March 01, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – The Olympic Games are over. What started with problems ended with glory. The best in the world came to Whistler and the Callaghan Valley to compete in … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 28, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – Despite the damp and overcast day skiers, wax technicians, and groomers proved they can create a fast race through treating the track with unheard of amounts … READ MORE → 1 comment

February 28, 2010 (Vancouver, BC) – With only one day to go at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games, Canada’s total medal count is impressive at 25, a new record for total medals at … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 27, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – As a cold rain soaked skiers and made for trying klister conditions, the legends of the sport proved why they are legends. Poland’s Justyna Kowalczyk and … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 27, 2010 (Vancouver, BC) – Clara Hughes, Canada’s flag bearer for the opening ceremonies at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games and the only athlete win multiple medals at both Summer (cycling) and … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 27, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – Legally blind athlete Brian McKeever (CAN) will likely not start the men’s Olympic 50k classic race tomorrow, the final XC event of the 2010 … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 26, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – We caught up with two of Team USA’s women’s relay squad members soon after they finished the Olympic 4x5km relay at Whistler Olympic Park in rain/wet snow … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 26, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – Nordic Combined Large Hill World Champion in 2009, Olympic Champion in 2010… the big successes in Bill Demong’s career came late, but they came. Demong will turn … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 25, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – While the weather changed from snow to rain to snow to even sun for a short respite, Norway, Sweden, Italy, and Finland powered their way around the … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 25, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – We caught up with first-time Olympian and U.S. Team skier Simeon Hamilton, 22, at Whistler Olympic Park after yesterday’s men’s 4x10km classic/freestyle relay, which took place in … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 24, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – What a difference a snowstorm can make during a race – followed by fog, and then followed by sun. In other words a typical day at Whistler … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 24, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – Devon Kershaw, 27, and Alex Harvey (CAN), 21, finished a strong fourth in the men’s Olympic freestyle team sprint yesterday at Whistler Olympic Park. Kershaw even took … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 24, 2010 February 24, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – Todd Lodwick, 33, a native of Steamboat Springs, came back from retirement in November 2008. He wanted to win the Nordic Combined World Championship … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 24, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – Russia won the gold medal in the Olympic biathlon women’s relay on Tuesday ahead of second-placed France while Germany – minus star performer Magdalena Neuner – finished … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 24, 2010 – First, to echo Alex Harvey’s comment about skiing like a rookie in his first race and then being an Olympian in the next race – Madeline Williams gave the … READ MORE → 1 comment

February 23, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – Veteran Sara Renner, 34, and youngster Dasha Gaiazova, 26, teamed up on Monday for Canada in the women’s freestyle team sprint, placing seventh in the final on … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 23, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) just managed to stay on his skis in the final jump of the day to lead Austria’s star-studded “Eagles” to victory in the Olympic … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 22, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – Another cloudless day saw fierce competition as snow conditions stayed flying fast, with the Germans skiing fastest over the 1.430 km course – each team raced … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 22, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – Canada’s George Grey of Rossland, BC logged a personal best result in the Men’s 30km Olympic Pursuit on Saturday at Whistler Olympic Park. Grey was part of … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 22, 2010 (Gilford and Plymouth, NH) – With lots of help from Gunstock Nordic Association the TD Bank Silver Fox Trot was a great success. Racers enjoyed a 5km loop enhanced by … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 22, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – By winning his second Olympic gold medal in the Large Hill at Whistler Olympic Park 28-year-old Simon Ammann from Switzerland is without a doubt the most successful ski jumping … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 20, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – Another day of brilliant sunshine and temperatures up to +12C made for slow conditions, yet you could not tell this from the blistering pace that Sweden’s Daniel … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 20, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – When Mr. Yoshiro Ito, Vice President of the FIS Council, presented the flowers to the winners of the Large Hill ski jumping competition on Saturday, the three … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 20, 2010   (Whistler, BC) – We caught up with a cheerful Caitlin Compton (USA), after she finished 43rd as the top American in the women’s 15km pursuit on Saturday. Compton commented on … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 20, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – There are five races in the books here at the 2010 Olympics and things are starting to get into a routine. The weather has been great for … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 19, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – Local fans were cheering loud as 6,387 paying spectators watched as two US and one Canadian ski jumper made the qualifications for Saturday’s Large Hill competition at … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 19, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – Tora Berger of Norway came back from a 5th place near-miss in Tuesday’s Pursuit to claim the gold medal in the women’s 15km Individual competition on Thursday. … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 18, 2010 (Whistler, BC) –  The legendary 20km. The true test for any biathlete and that honuor at the 2010 Olympic Games goes to Emil Helge Svendsen of Norway – the first … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 18, 2010 (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 … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 18, 2010 (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 … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 17, 2010 (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 … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 17, 2010 (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 … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 17, 2010 (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, … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 17, 2010 (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 … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 16, 2010 – 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 … READ MORE → 0 comments

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 → 0 comments

February 15, 2010 (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. … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 15, 2010   (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 … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 15, 2010   (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 … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 15, 2010 – 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 … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 15, 2010 (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 … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 14, 2010 (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 … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 14, 2010 (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, … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 14, 2010 (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 … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 14, 2010 (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 … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 13, 2010 (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 … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 13, 2010 (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 … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 13, 2010   (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 … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 13, 2010 (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 … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 13, 2010 (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 … READ MORE → 0 comments