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Cross Country Ski Headquarters wins another Michigan Cup! Good job getting your skiers out, Headquarters!

Italy and Russia dominate 2009 Roller Skiing Worlds

9/17/2009 - By FIS

Italy topped the medals table with nine medals, including four golden ones, while Russia too collected nine medals, three of each.

One Day In The Life Of... Jay Hakkinen

9/17/2009 - By Tanja Ohlson/IBU

Hakkinen, the 1997 Junior World Sprint Champion is preparing for his fourth Olympic Winter Games. He spent a week at the popular Austrian training venue with US Coach Armin Auchentaller after spending a similar week in Antholz. We followed him for a day.

CXC Super Fit Program arrives at six midwestern ski shops

9/16/2009 - By CXC Skiing

CXC and CXC Team Vertical Limit is set to launch the SUPER FIT Program at six Midwestern ski shops for all level skiers to assist with equipment fitting, ski clinics, training and wax seminars.

Striding on the South Island

9/16/2009 - By US Ski Team

Striding on the South Island with Torin Koos and the U.S. Ski Team

Red or Green?

9/16/2009 - By Pete Vordenberg

Coaches Conference is coming. September 25-27 in downtown Minneapolis! A few late drop outs have made space for more.

Nordic Championships Set For Placid

9/16/2009 - By US Ski Team

The U.S. Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Championships hit Lake Placid during the town's annual Flaming Leaves Festival Oct. 10 and it will be only the second time the event is held off snow.

XC Wraps Up Camp in Whistler

9/15/2009 - By US Ski Team

The U.S. Cross Country Ski Team wrapped up camp this week at its 2010 Olympic venue in Whistler and, according to Cross Country Coach Matt Whitcomb, everything is falling right in line with where the Team wants to be.

New Cross-Country indoor facility opened in Finland

9/15/2009 - By Erik Sandström

At the end of August, the first indoor skiing facility opened in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. With 7,000 cubic meters of snow covering 18,500 square meters the facility called Ylläs-Halli offers conditions for a wide range of different winter sports.

2010 Birkie T-Shirt design contest winner

9/14/2009 - By Cherie Morgan

The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF) has determined a winner of the Birkie T-Shirt Design Contest for the 2010 event. The winning t-shirt design will be the featured retail t-shirt for the event.

CXC Academy: What's new in training period 6

9/14/2009 - By CXC Academy

The total monthly volume decreases in period 6 versus period 5. Looking closely, you will see that intensity and strength have increased in period 6. This is particularly true with an increase in level 4.