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Sep 04: 3rd Annual NYSEF Whiteface Climb to...

September 4, 2009 (Wilmington, NY) – The New York Ski Educational Foundation and the Olympic Regional Development Authority announce the third annual NYSEF Whiteface Climb to the Castle Rollerski Race on Wednesday, October … READ MORE → 0 comments

Sep 04: International Paralympic Committee Celebrates 20-10 Double...

September 4, 2009 (Vancouver, BC) – Twenty years ago this month a passionate group of volunteers dedicated to advancing the Paralympic Movement and encouraging elite athletes with a disability to pursue excellence in their sport … READ MORE → 0 comments

Sep 03: Sun Mountain...

A cross-country skiers paradise… endless trails,...

September 03, 2009 – Picture the cross-country skier’s paradise: endless groomed trails weaving o’er hill and dale with breathtaking scenery greeting the eyes at every turn, dotting the trails are … READ MORE → 0 comments

Sep 03: Wonderland: Wells Gray Nordic...

Helmcken Falls...

September 03, 2009 – The “whoomf” caught everyone by surprise. We had just finished eating lunch and were putting on our skins when that whoomf — the sound made … READ MORE → 0 comments

Sep 03: 2009-2010 US Junior Olympic Qualifying...

September 3, 2009 – The US Junior Olympic Cross Country Ski Program is a nationwide series of events for youth and juniors ages 8 to 19. Each geographic region has its own qualifying system of … READ MORE → 0 comments

Sep 03: Countdown to 2010 – Johnny Spillane...

September 3, 2009 (Steamboat Springs, CO) – SkiTrax is excited to announce that top US Nordic Combined skier and 2003 Sprint World Champ, Johnny Spillane, has joined our Skier Blog section. Spillane … READ MORE → 0 comments

Sep 02: Rossignol Proud to Partner with US...

September 2, 2009 (Park City, UT) – Rossignol is proud to partner with the US Biathlon Team again for the upcoming season. We are excited to support the best athletes in the country … READ MORE → 0 comments

Sep 02: US XC Team Training Camp in...

September 02, 2009 Team Today held a summer training camp for National Elite, USST, SVSEF, and several other top invited athletes at Whistler’s brand new Olympic Nordic Centre in the Callaghan Valley, training on … READ MORE → 0 comments

Sep 02: US XC Team Training Camp in...

September 2, 2009 (Whistler, BC) – Team Today held a summer training camp for National Elite, USST, SVSEF, and several other top invited athletes at Whistler’s brand new Olympic Nordic Centre … READ MORE → 0 comments

Sep 01: Caitlin’s...

Hometown: New York City, NY
Age: 27
Team: Central Cross Country (CXC) Regional Development Team
Club: CXC
Major Results:

2008 US XC Championships, 1st (5km skate)
2008 US XC Championships, 3rd (skate sprint)
2008 Biathlon World Championships, 37th (Individual 15km)
2006/2007 Super Tour … READ MORE → 0 comments

Sep 01: FIS launches FIS Marketing...

September 1, 2009 – FIS has announced the establishment of a new company, FIS Marketing AG, together with its marketing partners Tridem Sports and Infront Sports & Media. The strategic joint venture has the objective … READ MORE → 0 comments

Sep 01: Ford Sayre and Craftsbury Moosilauke Time...

September 1, 2009 (Warren, NH) – On Sunday, August 30th, the Ford Sayre Junior Nordic team organized a time trail up Mount Moosilauke in Warren, NH. Ford Sayre athletes were joined by those from Dartmouth … READ MORE → 0 comments

Sep 01: Alberta World Cup Academy Feature Athlete...

September 1, 2009 – Canada has many reasons to be thankful for the late Heinz Niederhauser’s selfless devotion to the sport of Cross Country skiing in Canada. We, the athletes of the Alberta World … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 31: Countdown to 2010 – Morgan Smyth...

August 31, 2009 – Morgan Smyth entered the Bill Koch League at 9 years of age, although she’d been introduced to skiing at age 2. Smyth was born in Northhampton, … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 31: Countdown to 2010 – Perianne Jones...

August 31, 2009 (Wanaka, New Zealand) – SkiTrax is excited to announce that top Canadian skier Perianne Jones has joined the Skier Blog section re-launching very soon at skitrax.com. … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 31: CXC Team Vertical Limit Blog –...

August 31, 2009 (Marquette, MI) – Hey everyone, I am back in Marquette after quite a bit of hopping around. For the past month I have been dealing with the fact that … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 29: Watch CXC’s 2009 American Birkebeiner Webcast...

August 29, 2009 – The Central Cross Country Ski Association (CXC) is pleased to announce the inaugural webcast of the 2009 American Birkebeiner 52km skate race. This will be the first ever full digital … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 29: IOC Launches Future of Olympics...

August 29, 2009 – The IOC has launched a contest on YouTube, inviting the general public to post a video reply to the question “What do you think is the future of the Olympic Games?” … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 29: Olympian Phil Widmer Hosts Personal Fundraiser...

August 29, 2009 (Banff, AB) – Olympic cross-country skier Phil Widmer is reaching out to his home community of Banff, AB for assistance in raising the funds he needs to reach the 2010 Olympic … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 29: Kangaroo Hoppet – Sim and Calder...

August 29, 2009 (Falls Creek, Australia) – The nineteenth annual Kangaroo Hoppet, Australia’s international ski marathon, was held today at Falls Creek in north-east Victoria. Rain and wind caused the races to be … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 29: Final FIS Visit to Vancouver Prior...

August 29, 2009 – The IOC’s Coordination Commission is paying its ninth and last visit to the next Olympic host city of Vancouver this week. The Commission, including FIS President Gian Franco Kasper, will … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 28: Davin MacIntosh Named New Executive Director...

August 28, 2009 (Canmore, AB) – Davin MacIntosh will play a key role in ensuring the continued growth of Canada’s cross-country skiing sport system well beyond the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. MacIntosh … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 28: Drew Goldsack Blog:...

August 28, 2009 – Last week the team and I departed for our biggest and possibly most important camp of the season; three weeks of training on snow … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 28: Craftsbury Green Racing Project Blog –...

August 28, 2009 (Vermont) – Sunday evening found the members of the Green Racing Project leaning against a wooden fence watching the 4-cylinder championship of the Barton Fair demolition derby. A mist of rain gently … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 28: Skiing in Labrador in...

August 28, 2009 (Labrador City, NL) – Konrad Kuhne, 13, was possibly the only person who was excited to wake up yesterday morning to snow on the ground. He took the opportunity to … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 28: CXC Team Vertical Limit Blog –...

August 28, 2009 – CXC Team Vertical Limit has a lot on the go this summer, including an August training camp – check out the video. CXC Team Vertical Limit … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 27: Atomic 2010 Season Preview: Violins in...

August 27, 2009 – There is no question that the Tour de Ski grows in interest and popularity every year. It is also true that the Nordic World Championships are highly … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 27: Ski Jumping News – GP Continues...

August 27, 2009 – Here is the latest Ski Jumping News from the FIS, including a report from last weekend’s FIS Grand Prix in Ski Jumping in Zakopane, Poland. Also included is an update from … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 27: Toko Tech Team Launches...

August 27, 2009 – The Toko Tech Team has created a blog. Our hope in creating this blog is to establish a resource for the general public to learn about waxing as well … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 26: Interview number...

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Aug 26: Tchepalova and Two Top Russian Skiers...

August 26, 2009 (Moscow, Russia) – Top Russian skier Julia Tchepalova, a 3-time Olympic champ, has been named along with two other top Russians, Evgeny Dementiev and Nina Rysina, following positive doping … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 26: Countdown to 2010: Interview with Top...

August 26, 2009 (Sun Valley, ID) – Following his high school graduation, Noah Hoffman decided to give himself a year to try his hand at competitive cross-country skiing. He spent his time in almost … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 26: USBA and NENSA Golf Tournament Fundraiser...

August 26, 2009 (Falmouth, Maine) – On behalf of the United States Biathlon Team and our eastern regional partner, the New England Nordic Ski Association (NENSA), I would like to invite you to participate in … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 26: Women Ski Jumpers’ Lawyers File Appeal...

August 26, 2009 (Vancouver, BC) – Pointing out it is the Court’s duty to make sure the hosting of the 2010 Olympic Games complies with the Charter or declare it invalid if it does not, … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 25: Rossland’s 2010 Olympic Size...

August 25, 2009 (Trail, BC) – According to a recent Canadian Press article on CTV online a rift has formed in the town of Rossland, BC over whether the city should fund Olympic athlete … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 25: Canmore to Host its Third XC...

August 25, 2009 (Canmore, AB) – The world will visit Canmore once again this winter, as the XC World Cup Society and its local organizing committee is hosting the third cross-country skiing World Cup … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 25: Boulder Nordic Sport Hires Zach and...

August 25, 2009 (Boulder, Colorado) – Zach and Amy Caldwell have joined Boulder Nordic Sport (BNS) as Technical Director and Business Manager. The Caldwells bring extensive experience and knowledge in the cross-country ski industry … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 25: NENSA Event Organizer...

August 25, 2009 – NENSA events serve many purposes beyond providing a timed course for racers. Races are the primary vehicle through which NENSA can direct the development of ski racers and skiing communities. … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 24: IOC President Jacques Rogge Responds to...

August 24, 2009 (Lausanne, Switzerland) – The following letter from IOC President Jacques Rogge was recently received by the 14 elite women ski jumpers fighting for inclusion in the 2010 Olympic Games. The women … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 24: CXC Team Vertical Limit Blog –...

August 24, 2009 (Ironwood, Michigan) – Well, the CXC Team Vertical Limit has just wrapped up an awesome camp in Ironwood, Michigan. In order to convince the reader of … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 24: 2009 New Zealand Winter Games –...

August 24, 2009 (New Zealand) – Here are some brief reports by the Australian XC Ski Team including full results and photos from the 2009 New Zealand Winter … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 23: Young US Jumper Sarah Hendrickson Scores...

August 23, 2009 (Lillehammer, Norway) – Sarah Hendrickson of the Visa U.S. women’s ski jumping team went 2-for-2 in podium finishes over the weekend in Continental Cup events in Lillehammer, Norway. On Friday, the 15-year-old … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 23: Canada Scores at New Zealand Winter...

August 23, 2009 (New Zealand) – Canada’s cross-country ski team begin their final tracks to the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games by participating in distance races at the New Zealand Winter Games on Sunday … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 23: CXC Team Vertical Limit Blog –...

August 23, 2009 – Sometimes, you just need to take a little break from skiing, and focus on having fun. So on Monday, with no workout scheduled, Kuz, Karl, J. … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 22: Promoting Skiing in Serbia – \”What’s...

August 22, 2009 (Ada Ciganlija, Serbia) – The Ski Association of Serbia has taken advantage of the summer time to promote the sport of skiing to the youth in Serbia. On Saturday, July 25, 2009, … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 22: GM Making Dreams Possible Club Coaching...

August 22, 2009 – The Coaching Association of Canada is pleased to announce that the General Motors Making Dreams Possible Club Coaching Grant applications are now online! Dedicated to supporting athletes at all levels through … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 21: Torin Koos Blog – My First...

August 21, 2009 (Wanaka, NZ) – Check out these amazing photos and video, a first for US Ski Team member Torin Koos, who is now back home in Bend, OR from training … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 21: Aussie XC Team Blog – 2009...

August 21, 2009 – Here’s the latest news and information from races and training during the Australian Winter from the Australian XC Ski Team. There’s been lots of great action … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 20: Silver Star Nordic XC Camps –...

August 20, 2009 (Silver Star, BC) – Silver Star Nordic XC Camps – ski the trails chosen by the World’s best leading into the 2010 Olympic Games! You’re invited you to start your cross country … READ MORE → 0 comments

Aug 20: Countdown to 2010 – CXC Team...

August 20, 2009 – We’re excited to announce that CXC Team Vertical Limit has joined the Skier Blog section re-launching soon at skitrax.com. The CXC team consists of some of the most talented … READ MORE → 0 comments