News, tips, and guides for the Nordic Ski Racer
Canadian Home Course
Today my fellow US Ski teammers and I traveled out to the 2010 Olympic cross-country venue, Whistler Olympic Park (becoming affectionately known as WOP), for a team sprint simulation on skate roller skis.
By Kikkan Randall & Pete Vordenberg
Sep 8, 2008
The new direction of Nordic Combined
The new format of only on jump and a 10km race is hoped to solve problems trying to find sponsors and organizers - which also impacts chances for prize money.
By Sandra Spitz
Sep 7, 2008
Ruhpolding and Nove Mesto na Morave will hold Biathlon World Championships
he IBU Congress closed today with Ruhpolding, Germany earning the right to host the 2012 Biathlon World Championships with Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic selected for 2013.
By US Biathlon Association
Sep 7, 2008
International Biathlon Union Congress Opens in Prague
The Eighth Regular Congress of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) officially opened today, with 53 nations answering the roll call at the first business session.
By US Biathlon Association
Sep 6, 2008
Watch out for the late summer ruts and grooves
While tar snakes are bad, the 'ruts and grooves' that I really want to warn you about here are the mental and physical ones that often occur in late summer training.
By Craig Storey, XC Ottowa
Sep 5, 2008
Quiksilver, Inc. Receives Binding Offer for Rossignol
Quicksilver will sell Rossi to Chartreuse & Mont Blanc in order to repay debt and focus on core apparal and footwear brands.
By Quicksilver
Sep 5, 2008
CXC Midwest announces 2008-2009 race schedule
CXC and the MW JO Coaches are pleased to announce the Midwest Junior Olympic Qualifier schedule for the 2008-2009 season.
By CXC Skiing
Sep 4, 2008
Whistler, BC, our second home
Photos from the Whistler, BC camp by Pete Vordenberg.
By Pete Vordenberg
Sep 4, 2008
The Simple Life of a Cross Country Ski Racer in Ohio
Michigan Cup racer Kelly Mikolajczyk has started a blog to chronicle "the adventures of a female cross country ski racer who lives and trains in the Cleveland Ohio area."
By Mike Muha
Sep 3, 2008
Whistler Camp (again)
Kris is back in Whistler - this time with the whole USST. This is Kris’s second intensity camp of the year - the July camp being the first.
By Zach Caldwell
Sep 3, 2008
Does it Look like we're Kidding?
Where have we been? What have we been doing? We've been getting it done.
By Pete Vordenberg
Sep 2, 2008
Burke Third in IBU International Rollerski Biathlon Cup Pursuit
Ostersund, Sweden, August 31. Tim Burke (Paul Smiths, NY) finished third today in the 12.5K Pursuit competition after winning the 10K Sprint on Saturday.
By US Biathlon Association
Sep 2, 2008
