Cross Country Ski Headquarters wins another Michigan Cup! Good job getting your skiers out, Headquarters!
Placid Wrap
10/17/2008 - By Andy Newell, Lindsay Williams, Garrott Kuzzy
The Olympic Training center in Lake Placid smells like crap. Seriously, it does. But that’s a good thing, because it means the Nordies are in town for the annual intensity training camp.
Q&A: Andy Newell
10/17/2008 - By US Ski Team
Andy's life reflects that of an athlete completely dedicated to all things cross country. But, as he'll say often, a life spent devoted to cross country skiing isn't what some people think it is - it's fun.
Salomon heal-toe camber for classic ski
10/17/2008 - By Salomon
Salomon claims their heal toe camber provides great glide and kick. "You no longer need be a World Cup athlete or Birkie Champion to enjoy each classical day."
Lindsey Weir Dehlin to lead ski clinic, Oct 24-25
10/16/2008 - By North American Vasa
Olympian Lindsey Weir Dehlin will lead a Nordic Ski Clinic on October 24-25 in Traverse City, MI. There are three sessions geared to different levels of experience.
Olympic sprint course lengthed to 1.6 km
10/16/2008 - By FIS
All FIS Nordic discipline calendars for the coming season include World Cups at the 2010 Olympic venues at Whistler Olympic Park. The length for the men's sprint competition was increased to 1.6 km.
Preview: FIS World Cup Cross-Country 2008/2009
10/15/2008 - By FIS
The Viessmann FIS World Cup Cross-Country 2008/2009 features a compact calendar with 35 races per gender including the third edition of the FIS Tour de Ski
Exceptional Fall Technique Clinic
10/14/2008 - By Mike Muha
Mix a small group of skiers, coffee, VO2 testing, extensive dryland and rolleski drills, video, Dartfish video analysis, and a great coach, and you get one of the best technique clinics ever.
Storing last winter's snow for this fall's skiing
10/14/2008 - By Mike Muha
The "Snow Farming" project Davos, Switzerland has stored two covered piles of man-made snow over the summer for use at the end of October.
Unforeseen challenges on the way to New York
10/14/2008 - By Colin Abbott
I was aiming to qualify for the 2009 World Junior Championships to ensure a spot on the Canadian team. Unfortunately, fate was about to shove a stick in my spokes, the night before I was supposed to leave.
Cross Country Canada hires Norwegian Coach
10/13/2008 - By Cross Country Canada
Arild Monsen has been recruited from Molde, Norway to guide the Senior World Cup and Olympic Team.
Great video from Lake Placid
10/13/2008 - By Chris Mallory (I think)
A speed session and double pole intervals on rollerskis at the Lake Placid XC Ski training camp from a week ago. Fast! and loud!
Spillane Earns First NC National Title
10/12/2008 - By US Ski Team
The U.S. Nordic Combined Team's Johnny Spillane (Steamboat Springs, CO) earned his career first nordic combined national title Saturday during the 2009 U.S. Championships in Lake Placid.
