December 06, 2012 (Toronto, ON) – We are pleased to present the 2012/13 SkiTraxFIS Fantasy World Cup Contest standings after round two of the 2012/13 Viessmann XC FIS World Cup at Kuusamo, Finland.
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December 06, 2012 (Quebec City, QC) – The newly launched USSA Network will bring live coverage of this weekend’s FIS Cross Country World Cup in Quebec City to American fans. World Cup sprint … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 06, 2012 (St. Ferreol les Neiges, QC) – It’s December. I almost had to tell myself out loud of that fact this morning when I rollerskied through the ice and grime that … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 06, 2012 (Sovereign Lake, B.C.) – International skiers from Sweden, Brazil, Peru, Switzerland and New Zealand are descending on Sovereign Lake for the Teck BC Cup and Haywoond NorAm races this coming … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 06, 2012 (West Yellowstone, MO) – Riding in Drew Barney’s ’02 white pickup, we led a convoy of 20+ SUV’s and Suby’s up to the plateau where primo grooming and organized parking … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 05, 2012 – The World Cup passed through its second stop of the season at Ruka, which is just outside of Kuusamo in Finland, this past weekend and this is what I … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 05, 2012 (Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges) – The Pierre-Harvey National Training Center [PHNTC] and Mont-Sainte-Anne, in partnership with the municipality of Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges and private donors of the area, are proud to announce the construction of … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 05, 2012 (Vernon, B.C.) – Cross Country BC (CCBC), the Provincial Sport Organization for cross-country skiing in British Columbia is currently seeking to fill the position of Office Administrator.
The successful candidate will … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 05, 2012 – The first three weeks of the 2012-2013 World Cup season are in the bag – and they (FIS, the rest of the World) are calling our start the “American … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 04, 2012 – Why Aren’t You Sprinting Today – Yes, that’s you I’m talking to!  I find it hard to believe the number of skiers that are on the DNS list in … READ MORE →2 comments

December 04, 2012 (Quebec City, QC) – Alex Harvey led the first wave of Canadian cross-country ski stars into his hometown of Quebec City where they will host the world for the first-ever … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 04, 2012 (Quebec City, QC) – I’m kicking off this short update with this awesome cartoon, drawn by the FIS carticature guy Thomas Zipfel:
We just arrived in Quebec City, Canada last night after … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 04, 2012 (Kuusamo, Finland) – Two races down, one to go – hence, the Ruka Triple title. This will be short because I need to get some zzzz’s for tomorrow’s crazy race. … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 03, 2012 – American skiers have had some outstanding performances in the last 3 weeks. Every race has seen an athlete post a career best and a few races have seen American … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 03, 2012 (Morrisville, Vermont) – Concept2 is proud to be a Bronze sponsor of Fast and Female, an organization founded in 2005 by Olympic gold medalist Chandra Crawford and members of the … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 02, 2012 (Bozeman, Mont.) – Great job in the opening weekends of the SuperTour. Thank you for your great attitudes, hard work and great racing. Here are the points and the current start rights … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 02, 2012 (Bozeman, MO) – Sadie Bjornsen (APUNSC/USST) scored another victory taking the women’s 10km mass start classic USSA SuperTour World Cup qualification race at Bohart Ranch in Bozeman, Mont. on Sunday effectively punching her … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 02, 2012 (Kuusamo, Finland) – Petter Northug (NOR) was a marked man but few believed he could be caught starting with a 40-second advantage in the men’s 15km CL Pursuit, the final race of … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 02, 2012 (Ostersund, SWE) – Norway’s Tora Berger is now three-for-three as she won the women’s 10km pursuit today in Ostersund, Sweden. Berger, who won Olympic gold in the 15km individual at … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 02, 2012 (Ostersund, SWE) – Martin Fourcade of France claimed his second victory of this World Cup season battling with Germany’s Andreas Birnbacher in the final section of the men’s 12.5km pursuit, … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 02, 2012 (Bozeman, MO) – APU skiers Sadie Bjornsen and Reese Hanneman ruled the 1.3km CL Sprints at round two of the USSA SuperTour in Bozeman on Saturday at Bohart Ranch. Bjornsen … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 02, 2012 (Ostersund, Sweden) – Canadian Zina Kocher, inspired by teammate Le Guellec’s golden performance earlier in the day on Saturday, notched her first top ten finish of the 2012-13 season in … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 02, 2012 (Kuusamo, Finland) – Biting cold temperatures and falling snow greeted the top women in the world for the final round of the Ruka Triple as the USA’s Kikkan Randall put … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 01, 2012 (Kuusamo, Finland) – Bryan Fletcher from Steamboat Springs, CO, had a strong jump to open the FIS Nordic Combined World Cup in Kuusamo on Saturday, finishing 14th overall behind winner Jason Lamy … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 01, 2012 (Kuusamo, Finland) – We caught up with American Kikkan Randall who landed her second consecutive distance podium grabbing the silver in the women’s 5km FR Individual Start at Kuusamo where … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 01, 2012 (Canmore. AB) – Canada grabbed two spots on the women’s podium in the first sprint race of the Haywood NorAm Series on Saturday in Canmore, Alta. Andrea Dupont and Kate Brennan sprinted … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 01, 2012 (Ostersund, Sweden) – Jean Philippe Leguellec is on top of the world at he shot clean and skied his way into the history books as the first Canadian man to … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 01, 2012 (Kuusamo, Finland) – The Russians are stamping their authority early in the season as Alexander Legkov put in the best time in the men’s Individual 10km FR holding off a … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 01, 2012 (Kuusamo, Finland) – Kikkan Randall timed her run to perfection in the Women’s 5km FR individual start at round two of the Ruka Triple to best all contenders except Norwegian … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 30, 2012 (Kuusamo, Finland) – The Ruka Triple is underway in Kuusamo, Finland, the first mini-tour of the season, and the North Americans are there in force for round two of the … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 30, 2012 (Kuusamo, Finland) – Vancouver 2010 Olympic CL sprint gold medalist Nikita Kriukov (RUS) won the 1.4km CL sprint in Kuusamo today, scooping favourite Petter Northug (NOR) at the finish by … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 30, 2012 (Kuusamo, Finland) – USST’s Ida Sargent turned heads as the top North American with a breakthrough 9th in the women’s 1.4km CL sprint in Kuusamo today with impressive, smart skiing. … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 29, 2012 (Bozeman, MO) – Following the opening of the 2012/13 USSA SuperTour series in West Yellowstone amidst inconsistent weather conditions officials were forced to reschedule the 1km FR sprints to Bozeman … READ MORE →2 comments

November 29, 2012 (Ostersund, Sweden) – Canada’s Zina Kocher, 29, launched her World Cup biathlon season with a solid start placing 23rd  in the women’s 15km individual event today in Ostersund, Sweden. The Red … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 29, 2012 (Kuusamo, Finland) – Check out the second episode of the new FIS series, Inside the Fence, hosted by Jeff Ellis. This edition features pre-race interviews with Norwegian sprinters Oystein Pettersen, … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 29, 2012 – So here we are – at the start of another World Cup racing season with the first races in the north of Sweden in Gällivare. Last season, when there … READ MORE →2 comments

November 29, 2012 (New Gloucester, ME) – Signing on as an official supplier of the New England Nordic Ski Association (NENSA), Concept2 will continue their long-standing support of NENSA and the key Eastern … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 28, 2012 (Gällivare, Sweden) – With over 500 registered teams from contestants in 30 countries around the globe – both new fantasy contest records – the 2012/13 SkiTraxFIS Fantasy World Cup Contest … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 28, 2012 (Ostersund, Sweden) – Canada’s Scott Perras was the top North American in 32nd with two penalties in the men’s individual 20km on Wednesday as round 1 of the E.ON IBU … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 28, 2012 (Kuusamo, Finland) – Check out the first edition of FIS’s Inside the Fence, which includes a preview video of this weekend’s FIS World Cup XC race course in Kuusamo, Finland … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 28, 2012 – Wow, that sure was an awesome way to start off the World Cup season!!! Not that I expect every weekend to be as wildly exciting with multiple historical US … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 28, 2012 – SkiTrax recently caught up with Chantal Lachance, Vice President of Gestev Inc., organizer of the inaugural FIS Sprint Cup in Quebec, City. LaChance and Gestev President, Patrice Drouin, have been … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 28, 2012 (Canmore, AB) – The men from the Alberta World Cup Academy along with the Thunder Bay NDC and a couple other teams raced a 17km Skiathlon on the weekend in … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 28, 2012 – The National Nordic Foundation raised $218,000 from 1,300 donors to support our developing Cross-Country and Nordic Combined athletes. Seeing what our American Nordic community can do when we work … READ MORE →2 comments

November 27, 2012 (Kuusamo, Finland) – FIS XC chats with the U.S. Ski Team Women’s Coach Matt Whitcomn after their historic success at the FIS Cross-Country World Cup opener in Gällivare (SWE).

November 27, 2012 – Good Start To The Season – Some fantastic results and some not so fantastic results would be the easy way to sum up the first two days of the … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 27, 2012 – Biathlon Canada’s online auction is now live just in time for your holiday shopping! Shop for great deals on apparel and equipment, including National Team items only available through … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 27, 2012 (Quebec City, QC) – The public will have the chance to see elite athletes up close at the FIS Cross Country Sprint World Cup Quebec, Monday November 26, 2012. “Just … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 26, 2012 (Gällivare, Sweden) – Another milestone was achieved by the amazing US Women’s Team who were the talk of the town at the 2012/13 Viessemann FIS XC opener in Gällivare, Sweden … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 26, 2012 (Gällivare, Sweden) – Following the opening round of the Viessemann FIS XC World Cup in  Gällivare, Sweden this past weekend we caught up the Alex Harvey and Lenny Valjas from … READ MORE → 0 comments