February 07, 2011 (Presque Isle, Maine) – SkiTrax interviewed US Biathlon Head Coach Per Nilsson on Sunday after the final event of the IBU World Cup in Presque Isle, Maine. Nilsson … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 06, 2011 (Presque Isle, Maine) – US Biathlete Sara Studebaker stopped by to chat with SkiTrax about her career-best 14th place finish in Friday’s 7.5km Sprint at the IBU World Cup in … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 06, 2011 (Presque Isle, Maine) – SkiTrax caught up with Maine Winter Sports Centre (MWSC) President, Andy Shepard, during the IBU World Cup in Presque Isle, Maine on Saturday. Shepard talked about the … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 03, 2011 (Madona, Latvia) – American junior racer Jessie Diggins bettered her 7th place performance in yesterday’s 5km freestyle event, finishing 6th on Friday in the women’s 10km freestyle race at the … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 31, 2011 (Otepaa, Estonia) – It was another day for the Harvey name to be in lights. Alex Harvey brought his “A” game today when he won gold in the 30km Pursuit … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 19, 2011 (Gatineau, QC) – In less than 30 days, the Gatineau region will receive more than 2,500 skiers from all over the world on the occasion of the 33rd edition of the … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 18, 2011 (Lake Placid, NY) – Holly Brooks (APU) and Noah Hoffman (USST) were untouchable as day two of SuperTour racing in Lake Placid saw a change of venue to former Olympic … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 14, 2011 (Lake Placid, NY) – It was a busy day at the Mackenzie Interval Ski Jumping Complex with over 400 skiers competing in three events, headlined by the third … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 12, 2011 – Check out this great instructional video by SkiTrax technique columnist Keith Nicol on how to improve your 1 skate or V 2 skate – a popular cross country skiing … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 12, 2011 (Thunder Bay, ON) – Here is another video  courtesy of Team Hardwood’s Graham Longford with highlights from the Classic Sprint heats and finals at the 2011 Haywood NorAm WJr/U23 Trials … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 11, 2011 (Thunder Bay, ON) – Here’s another great video by Team Hardwood’s Graham Longford with highlights of the Junior Men’s 20km Pursuit race at the 2011 Haywood NorAm and World Junior/U23 … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 10, 2011 (Rumford, ME) – SkiTrax caught up with Torin Koos (Methow) , Saturday’s Freestyle Sprint champion, at the 2011 US XC Nationals in Rumford, Maine and USSA Nordic Director John Farra … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 09, 2011 (Rumford, ME) – We caught up with Tad Elliott (CXC) who claimed the men’s 30km skate race title and Liz Stephen, the winner of Thursday’s 20km women’s freestyle race at … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 07, 2011 (Thunder Bay, ON) – Check out these great video highlights of the final lap action taken by Graham Longford at yesterday’s Men’s 30k Pursuit at the Haywood NorAm in Thunder … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 05, 2011 (Toblach, Italy) – In dramatic style that’s been building since his two silver medals at the Tour de Ski, Canada’s Devon Kershaw went for broke and claimed the gold medal … READ MORE → 1 comment

January 04, 2011 (Oberstdorf, Germany) – Devon Kershaw has been making waves at the Tour de Ski this year with back-to-back second place podium finishes in both distance and sprint races making him … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 04, 2011 (Rumford, ME) – SkiTrax caught up with USSA Nordic Director John Farra at the 2011 US XC Nationals in Rumford, ME. Farra expressed enthusiasm about Sunday’s successful sprint races and … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 03, 2011 (Rumford, ME) – Alaska’s Holly Brooks lead an APU podium sweep at the 1.4km Classic Sprints on Sunday winning her first career National title along the way. It was a … READ MORE → 1 comment

January 02, 2011 (Rumford, Maine) – A sudden warming trend made for challenging conditions that forced organizers to scramble working well into the evening to prepare for today’s 1.4km classic sprint event, the … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 01, 2011 – The Tour de Ski packs plenty of punch both with it’s grueling courses and daunting race timetable beginning Dec. 31 and ending Jan. 9 – covering 10 days, 8 … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 01, 2011 (Oberhof, Germany) – Canada’s Devon Kershaw put on stunning display of classic skiing with the fastest time of the day to take second in the men’s 15km classic handicap start, … READ MORE → 1 comment

December 30, 2010 (Oberhof, Germany) – Sunshine, hard working waxing teams, athletes training, press conferences, team captains meeting and team presentation are some of the keywords from today. People are starting to run … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 27, 2010 – Check out this great instructional video on how to improve your snowplow turns on XC skis, demonstrated by SkiTrax Technique columnist, Keith Nicol. This skill will improve your ability … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 22, 2010 (Duntroon, ON) – Check out some midget and junior racing with video clips from last weekend’s Ontario Cup sprint races including qualification rounds and midget heats. Scenes like this are … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 16, 2010 (Sovereign Lake, BC) – Check out these great video highlights from last weekend’s NorAm Teck women’s 10k skate race at Sovereign Lake, which was won by Holly Brooks (APU). Caitlin … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 15, 2010 (Sovereign Lake, BC ) – Check out this great video featuring highlights from last weekend’s Teck Sprint races at the Haywood NorAm season opener at Sovereign Lake courtesy of Graham … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 12, 2010 (Sovereign Lake, BC) – APU’s Lars Flora (USA) was the fastest man in the blizzard on Sovereign Lake Nordic this morning.  He was followed by Graham Nishikawa (CAN) in 2nd … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 11, 2010 (Sovereign Lake, BC) – Perianne Jones (CAN) spoiled the American podium sweep, taking 1st place at the Haywood NorAm Tech Sprint season opener this afternoon.  And tit for tat, Mike … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 11, 2010 (Davos, Switzerland) – Norway’s Marit Bjoergen claimed yet another resounding victory in women’s 10km classic on the tough Davos course at high altitude (1,600m) in difficult snowy conditions with a … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 11, 2010 (Hochfilzen, Austria) – Tarjei Boe of Norway continued his winning streak scoring his second world cup win in as many days as he powered to a solid victory while snow … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 09, 2010 (Dusseldorf, Germany) – Here’s a video from the Dusseldorf World Cup this past weekend highlighting the technique of cornering in skate racing. Come watch the action around the infamous corner … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 05, 2010 (Dusseldorf, Germany) – The Norway II team of Ola Vigen Hattestad and Anders Gloersen charged to gold in the men’s 6×1.6km freestyle team sprint in Dusseldorf, Germany today with Sweden … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 05, 2010 (Dusseldorf, Germany) – Canada’s dynamic duo, Chandra Crawford and Dasha Gaiazova, pulled out all the stops to land on the podium in third in the women’s 6x.9km freestyle Team Sprint … READ MORE → 1 comment

December 04, 2010 (Dusseldorf, Germany) – Sweden’s Emil Joensson added another top podium finish to his resume winning the men’s 1.7km freestyle sprint in a squeaker over Italy’s Fulvio Scola with Oystein Pettersen … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 04, 2010 (Dusseldorf, Germany) – American Kikkan Randall made good in the women’s .9km freestyle sprint in Dusseldorf on Saturday claiming second behind winner Arianna Follis from Italy in the final. Canada’s … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 03, 2010 – It sure was a cold one in Kuusamo, Finland last weekend. Some teams stayed an extra few days there before moving to Dusseldorf, Germany where the temps will be … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 30, 2010 (Gallivare, Sweden) – The inaugural ‘Ruka Triple’ took place this past weekend despite desperate attempts by Mother Nature to foil the races with cold weather.  We did 3 races back-to-back, … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 25, 2010 (Rovaniemi, Finland) – The racing season’s second weekend got underway for both the Americans and Canadians in the stride-and-glide-and-double-pole techniques in the Finnish Cup FIS races in Rovaniemi, Finland, … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 25, 2010 (West Yellowstone, MT) – Well, it’s finally time to put all those hard months of summer training to the test! Thursday will be my first race of the year and … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 24, 2010 (Gallivare, Sweden) – Would you like to revisit all of the best moments from a World Cup race or you maybe missed the whole competition and want to catch some … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 22, 2010 (Muonio, Finland) – Here is the latest video by USST skier Torin Koos, which he uploaded at the airport between flights. The video covers US Skiers doing their thing in … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 21, 2010 (Rovaniemi, Finland) – It was another great day for Canada and the United States at Sunday’s 5/10km classic distance races with Canadian Dasha Gaiazova claiming the win in the women’s … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 19, 2010 (Gallivare, Sweden) – For the last few days I have been preoccupied with the start of the FIS World Cup cross-country season. Now, with literally hours to go until … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 19, 2010 (Beitostolen, Norway) – Take a look at some of the top skiers in the game like Petter Northug, Alexander Legov and Ole Einer Bjorndalen during the men’s 15km free as … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 16, 2010 (Beitostolen, Norway) – Here’s a video from the first FIS races of the season in Beitostolen, Norway this past weekend. Check out some race action from the heartland of XC … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 08, 2010 – Check out this neat video of Oberhof, Germany’s indoor ski facility that includes a nearly 2km long track and a hill with an 11% grade. The site offers skiers … READ MORE →5 comments

October 31, 2010 – The Methow Olympic Development Program (MOD) outlines some of their specific ways to get racing fit and strong for the start of the 2010 season – power training secrets … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 29, 2010 – Here is a cool short teaser video for the upcoming FIS Viessmann Cross Country World Cup 2010-2011 season opener taking place in Gällivare, Sweden, November 20-21, 2010. The video … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 17, 2010 – Stonegrinding has become an integral part of the Nordic scene to make skis faster under various conditions. A mix of art and science, here’s a behind the scenes look … READ MORE → 0 comments

October 16, 2010 (Willmington, NY) – Check out this video of the 2010 Climb to the Castle roller-ski race up Whiteface Mountain held on Oct. 8 in New York state featuring top cross-country, … READ MORE → 0 comments