- USSA memberships expire annually on June 30. Avoid late fees and renew before you forget. 1 Comment

 - Recently Olympians Torin Koos and Lars Flora met with children from their home town of Bend, Oregon at the local Boys and Girls Club to share their Olympic experiences.

 - Reader Tim Kelley alerted FasterSkier to an issue with street sweeping in Anchorage.  How does this relate to cross-country skiing?  If you have ever roller skied through a...

 - After experiencing some problems with his one of his knees, Petter Northug’s soccer career has come to an end. 1 Comment

 - Finnish ski star Virpi Kuitunen presented a unique idea for aiding in doping prevention - the implantation of a microchip under the skin, allowing anti-doping officials to co... 13 Comments

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 -  Inspired by the new Center of Excellence, U.S. Cross Country Ski Team Coaches Peter Vordenberg, Matt Whitcomb and Pat Casey are spearheading a select development training p... 2 Comments

 - Fans of the U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding will have a chance to get behind the scenes at the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association's new national training and education fa...

 - The RollerskiShop.com offers a number of models of the Pursuit roller ski - designed and built by the Rollerskishop.  We tested the T6004 model, and found it an excellent va... 4 Comments

 - At just twenty years old, Canadian Alex Harvey had a breakout year in 2008-2009 with two World Cup podium finishes: third in both the team sprint in Whistler and the 50 kilom...

 - FIS has released the complete event schedule for the 2011 Nordic World Championships in Oslo, Norway.

 - The New York Times health blog "Well" recently posted a piece on core strength, and the potential risks to the back.  Many standard core practices are called into question.

 - The Alberta World Cup Academy is pleased to welcome Christian Flury and Eric Groeneveld as coaches for the 2009-2010 season.  Christian and Eric join Head Coach Mike Cavalie...

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 - In the middle of May, the U.S. Ski Team (USST) dropped seven of the 18 skiers that were on the team. Three of those seven skiers are currently attending college: Matt Gelso a... 30 Comments

 - The Toronto Star reports the Canadian Cross-Country Ski Team will not have any perks from hosting the Olympics on home soil.  On issues ranging from grinding machines to Oly...

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 - Need something to dream about this summer as you log endless miles on the roller-skis?  Registration is now open for the Fall on-snow training camps in Silver Star. 1 Comment

 - 20-year-old Willie Neal of Jackson Hole, WY was killed yesterday while roller skiing in Fort Fairfield, Maine. 1 Comment

 - Atomic's Rick Halling takes a closer look at USSA's new Center of Excellence in Park City, Utah. 2 Comments