January 12, 2008 (Val di Fiemme, Italy) – Billy Demong couldn’t catch World Cup leader Ronny Ackermann, but he came up with the fastest 15km race Saturday and finished second in a rainy Nordic … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 12, 2008 (Shelburne, VT) – Dale of Norway, the well known designer and manufacturer of ski sweaters, technical apparel and lifestyle knitwear, announced that it will renew its agreement as the exclusive sweater supplier … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 11, 2008 – The 2008 Atlantic Canada XC Ski Championships hosted by the Mount St. Margaret Ski Club are scheduled for January 18-20 in Plum Point, NL. Note that the … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 11, 2008 – Here are the athletes selected for the US Cross Country team to compete at the 2008 Alberta World Cup in Canmore from January 22-26, along with information and notes on the … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 11, 2008 – The second edition of the Viessmann FIS Tour de Ski performance by Craft Sportswear is now history. For the first time, the series took place with eight competitions in 10 days … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 10, 2008 (Houghton, Michigan) – The week flew by too fast, and I am just now getting time to sit down and write while on the airplane to Canada. Thursday’s race was 10km … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 11, 2008 (Ruhpolding, Germany) – Emil Hegle Svendsen put Norway into the lead on the first lap Thursday night and Norway rolled to a 19.3-second biathlon victory over Russia. U.S. men finished eighth … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 10, 2007 (Ruhpolding, Germany) – The Ruhpolding Biathlon World Cup, the Super Bowl of Biathlon, began yesterday in Ruhpolding, Germany where 90,000 spectators will be on hand for the racing and festivities… here’s … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 10, 2008 – The Canadian Government has decided to stand behind the cause of female ski jumpers, who are fighting to have women’s ski jumping included in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics as an official … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 9, 2007 (Ruhpolding, Germany) – This evening, the Ruhpolding Biathlon World Cup opens here under the lights with the Women’s Relay competition starting at 5:20 PM (CET). The World Cup last week in … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 9, 2008 (Pinkham Notch, NH) – Nordic Meisters began its thirteenth season yesterday on a balmy day at Great Glen Trails, and the new non-timed category was a success. Even with temperatures … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 9, 2008 (Lake Placid, N.Y.) – World Championships Nordic Combined silver medalist Bill Demong came back to the Adirondacks for the Christmas holidays and prepped for the rest of the … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 9, 2008 (Hayward, Wis.) – Conserve School of Land O’ Lakes, Wisconsin, will sponsor a nine hour environmental education camp for Kindergarten through 6th grade children, called Camp Birkie for Kids, at this year’s … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 8, 2008 (Houghton, Michigan) – Here’s a selection of great sprint action photos of the men’s races by Pat Casey from the U.S. XC Nationals 2008. Sprint stars Andy … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 8, 2008 (Pinkham Notch, NH) – On January 19-20, 2008 Great Glen Trails will host Women’s Winter Escape, a special snow country getaway for women. Beginning on Saturday at 10:00am and wrapping up after … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 8, 2008 (Klokkarstua, Norway) – Bjerknes has been the managing director of Rottefella AS since 2003, and leaves a company which is well-positioned as international market leader within the development and production of … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 8, 2008 – Winter Trails is an event where children and adults can try snowshoeing and/or cross country skiing FREE at more than 100 locations in the U.S. and Canada. The 2008 Winter Trails … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 8, 2008 (Quebec City, QC) – Alex Harvey, one of Canada’s top cross-country skiers and a notable mountain biker, is scheduled to be operated on this Friday, January 11. The 19-year-old son of … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 7, 2007 – Jessie Krejcik is setting out to do something in 2008 that no 13-year-old girl has ever done before: she’s going for her Coureur des Bois gold bar in the Canadian … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 7, 2008 (Bischofshofen, Austria) – Finland’s Janne Ahonen won his second ski jumping competition in just over 24 hours Sunday night to become the first person to win five Four Hill Tournees. High winds … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 6, 2008 (Houghton, Mich.) – A day of overcast weather and above-freezing temperatures cooled off the favored women’s duo Sunday in the classic technique team sprint. The men’s title, as expected – but in … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 6, 2008 (Duntroon, Ont.) – Canada’s Sara Renner and George Grey won their second gold medals of the week at the Haywood NorAm Cross-Country Ski Series in Duntroon, … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 6, 2008 (Val di Fiemme, Italy) – Sweden’s Charlotte Kalla overtook defending champion Virpi Kuitunen from Finland on the so-called Final Climb Sunday and went on to win the … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 6, 2008 (Oberhof, Germany) – US Biathlon’s Lowell Bailey had his best shooting day of the season with a perfect score hitting all 10 targets in the Men’s 10km Sprint on Saturday in Oberhof, … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 6, 2008 (Duntroon, Ont.) – An outstanding coach and one of Canada’s greatest XC builders, Heinz Niederhauser died yesterday while skiing at Duntroon during the Haywood NorAm competitions. Niederhauser was well known for … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 5, 2008 (Houghton, Michigan) – U.S. sprint stars Andy Newell and Kikkan Randall led from start to finish Saturday en route to defending their sprint crowns at the U.S. Cross Country Championships.It … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 5, 2008 (Duntroon, Ont.) – Phil Widmer and Chandra Crawford blazed their way to the top of the podium amongst the best cross-country skiers in the … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 5, 2008 (Val di Fiemme, Italy) – Sweden’s Charlotte Kalla fell on the third lap Saturday and defending champion Virpi Kuitunen of Finland ran her lead in the FIS Tour de … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 5, 2008 – Marite Bjoergen (Nor) has pulled out of the 2007-2008 Viessmann Tour de Ski citing stomach problems. Her team-mate Vibeke Skofterud is also out due to illness. The runner-up in the … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 5, 2008 (Schonach, Germany) – Montana-born Jason Lamy Chappuis, who skis for France, out-legged Bill Demong for a Nordic combined World Cup sprint victory Saturday in the German Grand Prix by 0.2 seconds in … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 5, 2008 (Bischofshofen, Austria) – Finnish ski jumping great Janne Ahonen won the third event in the 56th Jack Wolfskin Four Hills Tournee Saturday and took over as points leader for the tournament.In a … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 5, 2008 (Whistler, BC) – With the Canadian National Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Championships underway at Whistler Olympic Park, the ski jump facilities at the venue for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 4, 2004 (Asiago, Italy) – Czech Lukas Bauer was 42nd in the skating sprint Friday at Stage 6, but easily held onto his lead in the men’s overall standings of the … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 4, 2008 (Houghton, Michigan) – Here’s a selection of photos from Day 1 at the U.S. XC Nationals 2008. Caitlin Compton won the women’s 5km freestyle title while Russian Ivan … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 3, 2008 (Houghton, Michigan) – Kikkan Randall shook off whatever slowed her two days earlier at the U.S. Cross country Championships and skied to the seventh title of her career, winning the 10km classic … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 3, 2008 (Duntroon, Ont.) – Sara Renner began her comeback to the international podium with a gold medal in the women’s … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 2, 2008 (Houghton, Michigan) – Close to 30 teams are expected to compete for the College Cup during the U.S. Cross Country Championships underway at the Michigan Tech Nordic Training Center in Houghton, Michigan.In … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 2, 2008 (Nove Mesto, Czech Republic) – Czech favorite Lukas Bauer won the fourth time in five FIS Tour de Ski stages Wednesday, boosting his overall time lead to more than … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 1, 2008 (Houghton, Michigan) – Defending SuperTour champion Caitlin Compton, who turned to biathlon after not making the 2008 U.S. Ski Team, extracted a little revenge Tuesday, winning the opening women’s race at the … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 1, 2008 (Nove Mesto, Cze) – Lukas Bauer won his third stage of the 2008 FIS Tour de Ski Sunday with Czech teammate Martin Koukal second in the men’s … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 1, 2008 (Nova Mesto, Cze) – Sprinters Roddy Darragon (FRA), Damien Ambrosetti (FRA), Carloline Weibel (FRA), and Kaili Sirge (EST) have withdrawn from the Tour following the Stage 3 Sprint in Prague. Ambrosetti qualified … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 1, 2008 (Oberstdorf, Germany) – World Cup leader Thomas Morgenstern of Austria, who saw his record six-victory string cut in the final World Cup before Christmas, picked up the beat Sunday night. He … READ MORE → 0 comments

January 1, 2008 (Prague, Cze) – Canada’s Devon Kershaw was poised to reach his goal of moving into the top-10 in the overall standings of the Tour de Ski after the third stage, but … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 31, 2007 – We wish everyone the very best for safe and happy New Year celebrations and much success in 2008. Happy New Year from the crew at SkiTrax Magazine.

December 31, 2007 (Houghton, Mich.) – Fans can watch portions of the 2008 U.S. Cross Country Championships that start New Year’s Day from Michigan Tech Nordic Training Center. Three Web cams will cover the start … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 31, 2007 – SkiTrax’s technique columnist, Keith Nicol, has produced a great video on Free Skate Technique which can be viewed below and on YouTube. Nicol has been on four Canadian INTERSKI Demonstration … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 30, 2007 (Coleraine, MN) – Hilary McNamee (Fort Fairfield, ME) and Meagan Toussaint (Madawaska, ME) again swept away the competition today to win their respective categories (Youth Women and Junior Women) at the … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 29, 2007 (Prague, Czech Republic) – Italian star Arianna Follis and unheralded Russian Nikolay Morilov won the first sprints of the 2008 Tour de Ski Sunday but Marit Bjoergen of Norway … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 30, 2007 (Houghton, Michigan) – When the U.S. Cross Country Championships open on January 1, virtual visitors can see all of the action from the Michigan Tech Nordic Training Center. Three web cams, … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 30, 2007 (Oberhof, Germany) – American Billy Demong knows photo finishes. He may hold some unofficial record for most photo finishes. One of these days the three-time Olympian may win one…but Sunday wasn’t the … READ MORE → 0 comments