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Cross Country Ski Headquarters wins another Michigan Cup! Good job getting your skiers out, Headquarters!

CXC, USST launch FoXC program

11/26/2008 - By CXC Skiing

Now you can show your support for cross country ski athletes and receive a limited edition 2009 FoXC "Friends of Cross Country" hat from Bjorn Daehlie.

Thanksgiving training - How to train well on short holidays

11/26/2008 - By Matthias Purdon

Every thanksgiving I make my way to my cottage near Parry Sound to see family, eat, sleep, recuperate a bit, and as always do some ski training.

Gällivare Relay

11/25/2008 - By Pete Vordenberg

Lots of pics of the men's and women's relay.

How to prep Salomon Zero Classic skis

11/25/2008 - By Andrew Gerlach

Zero skis have a rubber inlay in the wax pocket zone that needs to be prepared before skiing. Rubbing the base of the ski makes the hairs, which lie in the base material, stand up. These standing hairs provide the grip needed for wet/zero snow conditions.

Burke Interview with Swedish TV

11/25/2008 - By US Biathlon Association

Ostersund, Sweden. Biathlete Tim Burke drew a big audience when he got on the treadmill at a lab in Ostersund Sweden earlier this week.

Nordic Opening in Ruka/Kuusamo

11/25/2008 - By FIS

Around 320 athletes from approx. 26 nations will compete in the total of eight World Cup events at Ruka, a popular winter sport resort named after the local mountain (492m) located 25 km north of Kuusamo.

SuperTour races moved to Plateau

11/24/2008 - By Sara Hoovler

Due to unusually, low snow levels on the Rendezvous Trail System we have been forced to limit our race schedule, and move our SuperTour location to the South Plateau.

Solid Start

11/24/2008 - By Zach Caldwell

Kris was 20th today in the World Cup opener in Gallivare. It is (by his calculation) his best-ever points race in a 15K individual start skate.

Gällivare Skate Race

11/24/2008 - By Pete Vordenberg

Kris had a great start to the season skiing with the winner for the middle 10 km of the race. It generally takes a while to really get into the flow over here. 45seconds back is a good race for the second week in Europe.

Norway Sweeps World Cup Relays

11/24/2008 - By US Ski Team

Norway came away with the men's and women's victories Sunday as the first World Cup of the season wrapped up in Gaellivare, Sweden with men's 4x10K and women's 4x5K relay races.

WSTC hosts free Nordic Walking clinic on Dec 2

11/24/2008 - By Pete Edwards

The Washtenaw Ski Touring Club will host an introduction to Nordic Walking and FREE Nordic Walking Clinics on Tuesday, December 2nd at Ann Arbor’s Kerrytown Concert House starting at 7:30 pm.

Freeman 20th in World Cup Opener

11/23/2008 - By US Ski Team

"I thought the day was a good start. I felt like I skied strong and technically very smooth, but I didn't have that last five percent to put me up into the really good numbers.