Cross Country Ski Racing News
Sweeping changes to Biathlon Team selection
10/1/2008 - By US Biathlon Association
At the IBU Congress in September, sweeping changes to the World Cup participation rules were passed.
Disabled XC Team Named for 2009
9/30/2008 - By US Ski Team
The 2009 U.S. Disabled Cross Country Team roster will feature the return of all six athletes from the previous season.
Birkie Searches for Two Tough Skiers
9/30/2008 - By Cherie Morgan
The Board of Directors for the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF) is searching for two tough cross country skiers to dress as Birkebeiner warriors and trek 54 kilometers from Cable to Hayward on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009.
Full of Momentum: 2009 XC Team Named
9/29/2008 - By US Ski Team
The 2009 roster for the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team includes one of the world's fastest sprint skiers, Andy Newell (Shaftsbury, VT), World Cup winner Kikkan Randall (Anchorage, AK), plus three skiers from Northern Michigan University.
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.
