December 01, 2010 – The official Canada Games flag will visit each past Host Community of the Canada Games in the lead up to the Opening Ceremonies for the 2011 Canada Winter Games … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 01, 2010 (Crescent Lake, OR) – SportHill founder and CEO Jim Hill announced today that SportHill, Inc, an Eugene, Oregon based performance apparel manufacturer, will again host and sponsor the Crescent Lake … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 01, 2010 – The Central Cross Country Ski Association (CXC) is pleased to announce the expansion of its Athlete Development Program. Beginning in the spring of 2011, CXC will be offering full … 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 30, 2010 – Kuusamo Ruka Triple, is it a double thumbs up or down for its popularity with the skiers following its first appearance on the World Cup calendar? Three separate events … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 30, 2010 (Canmore, AB) – I’m about to wrap up a 3-week camp in Canmore and I admit, I’m a bit sad to leave; the skiing, training, racing and support has been … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 30, 2010 (Forêt Montmorency, QC) – The USCAN Cup races took place this past weekend in Forêt Montmorency, Quebec, but due to insufficient snow, the full 5/10km distance races were replaced by … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 30, 2010 (Canmore, AB) – Are you looking for a unique holiday gift idea this year? If yes, then offer the gift of health, wellness and fun by signing up a girl … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 30, 2010 – Check out this cool virtual exhibition titled ‘Athletes and Science’ at the Olympic Museum found on the IOC website. The exhibition takes online visitors through an interactive presentation that … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 30, 2010 (Ottawa, ON) – The Canadian Paralympic Committee in Ottawa is seeking a qualified candidate for the full-time position of Executive Assistant. The deadline for applications is December 3, 2010. Read … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 29, 2010 (Barrie, ON) – Three races in three days in the last weekend of November is a tough way to start the World Cup season. Add to this the fact that … READ MORE →5 comments

November 29, 2010 (Auburn, NH) – November 29, 2010 – Fischer Skis announced today it has launched the first Nordic skis with a natural basalt core for remarkable effects on ski weight and … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 28, 2010 (Kuusamo, Finland) – Alexander Legkov (RUS) topped the field winning the men’s overall at the Nordic Opening Ruka Triple as the cold weather and humidity continued in Kuusamo (-19C). Canada’s … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 28, 2010 (Gala, Norway) – The USA’s Torin Koos (Methow Olympic DP/Team Sjusj) finished second on Saturday in the men’s A final at the 1.5km classic BulSprinten after qualifying 2nd behind winner … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 28, 2010 (Kuusamo, Finland) – In an exciting finish to a tough weekend of racing in frigid conditions Norway’s Marit Bjoergen captured the inaugural Nordic Opening Ruka Triple mini-tour title over Justyna … READ MORE → 1 comment

November 28, 2010 (West Yellowstone, MT) – The last event on Saturday at West Yellowstone following the SuperTour 5/1okm classic final was the Junior 5km classic. Evan Wienman (Steamboat Springs Winter Sport) ran … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 27, 2010 (West Yellowstone, MT) – Here are the USSA SuperTour opening points standings after a great opening series of races in West Yellowstone, MT, including a first ever double sprint qualifier … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 27, 2010 (West Yellowstone, MT) – Kristina Strandberg (XC Oregon) topped the field in the SuperTour women’s 5km classic the final event of the mini-tour in West Yellowstone on Saturday. Holly  Brooks … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 27, 2010 (Kuusamo, Finland) – Norway’s queen of the 2010 Olympics, Marit Bjoergen, is showing no signs of letting up as she skied to another victory in the women’s classic 5km, round … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 27, 2010 (Kuusamo, Finland) – Olympian Bryan Fletcher skied to a career best 18th Saturday in the second FIS Nordic Combined World Cup in Kuusamo. Austrian veteran Felix Gottwald won an epic … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 27, 2010 (West Yellowstone, MT) – Here are some more photos from the 10/15km freestyle SuperTour events in West Yellowstone. Kate Fitzgerald edged out team mate and SuperTour race leader, … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 27, 2010 (Oakville, Ontario) – The Weather Network has just announced its winter outlook for the months of December, January and February.  After a mild season last winter, La Nina conditions, which have … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 26, 2010 (Kuusamo, Finland) – U.S. Ski Teamer Andy Newell yet again demonstrated today why he is among the world’s top sprinters turning in an fine showing of sixth place in a … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 26, 2010 (West Yellowstone, MT) – APU continues to dominate at the SuperTour in West Yellowstone as Kate Fitzgerald edged out team mate and SuperTour race leader, Holly Brooks, for women’s 10km … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 26, 2010 (Kuusamo, Finland) – The U.S. Ski Team’s Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY) moved up 13 places in cross country but it did little to brighten a tough opener for the USA in the FIS World … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 26, 2010 (West Yellowstone, MT) – What a way to kick off the racing year – two back-to-back sprint prelims within an hour of each other. If good for nothing else, at … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 26, 2010 (Kuusamo, Finland) –  Top US sprinter Andy Newell made the 1.4km classic sprint men’s A final to finish 6th after qualifying in 8th as Norway’s John Kristian Dahl took the … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 25, 2010  (Toronto, ON) – We’re stoked to announce that a total of 355 teams from 27 countries have entered the international SkiTrax FIS Fantasy World Cup 2010/11 Contest. With round #1 of the … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 25, 2010 (West Yellowstone, MT) – Canada’s Drew Goldsack (AWCA CAN National Team) and Holly Brooks (APU Nordic Ski Center) were the big winners at the inaugural, back-to-back, 1.5km classic … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 25, 2010 (Kuusamo, Finland) – The scenery in Kuusamo, Finland is vintage Arctic. Replete with pines, hills and bracing winter air. They’ve been on snow here since October 23rd, and in this … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 25, 2010 (Ried/Innkreis, Austria) – Fischer has been a force to be reckoned with in Nordic skiing for over 30 years and is also known as a long-standing and reliable supplier of … 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 25, 2010 (Kuusamo, Finland) – The FIS Nordic Opening, a joint World Cup weekend for all FIS Nordic disciplines will take place for the ninth time in Kuusamo (FIN) on 26th-28th November. … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 25, 2010 – Everyone who joins SwixNordic on Facebook before Monday December 13th will be entered to win a pair of Swix Triac poles. Ask a question and get your friends … 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 24, 2010 – It’s no secret – this past weekend was not the World Cup opening our Canadian contingent was hoping for. It got off to a rougher start that we would … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 24, 2010 (Rovaniemi, Finland) – The second weekend of Euro racing is done and everything is going better and better on the racing front. In the classic sprint I finished second to … READ MORE → 1 comment

November 24, 2010 – Top ranked xc skier Petter Northug (NOR), the reigning FIS World Cup XC title holder, will miss round two this weekend in Kuusamo, Finland, his second no-show since leaving … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 24, 2010 (Canmore, AB) – Afexa Life Sciences Inc., the maker of COLD-FX, is extending its financial and in-kind support of Fast and Female up to 2012. As a key supporter of … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 24, 2010 (Toronto, ON) – The Canadian Sport Centre Ontario (CSCO) in collaboration with the Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport (MHPS), are proud to announce the opening of the newly … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 23, 2010 (West Yellowstone, MT) – Due to an overabundance of snow in the region the inaugural USSA SuperTour Sprints that were scheduled for Wed. Nov. 24 at West Yellowstone have been … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 23, 2010 – Of the three relays run at this weekend’s WCup by the US and Canada, the Americans got one running order right and one wrong and the Canadians … READ MORE →2 comments

November 23, 2010 – Despite being downplayed as a minor illness, the bug that caused Norwegian XC star Petter Northug to leave the FIS races at Norway’s season opener in Beitostoelen, early two … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 23, 2010 (West Yellowstone, MT) – The inaugural USSA SuperTour 1.5km Sprints for both classic and freestyle for men and women in West Yellowstone scheduled for 9am on Wed. Nov. 24 with … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 22, 2010 (Gallivare, Sweden) – The FIS XC World Cup season has begun with the opening round in Gallivare, Sweden now completed. The best xc skiers in the world gathered for two … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 22, 2010 – For the last 35 years Rossignol has been developing cutting edge race products to help skiers achieve their Nordic skiing goals. Rossignol has worked closely with Race Centers across … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 22, 2010 (Canmore, Alberta) – The U.S. Biathlon Team’s International Competition Committee is pleased to announce the roster of athletes competing in the first series of IBU World Cup and IBU Cup … 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 22, 2010 – (West Yellowstone, MT) – It is a winter wonderland in West Yellowstone and the official start of the Yellowstone Ski Festival is just days away. The Rendezvous Ski … READ MORE → 0 comments