- Lodwick battled for the lead before losing out in a five-skier sprint for third, finishing sixth. Teammates Spillane and Demong placed 7th and 10th after posting two of the three fastest cross country races of the day.

 - Yet another big weekend of racing is already underway, with a Nordic Combined World Cup this morning.   In addition to two more NoCo races, you can take your pick of World ...

 - Haley Johnson skied to a career-best World Cup Biathlon finish yesterday in the women's 15km individual, finishing 21st.  Her result also qualified her for the US Olympic Te... 1 Comment

 - Russian skiers Elena Vedeneeva and Dimitry Osinkin have been red flagged by FIS and are not permitted to start any FIS-sanctioned events. Vedeneeva refused a doping test in O... 3 Comments

 - The USST has split - half to Slovenia and half heads home.  The first WC period has been a great success with one weekend left.

 - Johnny Spillane, Billy Demong, and Todd Lodwick gave insights about the upcoming Olympic trials, racing and training strategies, injury recovery, and team strength as they h...

 - Haley Johnson finished a season-best 21st in World Cup biathlon action in the women's 15km individual in Slovenia,  pre-qualifying for the Olympics.

 - Tim Burke (USA) continues to be a force on the World Cup Biathlon circuit, turning in his 5th consecutive top-20 finish while Scott Perras led the Canadians in 32nd.

 - What determines the pricing at cross-country ski center?   Matt Briggs answered that question as a final project for the economics department at Colby College. 7 Comments

 - The following is an open letter to Dr. Jacques Rogge, President of the IOC, from the women ski jumpers in response to recent public remarks Dr. Rogge made about women’s ski... 3 Comments

 - A single, guaranteed Olympic spot is up for grabs in Steamboat Springs next week.  The winner of the Nordic Combined event will be headed to Vancouver.

 - The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved the qualification system for the first Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Innsbruck in 201...

 - Whether you get the chance to travel to snow in November or not, there will inevitably be a time when you want to race fast without having spent much time on snow. Lots of sk... 5 Comments

 - Leading team Canada with a 9th place finish on Saturday, Kershaw gives the scoop on course strategy, the mental yo-yo's of sprint races, and how to stay sane on the WC race ... 1 Comment

 - A 25th place in the 10km skate gives Renner a taste of the race speed she is used to, although "Sprinting appears to be so 2005 for me" 1 Comment

 - Three weeks ago this Aussie became the first nordic skier in his country's history to earn WC points in a distance race.  He gives FS the dish on the Australian nordic... 1 Comment

 - After taking my first ski on the local trails yesterday, I quickly remembered how spoiled Anchoraguans are with Kincaid Park. But, a quick look at  6 Comments

 - An excellent video form Team Homegrown of them men's SuperTour races in Bozeman.  Worth watching just to see how dominant Garrott Kuzzy was in the sprint.

 - The Australian National team wins the prize for most creative press releases.  We missed the first two, so here are all three 2009/2010 reports.

 - "I feel that I have a good flow going now. . . ."  Burke explains how he is keeping his focus after a close miss on another podium finish at the IBU World Cup in Hochfilz... 1 Comment