Cross Country Ski Racing News

Nordic Combined: Staying the course

6/2/2009 - By FIS

Last year's new competition format (one jump, followed by a 10km cross-country race) caused the number of competitions to be shown on TV to double.

Jürg Capol in interview

5/30/2009 - By FIS

FIS Cross-Country Race Director Jürg Capol just returned from the FIS Calendar Conference in Cavtat (CRO) and provided us a quick impression from the meetings from his point of view.

World Cup Calendar 2009/10

5/29/2009 - By FIS

The new FIS calendar includes 24 World Cup competitions (the Tour and the Final both count as one) in 11 different countries in North America and Europe.

Decisions from the spring Cross-Country meetings

5/28/2009 - By FIS

Conference recommends introducing a multi-stage World Championship on the basis of the Tour de Ski model in the years where no FIS Nordic World Ski Championships or Olympic Games are held.

News from the Cross-Country family

5/28/2009 - By FIS

Here we will inform about the changes in the family life of the athletes and staff around the Cross-Country circus which have come to the attention of the FIS Cross-Country News.

2010 XC Team Named

5/27/2009 - By US Ski Team

Six athletes were named to the A Team and five to the B Team, including two skiers from Northern Michigan University.

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Kempf doubles up as Swiss director of Nordic Combined and XC skiing

5/27/2009 - By FIS

Hippolyt Kempf, Olympic Champion from 1988 in Nordic Combined, has taken over the responsibility for the Swiss Cross-Country team as new Director of Cross-Country while also serving as Director of Nordic Combined.

Dario Cologna in interview

5/26/2009 - By FIS

23-year-old Dario Cologna goes into history as the first Swiss overall World Cup winner in Cross-Country Skiing. What does he say about the future?

Decisions made for a better season

5/26/2009 - By Vegard Ulvang

We have just finished one of the most exciting Cross-Country seasons ever with as many as three excellent highlights.

Cross-Country meetings at the FIS Calendar Confernce 2009

5/25/2009 - By FIS

Meetings of eight different Cross-Country Committees (Popular Skiing, Roller Skiing, Youth and Children, Cross-Country World Cup and Continental Cup, Rules and Control, Ladies, Executive Board and Cross-Country Committee) will take place.

New loppet at the 2010 Olympic venue

5/24/2009 - By Marina Knez

British Columbia’s newest cross-country skiing loppet will kick-off on Saturday, February 19, 2011. Event organizers have earmarked Whistler Olympic Park as the host venue.

New season, new faces: Coach changes in Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined

5/21/2009 - By FIS

Similar to Cross-Country Skiing, the changes in the coaching ranks of the FIS Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined World Cup teams have been minimal before the upcoming Olympic season.