News, tips, and guides for the Nordic Ski Racer
New XC ski rules for World Cup
Several new World Cup cross country ski rules were defined and approved by the FIS Council at the recent FIS Calendar Conference in Portoroz, Italy. Here's a summary.
By FIS
Jul 6, 2011
2018 Winter Olympics awarded to PyeongChang, Republic of Korea
PyeongChang won in the first round of voting with 63 votes, against Munich (25 votes) and Annecy (7 votes).
By IOC
Jul 6, 2011
NMU's Banerud gets NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
Former Northern Michigan University Nordic skier Martin Stuge Banerud has been awarded a $7,500 scholarship from the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Committee.
By Calvin Larson
Jul 5, 2011
Farra to leave USSA Nordic Director Post
USSA Nordic Program Director, John Farra, is leaving his post in order to accept the position of Director, U.S. Paralympics Nordic Skiing High Performance with the U.S. Olympic Committee.
By US Ski Team
Jul 1, 2011
Six Athletes sign NLI's with Michigan Tech
Michigan Tech head coach Joe Haggenmiller announced that six athletes have signed National Letters of Intent to join the cross country, Nordic skiing and track and field teams.
By Michigan Tech
Jul 1, 2011
Bounding Intervals
Cross country ski bounding intervals from dryland camp in Salt Lake City.
By Bryan Fish
Jun 29, 2011
Michigan Tech holds annual Mountain Bike Camp
The Michigan Tech mountain bike camp, which serves as a fundraiser for the cross country, Nordic skiing and track and field teams was a success for the second year in a row.
By Michigan Tech
Jun 28, 2011
General strength session with the USST
General Strength Session in the weight room after threshold intervals in the morning. Interview and demonstration... and drills you can do.
By Bryan Fish
Jun 27, 2011
Johnson joins TUNA as new Head Ski Coach
TUNA, The Utah Nordic Alliance, is excited to announce the hiring of Matthew Johnson as the new Program Director and Head Coach.
By Chris Magerl
Jun 27, 2011
Cassidy Edwards named to National J2 camp staff
Only the top 20 skiers in the country aged 15-16 are invited. Because of her work with the Vasa Ski Club, and previous coaching, teaching, and racing experience, she was asked to be a coach at this camp.
By Eli Brown
Jun 27, 2011
XC ski classic intervals by the US and Canadian National Teams
The US and Canadian national teams doing classic threshold intervals at Mt Bachelor in Bend Oregon on May 30, 2011.
By Bryan Fish
Jun 24, 2011
USSA Level 100 Coaches' Certification Technique Clinics
Four regional USSA Level 100 Coaches' Certification Technique Clinics are coming to your way. USSA Level 100 certification is a four-step process targeted at providing a foundation in both general and cross country ski specific coaches' education.
By USSA
Jun 23, 2011
