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Swix Sport USA to distribute Uvex winter products

Swix Sport USA announced it will become the exclusive distributor of Uvex winter sports products for the U.S. market starting August 1, 2009. The Uvex winter line includes snow sports helmets, goggles and sunglasses.

By Swix
Jul 23, 2009

Lodwick in Car-Bike Crash

World Champion skier Todd Lodwick learned Wednesday that watching the Tour de France can be as dangerous as competing. The U.S. Ski Team athlete was involved in a car-bike collision while riding back from spectating at a Tour stage.

By US Ski Team
Jul 23, 2009

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AuSable River Festival this weekend

The 62nd Anniversary 2009 Weyerhaeuser AuSable River International Canoe Marathon begins with sprints for starting positions on Thursday, July 23rd and ends with the Avita Water Black Bear Bicycle Tour on Sunday, July 26th.

By Grayling Visitors Bureau
Jul 22, 2009

All about Summer Biathlon

I've been curious about summer biathlon and decided to do a little investigating. I've grabbed relevent information from across the web

By Mike Muha
Jul 21, 2009

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Combined Team Takes on the Tour

While Lance Armstrong was chasing teammate Alberto Contador up the climb to Verbier Sunday, athletes of the U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team were previewing stage 17 of the Tour de France from Bourg-Ste.-Maurice to Le Grand-Bornand.

By US Ski Team
Jul 21, 2009

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

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.

By Rick Weissenborn
Jul 20, 2009

Ready, aim, fire

At 8 p.m. on a rainy evening in June, Haley Johnson is lying on her stomach on the floor, legs splayed behind her as if she were wearing her cross-country skis instead of red Crocs.

By Peggy Shinn, USOC
Jul 20, 2009

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Looking good for Southern Cross-Country season

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.

By FIS
Jul 17, 2009

Dealers instructed to remove boots from shelved

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

By Mike Muha
Jul 17, 2009

Rossignol recalls X-IUM and X-11 boots

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.

By Rossignol
Jul 16, 2009

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The importance of rest days during the transition months

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

By Lee Hawkings
Jul 15, 2009

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