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Chandra Crawford (Can) in Sprint to Win. [P] Sprint to Win

SPRINT to WIN Video

August 24, 2011 (Canmore, AB) – Since Beckie Scott’s breakthrough win at the 2002 Winter Olympics, North American sprinters have enjoyed growing success on the international cross-country race circuit. SPRINT to WIN, produced … READ MORE → 1 comment

NZ Russia

Training to Russian Rap Music at the Snow Farm

August 20, 2011 (Snow Farm, New Zealand) – Check out this entertaining video as the US and Canadian men’s National XC Ski Teams train with the Russian men’s National Team to the beat … READ MORE → 0 comments

Cam Raynor (Arrowhead Nordic) working the bungees [P] Graham Longford

Southern Ontario Training Centre (SOTC) 2011 Summer Training Camp Report

August 12, 2011 (Horseshoe Valley, ON)  – The Southern Ontario Training Centre (SOTC) recently concluded its first week-long training camp of the summer. Based out of Horseshoe Valley, ON, the camp ran for … READ MORE → 0 comments

Agility Testing for XC Skiers. [P] USSA

Agility Testing for XC Skiers Video

August 10, 2011 – Check out this educational video from the USSA emphasizing the importance of agility training for XC skiers. The video explains why the best skiers in the world are also … READ MORE → 0 comments

US Ski NZ

US Ski Team in NZ

August 01, 2011 (New Zealand) – Check out this cool video by the US XC Ski Team’s Andy Newell as the team heads to New Zealand for some great snow conditions at the … READ MORE → 0 comments

NENSA Eastern REG camp at Hosmer Point video… [P] Nensa

NENSA’s Eastern REG Women’s Video!

July 27, 2011   – The NENSA Eastern REG camp at Hosmer Point provided the perfect setting for the women to show they are well versed at training hard AND having fun! And a … READ MORE → 0 comments

Yep…not quite 7 feet tall in real life! [P] courtesy of Jessie Diggins

Welcome to Alaska!

July 18, 2011 (Anchorage, Alaska) – “And remember…if a grizzly charges you, lay down and cover your head and neck. If it’s a black bear…do your best to fight back”. These were Erik … READ MORE →3 comments

Canada’s New Sports Hall of Fame to Launch in Calgary – July 1st Public Preview

June 29, 2011 (Calgary, AB) – The doors of Canada’s new Sports Hall of Fame at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary will open for a free public preview on Canada Day, July 1, … READ MORE → 0 comments

Working hard on the Concept2 SkiErg. [P] Gym Jones

Concept2 Announces Current SkiErg World Records

June 24, 2011 (Morrisville, VT) – Just in case you’re curious, or have a competitive streak, here are the fastest SkiErg times recorded for a variety of distances since the Concept2 SkiErg was … READ MORE → 0 comments

Newell and crew train in VT.

Newell and Crew Training in VT

June 23, 2011 – Check out this great video of Andy Newell, Garrott Kuzzy, Sam Tarling, Skyler Davis, Bryan Cook, and the rest of the SMS crew as they rollerski on some of … READ MORE → 0 comments

APU Glacier Camp Video

June 20, 2011 (Girdwood, Alaska) – Check out this video of the APU Nordic Ski Center’s recent training camp at the Thomas Training Center on Eagle Glacier. It is right outside of Girdwood, … READ MORE → 0 comments

U.S. Ski Team Women’s Video Challenge

Enter the U.S. Ski Team Women’s Video Challenge

June 14, 2011 – The U.S. Ski Team women are inviting women’s cross country ski teams and summer training groups throughout North America to participate in a video challenge. Rally your team, training … READ MORE → 0 comments

Northug (l) and Hellner post race.

Northug vs Hellner at Bislett Games

June 10, 2011 (Oslo, Norway) – Norway’s Petter Northug and Sweden’s Marcus Hellner were at it again as they faced off on Thursday evening at the ExxonMobil Bislett Games in Oslo for another … READ MORE → 0 comments

SkiFast’s new Ergometer.

SkiFast Ergometer Launched

June 05, 2011 – Pole power is crucial to ski racing and skiers have been developing ways to train indoors for decades. Remember Marty Hall’s roller board or the exergenie? Now SkiFast based … READ MORE → 0 comments

US Can Bend Camp

USA/Canada Bend Camp Video

June 05, 2011 – Check out these video clips by Andy Newell of the US and Canadian XC Ski Team’s first training camp in Bend, Oregon, where the teams spent 10 days of … READ MORE → 0 comments

Ivan Babikov (CAN) on Wipeout Canada.

Babikov on Wipeout Canada

April 26, 2011 – Watch this special athletes’ edition of Wipeout Canada that features National Team XC skier Ivan Babikov pitting himself against 19 other great Canadian athletes. Babikov made it through to … READ MORE → 0 comments

Devon Kershaw (CAN) wins his first ever World Cup. [P] Nordic Focus

Kershaw Wins Tellement Sport Male Athlete of the Year

April 14, 2011 (Quebec City, QC) – Canmore, Alberta’s Devon Kershaw was announced Tellement Sport’s Male Athlete of the Year after the Canadian XC ski star logged a breakthrough season in which he … READ MORE → 1 comment

Getting air at Nordix 2011.

Nordix 2011 Video Action Spills and Thrlls

April 12, 2011 (Chelsea, QC) – Check out this video of exciting race action with spills and thrills from the 1st Annual Nordix Fortune Cup Cross Country Ski Cross and Super Sprint, presented … READ MORE → 0 comments

Huckleberry Loppet in Golden, BC

Cross Country Skiing in Golden, BC

April 07, 2011 (Golden, BC) – Check out this video featuring a wide range of cross country skiing opportunities in beautiful Golden, BC as well as great post-skiing options. Keith and Heather Nicol … READ MORE → 0 comments

XC 30/50k Nationals action…

US XC Ski 30/50km Nationals Video + USSA SuperTour Prep

March 30, 2011 – Check out this video by Plum TV featuring shots of last weekend’s US XC Ski National Championships 30/50km Classic races in Sun Valley, Idaho, along with an in-depth description … READ MORE → 0 comments

2011 Canadian XC Ski Nats

2011 Canadian XC Ski Nationals Video

March 29, 2011 (Canmore, AB) – Catch some of the race action at the recent 2011 Canadian XC Ski National Championships held in Canmore, AB courtesy of SkiGo Canada featuring video clips from … READ MORE → 0 comments

FIS world cup cross-country, tour de ski, individual sprint, Toblach (ITA)

Watch Devon Kershaw’s First WCup WIN at the Tour de Ski Italy

March 23, 2011 (Toblach, Italy) – Check out this fantastic video coverage of Devon Kershaw’s (CAN) first World Cup victory during Stage 5 of the 2011 Tour de Ski in Toblach, Italy. He … READ MORE → 0 comments

Pierre Harvey

Video Highlights from Pierre Harvey’s First WCup Win

March 23, 2011 – Check out these video highlights of one of the greatest moments in Canadian XC ski racing history – Pierre Harvey’s first World Cup win in 1987 in Falun, Sweden. … READ MORE → 0 comments

NL XC Ski Provincials

NL Provincial Championships Video: Newfoundland Experience

March 22, 2011 – Check out this video by Andrew Casey (Aurora Nordic) from the NL Provincial Championships in Labrador City, featuring Marty Whalen, Luke and Noah Taylor, Emma Holmes, Allie Crowley, Natalie … READ MORE → 0 comments

Men’s pursuit podium (l-r) Boe 2nd, Svendsen 1st, Fourcade 3rd. [P] Nordic Focus

Svendsen Snags Historic Oslo Pursuit as Boe Claims 2nd from 44th – USA’s Burke 22nd UPDATED

March 19, 2011 (Oslo, Norway) – Norway’s Emil Hegle Svendsen came from behind to win a historic World Cup pursuit race in front of a wild and ecstatic hometown crowd at the Holmenkollen … READ MORE → 0 comments

Canadian Men’s  M04 relay winners (l-r) Harkestad, Marshall-Pryde,  Makarewicz (Murdoch missing). [P] Julie Melanson

USA Claims Five Relay Golds vs Russia With Six at Masters World Cup

March 10, 2011 (Sovereign Lake, BC) – Russia showed their strength once again at the Sparkling Hill Masters World Cup taking six golds, as competitors battled it out in the 4x5km classic-free relays … READ MORE → 0 comments

Norwegian fan frenzy.

Holmenkollen Insider Wrap Up – Relays, One Way, Aalberg, Toferer, Bjoergen’s Personal Waxer, Oslo Cathedral

March 09, 2011 (Oslo, Norway) – Sorry for the delay but we ended up with very slow internet connections over the final few days of the Oslo competitions, and also traveling home made … READ MORE → 0 comments

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Canada’s Burden Tops Women’s Freestyle at Masters WCup Day 3 – Interviews with Burden and McCabe

March 08, 2011 (Vernon, BC) – Monday was the biggest day of racing at the Sparkling Hill Masters World Cup with 405 Canadians gracing start lines out of 1,000 racers competing in the … READ MORE → 0 comments

Canada’s Donald Farley second in the men’s 30km Classic. [P]

Russians Dominate Master WCup Classic Races on Day 2 – Farley Interview

March 07, 2011 (Vernon, BC) – Russia showed their strength on Sunday in the classic mass starts dominating the field in the second day of competition at the Sparkling Hill Masters World Cup, … READ MORE → 1 comment

Olympian and 2010 WCup MTB series winner Catharine Pendrel.

Masters World Cup 2011 – Day 1 Full Results

March 06, 2011 (Vernon, BC) – The first day of the Sparkling Hill Masters World Cup started with high spirits in the fog. As the sun came out, so did the level of … READ MORE →2 comments

Therese Johaug celebrates the biggest win of her career. [P] Swix Sport USA

Johaug Juggernaut Takes Gold in Women’s 30km – Stephen in 16th Leads Four Americans in Top 30

March 05, 2011 (Oslo, Norway) – It will be remembered as a day of records. First of all, the Norwegian women skied as if they were starting their first race at the Nordic … READ MORE → 0 comments

81 year old Russian skier Neva. [P] Julie Melanson

Sparking Hill Masters World Cup 2011 Preview and Race Schedule

March 05, 2011 (Vernon, BC) – Just as he opened the 2010 Olympics, Chief Fabien Alexis welcomed 1,134 athletes from 22 countries to the 2011 Sparkling Hill Masters World Cup which runs March … READ MORE → 0 comments

Canadian Coach Justin Wadsworth’s reaction. [P]

Canadian Team Sprint GOLD Videos

March 04, 2011 (Oslo, Norway) – Check out these cool videos of Devon Kershaw and Alex Harvey winning Canada’s first ever gold medal at the Nordic World Championships in the men’s Team Sprint … READ MORE → 0 comments

This is the reaction when you nail the wax – and when Canada wins gold!

Holmenkollen Insider Day 8 – Oslo Attractions, Canada Wins, Inside an Oslo Ski Shop, Canadian Fans

March 04, 2011 (Oslo, Norway) – Last night we decided that we would take in the WC action and Oslo from a different perspective if the weather was foggy again. Well, it was … READ MORE → 0 comments

Oddvar Bra [P] Ahvo and Ritva Taipale

Holmenkollen Insider Day 7 – Fans, Oddvar Bra, Salomon and Fischer Reps, Finnish Teamers

March 03, 2011 (Oslo, Norway) – What a day for Finland (or two days). Ahvo and I cheer for everyone, but there is an innate tendency for us to cheer for Finnish skiers … READ MORE → 0 comments

GOLD medal winners Alex Harvey (l) and Devon Kershaw in the finish area.

Interview with Canada’s GOLD Medal Team Sprint Winners Alex Harvey and Devon Kershaw

March 02, 2011 (Oslo, Norway) – Canada’s Devon Kershaw and Alex Harvey brought the entire cross-country ski world to its feet with an incredible gold medal performance in the men’s Team Sprint Classic … READ MORE → 0 comments

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Holmenkollen Insider Day 6 – Holmenkollen Camps, Pine Tar, Moose, Oslo Snow, Diggins, Birthday Greetings

March 01, 2011 (Oslo, Norway) – Today we visited the camps up on the top of Holmenkollen. This place has to be the camp of all camps! Between a man prepping his skis … READ MORE → 0 comments

Emil Joensson’s Parents

Holmenkollen Insider Day 5 – Predictions, Joensson’s Parents, Graves, Swiss Ex-President and Oslo Waxing Secrets

February 28, 2011 (Oslo, Norway) – At breakfast on Sunday morning, the sun started peaking from behind the clouds and by the time we got to the stadium, the sun was shining warm … READ MORE → 0 comments

Bente Skari at the Holmenkollen.

Holmenkollen Insider Day 4 – Fog, Dancing, Predictions, VIPs, Skari and Lähteenmäki

February 27, 2011 (Oslo, Norway) – Greetings from Holmenkollen! Here’s our Day 4 (Saturday) report and the fog has not lifted at Holmenkollen. We did our best to get photos but had to … READ MORE → 0 comments

Frenzel takes it. [P] Stian Broch

Frenzel Scores NCombined Win – USA’s Demong 7th and Lodwick 8th

February 26, 2011 (Oslo, Norway) – Germany’s Eric Frenzel, 22, leveraged his longest ski jump of the day at Midstubakken measuring 109.5 meters, to give him the advantage he needed to win the … READ MORE → 0 comments

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Holmenkollen Insider Day 3 – Museums, Ski History, Norwegian Chapel, Bjoergen’s Tiger

February 26, 2011 (Oslo, Norway) – There was not so much action on the cross-country skiing side of things on Friday. Skiers were out training and technicians and coaches were testing waxes. The … READ MORE → 0 comments

Marcus Hellner (SWE) on his way to sprint gold. [P] Nordic Focus

Fischer Interview with World Champion Marcus Hellner

February 25, 2011 (Oslo, Norway) – Check out this Fischer video interview with 2011 World Champion Marcus Hellner (SWE). A true competitor, Hellner won the men’s 1.5km sprint yesterday in Oslo and snatched … READ MORE → 0 comments

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Holmenkollen Insider Day 1 – Diggins, Randall, Wadsworth, Canadian/Finnish Wax Rooms, Northug Fan Club…

February 23, 2011 (Oslo, Norway) – Greetings from Norway! Ahvo, master’s coach, coach of many successful international level Minnesota skiers and owner of FinnSisu Inc. in Saint Paul, MN, and Ritva Taipale, PhD … READ MORE → 0 comments

French Team’s new’s OSLO kIt. [P] One Way

OSLO 2011 – French Team’s New Oslo Worlds Kit

February 23, 2011 (Oslo, Norway) – The day before the 2011 Oslo World Championships begin the French team presented its new racing suit made for them by One Way from Finland especially for … READ MORE → 0 comments

Racing under the bright lights. [P] SprintFest 2011

Bend 2011 SprinterFest Results, Photos, Videos

February 22, 2011 (Bend, OR) – The 2011 SprinterFest was held in conjunction with the US Cellular Rail Jam at Winterfest from Friday through Sunday in the Old Mill District in Bend, OR. … READ MORE → 0 comments

Kikkan Randall wins her second WCup this season in Drammen (NOR). [P] Nordic Focus

USA’s Randall Scores Sprint Gold in Drammen UPDATED

February 20, 2011 (Drammen, Norway) – US sprint star Kikkan Randall was hoping for a final sprint match up against Norwegian queen Marit Bjoergen before Oslo and she got it. Bjoergen, seemingly invincible … READ MORE → 0 comments

Vasaloppet racers poised to start. [P] Vasaloppet USA

Mora Vasaloppet Results and Videos – Liebsch and Winters Top Fields

February 17, 2011 (Mora, MN) – Vasaloppet, renowned for its hometown hospitality, volunteer spirit and five races that challenge the expert racer and touring novice alike, was a success on Sunday, Feb. 13. … READ MORE → 0 comments

NBA star Scottie Pippin takes to the biathlon range. [P] Peter Graves

NBA Legend Scottie Pippen Visits IBU World Cup in Fort Kent

February 13, 2011 (Fort Kent, Maine) – NBA legend and Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen made his first trip to Maine this past weekend as a spectator and special guest for the current … READ MORE → 0 comments

Sprint action – Nishikawa leading Goldsack…[P] Bois Wilson

Cockney and Nishikawa Take Sprints on Day 2 at Haywood NorAm Easterns

February 13, 2011 (Cantley QC) – Skiers lined up in highly variable conditions that included everything from blue sky to a heavy snow storm on Saturday for the 1.4km freestyle sprints on day … READ MORE → 0 comments

Lowell Bailey

Interview with USA Biathlon’s Lowell Bailey

February 07, 2011 (Presque Isle, Maine) – SkiTrax talked with US biathlete, Lowell Bailey, after his 16th place finish in Sunday’s Pursuit competition in Presque Isle, Maine. Bailey talked about his solid set … READ MORE → 0 comments