Cross Country Ski Racing News
Gundersen Named Director of Sport Education
9/28/2008 - By US Ski Team
Finn Gundersen, who has nearly 40 years of educational experience from the club level to the national team, has been named director of sport education by the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association.
Bogatec and Sbabo take the 2008 Roller Skiing titles
9/26/2008 - By Sandra Spitz , FIS
The dominators of the 2008 FIS World Cup Roller Skiing season were the Italians Mateja Bogatec and Emanuele Sbabo, who won the overall ranking in the main category.
Family news on the World Cup
9/26/2008 - By FIS
Updates on the changes in the family life of the athletes and staff around the Cross-Country circus which have come to the attention of FIS.
Hoover 19th, Blackstone 12th in Summer Championships Sprints
9/25/2008 - By US Biathlon Association
Doug Hoover (Williamsburg, PA) finished 19th in the 4K Sprint competition, while Stephanie Blackstone (Everett, PA) finished 12th in the 3K Sprint at the Summer Biathlon World Championships today in Bessans, Haute Maurienne Vanoise, France.
U of New England honors Biathlon Director Thibodeau
9/25/2008 - By US Biathlon Association
ort Kent Event Director Nancy Thibodeau, along with three other prominent Maine women, today received the Deborah Morton Award in ceremonies at the University of New England’s Westbrook College Campus.
Liberec preps for 2009 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
9/24/2008 - By FIS
The Vesec area is ready for more than fifteen thousands spectators at each race, with seats and standing tribunes. The OC believes that the atmosphere during the races will be great and motivating for all athletes.
Summer Biathlon World Championships opens today
9/23/2008 - By US Biathlon Association
Competitions begin Wednesday at the 13th Annual IBU Summer Biathlon World Championships in this high-altitude location, nestled in Alps of southeastern France, on Italian Border.
Oberhof Germany new stop in Tour de Ski
9/23/2008 - By FIS
Today, we would like to introduce the newcomer Tour de Ski host city Oberhof in Germany. The popular winter sports city Oberhof is situated in the middle of the Thuringian Forest (800 m over sea level) in Germany.
GLD 2009 Junior Olympic qualifying schedule
9/22/2008 - By Nick Baic
Following is the 2008/9 GLD JO Qualifying Schedule. I will follow up with the slight rules tweak we have for the qualifying procedure (essentially a hange in points level for OJ class).
Minor rule changes for Tour de Ski
9/22/2008 - By FIS
For the third edition, the FIS Cross-Country Committee led by Chairman Vegard Ulvang reviewed the rules and made some small adaptations at the FIS Congress in Cape Town this spring.
100 Days to Tour de Ski
9/21/2008 - By FIS
100 days now remain until the start of the 2008/09 FIS Tour de Ski on December 27th, 2008.
Former MSU staff to head USST Foundation fund raising
9/17/2008 - By US Ski Team
U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) President and CEO Bill Marolt has named Chris Ritrievi, a highly-experienced collegiate sports management and fundraising executive, to head the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation.
