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Full of Momentum: 2009 XC Team Named

9/29/2008 - By US Ski Team

The 2009 roster for the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team includes one of the world's fastest sprint skiers, Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, VT), World Cup winner Kikkan Randall (Anchorage, AK), plus three skiers from Northern Michigan University.

Gundersen Named Director of Sport Education

9/28/2008 - By US Ski Team

Finn Gundersen, who has nearly 40 years of educational experience from the club level to the national team, has been named director of sport education by the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association.

Bogatec and Sbabo take the 2008 Roller Skiing titles

9/26/2008 - By Sandra Spitz , FIS

The dominators of the 2008 FIS World Cup Roller Skiing season were the Italians Mateja Bogatec and Emanuele Sbabo, who won the overall ranking in the main category.

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Family news on the World Cup

9/26/2008 - By FIS

Updates on the changes in the family life of the athletes and staff around the Cross-Country circus which have come to the attention of FIS.

Hoover 19th, Blackstone 12th in Summer Championships Sprints

9/25/2008 - By US Biathlon Association

Doug Hoover (Williamsburg, PA) finished 19th in the 4K Sprint competition, while Stephanie Blackstone (Everett, PA) finished 12th in the 3K Sprint at the Summer Biathlon World Championships today in Bessans, Haute Maurienne Vanoise, France.

U of New England honors Biathlon Director Thibodeau

9/25/2008 - By US Biathlon Association

ort Kent Event Director Nancy Thibodeau, along with three other prominent Maine women, today received the Deborah Morton Award in ceremonies at the University of New England’s Westbrook College Campus.

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Liberec preps for 2009 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

9/24/2008 - By FIS

The Vesec area is ready for more than fifteen thousands spectators at each race, with seats and standing tribunes. The OC believes that the atmosphere during the races will be great and motivating for all athletes.

Summer Biathlon World Championships opens today

9/23/2008 - By US Biathlon Association

Competitions begin Wednesday at the 13th Annual IBU Summer Biathlon World Championships in this high-altitude location, nestled in Alps of southeastern France, on Italian Border.

Oberhof Germany new stop in Tour de Ski

9/23/2008 - By FIS

Today, we would like to introduce the newcomer Tour de Ski host city Oberhof in Germany. The popular winter sports city Oberhof is situated in the middle of the Thuringian Forest (800 m over sea level) in Germany.

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GLD 2009 Junior Olympic qualifying schedule

9/22/2008 - By Nick Baic

Following is the 2008/9 GLD JO Qualifying Schedule. I will follow up with the slight rules tweak we have for the qualifying procedure (essentially a hange in points level for OJ class).

Minor rule changes for Tour de Ski

9/22/2008 - By FIS

For the third edition, the FIS Cross-Country Committee led by Chairman Vegard Ulvang reviewed the rules and made some small adaptations at the FIS Congress in Cape Town this spring.

100 Days to Tour de Ski

9/21/2008 - By FIS

100 days now remain until the start of the 2008/09 FIS Tour de Ski on December 27th, 2008.

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UPCOMING RACES

SAT, FEB 14, 2026

50th Annual North American Vasa Freestyle
Timber Ridge Resort, 4050 E. Hammond Road, Traverse City, MI 49686

Loppet Junior Qualifier & SuperTour (JNQ) - Classic Mass Start
Theodore Wirth Park, Minneapolis, MN

2026 Winter Olympics - Women's 4x7.5 km Relay
Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium, Italy

SUN, FEB 15, 2026

Loppet Junior Qualifier & SuperTour (JNQ) - Freestyle Individual Star
Theodore Wirth Park, Minneapolis, MN

50th Annual North American Vasa Classic
Timber Ridge Resort, 4050 E. Hammond Road, Traverse City, MI 49686

2026 Winter Olympics - Men's 4x7.5 km Relay
Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium, Italy

WED, FEB 18, 2026

American Birkebeiner, Kortelopet & Prince Haakon Open Track
Hayward, WI

2026 Winter Olympics - Team Sprint Women's/Men's Qual.+ Final
Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium, Italy

FRI, FEB 20, 2026

Kortelopet 29K Race
Samuel C. Johnson Family Outdoor Center, 12205 County Hwy-B W, Hayward, WI 54843 (OO Trailhead)

Prince Haakon 15K
Phipps Road, north of Hayward, WI

SAT, FEB 21, 2026

American Birkebeiner 53k Classic Race / 50k Skate Race
Cable to Hayward, WI

2026 Winter Olympics - 50 km classic style women
Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium, Italy

2026 Winter Olympics - 50 km classic style men
Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium, Italy

SUN, FEB 22, 2026

33rd Annual Junior Muffin Race
Cross Country Ski Headquarters, 9435 N. Cut Rd., Roscommon, MI 48653 (800-832-2663)

FRI, FEB 27, 2026

Michigan Middle School and High School Championships - Classic
Hickory Hills Ski Area, 2000 Randolph St, Traverse City, MI 49684

SAT, FEB 28, 2026

Michigan Middle School and High School Championships - Freestyle and Classic Pursuit
Hickory Hills Ski Area, 2000 Randolph St, Traverse City, MI 49684

Black Mountain 31K Classic
The Chateau at Black Mountain, 10621 Twin Lakes Road, Cheboygan, MI 49721

SUN, MAR 1, 2026

Michigan Middle School and High School Championships - Mixed Relay
Hickory Hills Ski Area, 2000 Randolph St, Traverse City, MI 49684

Black Mountain 12km Freestyle
The Chateau at Black Mountain, 10621 Twin Lakes Road, Cheboygan, MI 49721

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