- Friday marked the end of the Central Regional Elite Group (REG) training camp at the Cresthill Resort in Hayward, Wisconsin.  Top athletes from throughout the Central region arrived on Saturday, July 3 for a week of tough competition, quality training, and phenomenal coaching.

 - A quick look at the Canadian draft event calendar will unearth one major revelation – Cross Country Canada (CCC) appears to have fully embraced the concept of the mini-tour.

 - With the Sochi Winter Olympics still more than three years off, the city still maintains an aura of mystery to most Americans. Not for Luke Bodensteiner, the vice president f... 1 Comment

 - Retired Canadian skier Madeleine Williams wins the Open Women 8 k at the Canada Day Fun Run in Canmore. Biathlete Brendan Green was third in the men's race.

 - On his second day of play at the 2010 World Series of Poker on Friday, Northug quadrupled his chip count and watched Swedish rival Marcus Hellner exit the tournament—giving...

 - FasterSkier makes a tenuous connection to the World Cup of Soccer by talking to the lone South African on the World Cup circuit, Oliver Kraas. Amoung other things, he announc...

 - Playing poker for money is illegal in Norway, and Petter Northug has been criticized by officials for his enthusiasm for the game. But some say that his Vegas trip could chan... 1 Comment

 - Summer training equals variety in training methods, activities and intensities. However, almost all of the summer training methods skiers engage in, carry some risk of inju... 1 Comment

 - Midsummer is upon us, and that means it is time for the annual Regional Elite Group (REG) camps.  The Western and Eastern camps are completed and Midwest is underway.  The ... 2 Comments

 - Alberta World Cup Academy becomes a National Development Center in the Canadian high performance system. The formerly independent ski team secures closer ties to Cross Countr...

 - US Biathlon is proud to announce that 2010 Paralympic bronze medalist and Afghanistan war veteran, Andy Soule, has been nominated for an ESPN ESPY in the category of Best...

 - For many of us, July 4th is a day to spend with friends and family, take in a parade, eat a lot of good food and maybe watch some stuff blow up, but in Alaska, Independence D...

 - The summer sun is enticing to outdoor enthusiasts like most of us skiers, but it can be more dangerous than we realize.  We all grew up with Mom chasing embarrassingly after... 4 Comments

 - On a course laid out by his Norwegian magazine sponsor—and modified at the last minute to give him a better shot at the win—Petter Northug beat Marcus Hellner in the last... 1 Comment

 - David Sinclair and Heidi Halvorsen were the men’s and women’s winners of the 4^th App Gap Challenge, a roller ski duathlon from Waitsfield to the top of Appalac...

 - With ten minutes to go in the first day of the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, it appears that both Petter Northug and Marcus Hellner have survived, and will head into a ... 1 Comment

 - Rhonda Jewett, former skier at the provincial, national and international now joins CCC to try and get athletes all the opportunities she got and more.

 - Marcus Hellner one, Petter Northug zero. In an hour-long production worthy of two A-list celebrities, Hellner outlasted Northug in a one-on-one game of Texas Hold’em at th...

 - Annie Hart of St. Paul, Minnesota is the 2009 Minnesota State High School Champion, 2010 State runner-up, a three-time All State recipient, 2010 Junior 5k champion, three-tim...

 - If Petter Northug and Marcus Hellner had any doubts as to whether they’d be out of their element during the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, the high temperatures in the...