Cross Country Ski Headquarters wins another Michigan Cup! Good job getting your skiers out, Headquarters!
Tour de Ski meets Giro d’Italia
5/19/2009 - By FIS
A small observer group from the Tour de Ski team visited the official Giro d'Italia presentation in Venice (ITA) in order to gain new impulses for the upcoming edition of the Tour de Ski.
Nordic skiers dominate USSA athlete awards
5/18/2009 - By USSA
Nordic combined skiers Todd Lodwick and Billy Demong received the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association's highest athlete honors at an awards ceremony Friday in Park City.
Controversial topic to be addressed at USSA Congress
5/18/2009 - By Pete Vordenberg
The USST is encouraging top athletes graduating from high school to follow the USST post-graduate pathway. This pathway involves committing one to two years to full time ski training with either the USST or partner program directly after high school.
Team Nominations 2010
5/18/2009 - By Pete Vordenberg
The following is the USSA’s preliminary list of nominations for the 2010 U.S. Cross Country Ski Team. The nominations include those active athletes who qualified based on published selection criteria.
Sun Valley and Eau Clare top clubs
5/15/2009 - By US Ski Team
Clubs across the nation work year round to groom athletes for success in the competitive skiing. The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association is recognizing two Nordic clubs for superior dedication to the progression of the sport in 2009.
VO2 testing with Cardio Coach: Interpreting the results
5/14/2009 - By Mike Muha
This week, we look at the results from the testing. Although the Cardio Coach produces a rather lengthy set of statistics and graphs, I'm going to focus on one particular graph and the way it's interpreted to determine training intensity zones.
Nation's Top Coaches Recognized
5/14/2009 - By US Ski Team
Coaches are recognized annually by the USSA in each of its specific sport programs. The 2009 awardees will be honored at the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association's awards dinner May 15 in Park City during USSA Congress 2009.
Athletes Honored For 2009 Success
5/13/2009 - By US Ski Team
World Championship gold medalists Lindsey Vonn, Todd Lodwick and Lindsey Van will be honored for athletic excellence as recipients of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association's Athlete of the Year Awards.
WADA meets in May
5/12/2009 - By FIS
WADA's Executive Committee and Foundation Board, of which FIS President Gian Franco Kasper is member, will meet on 9th-10th May in Montreal (CAN) for the first time this year.
Work and Play
5/11/2009 - By Pete Vordenberg
May: Intervals 1 x week, natural intensity 1 - 2 x week, strength 3 x week, plus build volume with distance and over distance.
Ski season in Southern hemisphere begins five weeks early
5/11/2009 - By FIS
Heavy snow in both Australia and New Zealand has led to the Southern hemisphere's ski season beginning five weeks early last weekend.
Official end of the ski season
5/10/2009 - By FIS
Four freestyle competitions on May 23-24 marked the official end of the 2008-2009 ski season.
