- As Kikkan Randall rounded a righthand corner in the women's freestyle sprint, she got tangled with Swedish sprinter Ida Ingemarsdotter, and saw her medal hopes slide away. 10 Comments

 - Moving Recommendation up the Temp Scale for more Lubrication to 6. Temps are not as cold as previously predicted and deep snowpack is staying warmer than the air.

 - With less than two weeks to go, skiers everywhere are getting ready for the 2011 Tour of Anchorage. On Sunday March 6, thousands of skiers will participate in the largest ski... 1 Comment

 - While Norwegian media love to point out that Emil Joensson (SWE), the current World Cup sprint leader, has never delivered in a major championship, he does carry the stamp as...

 - FasterSkier previews the men's sprint from Andy Newell to Panzhinskiy, Alexander - with everyone else in between. 2 Comments

 - Norway’s expectations for the World Championships on home turf are sky high. No less than being the best nation overall for the seventh time and earning Norway’s 100th Wo...

 - Gearing up, getting ready and talking smack. Norway’s sprint teams are kings of the hill. But their competitors are on their mind, and the Americans are in that mix.

 - As the Norwegian and Swedish teams offered their insight to what might happen in the opening event at the 2011 World Championships, both athletes and coaches admitted that Ki... 2 Comments

 - The crescendo of hype and excitement that has been building for the last few months in Norway will finally begin to crest on Thursday, as the 2011 World Ski Championships kic... 4 Comments

 - Ben Koons (NZL) skied to victory in the World Championship qualifying race. The top-10 in both the men's and women's races gain start pots in the World Championship 10/15km c...

 - You've done all the hard workouts, now it is time to hydrate, eat well, rest and get your skis ready to be as fast as possible.  Here is what Swix is recommending you do to ... 2 Comments

 - Susan Dunklee (USA), Melanie Schulz (CAN), and Tyson Smith (CAN) started biathlon's U26 Championships off with a bang.

 - On the eve of the official opening of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 in Oslo (NOR), FIS together with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the holder of the TV...

 - On Sunday in Drammen, Kikkan Randall skied to her third career World Cup victory in the freestyle sprint. Here is a short series of photos documenting another great day for R... 2 Comments

 - The famous American Birkebeiner will take place this weekend and that means the Yellowstone Rendezvous Race is just around the corner.  Whether racing in Hayward or watching...

 - Follow along with FasterSkier on a tour of the Norwegian national team's waxing truck.

 - Fandom is a big part Norway’s ski culture: its stars are on television practically 24/7, and their faces are plastered on advertisements all throughout Oslo. But the champ... 9 Comments

 - FasterSkier grabbed a quick chat with former Norwegian national team racer Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset, now working as an expert commentator for the national TV station NRK.

 - The races this last weekend had a lesson in them for me. Unfortunately for one of my athletes it was a lesson I have already learned and should have remembered but did not. I...