May 25, 2010 – Since 2006, the FIS Congress decided that the FIS Bulletin shall take the form of a yearbook that is published in time for the FIS autumn meetings. The Report … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 24, 2010 – Check out this video of how the Norwegian Team is preparing for 2011 Oslo World Championships revealed by One Way. The new Carbon Classic 11 and 13 models were … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 24, 2010 – The time period following the Olympic Games is often an important opportunity for reflection and analysis as well as goal-setting for the next Olympic period. For teams, this may … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 23, 2010 – Former Alpine skiing great, Ken Read, has been named as the new director of winter sports for Own the Podium (OTP) while John Furlong, the former chief of VANOC … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 22, 2010 – Madeleine Williams, a Canadian National Team member for six years, three as a junior and three as a senior, has retired according to an announcement on her … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 22, 2010 Central Cross Country Ski Association (CXC) is pleased to welcome Jason Cork as Elite Coach for CXC Team Vertical Limit.  This position was vacated by Bryan Fish in May as … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 21, 2010 – We’re pleased to announce the prize winners of the SkiTrax 2009-2010 North American (NA) Nordic Ski Awards. All readers who voted were eligible to win some great prizes. Christophe Rancourt won … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 21, 2010 – The Beckie Scott Training Centre on Haig Glacier, run by Winsport Canada, has a number of training weeks still remaining for their upcoming summer season. The facility, located in … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 21, 2010 – Mark Tierney , who will be the head coach,  has a long history of ski racing including spending 5 years as a member of NTDC … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 21, 2010 – The Swiss Ski Federation has announced that Inge Braten will take over position of the cross-country head coach. Braten, the 61-year-old veteran, spent one year with Canadian team. He … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 21, 2010 (Moscow) – Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov was recently elected head of the Russian Olympic Committee while former committee head Leonid Tyagachyov, who resigned in early March following Russia’s … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 20, 2010 (Silver Star, BC) – This is an urgent message to the cross-country skiing community – the Silver Star / Sovereign Lake Nordic Trail system is renowned worldwide as a Nordic … READ MORE →2 comments

May 20, 2010 – We know many xc skiers are cyclists and this recent breaking news about Floyd Flandis, winner of the 2006 Tour de France is of interest to many readers. American … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 20, 2010 (Park City, Utah) – During last week’s USSA Congress in Park City, we got the chance to set down and talk with the newly named USST coach Chris Grover. An … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 19, 2010 (Jackson, N.H.) – Thom Perkins, Jackson, N.H., was honored by the New Hampshire ski industry at its annual spring meeting at Attitash on May 18.  Perkins received the Al Merrill … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 19, 2010 – Cross Country Canada (“CCC”) has now had an opportunity to review the “Preliminary Report Draft” of the “FIS Tour de Ski & World Cup Opportunities Feasibility Study” (the “Study”) … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 19, 2010 – Acting on “new information” from WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) about possible doping Olympic officials are re-testing samples from the 2006 Winter Olympics held in Turin to check for use … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 18, 2010 (Anna Maria Island, Florida) – On April 17th on Anna Maria Island, Florida, at Holmes Beach, Peter Graves (the iconic sports announcer) and Cami Thompson (Dartmouth’s Womens Cross Country Ski Coach) were … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 18, 2010 – The 4th meeting of the FIS Coordination Group for the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 in Val di Fiemme (ITA) was held in Cavalese on Wednesday 12th May … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 17, 2010 – The votes are in and Canada’s Devon Kershaw and the USA’s Kikkan Randall topped the field as the best overall male and female xc skiers for this past Olympic … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 17, 2010 (Bend, Oregon) – Come join the best skiers in North America for a 40-year tradition of late spring skiing at Mt. Bachelor.  This year, Bend Camp will have two blocks … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 17, 2010 – Norwegian cross-country skiing super star, Petter Northug, is currently not on good terms with team management following a reprimand he received and has not signed yet for next season … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 17, 2010 (Canmore, AB) – Here’s a video welcome from Justin Wadsworth, Cross Country Canada’s new Senior World Cup Head Coach, introducing himself to the Canadian ski community and discussing the new … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 16, 2010 – Have you always wanted to learn to rollerski? Are you looking for ways to keep your Nordic muscles fit in the summer? Check out one of NENSA’s Learn to … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 16, 2010 – There are some very tight races in this year’s awards and this is your final chance to make your voice heard. The awards recognize elite, U23 and junior skiers, … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 16, 2010 – The season after an Olympic season always includes some coach changes in the ski business. This is also the case among the FIS Cross-Country World Cup teams. … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 16, 2010 – Ten Canadian high performance coaches and their Olympic hopeful athletes were each awarded a $10,000 grant for coach development through Chevrolet’s Making Dreams Possible Program. In addition, 51 community … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 15, 2010 (Vienna, Austria) – The Austrian Ski Federation has included Jurgen Pinter on it’s national cross-country team for the next World Cup season reports Associated Press. Pinter received a four-year ban … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 15, 2010 (Winthrop, WA) – Come join the Pacific Northwest crew for a 5 day Nordic camp aimed at systematically improving your Nordic technique, fitness, strength and overall athletic preparation. Built on … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 14, 2010 – Don’t miss this final chance to cast your votes and honour top skiers across the USA and Canada in many different categories in SkiTrax Magazine’s Annual North American (NA) … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 14, 2010 (Canmore, Alta.) – Cross Country Canada is implementing a new female initiative called the “Female Talent Squad” (FTS) for this 2010-2011 season.  The program is an initiative based on a … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 14, 2010 (Park City, UT) – The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association’s annual awards recognize the accomplishments of USSA athletes and the clubs, coaches, officials and volunteers who support them. The awards … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 14, 2010 – Alison Kellagher, 55, of Boulder, passed away recently as a result of injuries sustained in a bicycle-pedestrian accident. Kellagher and her husband Bill have been avid skiers for years. … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 13, 2010 (Park City, UT) – The coaching staff of the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team has a new addition as joins the ranks to take the role of Continental Cup … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 13, 2010 – Two Russian biathletes, Yekaterina Yuryeva and Albina Akhatova, disqualified a year ago after failed doping tests for using the prohibited drug erythropoietin have lost their appeal according to the … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 13, 2010 – A small but highly engaged group of FIS Cross-Country TV experts gathered in Stockholm (SWE) on Tuesday and Wednesday to review the season from the TV production … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 12, 2010 – This XC-Ski Training Camp in Brazil features kids on rollerskis who are part of the professor Tuca Reichert’s roller blade racing team. Tuca is a local nurse who is helping … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 12, 2010 (Canmore, Alberta) – Carrying on the excitement of this past ski season, Fast and Female presented by Best Buy will host its first FIT & FUN Challenge of the dryland … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 11, 2010 (Canmore, AB) – Canada’s most successful cross-country ski coach, Dave Wood, called it quits with Cross Country Canada (CCC) this week. Operations at national Olympic sport federations are notorious for … READ MORE →4 comments

May 10, 2010 – The annual SkiTrax Annual North American (NA) Nordic Ski Awards are well underway and voting has been brisk as readers make their selections of the top skiers across the … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 10, 2010 – Hello Everyone, I am hiking across England from May 8th to the 28th and will be raising money for 350.org and Heifer International.  My blog explains the trail I … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 10, 2010 (Canmore, Alta.) – Top Canadian XC Ski star Sara Renner and husband Thomas Grandi of Alpine fame have jumped into the hotel business in Canmore operating the The Paintbox Lodge … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 09, 2010 – Pepa Milocheva, from Craftsbury, VT, has been named 2010 NENSA Coach of the Year! Pepa  has been head coach at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center for about 12 years now, … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 09, 2010 – from the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games is now available. The IO Program was launched at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, at the invitation of the International Olympic … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 09, 2010 – There are many Coaching Grant Opportunities ranging from Coaching Association of Canada Coach Internship Grants to Female Coaching Professional Development Grants to National Cross Country Ski Development Association Grants. … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 07, 2010 (Canmore, Alta.) – SkiTrax has learned from very reliable sources that Canadian Team Leader, Dave Wood, has resigned. Wood has been the Canadian cross-country ski team’s most successful coach but … READ MORE → 1 comment

May 07, 2010 – Since March 31st when I had surgery, I’ve learned something about myself; I don’t sit still. Some of the most difficult “training” that I’ve ever done happened this past … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 07, 2010 – Oberhof, Oberstdorf (both GER) and Ramsau (AUT) have been selected as the most media-friendly organizers on the FIS Nordic World Cup tours during the 2009/2010 season. These … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 07, 2010 Montreal, QC – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) recently announced the launch of its latest education and awareness campaign, Say NO! to Doping. The Campaign is intended to provide sport … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 06, 2010 – We’re excited to present the annual SkiTrax Annual North American (NA) Nordic Ski Awards determined by votes from readers at skitrax.com honouring top skiers from across the USA and … READ MORE → 0 comments