March 11, 2006 – Olympic champion Thomas Morgenstern of Austria had the longest jump of the first round Friday night and held on to win a World Cup large hill (HS134) ski jumping meet at … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 11, 2006 – The Canada Games Council (CGC) and the Foundation for Athletes and Sport Training (FAST) today announced the list of recipients of the 2006 CANADA GAMES FAST TRACK athlete grants. The Canada … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 10, 2006 – The Harvey bloodlines continue to reap benefits almost 20 years later for the Canadian cross-country ski program, with 17-year-old Alex Harvey emerging the top junior male competitor for the third straight … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 10, 2006 – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) congratulates Canadian athletes and their support personnel for Canada’s unprecedented performance in an Olympic Games. A record 24 medals in ten sports was … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 10, 2006 – Beckie Scott continues to make the most of what will be the final hurrah of her storied career on the World Cup cross-country ski circuit, winning her second medal in two … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 9, 2006 – Two-time Olympian Pete Vordenberg was named Thursday night as the new U.S. cross country head coach, replacing Trond Nystad, who is resigning effective at the end of this Olympic season, U.S. … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 9, 2006 – Members of the organizing committee of the 2006 Desjardins’ Canadian cross-country ski Championships can be proud of themselves for undertaking such an ambitious challenge, coordinating this kind of sporting event after … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 8, 2006 – Expedition leader and Founder of the Pole to Pole Leadership Institute, Martyn Williams, announces the call for applicants for an international team of 18 – 28 year olds for Pole to … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 8, 2006 – The first weekend in March hosts a crowded schedule of ski marathons across North America. Each of these races is genuinely unique in the course and weather conditions presented to the … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 8, 2006 – Only the thinnest of margins separated the top three finishers in women’s pursuit cross-country ski action on Wednesday, with Canada’s Beckie Scott making her first post-Olympic journey onto the World Cup … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 7, 2006 – He might have not felt 100 per cent going into the 15-km free mass start, but the results for Dan Roycroft on Wednesday at the Canadian Cross-Country Ski Nationals told a … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 8, 2006 – Application Deadline: March 15, 2006 Starting Date: April 3, 2006Position: Receptionist / Office AssistantType of Position:Full Time – EmployeeReceptionist / Office AssistantThe Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) is a national, … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 8, 2006 – The boys are back in town. For the first time in more than 15 years, the Canadian Cross-Country Ski Team had a male competitor reach the podium in World Cup action … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 7, 2006 – Kikkan Randall (Anchorage, AK), who produced the alltime best U.S. women’s Olympic finish when she was ninth in the sprint two weeks ago in Italy, turned-in the best alltime U.S. women’s … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 7, 2006 – Simply put, the planets were aligned for Canada’s male cross-country ski athletes on Tuesday. On the same day that Devon Kershaw became the first Canadian man to win a World Cup … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 7, 2006 – The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) announced today that 2006 Olympians Cassie Campbell (ice hockey, Brampton, Ont.), Deidra Dionne (freestyle skiing, Red Deer, Alta.), Alexa Loo (snowboard, Richmond, B.C.) and Jeff Pain … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 7, 2006 – Yesterday, March 6, the torchbearers’ climb took place from the Rifugio Vigevano to the Corno del Camoscio, at the presence of institutions and journalists.An enchanting day accompanied the torchbearers’ climb up … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 6, 2006 – The 2006 Arctic Winter Games kicked off in Kenai, Alaska, over the weekend.Athletes from around the circumpolar world are competing in 20 sports such as dog-mushing, skiing, badminton and traditional aboriginal … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 6, 2006 – Position: Marketing DirectorApplication Deadline: March 22, 2006 Starting Date: April 18, 2006Job Description: Biathlon Canada, the national governing body for the sport of biathlon in Canada, is seeking a full-time Marketing … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 5, 2006 – Olympic nordic combined medalist Magnus Moan ended World Cup champion Hannu Manninen’s seven-meet victory streak yesterday (Saturday) in a World Cup at the Lahti Ski Games. Bill Demong (Vermontville, NY) moved … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 5, 2006 – Four-time Olympian Todd Lodwick (Steamboat Springs, CO) moved up 11 places to finish sixth today (Sunday) in a 7.5K nordic combined World Cup sprint at the Lahti Ski Games.Germany’s Bjorn Kircheisen … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 4, 2006 – Less than a week after the conclusion of the 2006 Olympic Winter Games, Canada’s Beckie Scott was back on the World Cup cross-country ski circuit on Saturday for the formidable challenge … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 4, 2006 – The TD Banknorth New England Bill Koch League Festival is biggest festival of cross-country skiing for young skiers in the country, and it got off to a fast start today, on … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 26, 2006 (Pragelato, Italy) – Italy’s Giorgio DiCenta provided a dramatic finale to the Olympic cross country races Sunday, winning gold in the inaugural 50K freestyle mass start event. Two-time Olympian Andrew Johnson … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 25, 2006 (Cesana San Sicario, Italy) – Sweden’s Ann Carin Olofsson won the gold in the Women’s Biathlon 12.5K Mass Start followed by Germany’s Kati Wilhelm who took the silver and Germany’s Uschi Disl … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 25, 2006 (Cesana San Sicario, Italy) – Jay Hakkinen (Kasilof, AK) climbed back from his disappointing 80th in last week’s Olympic 10K Sprint to 13th in the Olympic 15K Mass Start, reasserting his position … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 1, 2006 – The Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) was joined by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Sport Minister Michael Chong today as it announced the launch of its Paralympic Winter Sports Awareness Campaign. In … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 2, 2006 – Here are some Disabled Athletes to watch at the Ski Nationals March 5-12, 2006:Standing Females1. Margarita GORBOUNOVA (VIP) Tuesday Mar. 72. Olga Nazarenko Tuesday Mar. 7 & guide Robert … READ MORE → 0 comments

March 1, 2006 – Thunder Bay will be host to more than 400 cross country ski athletes and 120 coaches from across Canada who will be taking part in the 2006 Cross Country Ski Nationals … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 28, 2006 – Kick off the 2006 Ski Nationals on March 4th by joining some members of Canada’s National and Olympic Ski Teams, at a buffet dinner (Beef on a bun, pasta, salad and … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 28 -March means the Maine events for New England’s cross-country skiers. Starting with the TD Banknorth Bill Koch League Ski Festival in Bethel this weekend, and ending with the TAMC International Spring Series in … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 27 – Over 350 young cross-country skiers were registered for the annual TD Banknorth Bill Koch League Ski Festival before the snow fell, insuring that the event will be one of the biggest celebrations … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 27, 2006 – Re-released on DVD, “The Cross Country Experience. Bill Koch” is as inspiring and relevant today as when it was first filmed by Rossignol in 1976. This film, originally created by … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 26, 2006 – The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) announced today that it has achieved its goal of a top three finish in the overall medal standings at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games. Chef de … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 25, 2006 (Pragelato, Italy) – Katerina (CZE) Neumannova won gold yesterday in the Women’s 30K Free over Russia’s Julija Tchepalova who won the silver and Justyna Kowalczk from Poland who took … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 23, 2006 (Pragelato, Italy) – Russia took the gold in the Biathlon Women’s 4x6K Relay with Germany winning the silver and France the bronze. The US finished in 15th followed by Canada in 17th. … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 25, 2006 – In a photo finish, Italian Marco Cattaneo beat teammate Roberto DeZolt by half an inch to capture the champion’s title at the 33rd annual Subaru American Birkebeiner today. Cattaneo, the 2005 … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 25, 2006 – If you enjoyed live coverage of cross country skiing on Country Canada or the quite extensive coverage on the main CBC stations, let the network know how you feel!Your input is … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 23, 2006 – The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association is expanding its program support of cross country skiing, according to USSA Vice President of Athletics Alan Ashley. The new initiatives, designed to impact … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 23, 2006 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced today that Canadian cross-country skier Beckie Scott (Vermilion, Alta.) was one of two Olympians elected to the IOC’s Athletes’ Commission for an eight-year term. … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 22, 2006 – It was a great start in the quarterfinals for Canada as Beckie captured 1st in her heat, qualifying for the semis along with Kikkan Randall of the US. … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 21, 2006 – The Lakehead Thunderwolves men’s and women’s Nordic teams dominated their competition and successfully defended both their OUA men’s and women’s team championship titles at the OUA Nordic Championships hosted by Laurentian … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 21 – Jay Hakkinen (Kasilof, AK) led all 17 teams through the first leg of the Men’s 4 X 7.5K Relay in which the US finished ninth, 2:31.9 behind the winning squad from Germany … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 20, 2006 – As the U.S. winter Olympic athletes were settling into their Olympic quarters in Torino Italy, five Team Rossignol master skiers joined a 130 person American contingent on a similar trip to … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 20, 2006 – Just a reminder to everyone skiing at Canmore Nordic Centre (or any other Nordic Facility where day pass purchase is required):Make sure you purchase and wear your Day passes when skiing … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 20, 2006 – The final day of Keskinada Loppet activities was filled with heart-stopping finishes. Pleasant weather and low winds lent the festivities a helping hand and enabled organizers to provide complete runs under … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 19, 2006 (Pragelato, Italy) – It was a warm and snowy day in Pragelato as Devon Kershaw got Canadian blood pounding as he led the pack through the first leg of today’s 4x10K … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 19, 2006 (Pragelato, Italy) – U.S. ski jumper Alan Alborn (Anchorage, AK) continued his comeback from a pair of knee injuries, but failed to make the second round cut in Saturday’s K125 large hill … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 18, 2006 – Italian police staged a late-night raid on the Austrian biathlon team’s Winter Olympics quarters on Saturday in Turin. The secretary-general of the Austrian Olympic Committee Heinz Jungwirth told Reuters there had … READ MORE → 0 comments

February 18, 2006 – Russia took the gold medal in the Women’s 4x5K Mixed Relay today followed by Germany in second for the silver while host country Italy took the bronze. The … READ MORE → 0 comments