- The 2011 backcountry.com U.S. Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Championships were underway Friday morning with athletes jumping on the K90. Peter Frenette and Lindsey Van were crowned 2011 Noraml Hill U.S. Champions.

 - Graeme Killick of the Canadian National Ski Team explains the details of the recent Haig glacier camp, and how board games have become crucial to surviving long days.

 - Earlier this week, Johnny Spillane was diagnosed with torn ligaments in his left knee, which will likely require at least four months of recovery. But according to Jarrett, a...

 - FasterSkier takes a trip to American sprinter Andy Newell's cabin in southern Vermont, where he's been doing construction all summer. 1 Comment

 - US Biathlon Team chairman, Larry Pugh announced today that Max Cobb has been named President and CEO of the Team. “We wanted to acknowledge the enormous contributions Max h...

 - With the 2011 backcountry.com U.S. Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Championships just days away, the U.S. Olympic and World Championship medalists are in town training on the...

 - The 10th annual JLS Sports trip to Trout Lake / Bend just wrapped up last Sunday.  This year word spread like wildfire among not only Western skiers but Easterners too.

 - While many in the Northern Hemisphere are at the beach, the racing season in the Southern Hemisphere is about to get going. Both the Alpine and Cross-Country FIS Continental ...

 - Our Pro Workout series continues, this week shifting from rollerskis to running shoes for ski bounding intervals with XC Oregon's Kristina Strandberg. 1 Comment

 - Run or walk! This is a relaxed race and a great family event. As summer moves into fall, it feels like a celebration. A festival atmosphere prevails as walkers and runners fr...

 - FasterSkier correspondent Peter Minde examines the status of Soldier Hollow, in his second piece in a series looking at the status of various post-Olympic venues around Nort... 2 Comments

 - There's always a temptation to have a barbeque with your friends, knock back a few of your favorite adult drinks, then still head out for a long rollerski or run the next mor... 6 Comments

 - All proceeds from the 2010 Run For Snow will go towards the 

 - Focusing on nutrition as one of the keys to athletic success, the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) has named Adam Korzun as sports dietician, according to High Perfo...

 - Time flies in the high-paced world of cross-country skiing, and it is once again time for our bi-weekly newsletter, the Start List.  That means today is the last day to sign-

 - We caught up with 22-year-old Tad Elliott, fresh off winning an U-23 national mountain bike title, and asked him about about juggling two sports, what it's like to mountain b... 7 Comments

 - Identifying talent in endurance athletics at a young age can be a challenging task.  Joran Elias gives a sense of what different levels of success at WJC/U23s might indicate,

 - Pat Casey, the former Continental Cup coach for the U.S. Ski Team, has been hired to head up the nordic ski program for the Holderness School in Plymouth, New Hampshire.

 - There are few sports that can challenge the intensity of cross-country skiing, but cycling is one of them. Anyone who has ever pedaled a road bike uphill--which includes almo... 5 Comments