August 29, 2010 – Marcus Hellner won gold in the 2010 Vancouver Olympic pursuit, but claims he doesn’t like pursuit-style races. While these are seemingly contradictory statements, and ones that Hellner has ruffled … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 29, 2010 (Donner Summit, CA) – The position will oversee on snow and administrative operations for the Auburn Ski Club Associates’ Nordic Training Center based Programs. The Auburn Ski Club has a … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 28, 2010 (Falls Creek, Australia) – Trail groomers never seem to get any of the glory, but everyone in Falls Creek, Australia is heaping their Piston Bully drivers with praise for giving … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 28, 2010 (Canmore, Alberta) – Fast and Female presented by Best Buy will host its first Women’s Fit-Fest in Canmore, Alberta on September 18, 2010. Held in conjunction with CBC’s Sports Day … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 27, 2010 – CXC is pleased to announce the webcast of the American Birkebeiner for the second year in a row at skitrax.com. The webcast is available to participants, spectators and Nordic … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 27, 2010 – Burke Mountain Academy has an opening for a junior/OJ/ or U 23 skier for its Fall dry land camp in Sun Valley, Idaho. The trip leaves Boston on the … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 27, 2010 (Fryeburg, ME) – I am pleased to present this year’s John Caldwell Award to the Weston Family of Fryeburg, Maine. The award, named after NENSA founder and former board president … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 27, 2010 (Craftsbury Common, VT) – Our second BKL camp of the summer just finished up, and it was a success! The camps are run by the Green Racing Project athletes, and … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 26, 2010 (Presque Isle, ME) – Paul Stone, who was just named the head ski coach at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, has added another title to his resume this … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 26, 2010 (Falls Creek, Australia) – Skiers from 23 nations are gathering at Falls Creek in Southeastern Australia for this weekend’s Kangaroo Hoppet, the opening event of the 2010/2011 Worldloppet … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 26, 2010 – The USSA recently took a group of some top U.S. NC Juniors on a training trip to Europe. First, let me explain why we recommend a trip to Europe … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 25, 2010 (Barrie, Ontario) – Kikkan Randall’s international success is well known in the ski world. What isn’t so well known is the path that she took to reach that success. The … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 25, 2010 – This video is part two of a series of four short interviews by Duff Gibson from Sportatitsbest.com with Beckie Scott, Olympic xc ski champion. In this segment Scott talks … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 24, 2010 (Falls Creek, Australia) – As Fleetwood Mac says, sometimes you’ve gotta go your own way, which is just what the USA’s Garrott Kuzzy is doing in Australia right now. … READ MORE → 1 comment

August 24, 2010 (Baie-Comeau, Quebec) – On the last day of action at the 2010 UCI Para-Cycling World Championships, Canada’s tandem cyclists rolled to two more medals in Baie-Comeau, QC, including a World … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 24, 2010 (Hamar, Norway) – Local skier Magnus Frodahl and Norwegian national team member Marit Bjoergen took the wins in the Kirkebakken Grand Prix Sprint in Hamar, Norway on Friday.
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August 23, 2010 – This Haywood Report was written in January by Colin Abbott after the World Junior/U23 Championship Trials event in Val Cartier.  This report has a message that is relevant at … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 23, 2010 (Wanaka, NZ) – A dusting of snow and medium winds greeted competitors and spectators of the 15th Merino Muster held this past Saturday at the Snow Farm in Wanaka New … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 22, 2010 (Barrie, ON) – Check out this cool video put together by Team Hardwood from Ontario’s recent High Performance Camp hosted at Hardwood Ski and Bike from August 12-15, featuring Olympians … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 22, 2010 – Craftsbury welcomes competitively-minded masters skiers to join us this October 1-4 for a long training weekend. Coached by NENSA’s Janice Sibilia and Craftsbury’s own Pepa Miloucheva, along with other … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 22, 2010 (Canmore, AB) – Venturing into the blogging world is something that I’ve always been interested in, but never really knew how to go about it. The opportunity presented itself when … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 21, 2010 (Barrie, ON) – Cross Country Ontario’s 2010 High Performance Camp wrapped up last Sunday, with the over 70 participating athletes and coaches from across Ontario and elsewhere dispersing back to … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 20, 2010 (Oberwiesenthal, Germany) – The women’s ski jumping crew were flying through the sky on Friday, competing at the Oberwiesenthal Continental Cup. USA’s Sarah Hendrickson (Park City, UT) stomped on the … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 20, 2010 (Wanaka, NZ) – It’s been a couple of years now that I’ve made the trip down South during our summer in order to find snow. Along with being one of … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 20, 2010 (Wanaka, NZ) – As August heat continues to beat down on the northern portion of our planet, skiers in New Zealand gather for the most anticipated skiing event of the … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 19, 2010 – Top regional junior skiers participate each year in one of four Regional Elite Group (REG) summer camps. The camps include general and ski-specific assessments, ski technique support as well … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 19, 2010 – The FIS Grand Prix in Ski Jumping continued in Courchevel (FRA) and Einsiedeln (SUI) last weekend. Both competitions saw the same winner, Daiki Ito (JPN), who clearly enjoyed the … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 19, 2010 (Ulan Bator, Mongolia) – For many people, talking about Mongolia raises images of horseback riding ranchers and the homeland of Genghis Khan, but the country also has a surprising number … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 18, 2010 – The Czech Republic’s top ski racer, Lukas Bauer, is a two-time winner of Tour de Ski and an Olympic medalist from Vancouver. He was on the way to Obertiliach for … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 18, 2010 (Whitefish, Montana) – The Glacier Nordic Ski Team of Whitefish, Montana is seeking an experienced head coach for its Competition Team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone to take … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 17, 2010 (Boulder, CO) – The SWIX Boulder Mountain Tour along with the Sun Valley Nordic Festival has secured with the help of the City of Sun Valley, Idaho a substantial prize money package. The … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 17, 2010 (Bischofsgrun, Germany) – Sarah Hendrickson earned the second Continental Cup victory of her career, and Abby Hughes recorded a pair of top-five finishes as the Visa U.S. Women’s Ski Jumping … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 17, 2010 – The most intensive part of summer preparation has just ended for Slovenia’s Petra Majdic. Majdic spent ten days in her home training base in Rogla and then moved to … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 16, 2010 (Park City, UT) – The U.S. Ski Team has named the Norwegian roller ski brand Swenor as a supplier to the Team. Longtime Team partner Swix Sport USA, a world … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 15, 2010 (Canmore, Alberta) – The Alberta Ski Team’s sprint camp finished up today at the Canmore Nordic Center. The camp, run by the Alberta World Cup Academy in their new role … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 15, 2010 (Wanaka, NZ) – Both Canadian and American National Teams have returned home from New Zealand, and the general consensus seems to be that it was an amazing camp. Check out … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 15, 2010 – Norway’s Øystein “The Sausage” Pettersen may be one of the world’s fastest sprinters, but he proved today that he’s also no slouch when it comes to distance racing. He … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 15, 2010 – Last week Polish xc ski star, Justyna Kowalczyk, signed a new sponsorship deal with a Polish bank worth 125,000 Euros. She also said that she has trained more volume … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 15, 2010 – FIS Cross-Country had a chance to catch up with John Aalberg, the Sports Director for the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 in Oslo, who embarked on his new … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 14, 2010 (Haig Glacier, AB) – Wow, where to start…this past spring was a crazy one. As it is with the conclusion of any four year Olympic cycle, the 2009/10 season ended … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 14, 2010 – Only a few days ago I arrived back in civilization after the second training camp at the Beckie Scott High Performance Training Centre or also known as the Haig … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 14, 2010 (Presque Isle, ME) – Officials with the University of Maine at Presque Isle officially announced Tuesday that they have hired Paul Stone as Head Coach of their NCAA Nordic Ski … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 13, 2010 (Wanaka, New Zealand) – We’re stoked to have top Canadian xc skier Devon Kershaw on board this season in our Skier Blog section currently being revamped. Here’s the latest from … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 13, 2010 (Aure, Norway) – After finishing 29th and 22nd in the first races at Topidrettsveka, Petter Northug found his pace and momentum and captured the win in the sprint competition while … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 13, 2010 (Hayward, Wis.) – The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF) has announced that it is seeking grant applications for young skier programs associated with schools and cross-country ski organizations throughout the … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 12, 2010 (Barrie, ON) – Team Hardwood, one of Ontario’s most successful cross country ski racing clubs, is host a gathering of winter Olympians, National Ski Team members, and 50 of the … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 12, 2010 (Aure, Norway) – It was all yellow and blue as the Swedish national team dominated the first race rollerski of the Toppiredttsveka festival in Aure on Wednesday. Swedes Charlotte Kalla … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 12, 2010 (Canmore, AB) – Cross-country skier Brian McKeever, one of Canada’s most decorated Paralympians of all-time, will team up with the Foundation Fighting Blindness this fall for a unique running event … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 11, 2010 – The athletes at Canada’s CNEPH Training Center (Centre National d’Entrainment Pierre Harvey) are always looking to increase their exposure. With members like Alex Harvey, Brent McMurtry and Len Valjas … READ MORE → 0 comments

August 11, 2010 (Canmore, Alberta) – Cross Country Alberta (CCA) is pleased to announce that the Alberta World Cup Academy has been contracted to operate the Alberta Ski Team and the Alberta Development … READ MORE → 0 comments