News, tips, and guides for the Nordic Ski Racer
2009 Nationals Coaches Education Conference Presentations
Material from all presentations from the 2009 Nationals Coaches Education Conference are now available. Here's the list and the links
By USSA
Nov 9, 2009
Nordic Chill game
Something to waste your time on while you wait for the November sleet to stop so you can rollerski. Nordic Chill -Compete in 4 winter sports events in this challenging game: Cross country, shooting, jumping, and curling.
By Mike Muha
Nov 8, 2009
How to Make the Olympic Team
The final Olympic ski and snowboarding teams will be named in January, as close as possible to the Olympics.
By US Ski Team
Nov 7, 2009
Vancouver 2010 - 100 days to go!
Wednesday 4th November marks 100 days until the opening of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
By FIS
Nov 6, 2009
Clinic Options, Race Correction, and Kids Activities
Register for the Nordic clinics now! Space is filling up. As of November 4, 2009 there are only 2 spaces left on the Thursday one-day skate clinic and one more spot on the Friday one-day classic clinic. All other clinics still show limited availability.
By Sara Hoovler
Nov 6, 2009
Marcialonga: Entries closed three months before race day
After unusually high numbers of entries flowing in since September, exactly three months before the scheduled race date (31st January), the entries were closed for the 2010 Marcialonga on 30th October.
By FIS
Nov 6, 2009
Rollerskiing fashion files
This Halloween weekend prompted me to brighten up the atmosphere with all the fallen leaves and usually grey skies.
By Justin Demers
Nov 5, 2009
Athletes Mark 100 Days To Vancouver Games
With the 2010 Olympic Winter Games on the horizon, athletes have taken up shop around the globe to put on the final touches of training for the season.
By US Ski Team
Nov 5, 2009
Join the Action with the U.S. Ski Team Fan Club
World Championship silver medalist Kikkan Randall said. "We love to have people join the fan club because it gives us a chance to share our road to the Olympics with them."
By US Ski Team
Nov 5, 2009
It's all about performance
OK, so it's not about skiing. But its worth watching anyways 'cause it's a great video! It's all about performance...that's the name of the game.
By Robin Moore
Nov 4, 2009
50 Years to an Olympic Medal
A full 50 years after the competition, historian Jakob Vaage uncovered an error in the scoring calculations while preparing for a reunion of the Norwegian medalists. Indeed, the American Haugen should have been third.
By Tom Kelly
Nov 4, 2009
We Came, We Saw, We skied!
After supper in the spurt of the moment, us die-hard skiers hopped up, grabbed our ski gear, shovels and headed down near the Arena to see what we could make out of the big pile of Zamboni snow.
By Kyle Power
Nov 4, 2009
