February 15, 2010   (Whistler, BC) – They were scared of her, and rightly so.Sweden’s Charlotte Kalla won gold in the women’s 10km Freestyle individual start event on Monday at Whistler, by a margin … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 15, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – The 2010 Olympic cross-country ski events begin this morning at Whistler Olympic Park with the women’s 10km individual start freestyle, followed by the men’s 15km individual start … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 15, 2010 (Vancouver, BC) – Two Nordic athletes have been barred from Olympic competition, February 12-16 due to high blood hemoglobin levels, which may indicate doping, but also could be … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 15, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – I arrived to the Vancouver airport Saturday night, made it to the US Ski Team wax house in Whistler at 11PM and was waxing skis by 7:30AM … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 15, 2010 – This has been a fun effort and not an easy one. I spent way more time doing this then I thought I would, but FIS helped out … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 15, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – A giant monkey is off the back’ of the US Nordic combined community… on Sunday they finally did it. After 86 years of trying, Johnny Spillane of Steamboat … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 14, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – Check out this great video taken by Salomon’s Andy Gerlach in the closing kilometres of the 2010 Olympic Nordic Combined cross-country race where American Johnny Spillane won … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 14, 2010 February 14, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – It was a huge day for American Johnny Spillane who won the the USA’s first Olympic Nordic Combined medal on Sunday claiming the silver … READ MORE → 1 comment

February 14, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – Johnny Spillane’s historic Nordic Combined silver on Sunday is the first US Nordic Combined Olympic medal, 86 years in the making, and their first Nordic medal of … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 14, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – With clean shooting, Vincent Jay of France, took advantage of an early start in a clear weather on Sunday to capture the gold medal in the men’s … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 14, 2010 (Mora, MN) – Matthew Leibsch and Kristina Owen not only won the men’s and women’s overall 58km Mora Vasaloppet, they also earned a free trip to next year’s Swedish Vasaloppet!  … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 14, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – Johnny Spillane scored the first US Nordic medal of the 2010 Games skiing up from 4th after the jump to grab the silver in a tight race, … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 14, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – France’s Jay Vincent scored biathlon gold in the men’s 10km Sprint on Sunday as Canada’s Jean Philipp LeGuellec put on quite a show for home town fans … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 14, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, CO) is in prime position to challenge for a gold medal in the normal hill/10km Nordic combined on Sunday, sitting second after the … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 14, 2010 (Canmore, AB) – Canada’s 2010 Olympic Cross Country
Ski team is full of many amazing stories, with each athlete bringing their own history and experiences to the team, both as … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 13, 2010 (Whistler, B.C.) – Canada’s veteran skier, Sara Renner, is committing to the “lung-busting” sprints following her recent bronze performance at the Alberta World Cup in Canmore, Alta. Renner will now … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 13, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – Anastasiya Kuzmina of Slovakia took the first
biathlon gold medal of these Olympic Winter Games and at the same time won the first-ever OWG Gold medal for … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 13, 2010 (Toronto, ON) – With one more day to go the race is on for contestants to make their selections in the SkiTrax Fantasy 2010 Contest that features almost $4,000 in … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 13, 2010 (Stowe, Vermont) – Dartmouth won their Winter Carnival, even though the Nordic events were held on UVM’s snow. Lack of snow in Hanover forced the Nordic events back to the … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 13, 2010   (Whistler, BC) – Simon Ammann of Switzerland has won the first gold medal of the XXI Winter Olympic Games with his victory on Saturday in the Ski Jumping Normal Hill … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 13, 2010 (Vancouver, BC) – No matter where you were in downtown Vancouver, it was impossible to not know when the Canadian team entered the stadium at the Olympic opening … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 13, 2010 (Vancouver, BC) – With an infamous reputation of doping among the ranks of high-level cross-country skiers that traditionally comes to the forefront at the Olympics, Austria is determined to kick … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 13, 2010 (Gatineau, QC) – Assessment of Canmore…The word on the street is that this is the Nordic Capital of North America and it’s trail system ranks with the best in … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 13, 2010 (Vancouver, BC) – American Nordic fans, don’t let traditionally poor television coverage of your favorite Nordic sports get you down. Check out NBC’s Olympic webpage with lots of photo galleries … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 13, 2010 (Vancouver, BC) – Out of respect for Georgian luge athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili, who passed away in a tragic accident earlier today at The Whistler Sliding Centre, flags were lowered to … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 13, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – Today is the day of the opening of the Games. Starting tomorrow, the biggest sporting event in the world begins. All athletes, trainers and coaches have worked … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 12, 2010 (Toronto, ON) – The SkiTrax 2010 Fantasy Contest is underway with lots of contestants already entered and great prizes to be won. Don’t miss this opportunity to test your skiing … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 12, 2010 (Vancouver, BC) – It is with great regret that we confirm the death of the Georgian luge athlete, Nodar Kumaritashvili, during the final training session at the Whistler Sliding Centre, … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 12, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – In a big step for U.S. ski jumping, each U.S. Olympic Ski Jumping Team member qualified on the normal hill Friday at Whistler Olympic Park, landing the … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 12, 2010 (Whistler, BC) -The US Biathlon team held their traditional Olympic Press Conference on Thursday afternoon in downtown Whistler.  In both their formal statements and in on-on-one interviews, all of the … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 12, 2010 (Vancouver, BC) – Up close and personal televison interviews with athletes during the Olympics usually focus on some heart-wrenching story, since the average spectator is more familiar with soap operas … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 12, 2010   (Whistler, BC) – There was disappointment for the Canadian home town athletes at the Ski Jumping Normal Hill  Qualifications on Friday at Whistler Olympic Park. The four Canucks gave it … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 12, 2010 – Rossignol’s X-ium Skate package (including ski, boot, binding and Oneway pole) is all new and is the lightest weight race package Rossignol has ever offered. The weight of ski, boot and … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 12, 2010 (Toronto, ON) – We’re pleased to present the SkiTrax 2010 Fantasy Contest now open to contestants around the world with lots of fabulous prizes up for grabs including the … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 12, 2010 (Vancouver, BC) – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced on February 11 that 30 athletes tested positive in pre-Games testing outside of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. No athletes have tested … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 11, 2010 (Vancouver, BC) – The countdown to 2010 is almost complete as the opening ceremonies for the Vacouver 2010 Games begin on Friday, Feb. 12. The world’s best winter athletes have … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 11, 2010   (Vancouver, BC) – More than 30 athletes are reported to have tested positive in doping controls  and were “… prevented from coming to the Games because of positive tests” according … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 11, 2010 (Vancouver, BC) – The U.S. Men’s Jumping Team lost its funding from the U.S. Ski Association in 2006. Shortly thereafter they formed the Project X Team funded by supporters concerned … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 11, 2010 (Whistler, BC) – Although the U.S. has just one cross country medal in Olympic history – Bill Koch won silver in 1976 – results for men and women have improved … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 10, 2010 (Vancouver, BC) – Cross-country skier Alex Harvey was a real menace as a kid is the intro to a great interview of Harvey by Randy Starkman of the Toronto Star. … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 10, 2010 (Oberammergau, Germany) – Anders Aukland won the 38th edition of the König Ludwig Lauf, minutes ahead of his little brother, Jørgen. The win was a relief, after his somewhat disappointing … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 10, 2010 (Vancouver, BC) – With 13 trips to the Olympics between them, 2010 U.S. Olympic Nordic Combined Team members Billy Demong (Vermontville, NY), Todd Lodwick and Johnny Spillane (both Steamboat Sprints, … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 10, 2010 (Canmore, Alberta) – Juerg Capol, director of cross country racing for FIS, said in an interview on Friday that the current two year sanction for athletes caught doping should be … READ MORE → 1 comment

February 10, 2010 (Canmore, AB) – After an eventful Alberta World Cup race weekend in Canmore, AB, Fast and Female presented by Best Buy hosted its first downtown ski event, with enthusiastic participants cross-country skiing … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 09, 2010 (Toronto, ON) – After some false starts we’re pleased to present our new interactive web site with new look, new features, new platform, and new speedier server just in time … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 9, 2010 – On February 27th and 28th we will be hosting our annual Jackrabbit Family Festival Day. This festival is a wrap up to our 8-week jackrabbit learn to ski program. This is … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 9, 2010 (Vancouver, BC) – The Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) is pleased to announce that the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) has awarded Sustainability Stars to two … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 9, 2010 (Vancouver, BC) – Just hours before the Olympic torch is lit, Stephen Lewis (Chair of the Board of the Stephen Lewis Foundation), Johann Olav Koss, (President and CEO of Right To Play), … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 08, 2010 (Toronto, ON) – We’re excited to present the SkiTrax 2010 Fantasy Contest for contestants around the world with a Salomon package as the the grand prize including – SLAB … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 8, 2010 (Minneapolis, Minnesota) – The ASM Series’ City of Lake Loppet brings Nordic skiing and racing to downtown Minneapolis every year. The entire weekend is a celebration of snow. The activities include snow … READ MORE → 0 comments