Technique is critical in rotocorking cross country skis. There are two general methods: high rpms with light pressure, and low rpms with high pressure.

By Ian Harvey
Dec 15, 2009

Soo Finnish Nordic's 54th Annual Hiawatha Invitational will be held on January 9 and 10, and will also serve as the inaugural race of the NOD Race Series, which is a new race series sanctioned by Cross Country Ontario.

By Jim Mihell
Dec 15, 2009

Tuesday is a ski testing day. A few new experimental structures were tested by feel and in a speed trap.

By Mark Waechter
Dec 15, 2009

15-year old Sarah Hendrickson took 4th and 6th place while 22 year old Alissa Johnson finished 9th and 11th.

By Whitney Childers
Dec 15, 2009

A significant winter storm brought heavy snow and wind to Northern Michigan between Tuesday, December 8th and Friday, December 11th. Several reports of snowfall greater than 20 inches were reported.

By National Weather Service, Gaylord
Dec 15, 2009

The fundamental principle of the Athlete Biological Passport is based on the monitoring of an athlete's biological variables over time to facilitate indirect detection of doping on a longitudinal basis, rather than on the traditional direct detection of d

By WADA
Dec 14, 2009

With some great pacing and fitness in her arsenal, Randall was well on her way to making the final heat when an uphill crash ahead of her brought things to a halt.

By US Ski Team
Dec 14, 2009

Petra Majdic from Slowenia took her first World Cup victory in this season on the 1.4 km long course clearly ahead of Marit Bjoergen or Norway.

By FIS
Dec 14, 2009

The Grand Champion award will be reminiscent of the Tour de France yellow jersey rider having to defend his title each day.

By Jim Datsko
Dec 14, 2009

World Champion Todd Lodwick swept his way through a blizzard to take his second straight win an International Ski Federation Nordic Combined Continental Cup at Soldier Hollow Sunday.

By US Ski Team
Dec 14, 2009

Sarah Hendrickson (Park City, UT) continued to lead the USA, finishing just off the podium in fourth Saturday and sixth Sunday in Vikersund.

By US Ski Team
Dec 14, 2009

25-year-old Irina Khazova (RUS) claimed victory in the exciting 10 km individual start race in Davos. On the demanding course she finished in a time of 26:22.0, just 27.3 seconds ahead of Charlotte Kalla from Sweden.

By FIS
Dec 13, 2009