July 03, 2010 – For the cyclist in most Nordic skiers out there, team registration is now open for Pedal’s 2010 Tour de France Contest with over $7,000 in prizes to be won … READ MORE → 0 comments

July 03, 2010 (Canmore, AB) –  Cross Country Canada is pleased to welcome Wanda Bogdane as Director of Marketing. Dave Dyer, now full-time Director of Events and Davin MacIntosh introduced Wanda to sponsors … READ MORE → 0 comments

July 03, 2010 – Marit Bjoergen of Norway who was nicknamed “Queen of the Olympics” where she captured three gold medals, one silver and one bronze will likely not take part in the … READ MORE → 0 comments

July 02, 2010 – North Americans are well accustomed to seeing point-guards on the cover of sports magazines and armor-clag linemen posing with cheerleaders. What’s not so common on this side of the … READ MORE → 0 comments

July 02, 2010 (Park City Utah) – America’s Olympic and World Championship medalist athletes are ready to put on a show on the Olympic venues in Park City. The Utah Olympic Park and … READ MORE → 0 comments

July 02, 2010 (Canmore, AB) – The Alberta World Cup Cross Country Society is pleased to announce the election of Norbert Meier to the position of President. In doing so, the Society also … READ MORE → 0 comments

July 02, 2010 (Bend, OR) – Junior Nordic skiers from across the US and Canada are invited to join the Pacific Northwest crew in Trout Lake, Washington for a 5 day Nordic camp … READ MORE → 0 comments

July 01, 2010 (Canmore, AB) – Canada’s Alex Harvey is one interesting athlete. The young native of Mont Ste-Anne, Quebec is one of Canada’s fastest cross-country ski racers, and strives to live a … READ MORE → 0 comments

July 01, 2010 – Bad weather ran afoul of Hallgeir Martin Lundemo as he and Peter Northug were attempting to set a new Meraker Peaks record.  Lundemo, who already holds the record of … READ MORE → 0 comments

July 01, 2010 (Vuokatti, Finland) – Finland’s Aino-Kaisa Saarinen was the queen and Lari Lehtonen the king at this year’s traditional Vuokatin Aateli Race which took place in Vuokatti, Finland on June 29-30. … READ MORE → 0 comments

July 01, 2010 (Lausanne, Switzerland) – Under the leadership of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), representatives from the International Sports Federations (IFs) and the National Olympic Committees (NOCs), met in Lausanne, Switzerland last … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 30, 2010 (Ottawa, Ontario) – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) is revising the Canadian anti-doping rules, and invites members of the sport community to review and comment on the … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 30, 2010 (Beijing, China) – Genghis Khan probably never envisioned his homeland covered in snow in June and beset by spandex-clad athletes on skis. The fourth edition of the Chinese Summer Ski … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 30, 2010 – Limited space available in each of the remaining Gunstock summer training camps. GNA camp at Gunstock for younger skiers or less experienced rollerskiers. Jericho Camp for experienced rollerskiers. Come … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 30, 2010 – Interested clubs are invited to submit Letters of Interest and Bid Packages for the 2012 National Cross-Country Ski Championships. Interested Clubs should use the technical considerations outlined within the … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 29, 2010 – The challenge: 26 peaks in 38 hours. The challengers: Peter Northug and Hallgeir Martin Lundemo versus mountain running phenom Per Kristian Nygård of Team Western Metal. It was recently … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 29, 2010 (Oregon) – It’s 5am and helicopters are flying overhead. They’re so low to the ground the sound is intense and you can feel the air pressure beating downwards. Fire? Smoke … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 28, 2010 – Swedish warhorse Mathias Fredriksson, a veteran of four past Olympics, is hoping to make his final stand at the upcoming World Cup in Holmenkollen this winter. After a disappointing … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 27, 2010 – What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas…unless you’re a world class ski racer, that is. For Peter Northug and Marcus Hellner every card dealt and hand played at the … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 26, 2010 (Norway) – As a mid-June treat for news-starved FIS World Cup fans, the first stage of the Tour de Trøndelag in Norway went off well on Friday. Many of the … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 26, 2010 – Every cross-country ski athlete has had to worship at the altar of the FIS point system at one time or another.  Love them or hate them these systems are … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 26, 2010 (Calgary, AB) – The Calgary Ski Club (CSC) is seeking a Part-Time Cross Country Ski Head Coach to support and develop CSC’s cross country skiing program, focusing on recreation.  This … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 25, 2010 (Helena, MT) – One of the great leaders of American skisport, Dr. Amos R. “Bud” Little, passed away peacefully at his Montana home Tuesday (June 22). A noted ski racer, … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 25, 2010 – Guiding the U.S. Biathlon Team through the most successful season so far, head coach Per Nilsson was nominated now for the Biathlon Award 2010. The nominees in the categories … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 25, 2010 – Cross Country Canada has announced that applications for the Hugh Pomeroy Memorial Scholarship Fund are now being accepted.  The fund is named in remembrance of Hugh Pomeroy, who had … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 24, 2010 – Check out this YouTube video of 2002 Olympic individual sprint silver medalist Peter Schlickenrieder of Germany as he battles man against machine with a Pisten Bully on German TV. … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 24, 2010 – The Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) is pleased to announce that the Chevrolet Making Dreams Possible Club Coaching Grant applications are now back online! Also, the Investors Group Community … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 24, 2010 (Bend, Oregon) – The Fire and Ice Ski Camp on the trails of Mt. Bachelor held from June 18-22 has come to an end and with it so has … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 23, 2010 – USSA memberships expire annually on June 30. It’s now easier than ever to renew your membership with online registration. Here’s how to register:
– Call USSA Member Service at 435.647.2666 … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 23, 2010 (Torsby, Sweden) – The Swedish national team met for a training camp in Torsby on Monday. All the team members, including Charlotte Kalla and Marcus Hellner, realize it will be … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 23, 2010 (Oberhofen, Germany) – FIS Marketing AG, in close cooperation with FIS and its member National Ski Associations, is proud to present a new marketing concept for the FIS Cross-Country World … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 23, 2010 – NENSA is pleased to announce the following summer ski clinics. Be the first to know about what’s happening in xc skiing in New England all summer long! Find links … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 22, 2010 (Finland) – The Finnish Nordic sports brand One Way Sport OY has signed a 3-year exclusive agreement  with the Team XTRA Personell for the supply of technical sports wear, racing … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 22, 2010 – Top Norwegian xc skier Petter Northug has signed with his country’s ski federation reports langren.com. Despite rumours last month that Northug was not on good terms with team management, … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 22, 2010 – Olympic winner Claudia Nystad announced she stepped down from professional cross-country skiing. Nysted marked very succesful period of the German Ski Association as she captured not only five Olympic … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 22, 2010 – Petra Majdic, the best Slovenian Cross-Country skier announced she would continue in her career on 26 May 2010. Today she signed a contract with Slovenian Ski Association dealing with … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 22, 2010 (Lausanne, Switzerland) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced today that Munich (Germany), Annecy (France) and PyeongChang (Republic of Korea)* have all been selected as Candidate Cities to host the … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 21, 2010 (Park City, UT) – After an historic performance in Vancouver, Olympic medalists Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY), Johnny Spillane (Steamboat Springs, CO), Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, CO) and Brett Camerota (Park … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 20, 2010 (Pinkham Notch, NH) – Saturday, June 19 marked the 50th annual Mt Washington Road Race featuring over 1,000 runners who were greeted with very warm temperatures – a recorded high of 61°F, … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 19, 2010 -The inaugural USSA National J2 Talent Camp will be conducted this July 31- August 8, 2010 on the campus of Michigan Technological University (MTU) in Houghton, Michigan. The camp will … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 18, 2010 – Gunstock Nordic will host the TD Bank J2 National Invitational Championships in Gilford, NH, March 11-13th and Black Mountain in Rumford Maine will be the site of the TD … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 18, 2010 (Kananaskis, Alberta) – While most Canadians are eagerly anticipating the balmy days of summer, the Canadian National team is stoked for snow. The team is currently at a high … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 18, 2010 – Tour de Trøndelag gives Petter Northug a rare chance to meet world stars at home. He invited several of the world’s best cross-country skiers to Meråker and Nord-Trøndelag for … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 18, 2010 – Skigo ski poles are joining Skigo waxes in Cross Country Canada’s supplier/sponsor pool this season. This brings the opportunity to CCC team members to race and train with Skigo … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 17, 2010 (Park City, UT) – The National Training Group (NTG) was joined by U.S. Ski Team member and number four ranked World Cup sprinter Andy Newell for a freestyle sprint race. … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 17, 2010 – The 47th International Ski Congress in Antalya (TUR) was an important landmark in the development of international ski sport. On the whole, the 2010 Antalya Congress did … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 17, 2010 – The Norwegian Ski Federation has signed a new media contract with the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) until 2016. The NSF finalized a new national television and media … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 16, 2010 (Markkleeberg, GER) – More than 100 athletes from 10 countries will be participating in the opening of the Roller Skiing World Cup this weekend. The FIS Roller Skiing … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 16, 2010 (Duluth, MN) – For the second straight year, the St. Scholastica Ski Team will take in it’s strongest, deepest recruiting.
Headlining an impressive women’s group is Canadian National Team Development Center … READ MORE → 0 comments

June 16, 2010 – Bjoern Daehlie is back, this time as the architect of a new Sprint Cup that will take place in the spring, and includes city center circuits in Trondheim (NOR), … READ MORE → 0 comments