- Oh, sure, every World Cup Nordic ski team needs a good waxing crew, but they need something more -- a top-notch costume disciplinarian.... Mike Balduf takes a humorous look back at the 2008-2009 styles. 14 Comments

 - The Whistler Question reports on the issue of home-fieled advantage at the 2010 Olympics.

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 - There was a big mountain race named Mount Marathon last weekend on the fourth of July in Seward, AK. It was 81 degrees at mid mountain, and even hotter in the trees where the... 2 Comments

 - BC Supreme Court Justice Lauri Ann Fenlon has denied the 15 elite women ski jumpers suing VANOC the declaration they sought, but found discrimination by the International Oly... 5 Comments

 - Fast and Female is looking to hire a Member Relations and Communications Specialist.

 - FIS announced Wednesday that the American Birkebeiner will return to its Marathon Cup circuit for 2009-2010. According to Birkebeiner Director of Race Operations Shellie Milf...

 - Germany's first ski tunnel will open this summer in Oberhof, where the 4th edition of the FIS Tour de Ski will start on January 1st, 2010. The new tunnel is now finished and ...

 - Tim Burke is a member of the U.S. Biathlon A Team, and has already qualified for the 2010 Olympics based on his results from last year. In 2008-2009, he finished 25th overal...

 - FasterSkier's 2009 roller ski reviews continue with two offerings from Maplus - the Easy Classic and the Flash Skate. 5 Comments

 - Brent Knight, an Olympic hopeful with APU collapsed a block from the finish of the prestigious July 4th weekend mountain race on Mt. Marathon in Seward, Alaska. 2 Comments

 - Three skiers have joined the ranks of FasterSkier bloggers - Morgan Arritola, Morgan Smyth, and Jessica Jerome.

 - Funding for the University of Nevada Ski Team has been drastically cut for the 2009-2010 season, and will be completely eliminated in 2010-2011. The University is hoping to ...

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 - Fast-paced organization seeks partner clubs across Canada to host regional events.

 - The dry-land training and Roller Skiing season started in earnest already in May despite the relatively late arrival of summer in most of the Northern hemisphere. While some ...

 - One of the summer highlights for the Cross-Country skiers is the so-called Tour de Trøndelag, in Meraker (NOR). The three-day event again attracted many of the leading Cross-

 - Junior coaches may shy away from sprint and speed training for fear of pigeonholing their skiers or limiting their aerobic development. But many of the country’s top sprint... 3 Comments

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