News, tips, and guides for the Nordic Ski Racer

Preparations for Nordic Junior World Championships in full swing

Altogether, 14 Cross-Country competitions will take place at the venue named Notschrei, situated about 35 km to the south-west of Hinterzarten, Germany, which is currently undergoing heavy reconstruction.

By FIS
Aug 14, 2009

XC Snow Farm, Vol 2

Morgan Arritola and Andy Newell give us another update from the Snow Farm.

By US Ski Team
Aug 14, 2009

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2009-2010 XC World Cup Calendar

The FIS Council has approved the FIS World Cup calendars for the 2009/2010 season.

By FIS
Aug 13, 2009

Grand Prix in Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined

The FIS Grand Prix in Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined kicked off in Hinterzarten (GER) last weekend with an individual competition in Nordic Combined, and both a team and individual competition in Ski Jumping

By FIS
Aug 13, 2009

Champion Q&A: Todd Lodwick

He wins a World Cup and then retires. Two years later, with a wife, two children Lodwick decides he has unfinished business and goes on to win to win World Championship and Olympic medals...

By US Ski Team
Aug 13, 2009

XC Snow Farm, Vol 1

Andy Newell and Liz Stephen give us the pretty, and the pretty hilarious from New Zealand!

By US Ski Team
Aug 13, 2009

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September nordic clinic in Traverse City

The North American Vasa is presenting a pre-season ski clinic featuring Olympian Lyndsey Weier Dehlin at Timber Ridge September 18-19, 2009.

By Pete LaPlaca
Aug 12, 2009

Downs and Bowler named to US Biathlon B Team

Traditionally, athletes are named to the National A, B, or Development Teams at the end of the winter season. This year the national team staff wanted to leave 1-2 spots for those athletes that showed great improvements over the spring and summer.

By US Biathlon Association
Aug 12, 2009

Estonia - Part 2

Otepaa is probably the one place I wish I could have within driving distance of Ottawa. At their World Cup ski trail area, "Tehvandi" they have a 6.2km rollerskiing track which I would guess is probably the best one in the whole world.

By Karl Saidla
Aug 11, 2009

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Champion Hill discontinues cross-country ski program

Champion Hill is announcing that we will be discontinuing our cross-country ski program. As much as we enjoyed it, we were not getting enough traffic to make it a viable business.

By Amy Stone
Aug 11, 2009

Women Ski Jumpers’ Appeal Set for Nov. 12-13

The appeal of the 14 elite women ski jumpers proceeding against the Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee for a declaration to be allowed to participate in the 2010 Olympic Games will be heard Nov. 12 and 13 in the BC Court of Appeal.

By Deborah Folka
Aug 11, 2009

Estonia - Part 1

For starters, this trip was NOT a "ski training trip". Mainly, we went because my parents invited us to see the famous Estonian "Laulupidu" (Song Festival). We did get to do some pretty interesting training in both these ski-crazy countries.

By Karl Saidla
Aug 10, 2009

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