Cross Country Ski Training News and Tips

U.S. Ski Team intervals

8/24/2010 - By Mike Muha

One video and four different workouts: Sprints, longer intervals, distance training. It's interesting to see the intensity of the skiing in each workout - and the expenditure of energy.

Video from the Ontario High Performance Camp

8/23/2010 - By Mike Muha

The video from the camp features rollerskiing, sprint drills - including head-to-head racing - strength exercises (including my favorite, the sideways rock toss), and some great footage of the doublepush in slow-mo.

Double pole rollerski intervals in Bend

8/17/2010 - By Mike Muha

Chandra Crawford, Andy Newell and a cast of other national skiers doing doublepole intervals in Bend.

Skateboard your bike to a better classic kick

8/11/2010 - By Greg Rudl

What do you do when your rear derailleur brakes off and you’re a long way from home? Work on your classic kick.

Kris Freeman Classic speed and freestyle distance clips

8/10/2010 - By Mike Muhe

Video and comments on Kris Freeman doing classic sprints and a freestyle distance session at the June 2010 Bend Camp.

The atmosphere of our team is the best I've ever seen it

8/9/2010 - By FIS

Kikkan Randall ranks among top US Cross-Country skiers and is one of top sprint specialists. FIS Cross-Country had a chance to talk to Kikkan at US training camp in New Zealand.

USST XC speed workout

8/3/2010 - By Mike Muha

Comments on a June 2010 on-snow speed workout by the US and Canadian National Teams in Bend, Oregon.

Cross country ski athlete Self Analysis

8/2/2010 - By SkiPost

Takes this nifty little test that helps you evalutate your strengths and weaknesses!

XC Ski Team goes the distance

7/29/2010 - By US Ski Team

The U.S. Cross Country Ski Team is taking full advantage of the southern hemisphere's winter months, spending three weeks at Snow Farm on New Zealand's south island. This is the ninth consecutive year the Team has had a summer training session down under.

Training: New Zealand

7/29/2010 - By Pete Vordenberg

How will you do it? Are you training enough? Are you resting well enough? Are you doing the right things for training? Are you eating well and staying hydrated?

Notes from New Zealand

7/27/2010 - By Pete Vordenberg

Note five: Competition and cooperation are key.

National Training Group freestyle sprint heats

7/26/2010 - By Mike Muha

Observations on rollerski sprint heats skied by the National Training Group at Soldier Hollow this summer. What can you see that you can use to improve YOUR skiing?