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Ski walking is a great alternative to rollerskiing. You can do long slow distance at an easy pace, intervals at any heart rate you can get to, or speed work. Tony Percha is doing easy repeats up a long hill at Kensington Metropark in Milford, MI.

Briko-Maplus names John Dyste as U.S. Nordic Manager

Mon, Jul 20, 2009 - By Rick Weissenborn

Innovation Inc., North American distributor of Italian ski wax company Briko-Maplus has named John Dyste as U.S. Nordic Manager, providing wax and technical services to elite cross country teams and athletes.

Dealers instructed to remove boots from shelved

Fri, Jul 17, 2009 - By Mike Muha

Rossignol has instructed dealers to remove all recalled boots from their shelves immediately.

Looking good for Southern Cross-Country season

Fri, Jul 17, 2009 - By FIS

Snow conditions in Australia and New Zealand are extremely good at the moment and the major Cross-Country Skiing resorts in the two countries have been grooming tracks regularly for over a month now.

Rossignol recalls X-IUM and X-11 boots

Thu, Jul 16, 2009 - By Rossignol

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with Rossignol on Tuesday announced a voluntary recall of cross country ski boots, asserting that the sole could separate from the upper boot during use, posing a fall hazard.

Freeman Speaks Out About Diabetes

Wed, Jul 15, 2009 - By US Ski Team

Even with intense training for the 2010 Olympics at the forefront of his mind, Freeman is taking the time to speak to youth about Diabetes.

The importance of rest days during the transition months

Wed, Jul 15, 2009 - By Lee Hawkings

Earlier this spring I discovered for the first time what will happen if you neglect to take rest days and continue to train hard.

Annual Masters camp at Telemark Resort

Tue, Jul 14, 2009 - By CXC Skiing

August 7th to August 9th is set for the annual Masters Camp for all level skiers

The costume disciplinarian speaks: Is it better to look good than to ski fast?

Tue, Jul 14, 2009 - By Mike Balduf

Oh, sure, every World Cup Nordic ski team needs a good waxing crew, but they need something more — a top-notch costume disciplinarian.

Training in New York City

Mon, Jul 13, 2009 - By Megan McTavish

I had never been to New York City before and so I was really looking forward to going and spending some time exploring the city. However, it also happened to be a 16 hour week of training for me.

Second biathlon training camp conducted

Mon, Jul 13, 2009 - By teamusa.org

The second training camp of the Mens National A Team just finished after three weeks and the athletes as well as the coaches have all reason to be optimistic about the upcoming season.

American Birkebeiner Announces T-Shirt Design Contest

Sat, Jul 11, 2009 - By Cherie Morgan

The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF) is announcing a contest to design the official t-shirt for the 2010 American Birkebeiner ski race. The winning t-shirt design will be the featured retail t-shirt for the event.

Interview with Kikkan Randall - FIS Athlete Commission

Fri, Jul 10, 2009 - By FIS

FIS Newsflash: What does it mean to you to have been elected as the Cross-Country representative on the Athletes Commission?