December 05, 2015 – Despite the geographical challenges of not having mountains, snow sports in the Netherlands have flourished. At the centre of this is the Nederlandse Ski Vereniging (Dutch Ski Association) and … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 04, 2015 – This the season of the World Cup mama with both Claudia Nystad and Katja Visnar having already welcomed their first children and Marit Bjoergen, Aino-Kaisa Saarinen, Natalia Korosteleva and … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 03, 2015 (Toronto, ON) – The final countdown is on to register your team for the SkiTrax FIS Fantasy World Cup 2015/16 Contest featuring $4,500+ of prizes up for grabs. The deadline … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 03, 2015 (Oestersund, Sweden) – Canada’s Rosanna Crawford charged to a 13th-place finish in the women’s 15km individual at the IBU World Cup opener in Oestersund, Sweden on Thursday. Italy’s Dorothea Wierer … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 03, 2015 – It is with tremendous gratitude that I announce our 3rd consecutive Year End Challenge Grant, ‘Support our Sport’. Once again, John & Leslie Taylor have teamed up with several … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 03, 2015 (Grenoble, France) – Rossignol Group, a leading ski manufacturer, is in negotiations to buy Time, a bicycle and accessories manufacturer, as part of a larger move to broaden Rossignol’s product … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 02, 2015 – I personally think we are not paying enough attention to this latest doping revelation and I think it is because we have become numb to what has just been revealed … READ MORE →11 comments

December 02, 2015 (Oestersund, Sweden) – Twenty-year-old Sean Doherty from Center Conway, N.H. delivered an impressive 17th place season-opening performance out of 104 starters in the men’s 20km at the BMW IBU World Cup … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 01, 2015 – Here is a selection of current career opportunities in the sports sector, including positions with the 2018 South Slave Arctic Winter Games, Canadian Nutrition Society, and SportMedBC. Follow the … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 30, 2015 (Toronto, ON) – With a Grand Prize of a Madshus Package including Redline Carbon Skate Skis, Super Nano Skate Boots and Xcelerator 2.0 Bindings, this year’s SkiTrax FIS Fantasy World … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 29, 2015 (Ostersund, Sweden) – Canada’s Rosanna Crawford and Nathan Smith teamed up and came from behind to win a stellar silver in the single mixed relay at the season-opener in Ostersund, … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 29, 2015 (Kuusamo, Finland) – The final tough 15km CL stage of the Ruka Triple mini-tour saw Canada’s Alex Harvey finish seventh overall for his best-ever result at the opening weekend of … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 29, 2015 (Ruka, Finland) – The USA’s Sadie Bjornsen was the top North American with a career-best 14th-place finish at the three-day Ruka Triple mini-tour marking the second year she has led … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 28, 2015 (Ruka, Finland) – While the limelight was on Alex Harvey at today’s race, his long-standing teammate and friend Devon Kershaw, had a solid day finishing 24th in the points. After being … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 28, 2015 (West Yellowstone, MT) – Junior Katherine Ogden of SMST2 overcame a first-lap deficit to win the women’s 10km FR race on Day 2 of the USSA SuperTour in West Yellowstone. … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 28, 2015 (Ruka, Finland) – Canada’s Alex Harvey, 27, landed his first World Cup podium of the season, and the first ever before Christmas. The talented Canuck claim second in the men’s 10km … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 28, 2015 (Ruka, Finland) – American Sadie Bjornsen delivered another solid result finishing 14th in the women’s 5km FR race, the second-stage of the Ruka Triple, with teammate Jessie Diggins just behind … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 28, 2015 (Ruka, Finland) – Due to the wind situation, the first 2015/16 Nordic Combined Individual Gundersen competition of the weekend in Ruka had to be cancelled. The wind conditions proved to … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 27, 2015 (West Yellowstone, MT) – Alaska Pacific University’s Logan Hanneman surged during the final in the men’s 1.3km FR sprint, to beat out his brother Reese and claim the top spot … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 27, 2015 (Toronto, ON) – With over 200 contestants registered and $4,500 worth of prizes up for grabs, the annual SkiTrax FIS Fantasy World Cup 2015/16 Contest is off and running. Don’t … READ MORE →2 comments

November 27, 2015 (Kuusamo, Finland) – USA’s Andy Newell charged out of the gates on a mission at today’s FIS WCup season opener in Kuusamo, Finland, Day 1 of the Ruka Triple mini-tour, … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 27, 2015 (Kuusamo, Finland) – The USA’s Ida Sargent had a solid day at the office as the top American finishing a strong seventh place in the women’s 1.4km CL Sprint as the … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 26, 2015 – Over the next two weekends, U.S. ski fans will be treated to over 60 hours of broadcast and streaming of ski racing from around the world – most of … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 26, 2015 – It’s been a solid summer and fall of preparation and now it’s time to race. U.S. Cross Country Ski Team Head Coach Chris Grover takes a look at the … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 26, 2015 – Building on the success of the 2014-15 season – in partnership with 7th Frame Productions – Inside the Fence will continue this year taking ski fans inside the world … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 26, 2015 – Here are the latest job offerings in the Canadian sports sector, including positions with SIRC, Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre Inc, and Sport Surrey. Please follow the corresponding links … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 26, 2015 – While everybody speaks about the winter of 2015/16 as a winter without title events and with the overall World Cup trophy as the only big win, Nordic Combined athletes … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 25, 2015 (Calgary, AB) – Induction into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame is our country’s highest sporting honour and Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame strives to reflect and celebrate Canada’s long and … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 25, 2015 (Park City, Utah) – Olympians Bryan and Taylor Fletcher (Steamboat Springs, CO) were named to the 2016 U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team. They will open the 2015-16 season this weekend … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 24, 2015 (Toronto, ON) – With the first FIS World Cup kicking off the season in Kuusamo, Finland on Nov. 27, we’re pleased to announce the launch of our annual SkiTrax FIS Fantasy World … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 24, 2015 – Following a yearlong study by an independent sport task force, the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) introduced sweeping Nordic membership changes, with broader offerings and prices as low … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 24, 2015 (Park City, Utah) – The 2015-16 U.S. Cross Country Ski Team was announced today, just before the International Ski Federation (FIS) World Cup opener in Ruka, Finland. A total of … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 24, 2015 – We wanted to let everyone that we are looking forward to the hosting of another edition of Sun Valley Super Tour Races December 5 and 6, 2015. Our event … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 24, 2015 – With no medals up for grabs in the 2015-16 FIS World Cup season, many athletes will be focusing on the pursuit of crystal globes. Despite there being no championships … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 24, 2015 – Welcome to a new Cross-Ccountry competition season. There were 305 men and 188 women on the result lists In the first Eastern cup race in Vershina Tea in Russia … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 23, 2015 – This weekend was a great way to kick off the race season and shake out the jet lag, the pre-race jitters, and the months of hard training, and see … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 23, 2015 – Former Estonian XC skier Kristina Smigun-Vahi, who is under suspicion for doping, could be stripped of  two gold medals she won at the 2006 Turin Olympic Winter Games according … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 23, 2015 – Thirty-eight participants were #PARATOUGH at the first ever Paralympian Search held by the Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) and the Canadian Sport Institute Calgary (CSI Calgary) on November 14. The … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 23, 2015 (Montréal, Québec) – Under the theme “Pursuing Excellence in Sport Dispute Resolution”, the Public Seminar the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), hosted by the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 22, 2015 (Gällivare, Sweden) – Team USA’s Jessie Diggins was fired up on a cold day in Sweden taking her second consecutive victory in the women’s 10km freestyle FIS race with teammate … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 22, 2015 (Saariselkae, Finland) – The Finish season is underway with Saariselkae the site of it’s third weekend of competitions as Dario Cologna and the Swiss team, along with Alexander Legkov and … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 22, 2015   (Gällivare, Sweden) – Check out these great photos from the Day One Sprint CL races at the Gällivare Premier where Team USA’s Jessie Diggins claimed her first victory of the season … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 22, 2015 (Bruksvallarna, Sweden) – It was Stina Nilsson’s turn to shine as she took the win in the women’s Sprint FR over teammate Charlotte Kalla with Hanna Falk in third on … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 21, 2015 (Gällivare, Sweden) – Jessie Diggins led Team USA with a victory in the Women’s 1.2km CL Sprint as teammate Sophie Caldwell, the top qualifier, claimed second while Canada’s Emily Nishikawa … READ MORE → 1 comment

November 21, 2015 (Bruksvallarna, Sweden) – Charlotte Kalla (SWE) and Petter Northug Jr (NOR) were the clear winners at Friday’s 5/10km classic FIS competition at Sweden’s season opener in Bruksvallarna which sets the … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 21, 2015 – According to a recent report in The Gaurdian Lance Armstrong’s former physician, Michele Ferrari, has been ordered to stand trial in April for allegedly providing doping assistance to Italian … READ MORE → 1 comment

November 21, 2015 – Fischer Skis U.S., LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of privately-held Fischer Sports GmbH, has announced that Ryan Leach will be the CEO/President of its U.S. organization. Fischer is a global … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 20, 2015 – The first phase of ViaSport’s #LEVELTHEFIELD campaign has launched,  supporting gender equity and the inclusion of girls and women in sport in BC. #LEVELTHEFIELD is a province-wide movement that will work to create … READ MORE → 1 comment

November 20, 2015 – SkiTrax caught up with Canadian XC Ski Team athlete Devon Kershaw as he prepares for the World Cup season launch with his squad in Sweden. He finished 33rd at … READ MORE → 0 comments

November 20, 2015 – Since the 1999/2000 season, the Worldloppet Ski Federation in co-operation with the International Ski Federation has chosen around 10 races out of the 20 Worldloppet stages every season to form … READ MORE → 0 comments