Articles from August 2010
Aug 13, 2010
- By Maddy Wendt - The athletes are far fewer in number and the competitions receive even less press than most Nordic ski races, but the adaptive ski community is steadily growing and gaining momentum. And now the Central Cross-Country Ski Association (CXC) is getting involved.
Aug 13, 2010
- By Inge Scheve - “It would be so fun to finish the Vasa with the fastest guys and ski the stretch to the finish line with the winners. I need the skis and I need the day, but now I know I...
Aug 12, 2010
- By Maddy Wendt - Skiers from all over the Midwest converged on Baker Park in Maple Plain, Minnesota Friday morning. The occasion? The 10th annual Ringer Roll.
Aug 12, 2010
- About half of Norway's national team suffers from asthma. Training in extreme cold and brutal competition schedules are to blame.
Aug 11, 2010
- By Nathaniel Herz - It’s not quite the same as a Nike-Reebok merger, but Wednesday’s acquisition of Toko by Swix Sport will dramatically alter the ski industry’s competitive landscape—at...
Aug 11, 2010
- Cross-country skier Brian McKeever, one of Canada’s most decorated Paralympians of all-time, will team up with the Foundation Fighting Blindness this fall for a unique runn...
Aug 11, 2010
- By Nathaniel Herz - What do you do when you can’t keep up with Andy Newell? For most of us, the answer is that we continue on with our normal lives. But Steinbock Racing’s Chris Cook was no...
Aug 11, 2010
- Despite her fantastic Olympic season, Marit Bjørgen (NOR) won’t get a pay increase from Fischer this year as her contract does not expire until after the 2011 season.
Aug 11, 2010
- The Swiss Mammut Sports Group AG will sell the Toko brand, including all of its activities and products, to a new subsidiary of the Norwegian company Swix Sport AS, effective...
Aug 11, 2010 - By Peter Minde
- Yeah right, we’re all skiers, and we all need to eat carbohydrates. So pesto, the classic Italian combination of basil, pine nuts, garlic, cheese and olive oil, is a staple.
Aug 10, 2010
- By Maddy Wendt - Getting a little bit tired of your rollerskis? Feeling bogged down by heat? Yearning for snow? The St. Scholastica team has found the answer we’ve all been waiting fo...
Aug 10, 2010
- By Linnaea Kershaw - We caught up with Canadian biathlete Zina Kocher to talk about triathlons, globe trotting, and dealing with post-Olympic blues.
Aug 9, 2010
- The University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI) is excited and honored to announce that they have hired Paul Stone as Head Coach of their NCAA Nordic Ski Team.
Aug 9, 2010
- The University of Utah, one of the premier NCAA programs in the country, is seeking applications for a Director of Skiing for the men and women’s ski team.
Aug 9, 2010
- By Kieran Jones - You won't find many cross country skiers willing to trade an entire winter of skiing for working in Central America, but Espen Haugen is not your average cross country skier.
Aug 9, 2010
- By Inge Scheve - Most of his competitors train full time; Martin Rosvall, 32, works full time. In March, Rosvall was 15th overall at the Vasaloppet, after having led the podium fin...
Aug 8, 2010
- A pair of brothers represented the U.S. Nordic Combined Team on Sunday in the final Grand Prix staged in Obertsdorf. Brett Camerota (Park City, UT) slid inside the top-10 for...
Aug 7, 2010
- The Norwegian national team racer shares her insights on roller skiing volume, kinds of roller skis and roller skiing training methods. Not all roller skis are created equal,...
Aug 6, 2010
- By Nathaniel Herz - Winning a skate sprint over Andy Newell is a great way to start your rookie season on the U.S. Ski Team. And that’s what Simi Hamilton did on Saturday, nipping Newell by ...
Aug 6, 2010 - By Bryan Fish
- Launched for the first time this summer, 40 of the best J2 boys and girls in the U.S. were invited to take part in a the USSA National J2 Talent Camp.