May 20, 2014 (Park City, Utah) – he U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) announced that it will nominate its Chairman, W. Dexter Paine, as a candidate for the International Ski Federation (FIS) … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 20, 2014 (Brookvale, PEI) – Mark Arendz, who became the first Canadian to win a biathlon medal at the Paralympics winning silver in the men’s 7.5km standing race at the 11th Paralympic … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 19, 2014 – Jonna Sundling is a rising star on the Swedish Cross-Country ski team. She became a double Junior World Champion in Val di Fiemme, Italy winning the sprint and anchoring … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 18, 2014 – WADA has published the Independent Observer (IO) Report on the anti-doping program at the 2014 Sochi Paralympic Winter Games. In accordance with the World Anti-Doping Code, WADA is invited … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 17, 2014 (Toronto, ON) – The Canadian Olympic Committee has announced the introduction of the ‘Randy Starkman Olympian Humanitarian Award.’ The award is being established to honour the memory of the late … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 16, 2014 – The Red Deer Nordic Ski Club is looking to hire a full time coach to oversee our Learn to Train (L2T), Train to Train (T2T) and Learn to Compete … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 15, 2014 – Napping – I can remember while in college I always took a 1pm nap, and that nap was at the same time as my freshman year English class. Prof Miller … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 15, 2014 – This summer is becoming huge for ONE WAY as the 2-time Olympic Champion Charlotte Kalla is switching to ONE WAY PREMIO HD poles.
One of the strongest athletes in today’s … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 15, 2014 (Barcelona) – The 4th FIS Ladies Seminar with the theme “Lady Athletes and their Career After Sports” will take place on Monday, 2nd June 2014 as part of the 2014 … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 15, 2014 – News from the biathlon world: as Tarjei and Johannes Thingnes Bø (NOR) have been successful on skis from Fischer for years now, the two brothers have decided to place … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 14, 2014 (Quebec City, QC) – The International Masters Games Association (IMGA) is staging the second edition of the Winter World Masters Games (WWMG) in Quebec City from Jan. 31-Feb. 8 in … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 13, 2014 (Calgary, AB) – Today, the Canadian Olympic Committee and Canadian Paralympic Committee announced the Olympians, Olympic coaches, Paralympians and Paralympic coaches who will take part in the 2014 Celebration of … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 12, 2014 (Granby, Colorado) – YMCA of the Rockies has an opening for a Nordic Center Director at Snow Mountain Ranch in Granby, CO. The director is responsible for managing and directing … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 12, 2014 – The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) is a national, private, not-for-profit organization committed to high-performance sport excellence. We are the largest private supporter of high performance sport in Canada and … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 12, 2014 – L.L.Bean has launched its new Trailblazers program that includes Team USA XC skiers Kikkan Randall and Sylvan Ellefson. Trailblazers is a special group of elite athletes who — thanks … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 11, 2014 – Ivan Hudac of Slovakia has taken over responsibility for the Swiss Cross-Country World Cup team and is going to replace Tor Arne Hetland. Unlike Hetland who was in charge … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 10, 2014 (Canmore, AB) – Check out this great historical retirement video collage of Chandra Crawford put together by her dad Glen with great footage from her early xc ski years, to … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 10, 2014 – The 49th International Ski Congress in Barcelona (SPA) will elect the FIS President and the sixteen members of the FIS Council for the next two-year period from 2014-2016. With … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 09, 2014 (Park City, UT) – Stratton Mountain School’s Nordic Program has again earned the highest national recognition by the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) with two awards: the SMS Nordic … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 09, 2014 (Ottawa, Ontario) – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) has completed a consultancy agreement with UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) to share best practices in anti-doping intelligence and investigations.
“The fight … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 09, 2014 (Park City, UT) – Women’s Ski Jumping USA is currently seeking an international traveling coach. “With the inaugural Olympic season behind us we are looking forward to the World Championship … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 08, 2014 (Valcartier, QC) – The recent retirement of Jean-Philippe Le Guellec–Canada’s best-ever male biathlete – following the Sochi Winter Games – is causing confusion about the future of one of Canada’s … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 07, 2014 – Planica is one of four candidates bidding to host the 2019 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships. Slovenia is a storied land with hundreds of years of tradition, so it … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 07, 2014 (Canmore, AB) – Cross-Country Ski de Fond Canada (“CCC”) has ramped up the coaching leadership structure as the national program gets set to begin its quest of returning to the … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 06, 2014 (Gloucester, ON) – The Canadian Ski Patrol (CSP), Canada’s leader in advanced first aid services in outdoor settings, will host its 2014 national annual conference from May 8 to 11, … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 05, 2014 (Trondheim, Norway) – Norwegian Nordic xc ski star, Petter Northug, was driving drunk on Sunday morning when he was involved in a single vehicle car accident reports www.nrk.no. Photos of … READ MORE → 1 comment

May 05, 2014   (Canmore, AB) -Canada’s Megan Imrie is going to hang up her biathlon rifle to start cracking the books at university, and getting her hands dirty on the family ranch, Biathlon … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 05, 2014 (New Gloucester, Maine) – The deadline For Submitting 2014-2015 NENSA Event Bids is May 15th! If you are interested in  hosting a NENSA Eastern Cup or Championship Event you can … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 05, 2014 (Thunder Bay, ON) – For the second year in a row, there was still snow at Lappe Nordic Ski Centre on May 1st. To celebrate, a fun cross-country ski race … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 04, 2014 – The Edmonton Nordic Ski Club is looking to hire part-time assistant coaches our Learn to Train (L2T), Train to Train (TT) and Learn to Compete (LC) programs (9-19 year … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 3, 2014 (Sweden) – Swedish Ski Association has published nine men and nine ladies that are nominated to the  the A-team training group for the season 2014/2015 with the major goal FIS Nordic World … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 3, 2014 (Norway) – The Norwegian Cross-Country Committee has selected 25 athletes for three national Cross-Country teams. There are 11 athletes in the ladies’ team, eight in the men’s saquad and six athletes in … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 02, 2014 (Canmore, AB) – Cross Country Canada is now accepting applications for the 2014/15 High Performance Coaching Experience (HPCE) program. Please fill annex A (below) and return by May 23rd.
The HPCE … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 02, 2014 (Vernon, BC) – Cross Country BC (CCBC), the Provincial Sport Organization for cross-country skiing in British Columbia is currently seeking to fill the position of Program Coordinator. The successful candidate … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 01, 2014 – Here are some of the latest job openings in the sports sector. PacificSport Fraser Valley is seeking a qualified individual to fill the position of Community Sports Liason, while … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 01, 2014 (Savannah, Georgia) – Today SnowSports Industries America (SIA) presented the Snow Sports Recognition Award to Bill Marolt who is well known throughout the industry for his contributions to the U.S. … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 30, 2014 – April is a time for post-season reflection as well as much-needed R&R for competitive XC skiers. It’s also a time for activities that do not involve snow… for some. … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 30, 2014 -Sophie Caldwell is a rising star of the U.S. Cross-Country Skiing. FIS Cross-Country News talked to Sophie about her breakthrough season, plans for the next winter and being part of … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 30, 2014 (Canmore, AB) – One of Canada’s most decorated Paralympic athletes, Colette Bourgonje, has decided to call it a career after competing against the world’s best in Para-Nordic and wheelchair athletics … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 29, 2014 (Calgary, AB) – As a team member within the Academy department, the Administrative Assistant will play a role in being part of Canada’s leader in developing and sustaining world-caliber winter … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 29, 2014 (Prince George, BC) – The Caledonia Nordic Ski Club in Prince George BC is looking for a new head coach. Our club offers a positive environment with established teams and … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 29, 2014 – FIS Cross-Country Race Director Pierre Mignerey took a moment to reflect on the past season from the World Cup through the Tour de Ski to the Olympic Winter Games, … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 29, 2014 (Canmore, AB) – After the conclusion of the Haywood Ski Nationals, Graham Nishikawa and Emily Nishikawa capture the overall series titles and starting rights to the first period of the … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 28, 2014 – Six weeks after the conclusion of the Sochi 2014 Paralympics, Rob Walsh, the Chairperson of the IPC Nordic Skiing Sport Technical Committee, has hailed the Games as a huge … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 27, 2014 (Whitehorse, Yukon) – Canadian XC Ski Team siblings, Emily and Graham Nishikawa, both received a cherished accolade last week when the Whitehorse City Council created a new honour, voting to award “keys to … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 26, 2014 – The following is the USSA’s preliminary list of nominations for the 2014-2015 U.S. Ski Team. The nominations include those active athletes who qualified based on published 2015 U.S. Cross Country Ski Team … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 25, 2014 – In today’s edition of Talkin’ With the Gravy Train, host Peter Graves talks with Justin Wadsworth, Head Coach of the Canadian National Cross-country Ski Team. In this candid interview Graves talks … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 25, 2014 (Collingwood, ON) – Dara Howell, Jan Hudec, Mac Marcoux, and Mark McMorris are among Canada’s Olympic and Paralympic medal-winning skiers and snowboarders earning an extra $5,500 in training funds thanks … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 24, 2014 (Montreal, QC) – The Sport department at the Canadian Olympic Committee is seeking an individual to help with logistical and administrative coordination from May to December of 2014 as the … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 24, 2014 (Toronto, ON) – Today, the Canadian Olympic Committee issued the following statement of congratulations to four Olympians named to the Sports Hall of Fame. Eight Canadian athletes and builders make … READ MORE → 0 comments