June 23, 2012 (Anchorage, AK) – Liz Stephen won the Potter Marsh Classic TT Rollerski race on Friday during the North American Women’s Training Alliance (NAWTA) camp now on in Alaska. Jessie Diggins … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 22, 2012 – The Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) has selected the 42 recipients of the 2012-13 Para-Equipment Fund, presented by Petro-Canada, a Suncor Energy business, and supported by Sport Canada.
A total of … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 21, 2012 (Winchester, New Hampshire) – The Nordic community was sad to learn that John Frado, husband of Cross Country Ski Areas Association Executive Director Chris Frado, passed away last night after … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 21, 2012 – Check out the latest tweets from Hawaii and Norway as Devon Kershaw and the Canadian team are chilling out on the beaches [or parking lots] of Hawaii, while American … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 20, 2012 (Canmore, AB) – On this version of Talkin’ with the Gravy-Train, Peter Graves caught up with Canadian XC Ski Head Coach, Justin Wadsworth, who enjoyed one of the most successful … READ MORE → 1 comment

June 20, 2012 (Anchorage, Alaska) – Seeing as this is Father’s Day, I’d like to start by sharing this photo. My Mom and Dad took me skiing before I could walk, and I would … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 20, 2012 (Tartu, Estonia) – The Annual General Meeting of the Worldloppet, the international sports federation of cross-country skiing marathons, took place in Tartu, Estonia, from June 14-17. Some important decisions were … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 20, 2012 – Check out this great interview with former cross-country skiier, Tara Whitten, who admired Olympic gold medalist Beckie Scott and then switched to cycling, becoming double world champion and is now … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 20, 2012 – For Nordic Combined, the World Cup calendars for the 2012/13 and 2013/14 seasons will contain a full calendar of events. The coming season will see a World Cup event … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 19, 2012 (Bend, Oregon) – New NDC Coaching Apprenticeship AWCA &CCC Bend Camp +… As I enter into my second year as an assistant coach for the Alberta World Cup Academy, I … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 18, 2012 (Washington, DC) – Last week, a task force comprised of snow sports industry representatives met in Denver, Colorado to discuss and approve plans for a new trade show entitled Sourcing Snow, member-owned … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 17, 2012 – Regarding Ski Jumping, the meetings during the FIS Congress 2012 in Korea saw some modifications for both the women’s and men’s events. In order to ensure safety and fairness, a change … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 17, 2012 – The eight meetings relating to Cross-Country Skiing in Kangwonland (KOR) discussed various calendar and rules updates, leading to the following refinements approved by the FIS Council.
As of the upcoming season, the … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 16, 2012 (Alaska) – Only days before the second annual North American Women’s Training Alliance (NAWTA) camp Kikkan Randall is playing host to Jessie Diggins, Chandra Crawford and Finnish great, Aino-Kaisa Saarinen, … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 16, 2012 – Cory Wubbels has been added to the USSA’s cross country World Cup service team. This is a new addition to the service staff as the number of cross-country athletes … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 15, 2012 (Park City, UT) – Here’s Part 2 of Talkin’ with the Gravy-Train, where Peter Graves speaks with Zach Caldwell, a Putney, Vermont native has spent a lifetime (so far) in … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 14, 2012 (Haverhill, MA) – Continuing their long-standing commitment to sustainable business practices, Swix Sport USA and Leewood Realty signed an agreement to provide up to 95 percent of their electrical requirements … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 13, 2012 (Gatineau, QC) – Later this week Marty and Kathy Hall are moving back to the United States after being Canadian residents for the past 27 years. The former head coach … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 12, 2012 (Toronto, ON) – We’re pleased to announce the winners of the annual SkiTrax Annual North American (NA) Nordic Ski Awards that recognize elite, U23 and junior skiers, along with Conti Cup, … READ MORE → 1 comment

June 12, 2012 (Park City, UT) – In this edition of Talkin’ with the Gravy-Train, Peter Graves speaks with Zach Caldwell, a Putney, Vermont native has spent a lifetime (so far) in and … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 12, 2012 (Hayward, Wisconsin) – The 2013 Birkie is turning out to be another record year. After opening registration on April 16, there are now 2,900 skiers registered for the Birkie Skate … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 11, 2012 (Switzerland) – The Andrus Veerpalu doping case landed in Switzerland as Estonia’s most decorated skier is appealing his case at the Court of Arbitration for Sports in Lausanne, Switzerland reports … READ MORE → 1 comment

June 11, 2012 (Trondheim, Norway) – Norway’s sport council that gathered in Trondheim last weekend said yes to the application process of the Winter Olympic Games in Oslo 2022. The council gave its … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 10, 2012 10. You do something that ranks at least a 5 on your “Things-I-Never-Want-To-Do-List”. For me, this is a 1 to 10 scale, with 1 being washing dishes, and 10 being … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 10, 2012 (Canmore, AB) – Yes! You’re reading correctly. It snowed in Canmore, Alberta, yesterday and here’s the proof courtesy of Canadian National XC Ski Team member Devon Kershaw who tweeted… “Made … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 09, 2012 (Toronto, ON) – Battles continue to rage as the annual SkiTrax Annual North American (NA) Nordic Ski Awards are winding down with a little over 24hr to go. Who do … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 09, 2012 – Swiss Cross-Country skier Curdin Perl has decided to spend part of his summer season training with his former coach, Felix Dieter in the southern part of Spain. This week  … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 09, 2012 – The National Winter Sport Association (NWSA) was established through the foresight and donation of the Disbrow family. This generous support of the NWSA is aimed at assisting coaches, athletes … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 08, 2012 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) recently butted heads with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over its ruling against the British Olympic Committee’s (BOA) attempt to ban sanctioned … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 08, 2012 (Sunne, Sweden) – Legendary cross-country ski coach Inge Braten passed away in April and on July 1st Sweden’s and Norway’s national cross-country teams will pay tribute to him at the … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 08, 2012 – After having conquered different stadiums, squares, roads and the hearts of fans, Fiemme 2013 Mascot Skiri is now embarking on the internet. In an online game, fans of Nordics … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 08, 2012 (Toronto, ON) – Voting for the SkiTrax Annual North American (NA) Nordic Ski Awards has been brisk as expected and with only days left there are some VERY tight battles … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 07, 2012 (Ottawa, Ontario) – Supporters of more stringent doping penalties got a boost recently when the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES), an independent, national, not-for-profit organization, recently announced that … READ MORE →2 comments

June 07, 2012 – The National Nordic Foundation will invest in excess of $10,000 in two Cross-Country Pillar projects in its summer round of 2012/2013 funding.  These strategic investments in the J2 Talent … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 06, 2012 (Park City, UT) – In this edition of Talkin’ with the Gravy-Train, Peter Graves speaks with USSA’s Joey Caterinichio (Anchorage) recently named as the USSA’s new Nordic Program Manager for their … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 06, 2012 – From a 7-year-old junior skier to a 21-year-old college skier or citizen skiers, CXC offers a variety of camp opportunities this summer to help cross country skiers of all … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 06, 2012 – Cross-Country Canada had a great 2011/12 season. Devon Kershaw finished in the second place in the Overall World Cup standings and Alex Harvey ended the season in 6th place. … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 06, 2012 (Kangwonland, Korea) – Meetings of eight different Cross-Country Committees were held during the 48th International Ski Congress that took place in Kangwonland, Korea, from Monday, May 28 to Wednesday, May … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 06, 2012 – The London 2012 Games are not only important financially to winning athletes – now for the first time their respective coaches will receive bonus money from Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) … READ MORE → 1 comment

June 05, 2012 (Estonia) – FIS has extended the ban against Estonia’s Andrus Veerpalu, 41, for breaching the rules of his original sanction and thus violating World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) code reports Ten … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 04, 2012 (Toronto, ON) – Welcome once again to the SkiTrax Annual North American (NA) Nordic Ski Awards honouring top skiers from across Canada and the USA for the 2011-2012 season determined … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 04, 2012 (Whitehorse, Yukon) – The first annual JP Grand Prix ski race was held on May 26th in the land of the midnight sun – Whitehorse, Yukon. Following a massive effort … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 02, 2012 – According to WADA’s Revised Code, now in its second phase, athletes guilty of a serious doping offence will likely be banned from the next Olympic Games even if their … READ MORE → 1 comment

June 01, 2012 – This camp in Cable, Wisconsin, July 27-29, will be designed for citizen skiers of all ages and abilities, and will focus on making gains in the summer months for … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 01, 2012 – Enough Kikkan? – It’s been the year of “The Kikkan” and if you have not had enough of her yet go find the Spring issue of SKITRAX Magazine. Start … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 01, 2012 – Check out this tweet pic from Andy Newell from “Guys night to cook” at the recent training camp in Bend, Oregon… and Simi reveals his stash of Powerbar products … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 01, 2012 (Kangwonland, Korea) – The 2012 International Ski Congress in Kangwonland also provides an opportunity to look back at the past 2011/12 season from the perspective of the overall TV facts … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 31, 2012 (Kangwonland, Korea) – The FIS Council has today elected the Organizers of the FIS World Championships 2016/2017 at the 48th International Ski Congress in Kangwonland, Korea.
Following the final presentations on … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 30, 2012 (Pinkham Notch, New Hampshire) – The  2nd Annual Alton Weagle Day on the Mt. Washington Auto Road turned out to be a great success and was proof positive that more … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 30, 2012 (Norway) – When Marit Bjoergen won the World Championship gold medal number one at Holmenkollen 2011 in the sprint, she also secured Norway’s 100th World Championships title in history. As … READ MORE → 0 comments