Cross Country Ski Racing News
Noque improvements for 2012
9/28/2011 - By Noquemanon Trail Network
The 2012 year will continue to show our quality and perseverance to change for the better. Here are a couple of the changes that we can release now, with a couple more to come within the next month.
USA Nordic Opener in Traverse City
9/23/2011 - By Mike Muha
Brick Wheels in Traverse City, Michigan will host the first cross country ski race of the 2011-2012 season in the entire USA on Saturday, October 22. The race will run on a short loop, snow courtesy of Zambonis from local ice rinks.
Tour de Ski starts Dec 29
9/21/2011 - By FIS
For the first time a total of 9 stages are included within 11 days. We've summarized a few interesting facts for you...
Missing: 2012 Michigan Cup schedule
9/20/2011 - By Mike Muha
So where's the Michigan Cup schedule? Alas, Christmas, New Years, the US Senior National Championships and a host of other issues have caused scheduling conflicts that have kept the Michigan Cup calendar in flux.
Noque prices go up after Sept 30
9/14/2011 - By Mike Muha
Prices go up by $10, from $62 to $72 for both the 24K and 50K Noquemanon races if you don't register by September 30, 2011....
US Ski Team names skiers to Teams
9/9/2011 - By US Ski Team
The U.S. Ski Team is proud of its Elite Development Pipeline. This is a list of athletes that have qualified for A-Team, B-Team, D-Team, National Training Group (NTG), National Elite Group (NEG), and National J2 Camp for 2011-12.
Hurricane Irene interrupts Summer Biathlon Championships
9/8/2011 - By Doug Hoover
After the first two days of beautiful weather, Hurricane Irene arrived and forced the cancellation of the third and final race. As the national championship is a best-2-out-of-3 series, the cancellation of the third race changed the scoring dynamics...
Athlete Spotlight: Simi Hamilton
9/1/2011 - By USSA
I have a very competitive personality, so cross country racing seemed like a great thing to start doing when I was about 12 or 13. That and my mom basically forced me to do it...
Czech skier Petr Novak wins Kangaroo Hoppet
8/29/2011 - By FIS
The first skier across the line in the premier 30km Freestyle event was Petr Novak from the Czech Republic, making it the third time in the event’s 21 year history that a Czech skier has won.
Kangaroo Hoppet on 27 August 2011
8/25/2011 - By FIS
Unusually warm weather over the last four weeks has affected snow conditions. With fine weather expected for the next week it has been decided to use an alternative course on the plateau above Falls Creek village.
US men win first two races at New Zealand Winter Games
8/15/2011 - By Mike Muha
Freeman and Newell finish 1-2 in the 15K Classic, and the US men take all three top spots in the freestyle sprint.
NCCSEF renamed National Nordic Foundation
8/12/2011 - By Andrew Gerlach
The National Cross Country Ski Education Foundation (NCCSEF) has been renamed the National Nordic Foundation (NNF) to better represent the foundations updated goals of raising funds to support key Pillar Projects in the Nordic skiing disciplines.
