Cross Country Ski Racing News

New Zealander hunts for Olympic berth

7/29/2009 - By Matthew Haggart

Katie Calder collapsed after her first cross-country ski race, exhausted. "I just thought that was the coolest feeling ever - it was so challenging," she says.

MTU's Klein earns academic ESPN All-American Honors

7/29/2009 - By Michigan Tech

Michigan Tech junior Jenna Klein was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American third team by the College Sports Information Directors of America.

Birkie Upgrades Trail for 2010

7/29/2009 - By Birkie

The Birkie trail is receiving several upgrades for 2010, including a new bridge in Duffy's field, about one-quarter of a mile before the trail reaches Lake Hayward, and remodeling of the warming cabin and expanded parking at County Road OO.

NMU signs up four new skiers

7/28/2009 - By David Faiella

Sten Fjeldheim the head men’s and women’s Nordic ski coach at Northern Michigan University announces three new women and a man signed on the dotted line to ski for the Wildcats.

Pre-race press conference at Kuusamo

7/27/2009 - By FIS

Slovenian cross-country skier Petra Majdic about the upcoming races in Kuusamo, Finland and about changes to the rules in the World Cup this season.

2010 American Birkebeiner Caps entries at 7,500

7/27/2009 - By Mike Muha

The Birkebeiner/Kortelopet are limited to the first 7,500 total registrants. Registrations are taken on a first come, first served basis. Entry fees rise after July 31 so register now!

Ski stars at the Tour de France

7/24/2009 - By FIS

During the first two and half weeks, several well-known FIS athletes have visited the Tour, the world's largest sporting event in terms of the number of spectators on site.

All about Summer Biathlon

7/21/2009 - By Mike Muha

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

American Birkebeiner Announces T-Shirt Design Contest

7/11/2009 - 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.