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Tony Percha (lead) and Cyril Grum getting in an early morning rollerski at Kensington Metropark on Island Drive. (Yes, besides a nice bike path, Kensington has a couple quieter roads...)

CXC Camp concludes week of testing, training, and technique

7/15/2008 - By Molly Burger, Libby Ellis, Erik Fagerstrom

It was an early morning start on Independence Day as athletes prepared for the infamous 5km skate time trial up County Road 00 from Seeley to the Birkie Tail. There was plenty of nervousness as the athletes saw the course on the drive in..., ,

Athletes in Summer Training: Cross-Country Skiing

7/15/2008 - By Sandra Spitz, FIS

While the masses are enjoying their summer holidays, Cross-Country skiers remain hard at work to be in top shape for the upcoming season.,

Call for Papers for Mammoth Lakes International Ski History Congress

7/14/2008 - By FIS

The next International Ski History Congress is scheduled to take place at Mammoth Lakes (USA) from March 29 – April 3, 2009. The 2009 Congress has been entitled "From Skiing to Snow-Sport: Cultures, Images, and Adventures.",

Demong Helps Young Athletes Succeed

7/14/2008 - By US Ski Team

This summer, Demong, with help from Spillane and Nordic Combined Head Coach Dave Jarrett, will put on two camps in Steamboat Springs, CO, and in Park City, UT where they will train junior athletes ages 16-20.,

Skiing the Callaghan Valley (on wheels)

7/11/2008 - By Zach Caldwell

Today was threshold rollerski intervals on the rollerski track at Whistler Olympic Park. I haven’t seen much posted about rollerskiing at WOP, so I figured I’d put word out.,

Biathlon conference seeks ways to grow sport

7/11/2008 - By Air Force Master Sgt. Greg Rudl

National Guard Soldier-athletes have provided the majority of the biathlon competitors for the U.S. Winter Olympic Games teams since 1988. That’s an accomplishment that the new director of the National Guard Sports/Biathlon Office would like to continue.,

Soo Finnish Nordic proposes new lodge

7/10/2008 - By Michael Purvis

Citing a recent surge in interest, the Soo Finnish Nordic Ski Club says it wants to build a new lodge to replace the one it rents from the Kinsmen Club. The club is 1,200 strong and saw a marked increase in skiers last season.,

Musketawa State Trail designated National Recreation Trail

7/10/2008 - By Mike Muha

A trail used for rollerskiing near Muskegon has been designated a National Recreation Trail and is an important part of the DNR vision to create a unified system of Michigan trails to connect natural, tourist and urban destinations.,

New course record at Harvard Biathlon

7/9/2008 - By Frederick Beihold

In an event of firsts, Patricia Zerfas (MD) set a new course record of 21:12 (min:sec). For the first time, the visiting match team beat the host team, in this case by a score of 30 to 26. The Summer League is alive and well. ,

XC skier wins two canoe races

7/9/2008 - By Mike Terrell

XC ski and Michigan Cup racer Andy Triebold won both the the five-lap sprint race and the tandem Outback Steakhouse Canoe Race over the weekend.,

The invention of rollerskis and skating?

7/9/2008 - By aamirmajeed1

The small overview in this amazing footage suggests that rollerskiings and skating where invented long before Bill Koch's historic 1982 World Cup Cross Country Ski Championship.,

Wall-Mounted Vasa Ergometer Much More Ski-Like

7/8/2008 - By Mike Muha

Greg and I met to set personal bests on the Vasa Ergometer after I mounted it on the wall.