 2008 (Canmore, Alta.) – She didn’t sleep very well the night before and at breakfast couldn’t choke down her toast. There were telltale butterflies in her stomach, … READ MORE →

January 26, 2008 (Canmore, Alta.) – It was an afternoon for Northern and Eastern European men as the final saw three Russians, a Swede, a Finn and a … READ MORE →

January 26, 2008 (Canmore, Alta.) – Canada’s Chandra Crawford and the USA’s Kikkan Randall both won their initial heats as the women’s free 1.2km sprint finals are now underway in Canmore. The men’s … READ MORE →

January 26, 2008 (Canmore, Alta.) – USA’s top sprinter Andrew Newell placed second today in 1:56.5 at the men’s free 1.2km sprint qualifications just behind Emil Joensson (Swe) in 01:56.4 while Canada’s Philip Widmer … READ MORE →

January 26, 2008 (Canmore, Alta.) – Virpi Kuitunen (Fin) lead the charge again today in the women’s free 1.2km sprint qualifications with Canada’s Chandra Crawford (Can) in second and Magda Genuin (Ita) in third. … READ MORE →

January 26, 2008 (Ruhpolding, Germany) – Leif Nordgren (Marine-on-St. Croix MN) led the US Biathlon Team here today with sixth place in the Youth 7.5K Sprint at the Youth/Junior Biathlon World Championships.Nordgren, who … READ MORE →

January 26, 2008 – The 2008 Junior Nordic World Championships originally scheduled from Feb. 3-10 in Szczyrk, Poland have been postponed until Feb. 21-28 due to lack of snow. We sincerely hope that the snow … READ MORE →

January 25, 2008 (Canmore, Alta.) – As the world’s best cross-country skiers gathered in Canmore for the Alberta World Cup we were excited to catch up with one of the best – Canada’s Beckie … READ MORE →

January 25, 2008 (Canmore, Alta.) – Track conditions had warmed up by the 12:30pm start of the men’s 15km free to make for a fiercely fast … READ MORE →