December 10, 2009 – The FIS Doping Panel has recently rendered its decision finding the Russian cross-country skier Nina Rysina (RUS) to have committed an anti-doping rule violation contrary to article 2.1 of the … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 9, 2009 (Toronto, ON) – Following the Dusseldorf sprints we have another tie for the lead as Powered by Biscuits and SwedishP+ each … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 9, 2009 (Rovaniemi, Finland) – Sarah Hendrickson led the Visa U.S. women’s ski jumping team in the season-opening Ladies Continental Cup K-90 events Tuesday and Wednesday in Rovaniemi, Finland, placing in the top 10 … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 9, 2009 (Pinkham Notch, NH) — Great Glen Trails will open the 2009/2010 winter season on Thursday, December 10, 2009. Cross country skiing and snowshoeing will be available on 28km. With the storm that … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 9, 2009 – November cold gave way to sunny skies and mild temperatures to make this Thanksgiving’s Fall Camp in West Yellowstone a success story before it was even … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 9, 2009 (Canmore, AB) – Canada’s top cross-country ski athletes not competing on the World Cup will battle for the final spots on Canada’s Olympic cross-country ski team while kicking off the Haywood NorAm … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 9, 2009 – The Vasaloppet will initiate a partnership with Swix Sport AS as its new official wax supplier. The long time relationship between Vasaloppet and the wax supplier Toko, will be terminated after … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 8, 2009 (Beaupré, QC) – Renowned for the quality and quantity of its snow, Mont-Sainte-Anne has taken advantage of the season start to set up a new cross-country skiing loop at the summit … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 8, 2009 (Jackson, N.H.) – The second and third generations of a family that has been skiing the trails of Carter Notch for nearly a century have donated a large and significant parcel … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 8, 2009 (Vancouver, BC) – With 66 days to go until Canada’s Games begin, Concord Pacific Developments, Inc. (Concord Pacific), and the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 8, 2009 (Dusseldorf, Germany) – What a weekend of sprint racing on the streets of Dusseldorf! These races are the ultimate in thrills and spills with lots of crashes where every pass … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 8, 2009 (Canmore, AB) – Please be advised that the competitions advertized for December 22 at the Canmore Nordic Centre will include the Women’s 30km Interval Start Classic and the Men’s 50km Interval Start … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 8, 2009 (Canmore, AB) – The Alberta Cup took place in Canmore, December 5-6. Canada’s World Cup skiers were competing overseas, so it was a chance for upcoming stars to shine. Day 1 … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 7, 2009 (Dusseldorf, GER) – Here’s a look at a few great videos on You Tube by Skierpost from the FIS XC World Cup sprint races in Dusseldorf this past weekend featuring the … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 7, 2009 – The USSA 2010 SuperTour Standings after the completion of the first five competitions, are now updated and posted to the USSA website and leading the men is Garrott Kuzzy (CXC/US … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 7, 2009 (Dusseldorf, GER) – On Sunday the US XC Ski Team Sprint duo of Andy Newell and Torin Koos were tied for 5th in photo finish with Russia II and ended up … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 7, 2009 (Dusseldorf, GER) – For those who followed the FIS World Cup XC Team Sprints in Dusseldorf on Sunday the results for the men’s race may have been confusing. On the live … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 7, 2009 (Ottawa, ON) – According to Nanos Research, a public opinion research firm, an overwhelming majority of Canadians believe that Olympic athletes caught taking banned substances during the Olympic Games should face harsh … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 6, 2009 (Fairbanks, AK) – Reese Hanneman (FAST) and UAF student Rebecca Konieczny were the winners in Saturday’s Flint Hills Resources Town Series event, the Fairbanks Youth Sports Classic Sprint. Comfortable temperatures in the … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 6, 2009 (Dusseldorf, GER) – The US XC Ski Team’s Andy Newell and Torin Koos put on another great show in Dusseldorf at the Team Sprints finishing in 6th with the world’s best. … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 6, 2009 (Dusseldorf, Germany) – Here’s an inside look at the World Cup XC racing scene through the eyes of top US skier, Kikkan Randall. She participated in yesterday’s women’s 1km Sprint in … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 6, 2009 (Bozeman, MT) – Holly Brooks/APU lead the charge again at the SuperTour women’s 10km classic as the temperature dipped to 1 degrees Celsius in Bozeman. Kristina Trigstad-Saari (BSF) was second and … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 6, 2009 (Östersund, SWE) – Team USA claimed 7th on Sunday in the men’s 4×7.5km Team Relay putting together a solid effort with Lowell Bailey starting off followed by Jay Hakkinen, then Tim … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 6, 2009 (Dusseldorf, GER) – Making it into the men’s Team Sprint 6×1.5km F final, the US sprint duo of Andy Newell and Torin Koos put in an awesome race to earn … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 6, 2009 (Dusseldorf, GER) – The unexpected victory in the women’s Team Sprint 6×0.8km F race went to Italy’s team of Magda Genuin and Arianna Follis. Follis waited until the last lap to … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 6, 2009 (Lillehammer, Nor) – It was a great end to a weekend of competing for Johnny Spillane (Steamboat Springs, CO) who went two-for-two leading the U.S., breaking a tie for fourth by … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 6, 2009 (Östersund, SWE) – Catch the finishes of the top three men – Ole Einar Bjoerndalen (NOR), Emil Heglund Svendsen (NOR) and Tim Burke (USA) – from Saturday’s Men’s WC Biathlon World … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 5, 2009 (Bozeman, MT) – Garrott Kuzzy (CXC Vertical Limit), and Holly Brooks (APU/Salomon) have won the 3rd event in the 2009.10 SuperTour, the Sprints in Bozeman. Kuzzy and … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 5, 2009 (Lillehammer, NOR) – U.S. ski jumper, Nick Alexander from Lebanon, NH (Outing Club and Project X), was the lone North American to qualify at the World Cup event on the large … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 5, 2009 (Östersund, SWE) – It’s been an extraordinary start to the season for the USA’s Tim Burke, who finished atop the podium again on Saturday at the Biathlon World Cup 10km sprint … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 5, 2009 (Dusseldorf, GER) – Canada’s Chandra Crawford showed once again that she can compete with the best on the world with a 12th place finish today in Dusseldorf World Cup sprints. After … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 5, 2009 (Lillehammer, Nor) – American Johnny Spillaine is off to a great start placing 6th in the HS140/10km on Saturday in Lillehammer, Norway with team mate and NC Worlds gold medalist Bill … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 5, 2009 (Düsseldorf, Germany) – The legendary Norwegian cross-country skier, Tor Arne Hetland, previewed the Dusseldorf sprint races on this weekend in the video below. Peter Graves interviewed Hetland this summer following the … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 5, 2009 – On Thursday US Biathlon’s Tim Burke scored silver at the 2009 Biathlon World Cup in Östersund, Sweden in the Men’s Individual 20km – a breakthrough, historic performance for the rising … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 4, 2009 (Düsseldorf, Germany) – There are no Canadian men racing at Dusseldorf for the sprints this weekend as the remainder of the team regroups and continues to train in Italy in preparation … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 4, 2009 (Salt Lake City, Utah) – NCCSEF which has been supporting the development of cross country skiing in the U.S. for 12 years is back and ready to expand its reach to support … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 4, 2009 (Dusseldorf, Germany) – After two weeks in the north – the first week in Beitostolen, Norway and last weekend in the far north of Finland at Kuusamo – the 2009/10 Veissmann … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 4, 2009 – Tara Geraghty-Moats, or TGM for short, has a passion for two things – ski jumping and cross-country ski racing. And she has excelled in both from the start. A home … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 4, 2009 (Lillehammer, NOR) – Sitting out the first Nordic Combined World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland was just the ticket for Johnny Spillane. He placed second on Friday in the ‘pocket jump’ round … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 4, 2009 – When walking around between the athletes and coaches during the first World Cup (WC) weekend, you could almost touch the tension and nervous expectation that come with an Olympic season. … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 3, 2009 (Östersund, Sweden) – How does one go from an outside Olympic medal hopeful to true medal contender? A realistic display of the ability to win a medal is … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 3, 2009 (Auburn, NH) – Fischer Sports GmbH, one of the world’s leading ski-brands, and David Auer are pleased to announce that effective November 30, 2009, they have concluded their relationship for the distribution … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 3, 2009 (Östersund, SWE) – We’ve just received word from Ian Harvey at Toko that the USA’s Tim Burke placed 2nd in the men’s 20km Individual race that started earlier on … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 3, 2009 – I am thrilled to announce that yesterday the NENSA board of directors approved and today we are announcing the NENSA Skis for Kids program. With $10,000 from our generous supporters at … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 3, 2009 (Kuusamo, Finland) – The second World Cup weekend is in the books and as I predicted last week we have a completely different set of winners. This was an “all classic” … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 3, 2009 (Canmore, AB) – The NorAm Cup #1/Calforex Cup #1 started the season off this past weekend with a Sprint and a Pursuit race in Canmore, a hotbed for biathlon in Canada. After … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 3, 2009 – Swix Sport USA Director of Racing, Kevin Sweeney, will be on the East Coast for a week of exceptional waxing clinics. Sweeney returns to the East to share with you … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 3, 2009 (Stockholm, Sweden) – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) made significant advances in strengthening the global fight against doping through additional strategies during the Agency’s Executive Committee and Foundation Board Meetings held on … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 2, 2009 (Östersund, SWE) – World Cup racing began today in Östersund, Sweden as the US Biathlon team looks to follow-up last year’s strong season with their sights set on the 2010 Olympic … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 2, 2009 (Kuusamo, Finland) – Here’s Day 2 of Torin Koos’ behind the scenes look at the US XC Ski Team’s recent weekend in Kuusamo, Finland where they showed great … READ MORE → 0 comments