Cross Country Ski Racing News

Otepää is ready

1/22/2009 - By FIS

The Viessmann FIS Cross-Country World Cup will continue at the upcoming weekend in the famous Estonian World Cup village Otepää. Distance races on Saturday, a sprint on Sunday, all classic technique.

It has been a very exciting and successful season with good snow conditions everywhere until now. 20 individual competitions (Tour de Ski counts as one) and 8 team competitions have taken place so far, in which a total of 13 nations reached the podium.

HH/CCSS lead demonstration Team Results

1/21/2009 - By Mike Muha

After three races, Hanson Hills / Cross Country Ski Shop leads the overall standings in the demonstration Team Results, proposed and scored by Ed Anderson.

Photos from the 2009 Garland Gripper

1/21/2009 - By Peter Bruning

Here are more photos of the Garland Gripper, especially of junior racers and iced beards

FIS promotes zero-tolerance on doping at Liberec 2009

1/20/2009 - By FIS

The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships feature one of the largest anti-doping programmes of any international major sports events outside of the Olympic Winter Games and underline the FIS position of zero tolerance on doping.

Traverse City Sprint results for Jan 20

1/20/2009 - By Mark Esper

Milan Baic, Ross Williams, and Hannah Meachum top the standings with the fastest average sprint out of three.

Williams and Dawson win 20 Km Garland Glide

1/20/2009 - By Mike Muha

Ross Williams won his first senior men's race of the year at the Garland Glide, while Natalie Dawson picked up her second victory of the weekend, having won the Garland Gripper the day before.

Team of 13 Named for XC Worlds

1/20/2009 - By US Ski Team

Seven Olympians, including World Cup winner Kikkan Randall (Anchorage) and World Cup podium performers Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, VT) and Torin Koos (Leavenworth, WA), lead the way for the 13 person World Championship Team named Monday.

Michigan High School Nordic Championship in Mid-Feb

1/20/2009 - By Shawn Oppliger

The State of Michigan High School Nordic Championship will take place on February 14-15, 2009 at the Michigan Tech Nordic Ski Trails. Registration forms need to be in by Feb 2.

Randall, Stephen Get Historic U.S. Best in Team Sprint

1/19/2009 - By US Ski Team

Randall (Anchorage) and Liz Stephen (East Montpelier, VT) finished fourth in Sunday's World Cup team sprint, claiming an historic result for American women.