November 14, 2009 (Bruksvallarna, Sweden) – Canada’s Chandra Crawford qualified 20th and finished in 25th in the women’s classic sprint at the Bruksvallarna FIS race in Sweden won by 2009 overall World Cup winner Justyna … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 14, 2009 (Beitostolen, Norway) – USA’s Kris Freeman is off to a great start to the season placing 5th on Saturday in the men’s 15km freestyle FIS race won by Norway’s strongman Petter … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 14, 2009 (Canmore, AB) – Sports enthusiasts will be able to start the New Year with fitness and wellness in mind on Saturday, January 2, 2010 at Athletic Evolution Fitness Centre located in … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 14, 2009 – Rossignol is excited to introduce the new X-ium Package, including the X-ium Skating WCS NIS ski, X-ium WC Skate boot, R4 Skate NIS bindings, and the … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 13, 2009 (Vancouver, BC) – The flying fifteen women ski jumpers lost their final chance to compete at the Vacouver 2010 Olympic Games when the B.C. Court of Appeal dismissed their appeal of an … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 13, 2009 (Beitostolen, Norway) – In coldish weather for this time of year, -9 centigrade with light snow, Kikkan Randall (USA) placed 7th in the qualifications, and finishing 9th in the women’s FIS Calendar … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 13, 2009 (Mazama, WA) – Sean McCabe, a 46-year-old resident of Mazama, passed away on November 7, 2009, from undifferentiated anaplastic carcinoma of the thyroid. He is survived by his wife, … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 13, 2009 (Beitostölen, Norway) – This year the Norwegian team took their traditional red, white, blue and leather and added a little Punk! At their pre-World Cup press conference with the media in Beitostölen, … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 13, 2009 – It may seem daunting in the extreme to accept an Olympic Head Coach job less with than three months until Games-time, but that’s what American Scott Johnstone, a native of … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 13, 2009 (Fairbanks, AK) – The Flint Hills Resources Alaska Town Race Series – the 14th Annual series, if you can believe it – starts off the calendar with the annual Fairbanks Youth Sports … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 13, 2009 – The American Ski Marathon Series (ASM Series) has announced that the ASM Series Champions Cup will return for the 2010 race season. The Champions Cup was last scored by the … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 13, 2009 – CXC Team Vertical Limit athletes and coaches will assist area skiers with fitting equipment, using the “Super Fit Program”, this coming weekend at Bicycle Doctor, in Dousman, WI, starting on Friday … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 13, 2009 (Vancouver, BC) – Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games’ fans wanting to purchase tickets to city events, including gold medal hockey, curling, as well as Opening, Closing and nightly Victory Ceremonies … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 12, 2009 (Vancouver, BC) – Day one is over as the flying fifteen Women Ski Jumpers were back in the B.C. Court of Appeals continuing their fight to gain entry to the 2010 Vancouver … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 12, 2009 – The International Biathlon Union (IBU) has introduced an anti-doping education program called “Clean Biathlon World”. A pun on the ideal of every marksperson, to ‘shoot clean”, this online program is meant … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 12, 2009 (West Yellowstone, MO) – The white Valium started to fall around 11am on Thursday and continues to accumulate. We are waiting with fingers crossed to see how much we get. … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 12, 2009 (Vail, CO) – The name Vail conjures up images of mountains and money, fur coats and alpine World Cups. But the growing interest in Nordic … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 12, 2009 (Waitsfield, VT) – The Catamount Trail Association is hosting a Bring On The Snow Celebration, on Saturday, November 14th, from 4-6pm, at the Big Picture Theater and Café, in Waitsfield, Vermont. Following … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 12, 2009 – It’s been a dream start to the 2009/10 ski season for virtually every major ski region in the Northern hemisphere. Although the ski industry is wary of tempting fate after … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 11, 2009 (Toronto, ON) – SkiTrax is pleased to once again present our popular international FIS Fantasy World Cup 2009/10 Contest for players … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 11, 2009 – Vegard Ulvang was one of cross-country skiing’s greatest champions, having won three Olympic gold medals. During his long career the man born in Kirkenes, Norway was recognized for his stunning … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 11, 2009 (Sun Valley, Idaho) – We’re excited to have one of the top US junior xc skiers, Adele Espy, join our Skier Blog section, to give readers her … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 11, 2009 (Ottawa, ON) – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES), the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) and UK Sport are pleased to announce a landmark partnership to jointly launch the Global … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 11, 2009 (Quebec City, QC) – Quebec is considering making a bid to host a Winter Olympic Games and plans to spend $1 million to assess the capital city’s infrastructure and evaluate the possibility … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 10, 2009 – Hello Nordic Fans, Chandra Crawford (CAN, Fischer skis and boots) decided during her recent training camp in Ramsau (AUT) that in the future she will not only use Fischer skis … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 10, 2009 – Here is the latest news from the Boulder Nordic Club, including information about ski clinics, the upcoming Boulder Nordic Social, the man-made ski loop at Vail, biathlon race schedule, wax clinics … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 9, 2009 – Since the start of the Winter Olympic Games in 1924 in Chamonix, France, Canada has participated at every Games. The Canadian Winter Olympic medal haul in has been on the rise … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 9, 2009 (Bend, Oregon) – When the time comes to hang up the racing skis, when my days are no longer driven by the constant pursuit of teasing performance out of talent and … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 9, 2009 – Ten years ago, the sports world was getting used to police raids as a part of cycling, distance running and skiing competitions. Now, as the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) prepares … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 8, 2009 (Lake Louise, AB) – As you can imagine, this time of year is crazy for National team skiers so it’s been … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 8, 2009 (Vancouver, BC) – Visitors hoping to purchase Olympic and Paralympic tickets on Saturday, Nov. 7 were not able to access the Vancouver 2010 site as previously planned and as a result, the … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 8, 2009 (Erzurum, Turkey) – Excitement is brewing for the FISU (International University Sports Games Committee) Winter Universiade 2011 to be held in Erzurum, Turkey, especially for ski jumping. Organizers have not only … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 7, 2009 (Bled, Slovania) – Dear Sport friends! More than 2,000 people from 42 countries have already registered to be part of this season’s biggest winter event for recreational athletes – the World Winter … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 7, 2009 – We now have less than 100 days until the start of the Games in Vancouver and under a month to the start of the World Cup! It’s crazy how fast … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 7, 2009 – With just three months to go until show time there are sighs of relief in the ranks of Nordic Combined Canada as they recently announced that former US Nordic combined skier, … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 6, 2009 – With less than 100 days to go until the Vancouver Olympics get underway, Chandra Crawford, is still most focused on making the Canadian Olympic team. She’d like a … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 6, 2009 (Lake Tahoe, CA) – Soon after we arrived in Craftsbury, Pepa Miloucheva began talking about a fall training camp. There were two things we needed to accomplish with this … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 6, 2009 (Ishpeming, MI) – Paralympic champions Chris Waddell and Sarah Will highlight a group of eight athletes and sport builders named for induction to the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame. … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 6, 2009 – FIS has embraced wiki technology with it’s History of Skiing. Here you will find an extensive and still growing history of Nordic skiing, beginning further back than the Lillehammer Olympic … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 6, 2009 – AXCS will soon be releasing our final extra rooms for the MWC2010 in Falun, Sweden. This is your (almost) last chance to experience the Kingdom of Skiing firsthand at one of … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 5, 2009 – We are getting closer to the 2009 Yellowstone Ski Festival and this year is sure to be a blast. All of your favorite Nordic vendors and a few new … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 5, 2009 – Want to know where there’s snow? Our friends at Ski Press has scoured the world to find where the first flakes have fallen as this season gets off to a … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 5, 2009 – Yesterday we reported on a CTVolympic.ca article about Chandra Crawford working with her ski sponsor Fischer in Ramsau, Austria to try and resolve continued discomfort with her foot following her … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 5, 2009 (Craftsbury Common, VT) – For 2010, the Masters Nationals visits beautiful Craftsbury Common, Vermont and continues the recent trend of a long weekend format to better fit tight work/family schedules. On Thursday, … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 5, 2009 – Fredrik Aukland, coach of the Swiss National team and the professional squad Team X’tra that includes himself, his brother Anders, and Jens Svartedal, feels that with many associations experiencing financial problems, … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 4, 2009 (Toronto, ON) – We’re stoked to announce that Phase 1 of our international 3-in-1 SkiTrax FIS Fantasy World Cup, Tour de Ski, and 2010 Olympic Games Contests is almost ready and … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 4, 2009 – Today marks 100 hundred days to go until the opening ceremonies at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games and the culmination of the dreams of not just thousands of athletes, but the … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 4, 2009 – With the World Cup season around the corner Norway’s Eldar Ronning was diagnosed with the swine flu this week. Rønning chose to look positively at the situation reports Langrenn.com. “My … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 4, 2009 (Canmore, AB) – Canadian xc ski star Chandra Crawford is back in the hunt for Olympic hardware at the 2010 Games in Vancouver following her foot injury last season that forced … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 4, 2009 (Canmore, AB) – Three-time Olympian Sara Renner and her husband, four-time Olympian Thomas Grandi, have been leading the chorus for a solution to climate change in Canmore for years now. Renner … READ MORE → 0 comments