March 26, 2007 – The 2007 U.S. Cross Country Championships conclude this week with distance title races including U.S. Ski Team racers just off the World Cup tour. Kris Freeman (Andover, NH) will be looking … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 26, 2007 (Yellowknife, NWT) – Frigid temperatures spurred the starting field of the inaugural Rock and Ice Ultra into action at 9 am across frozen Frame Lake in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, on Saturday, March … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 25, 2007 (Montreal, QC) – A contest running in the Montreal-based daily, la Presse, asks readers to name the athlete who made the biggest impression in his or her sport over the past 30 … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 25, 2007 (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) – Completing a gold-medal sweep of the weekend, nordic combined Olympian Bill Demong (Vermontville, NY) cruised to his third national title by winning the normal hill Sunday at the … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 25, 2007 – The nation’s top nordic skiers embarked on a marathon to end the 2007 Canadian Championships. David Nighbor, of North Bay, Ont., took home national bragging rights in the men’s 50-kilometre skate … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 25, 2007 (Falun, Sweden) – Canada’s elite cross-country skiers wrapped up the post-Olympic ski season with the men’s team racing in a World Cup relay event in Sweden, while the remainder of the nordic … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 25, 2007 (Charlo, New Brunswick) – Make it a clean sweep for Jean-Philippe Leguellec, who took the final gold medal in the senior men’s pursuit race at the 2007 Canadian Championships in Charlo, New … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 24, 2007 (Steamboat Springs, Colo.) – Three-time Olympian and World Championships silvler medalist Bill Demong (Vermontville, NY) swept both the U.S. nordic combined and large hill ski jumping gold medals Saturday as the Nature … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 24, 2007 (Charlo, New Brunswick) – After taking gold in the individual races, Thursday, Sandra Keith and Jean-Philippe Leguellec kept the streak going, taking gold again in Saturday’s sprint races at the 2007 Canadian … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 24, 2007 (Falun, Sweden) – Kris Freeman (Andover, NH) finished 19th Saturday in a slushy 30K pursuit race at the Swedish Ski Games as the World Cup season nears its final event Sunday. World … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 24, 2007 (Falun, Sweden) – The 24-year-old Sudbury, Ont. native fought his way through the 30-kilometre pursuit race to finish with a time of one hour 34 minutes 34.4 seconds. The pursuit combines 15 … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 23, 2007 (Mont-Ste-Anne, Que.) – The 2007 Canadian Championships provided the perfect backdrop for the finale of the seven-race Madshus Sprint Series, Friday, in Mont-Ste-Anne, Que. Chandra Crawford and Dave Nighbor were crowned national … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 22, 2007 (Charlo, NB) – Day one of the 2007 Biathlon Canadian Championships got underway, Thursday, in Charlo, New Brunswick. Sandra Keith and Jean-Philippe Leguellec were the first to be crowned national champions, in … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 22, 2007 – The spring sun may be out, but there is still plenty of snow season left–and with a load of the white stuff hammering the Wasatch region in late February that set … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 22, 2007 – The original Birkebeiner in Norway was cancelled due to strong winds over the weekend that ended up blowing away two of Norway’s most traditional winter sports events. The Birkebeiner, a 54-kilometer … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 22, 2007 (Stockholm, Sweden) – Building towards a successful end of the post-Olympic season, Canada’s Chandra Crawford found her stride on Wednesday, in Stockholm, Sweden. The 23-year-old skier finished 21st, after qualifying for the … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 21, 2007 – Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, VT), capping his best season of World Cup racing, was 13th Wednesday in a sprint around the royal palace – the final World Cup sprint of the season, … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 21, 2007 – Ski jumper Lindsey Van (Park City, UT) caught fire with the start of the new year and tore through the second half of the women’s Continental Cup jumping schedule, finishing third … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 20, 2007 (Mont Ste Anne, Que.) – High winds and a fresh blanket of snow again reminded skiers of mid-winter conditions, as the second day of racing got underway at the 2007 Canadian Cross-Country … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 19, 2007 (Toronto, ON) – The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) expressed profound disappointment in the Harper Government’s 2007 Federal Budget today after the document failed to commit to investing in the ongoing development of … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 19, 2007 – Over 40 teams in the Challenge Boys and Girls category’s led the show at the first Team Sprint competitions in Canadian Cross-Country Ski Championship competition history. The inagural event that replaced … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 19, 2007 (Rangeley, ME) – In the midst of a late-season snowstorm, the best high school skiers in the East competed at the Rangeley Lakes XC Ski Center this weekend, racing state against state … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 18, 2007 – It came down to the final race of the year, to decide who was taking home the crystal globe. In one of the most dramatic finishes of the season, Germany’s Andrea … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 18, 2007 (Oslo, Norway) – World Championships silver medalist Bill Demong (Vermontville, NY) moved up four places in the 7.5K sprint Sunday to finish third, ending his best nordic combined World Cup season on … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 17, 2007 – The Go Faster Clap binding system will be introduced to the North America Nordic community next fall. It’s the first Nordic specific Boot and binding system to hit the … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 17 2007 (Travisio, Italy) – Italy’s Lisa Demetz, 18 years old, has just gone through a difficult season, yet she was at her best for the most important competition of the year yesterday … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 17, 2007 (Travisio, Italy) – Brent McMurtry put in a steady performance to lead all Canadians against the world’s best young racers with a 24th-place finish at the Under-23 World Championships on Saturday in … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 17, 2007 – Try and explain to Slovenian athletes that in Italy there is a saying that goes like that: “no man is a prophet in his own country”. They will stare at … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 17, 2007 (Travisio, Italy) – After two bronze medals in Kranj last year, today in Tarvisio Ioulia Tchekaleva won the first gold medal at the Under23 World Ski Championship of Cross-Country. The Russian … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 17, 2007 (Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia) – For the first time since 1999, a German man has captured the men’s Overall World Cup title. Michael Greis is bringing home the crystal globe, despite finishing behind Norway’s … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 17, 2007 (Oslo, Norway) – Kris Freeman (Andover, NH) finished 21st Saturday in the men’s 50K classic race at Holmenkollen in sunny, 45-degree weather, a race won by newly crowned 50K CL world champion … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 16, 2007 (Tarvisio, Italy) – The U.S. Ski Team got two more top-20 results Friday at the 2007 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships as Liz Stephen (East Montpelier, VT/Burke Mountain Academy/U.S. B Team) was … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 16, 2007 (Tarvisio, Italy)- With the dust barely settled on his bronze medal from Wednesday, Alex Harvey, of St.-Ferreol les Neiges, Que., battled with the world’s best to take fourth-place in the 20-kilometre pursuit … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 15, 2007 (Khanty-Mansiysk) – It was a disappointing way to start the final Biathlon World Cup for the small Canadian contingent. Robin Clegg and Zina Kocher were the lone representatives for Canada in the … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 15, 2007 (Tarvisio, Italy) – Taz Mannix (Anchorage, AK/Alaska Winter Stars/Alaska Pacific U. Nordic/U.S. B Team) was 14th Thursday in the women’s 10K freestyle at the 2007 FIS Under-23 Cross Country World Championships.On … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 15, 2007 – Canada’s young cross-country team is finding their legs and gaining speed at the FIS Nordic Under-23 World Championships in Tarvisio, Italy. Two members of the Canadian squad found their way into … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 15, 2007 (Tarvisio, Italy)- World Championships bronze medalist Anssi Koivuranta of Finland led the jumping and held off Austrian Marco Pichlmayer to capture the gold medal in nordic combined Wednesday at the 2007 FIS … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 14, 2007 (Mount Washington, B.C.) – On the final day of racing at the IPC World Cup in Mount Washington, B.C., Canada’s ParaNordic Team managed to snag another four medals, including the gold medal … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 14, 2007 (Tarvisio, Italy) – The junior members of Canada’s cross-country team have raised the bar at the FIS Nordic Junior World Championships in Tarvisio, Italy. Alex Harvey, of St.-Ferreol les Neiges, Que., … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 14, 2007 (Drammen, Norway) – Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, VT) finished 12th Wednesday in the annual classic technique sprint World Cup race through Drammen, a village about 25 miles west of Oslo. Torin Koos (Leavenworth, … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 14, 2007 (Mount Washington, B.C.) – The world’s best ParaNordic skiers are competing at the final IPC World Cup of the season, in Mount Washington, B.C. Saskatoon’s Colette Bourgonje came away with her third … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 13, 2007 – Welcome to Silver Star Mountain Resort’s new FireLight neighbourhood – the perfect real estate opportunity for the mountain sport enthusiast! Step outside your beautiful new condominium and choose from skating on … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 13, 2007 (Tarvisio, Italy) – Canada’s young cross-country team is testing their mettle against the world’s best junior athletes at the FIS Nordic Under-23 World Championships in Tarvisio, Italy. Six members of the under-23 … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 13, 2007 (Travisio, Italy) – Laura Valaas (Wenatchee, WA), who cruised to the Cross Country SuperTour sprint title this winter, scrambled her way to the silver medal in the 1.3K classic technique sprint in … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 13, 2007 – The Haywood Report is powered by Haywood Securities Inc., proud sponsor of Canada’s National Cross Country Ski Teams.It has been about six years since I handed in my last book report … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 13, 2007 (Tarvisio, Italy) – 20-year-old Astrid Jacobsen of Norway won the ladies sprint yesterday, the opening event at the FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships 2007 in Tarvisio (ITA). Jacobsen is the 2007 … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 11, 2007 – This is a Nordic racers’ season! Reece Rendall from Madshus/K2 Canada sent us this great video put together by Canadian National team skier Dan RoycroftIt’s a short look at what … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 11, 2007 – Canada’s elite cross-country skiers are struggling to get re-energized for the World Cup following a challenging series of World Championship races which wrapped up last week.With some of the athletes down … READ MORE → 0 comments