May 02, 2013 (Yellowknife, NWT) – Shirley Firth Larsson, a veteran of four Winter Olympics, succumbed to cancer on Tuesday at age 59. She died at home in Yellowknife, NWT, surrounded by family … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 02, 2013 – The FIS anti-doping programme focus turns from the post-competition tests to a substantial out-of-competition testing programme in order to maintain the fight against the use of doping in skiing … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 02, 2013 (Montreal, QC) – The Canadian Olympic Committee has several job openings based at its Montreal headquarters, including Athletic Marketing Manager, Athlete Services Manager, Games Executive Director, and Sport Executive Director. … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 02, 2013 – FIS Ski Jumping Race Director Walter Hofer took some time to share his reflections on the past competitive season. Overall, Hofer is pleased with the 2012/13 season and offers … READ MORE → 0 comments

May 01, 2013 (Zurich, Switzerland) – “After the season is before the season,”. Under this motto, this week saw a specific TV seminar for Cross-Country Skiing held at the Hotel Hilton Zurich Airport … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 30, 2013 (Craftsbury Common, Vermont) – The Craftsbury Green Racing Project is excited to welcome a new crop of skiers to the team this year. With a strong pool of applicants, and … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 30, 2013   – I haven’t had many years during my career that I finished the season when snow was still covering the ground and conditions for skiing were still very good. Actually … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 29, 2013 – Even though the white gold of winter has not yet parted everywhere in the Northern hemisphere, it’s time to look back to the winter season 2012/13. It has not … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 28, 2013 – These nominations include athletes who qualified for nomination based on the published criteria and the CCC High Performance Committee selection process April 12-14, 2013. An announcement of the athletes … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 28, 2013 (Gatineau, QC) – The current focus, pace and direction of the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) will continue into the next quadrennial period following the results of the biennial elections in … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 27, 2013 (Barrow, Alaska) – A couple months ago our friend Mike Hajdukovich, director of Challenge Life, emailed us asking if we’d be interested in going to Barrow to kick of the … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 27, 2013 – We are inviting all interested parties to attend an NNF Town Hall meeting on May 15th from 3-5pm in Park City, Utah. The final location will be announced next … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 26, 2013 (Mosjøen, Norway) – Bysprinten, the popular nordic ski festival in Mosjøen, Norway, will be featured in a two-hour live broadcast on the Norwegian TV network TV4 on Saturday April 27. … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 26, 2013 (Ottawa, ON) – The Canadian Paralympic Committee is proud to announce that Karen O’Neill will lead the organization as Chief Executive Officer effective June 3, 2013.
A highly-respected senior executive in … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 25, 2013 (Trondheim, Norway) – On Monday, April 23 Petter Northug Jr. underwent a planned surgery when a bone spur was removed from his left knee. It was a reminder of an … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 25, 2013 – Canadian National Cross Country Ski Team Head Coach, Justin Wadsworth is taking the plunge and shaving his head to show support and raise funds for the Kids Cancer Care … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 25, 2013 – During the CCC High Performance Meetings on April 12, Justin Wadsworth, Head Coach-National Ski Team, Lisa Patterson, CCC High Performance Coordinator-East and Louis Bouchard, National Ski Team Coach, were … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 24, 2013 – The wait is over and the official World Snow Day Final Report 2013 is now published. The success of the 2nd edition of World Snow Day is reflected in … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 23, 2013 (Steamboat Springs, CO) – World Champion Johnny Spillane (Steamboat Springs, CO), who set the pace for the U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team over more than a decade, is closing the … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 23, 2013 – Wow! It seems to me that the winter has gone by so fast. The past 5 months present themselves in my mind like a big whirl of awesome racing, … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 22, 2013 – The following is the USSA’s preliminary list of nominations for the 2013 U.S. Ski Team. The nominations include those active athletes who qualified based on published selection criteria. The … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 22, 2013 (Canmore, AB) – The 2012/13 racing season is now long over. The snow, clinging desperately to the mountains, rocks and trees, is in deep discussions, begging to let go, turn … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 21, 2013 – Check out this Cross Country Canada Facebook Photo Contest and enter your photos between April 16-30 to win. Voting takes place May 1-10 and the photo with the most … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 21, 2013 – April 22nd will highlight the beginning of a new training season in CXC Academy. As always, we strongly suggest you start your training year by working through three simple … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 21, 2013 – Check out the latest news from Noah Hoffman recently renominated to the U.S. Ski Team’s B Team and who’s shoulder is healing up well following his operation last month. … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 20, 2013 (Afton, Minnesota) – Well…that’s that! It’s over. I am back home now, super excited to get some quality time with my family and friends in Minnesota! It was a long, … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 20, 2013 – Concussions have become a very important issue in all sports. We are seeking your involvement in this project because your opinions about concussions are important, and will help to … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 19, 2013 (Dalhousie, NB) – The names of the six new members who will be inducted into the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame later this year were recently announced. “These inductees … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 19, 2013 – Arild Monsen (51) has been appointed new sprint coach of team Norway. Monsen, who has coaching experience from Canada and Sweden trained Teodor Peterson and Emil Joensson, who dominated … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 19, 2013 (Thunder Bay, ON) – Cross Country Canada regretfully announces that Eric Bailey has decided to resign from his position as Assistant Director of Coaching Development. While CCC is disappointed with … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 17, 2013 (Munich, Germany) – The Tour de Ski 2012/13 evaluation meeting in Munich (GER) on 11th April saw almost 30 representatives of the Organising Committees, Infront Italy and FIS Marketing AG, … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 16, 2013 – The NNF Cup winner for the 2012/2013 season is the Alaska Pacific University Nordic Ski Center. The NNF Cup is awarded annually to the top domestic club on the … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 15, 2013 (Palm Springs, CA) – Ski area owners, operators, and suppliers gather to collaborate and strategize for the industry’s promising future. True challenges abound – economic, demo- graphic, operational, and environmental. … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 15, 2013 – (Labrador City, NL) – Menihek Nordic is pleased to announce that they will be hosting the 2014 Canadian National Masters Cross Country Ski Championships. The event will be a … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 13, 2013 (Craftsbury, VT) – Five and a half months is a long season and a long time to stay mentally and physically sharp. Now as the season comes to a close, … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 13, 2013 (Thunder Bay, ON) – NDC Thunder Bay is seeking a skilled, enthusiastic Head Coach to lead our organization into the future. Operating out of Thunder Bay, Ontario, a community renowned … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 13, 2013 – Three of Sweden’s Cross-Country ski stars Ida Ingemarsdotter, Johan Olsson and Calle Halfvarsson have been appointed new ambassadors for the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 in Falun (SWE) … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 12, 2013 (Cable, WI) – Telemark Resort, a destination cross-country ski centre in northwestern Wisconsin, has closed again due to financial difficulties reports The Ashland Daily Press. Foreclosure proceedings have begun against … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 12, 2013 (Toronto, ON) – We are pleased to announce the final 2012/13 SkiTrax FIS Fantasy World Cup Contest standings after round 12 of the Viessmann XC FIS World Cup in Falun, … READ MORE → 1 comment

April 12, 2013 – The FIS Continental Cup series all over the world are some of the most important Cross-Country competitions as they allow the younger athletes to prepare themselves for the World … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 12, 2013 (Truckee, CA) – Kris Freeman powered away from his competitors at the end of the men’s 50km CL Distance National Championhips, besting teammate Andy Newell, to win the coveted 2013 … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 12, 2013 – Asiago, Italy, home of Rode Wax, world-famous cheese and the 2013 Masters World Cup! Between February 15th and 22nd, 103 Canadians were among the 1,173 skiers from 25 nations … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 11, 2013 (Lake Tahoe, CA) – U.S. Ski Team member Kris Freeman and three-time Olympian captured his 16th national title on Thursday when he skied away from the lead group on the last lap … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 11, 2013 – The Canadian Sport Institute Pacific is excited to announce a new incentive-based bursary for NCI-BC graduates who are selected to coach Team BC at a Canada Summer or Winter … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 11, 2013 (Thunder Bay, ON) – The 16th Annual 24 Hour Relay, in support of the Lappe Nordic Ski Club and the National Development Centre wrapped up Sunday morning at 11am. This … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 11, 2013 (Truckee, CA) – Liz Stephen won a landslide victory in the women’s 30km CL event, besting teammmate and World Cup Sprint Champion Kikkan Randall, to earn herself the title at … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 11, 2013 (Prince George, BC) – It’s been almost ten years since the Caledonia Nordic Ski Club hosted a FIS-sanctioned cross-country ski event, but in 2014, Canada’s top skiers will return to … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 10, 2013 (Truckee, CA) – Rising U.S. Ski Team star Liz Stephen pulled away from her teammate Kikkan Randall, of World Cup and World Championship fame, on a long climb to win … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 10, 2013 (Oro-Medonte, ON) – Team Hardwood, the competitive cross country club in Oro-Medonte, Ontario, has re-designed its summer training program and is launching an invitation to competitive skiers from other clubs … READ MORE → 0 comments

April 09, 2013 (Toronto, ON) – The 2012 London Olympics marked the first time in history that women were represented in every sport and that all of the 204 participating countries included female … READ MORE → 0 comments