January 16, 2014 – Visa launched its first Olympic advertising spot during the NFL playoffs this past weekend. It features U.S. Olympic women’s ski jumping hopeful and Team Visa athlete, Sarah Hendrickson. The … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 12, 2014 (Chamonix, SUI) – Swiss star Dario Cologna’s competitive season got off to a belated but promising start on Friday with his appearance in a  European Cup race in Chamonix, France. … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 11, 2014 (Midway, UT ) – Check out our video of the CL Sprint action on final day at the 2014 US Cross Country Championships where Reese Hanneman (Alaska Pacific University) claimed his … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 11, 2014 (Ruhpolding, GER) – Check out this cool video courtesy of Biathlonworld.com from the unique and renowned IBU Family Club in Ruhpolding decorated like a rustic Bavarian inn with the “… … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 10, 2014 – Despite warm weather across central Europe, Nove Mesto na Morave (CZE) is ready to welcome the world’s best sprinters this weekend. The Organizing Committee has prepared 2.5 km long … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 09, 2014 (Midway, UT ) – Check out some of the action from yesterday’s distance races on Day 3 at the 2014 US Cross Country Championships where Sylvan Ellefson (Team Homegrown) scored his … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 08, 2014 (Battle Creek, MI) – With the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, only a month away, Kashi®, a natural foods pioneer, has launched its first-ever U.S. Olympic campaign, featuring … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 07, 2014 (Val di Fiemme, Italy) – Check out these exciting videos from the final stage at the Tour de Ski, the legendary and grueling 9km climb up Alpe Cermis won by … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 06, 2014 (Midway, UT ) – Check out some the action from yesterday’s Day 2 at the 2014 US Cross Country Championships where Bozeman Ski Foundation skiers, Jennie Bender and Torin Koos, pulled … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 05, 2014 (Midway, UT ) – Check out this great video that captures the scene and action on Day 1 at the 2014 US Cross Country Championships where APU’s Becca Rorabough and Eric … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 25, 2013  (Toronto, ON) – We would like to extend our warmest wishes to all of our readers, contributors, partners, advertisers, suppliers, supporters, families and friends across the continent, and around the globe, for … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 17, 2013 (Washington, D.C.) – Snowshoeing and cross country skiing are great exercise options for shedding those extra pounds from overindulgences during the holidays. And the 19th annual Winter Trails day on … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 12, 2013 (Annecy-Le Grand Bornand, France) – The Biathlon Canada Women’s Team scored a stunning 4th place at the IBU World Cup women’s 4x6km relay in Annecy-Le Grand Bornand, France in great … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 12, 2013 – Canadian Ski Team technician Joel Jaques takes us on a tour of the squad’s new wax truck in this interesting behind-the-scenes video. In the work area, the truck includes … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 09, 2013 (Sovereign Lake, BC) – SkiTrax correspondent Julie Melanson caught up with skiers at the Haywood NorAm opener this past weekend in Sovereign Lake, BC for the scoop on a very … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 07, 2013 (Sovereign Lake, BC) – SkiTrax correspondent Julie Melanson catches up with racer Brittany Webster on the eve of the Haywood NorAm series opener in Sovereign Lake, BC, where temperatures are … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 07, 2013 (Lillehammer, Norway) – The USA’s Sadie Bjornsen continues to outperform matching her career-best 7th place in the women’s 10km CL individual start today at round 2 of the FIS XC World … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 06, 2013 – Even while she’s busy training for World Cups and the Sochi Olympics, Canadian XC skiing legend Chandra Crawford took the time to encourage us and offer training trips for … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 05, 2013 (Canmore, AB) – SkiTrax caught up with Canadian XC skier and 2006 Olympian Amanda Ammar in Canmore to get the scoop on her training and season plans. Ammar won the … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 02, 2013 (Canmore, AB) – In the lead-up to the 2014 Sochi Paralympic Winter Games, Canada’s Brian McKeever recently told George Stroumboulopoulos some great stories from his long career of competitive XC … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 26, 2013 – The wait is almost over! The season 2013/14 is about to explode into action and we can almost see the hustle and bustle of officials, service people, physiotherapists, journalists, … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 25, 2013 (Davos, Switzerland) – Recently FIS Cross-Country caught up with the Canadian Men’s XC Ski team while they were preparing for the start of the 2013-14 World Cup season in Davos, … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 23, 2013 (Canmore, AB) – SkiTrax caught up with Canadian National XC Ski Team skier, Dasha Gaiazova, in Canmore, Alberta before she heads off to Europe and the first World Cup in … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 18, 2013 (Lausanne, Switzerland) – The Swiss-based World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has provisionally suspended the Russian lab entrusted to oversee anti-doping controls at the 2014 Sochi Winter Games because of quality control … READ MORE → 1 comment

November 18, 2013 (Beitostølen, Norway) – As we reported yesterday Team USA is now settled in Beitostølen, Norway as they prepare for their first competitions of the season at the Norwegian national season … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 07, 2013 (Coon Valley, WI) – As the season fast approaches, the buzz at Mt. Borah is all about Nordic. New for this season, Mt. Borah released an entirely new line of … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 02, 2013 (Canmore, AB) – SkiTrax caught up with rising Canadian star Lenny Valjas, who is still recovering from a knee operation in August. Valjas was at the 2nd annual Winsport Frozen … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 31, 2013 (Canmore, AB) – For the second year in a row Canmore, Alberta will host the world’s best nordic skiers with six International Paralympic Committee (IPC) world cups. Racing begins Monday … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 29, 2013 – How about those Canadians…? Check out Part 1 of this cool video series by Cross Country Canada, as we mark 100 days to Sochi, featuring Klister the Jackrabbit and highlights … READ MORE → 1 comment

October 28, 2013 – Check out this cool-hand-Luke style roller ski vid featuring Czech sprinting ace Dusan Kozisek who shows us how to back-wheel on roller skis…with a friendly warning not to try … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 26, 2013 (Canmore, AB) – SkiTrax also caught up with Elite Men’s winner, Dakota Blackhorse-von Jess (USA) Bend Endurance Academy, at the 2nd annual Winsport Frozen Thunder to chat about his race, … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 25, 2013 (Canmore, AB) – SkiTrax caught up with Andy Newell, Ida Sargent and Allyson Marshall for their take on their form and races at the 2nd annual Winsport Frozen Thunder Classic … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 14, 2013 – Check out this cool behind-the-scenes exclusive training footage with Canadian cross-country ski racer, Dasha Gaiazova, as she prepares for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games. Gaiazova talks about the pain needed … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 10, 2013 (Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges, QC) – A 4.9km roller ski trail has been built up the flanks of Mont Sainte Anne. The project, which was the result of a partnership between Mont Sainte … READ MORE → 0 comments

September 15, 2013 (Wilmington, NY) – Check out this great Climb to the Castle video by SMST Coach Gus Kaeding, aka SkiTrax correspondent, who delivers the inside scoop from skier breakfast- prep to … READ MORE → 0 comments

September 10, 2013 (Whistler, BC) – Check out the latest from the Callaghan Valley Training Centre (CVTC) athletes with this brief recap of life in Whistler with sessions at mountain biking, roller skiing, wax … READ MORE → 0 comments

September 05, 2013 (Wanaka, NZ) – Andy Newell checks in from the Snow Farm in New Zealand as the US Ski team trains for the 2014 Sochi Olympics Feb. 7-23…Newell talks about his … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 28, 2013 (Whitehorse, Yukon) – Check out this great David Greer video of the 2013 JP Grand Prix held in Whitehorse, Yukon on July 25th and founded by John Parry. Greer captures the … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 26, 2013 – We asked the USST members to weigh in on Hobbits, training and what life is like on the Snow Farm – check out the latest from New Zealand. Meanwhile … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 21, 2013 (Snow Farm, NZ) – SkiTrax’s Matt Timmins caught up with top US and Canadian XC skiers Andy Newell, Devon Kershaw, Daria Gaiazova, Simeon Hamilton and Noah Hoffman during their summer … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 17, 2013 (Barrie, ON) – Somewhere behind the athlete you have become are those hours as a little kid when you picked up a pair of skis, fell in love with the … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 11, 2013 (Whitehorse, Yukon) – Check out this great behind-the-scenes CBC Only In Canada video of the 2013 JP Grand Prix held in Whitehorse, Yukon founded by John Parry. The second annual … READ MORE → 0 comments

July 21, 2013 (Park City, Utah) – Check out this fabulous historic and inspirational Nordic skiing video created by Alan Alborn about the roots of the sport and the Park City Nordic Ski Club … READ MORE → 0 comments

July 15, 2013 – Check out this video of the Central Region Elite Juniors Training Camp recently held in Cable, WI courtesy of Bryan Fish, Development Coach of the U.S. Ski Team. As … READ MORE → 1 comment

July 08, 2013 – Check out the latest blog update from Jessie Diggins who wrapped up the Eastern REG camp and struggled with the weather, while Noah Hoffman ate sushi and climbed Mount … READ MORE → 0 comments

July 04, 2013 – Happy Fourth of July to all of those who are celebrating the anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. For some fun Fourth … READ MORE → 0 comments

July 01, 2013 – Happy Canada Day to all who are celebrating… and check out this video of Nikki Yanofsky singing the Canadian Anthem at the Vancouver 2010 opening ceremony for a trip … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 14, 2013 – Check out these great videos offering new thinking, insights, ideas and changes that are taking place in Elite xc ski racing and training courtesy of the Swedish Winter Sports … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 05, 2013 – If you love being in the mountains and doing any kind of skiing, or outdoor activity like running, this short video by Salomon with spectacular footage will inspire you to … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 31, 2013 (Canmore, AB) – We are excited to bring you Cross Country Canada’s “Inside Edge” video series. With action, interviews, strategy and much more, Inside Edge gives you unprecedented access to … READ MORE → 0 comments