December 19, 2014 (Toronto, ON) – We are pleased to announce the leaders of the SkiTrax FIS Fantasy World Cup Contest after round three of the 2014/15 Viessmann XC FIS World Cup season … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 18, 2014 (Pokljuka, Slovenia) – Rosanna Crawford edged one step closer to becoming the third ever Canadian woman to win a World Cup biathlon medal with a fourth-place finish in the 7.5km … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 18, 2014 – In this edition of Talking With the Gravy Train, host Peter Graves speaks with special guest, the US Ski Team’s Noah Hoffman of Aspen, CO. Hoffman recently suffered a … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 18, 2014 – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) today announced details of the three-person Independent Commission that will investigate the serious doping allegations recently aired in a series of German television documentaries.
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December 18, 2014 (Falun, Sweden) – The signs are good that Falun 2015 will be a fantastic ski festival. Today, there are two months remaining until the opening ceremony and more than 100 … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 17, 2014 – As the current winter season gets underway renowned ski journalist Peter Graves caught up with Central Cross Country Ski Association President Oyvind Solvang, since 2007, for an inside look at … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 17, 2014 (Toronto, ON) – We are excited to announce that the seventh annual international SkiTrax FIS Fantasy Tour de Ski 2015 Contest is coming soon for contestants worldwide with thousands of dollars … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 17, 2014 (Canmore, AB) – Biathlon Canada will send an experienced lineup of athletes from across the country to the 2015 Youth and Junior World Championships in Minsk-Raubichi, Belarus following a recent … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 17, 2014 – The NNF bears a simple mission: to support athletic excellence in developing U.S. Nordic athletes. To that end, through grassroots support and large fundraising efforts like the Drive for 25, the … READ MORE → 1 comment

December 16, 2014 – Russian skiers once again dominated competition on the fifth day of the IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup in Vuokatti, Finland, on Tuesday (16 December) winning three out of the … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 16, 2014 (Quebec City, QC) – The 11th edition of the Pentathlon des neiges presented by MEC will be held on the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City from January 31 to … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 16, 2014 (Edmonton, AB) – Double Olympic medallist, Beckie Scott, will ski into Edmonton’s Beacon Heights Elementary School to launch the Ski Fit North Alberta season, December 17 at 9 a.m.
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December 16, 2014 – Don’t miss out! Online Registration closes at 9PM sharp this Wed 12/17. There is NO DAY OF RACE registration for Sunday’s mass start race, so if you miss the … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 16, 2014 – Here is the latest news from the Maine Winter Sports Center, including holiday wishes, info about its upcoming Holiday Youth XC Ski Camp, Active Maine Projects, and highlights and … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 15, 2014 – If it takes a village to raise a child, then what does it take to get that child to the podium in 2018? In order to help developing athletes … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 15, 2014 – WADA Athlete Committee Chair Beckie Scott has released a statement supporting WADA’s decision to investigate the doping allegations made in a documentary aired on German TV recently. Her statement … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 14, 2014 (Davos, Switzerland) – While Norway’s Finn Haagen Krogh celebrated his first World Cup victory taking the 1.3km FR Sprint in Davos on Saturday it was Canada’s Len Valjas that turned … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 14, 2014 (Davos, Switzerland) – Ingvild Flugstag Oestberg took home her first full World Cup victory in the women’s 1.3km FR in Davos as the final resembled the Norwegian nationals with five … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 14, 2014 (Rossland, BC) – The weather continued to co-operate in Rossland on Day 2 of the opening round of the Haywood NorAm series as the 11/15km CL races were held with … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 14, 2014 December 14, 2014 (Hochfilzen, Austria) – Canada’s Rosanna Crawford nailed a career-best 5th place finish with only one penalty in four rounds of shooting in the women’s 10km pursuit IBU … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 14, 2014 (Vuokatti, Finland) – Oksana Masters (Louisville, Kentucky) won her first International Paralympic Committee Nordic Skiing World Cup event as she took gold in the women’s 1-kilometer cross-country sprint on Sunday … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 14, 2014 (Notodden, Norway) – Sarah Hendrickson placed 4th and 5th in the first Continental Cup competition of the 2014/15 season. Under cloudy Norwegian skies, Hendrickson, 20, achieved jumps of 92.5 and … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 14, 2014 (Livigno, Italy) – The new race formula, which debuted on Saturday at La Sgambeda, has been appreciated by the athletes. Victory of the Team Coop that won on the Team … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 13, 2014 (Davos, Switzerland) – The men’s 15km CL in Davos came down to the wire and Norway’s Martin Johnsrud Sundby, the current overall World Cup leader, was up to the challenge … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 13, 2014 (Davos, Switzerland) – Norway’s Therese Johaug dominated the women’s 10 km classic in Davos with a 42-second margin over teammate Marit Bjoergen as Finland’s Kerttu Niskanen rounded out the podium … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 13, 2014 (Rossland, BC) – The Black Jack ski club in Rossland B.C. has seen it’s share of miserable rainy weather in the last week but thanks to the tireless shoveling efforts … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 13, 2014 (Hochfilzen, Austria) – Team Canada matched their best-ever men’s 4×7.5km relay 6th place finish using 10 spare rounds as Russia ran away with the victory with near perfect shooting using … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 13, 2014 (Vuokatti, Finland) – Once again USA and Canadian paranordic skiers were on the podium as Day 3 of the IPC World Cup unfolded in Vuokatti, Finland. In the women’s 5km … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 13, 2014 (Hochfilzen, Austria) – Germany took home the women’s 4x6km relay victory today by a healthy margin using eight spare rounds at the IBU World Cup #2 in Hochfilzen in Hochfilzen, … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 12, 2014 (Hochfilzen, Austria) –  American Tim Burke shot well with only one penalty in the men’s 10km Sprint to finish 13th at round two of the IBU World Cup in Hochfilzen, … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 12, 2014 (Toronto, ON) – We are pleased to announce the leaders of the SkiTrax FIS Fantasy World Cup Contest after round two of the 2014/15 Viessmann XC FIS World Cup season … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 12, 2014 – “Finally!” That’s what Benoit Chauvet (FRA) has certainly thought when he crossed the finish line of this year’s edition of La Sgambeda. After 42km skied in the freestyle technique, … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 12, 2014 – Check out the latest edition of Inside the Fence from Lillehammer as FIS catches up with some of Nordic skiing’s greats as they reminisce about the 1994 Winter Olympic … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 12, 2014 – Here is the Official statement of the Czech Ski Association regarding the cancellation of the FIS World Cup in February in Liberec:
Based on final analysis of the status of … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 12, 2014 – It’s a green light for the upcoming Davos World Cup weekend. Everything will get underway this Friday at 18:30 with official bib hand-out to the Top-Three FIS World Cup … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 12, 2014 (Toronto, ON) – The City of Toronto, in partnership with Coaches Association of Ontario and MLSE Foundation, will be offering National Coaching Certification Program training throughout 2015, starting in January. … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 11, 2014 – Due to very limited snow conditions at the venue in Anchorage Alaska, U.S. Biathlon announced Thursday that the Dec. 28-30 U.S. Youth Junior World Championships Team Trials have been relocated … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 11, 2014 – (La Clusaz, FRA) – Due to a lack of snow and an unfavourable weather forecast the French Ski Federation (FFS) and the International Ski Federation (FIS) have decided to … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 11, 2014 (Montreal, QC) – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) issued a statement yesterday that it will investigate allegations of widespread and systemic doping in Russia as raised in a recent  German … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 11, 2014 – After a third place finish in the biathlon sprint on Wednesday (10 Decmeber), Finland’s Maija Jarvela claimed the host country’s first victory at the Vuokatti IPC Nordic Skiing World … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 11, 2014 – On 8th December 2014, the full membership of the IOC unanimously approved the 40 recommendations that make up Olympic Agenda 2020, a strategic roadmap for the future of the … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 11, 2014 (Vuokatti, Finland) – Russian athletes showed no traces of a hangover from the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games on Wednesday (10 December), dominating the first day of biathlon competition at … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 10, 2014 (Ripton, VT) – Rikert Nordic Center will host the 14th annual New England Women’s XC Ski Day on Sunday, Jan. 25. Organized by the New England Nordic Ski Association, the … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 10, 2014 (Ottawa, ON) – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) would like to alert the Canadian sport community that the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) 2015 Prohibited List will come into effect … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 09, 2014 – Consistently warm wet weather with little relief in the forecast has forced the organizers of the Haywood NorAm, scheduled for Whistler Olympic Park just before Christmas, to relocate the … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 09, 2014 – After all other Nordic disciplines already had their season opener, it’s now time for the long distance races to get underway. Traditionally, La Sgambeda, situated in the valley of … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 09, 2014 – Unsettled weather in the forecast and low snow conditions have forced organizers of the Haywood NorAm events planned for Rossland (Dec 13 & 14) and Whistler (Dec 20 & … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 09, 2014 – More than 100 athletes from 12 countries have arrived in Vuokatti, Finland, for the very first IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup of 2014-15 which starts on Wednesday (10 December).

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December 09, 2014 – Start has made an extensive new ski Waxing Manual available on its website that covers the waxing process with its entire product line, from safety and base preparation to … READ MORE → 0 comments

December 09, 2014 – Attention all Masters athletes, coaches and family! The Canadian World Masters Alpine Coach Claudio Berto has confirmed that Westjet will offer a 10% discount for flights anywhere in Canada … READ MORE → 0 comments