Articles from October 2011
Oct 10, 2011
- By Chelsea Little - The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the International Olympic Committee could not bar athletes who had completed their doping bans from competing at subsequent Olympic Games.
Oct 8, 2011
- By Audrey Mangan - The Colorado native will be toeing line in Chicago on Sunday morning for his first marathon. After his Pikes Peak Ascent victory last summer and an all-expenses-paid trip to ...
Oct 8, 2011
- By Audrey Mangan - The U.S. Ski Team (USST) wrapped up its first full week of a 14-day training camp in Park City, UT on Friday with an individual start classic rollerski time trial at Soldier ...
Oct 7, 2011
- By Chelsea Little - While a homologated race loop is the flashiest development in Waterville, Maine, the new recreation area was conceived as a place for kids to spend winter afternoons.
Oct 6, 2011
- By Audrey Mangan - For this edition of the Pro Workout series, the US sprint star took us through her go-to fall rollerski session, which she uses to focus on her double-pole technique.
Oct 6, 2011
- Preseason discount trail passes available for Yellowstone Ski Festival. Prepaid trail passes are now available for the Yellowstone Ski Festival. Passes are valid from Novembe...
Oct 5, 2011
- By Audrey Mangan - He ruffled feathers by winning the first two Climbs to the Castle. He has a rollerski treadmill, snowblower and shooting range in his backyard. FasterSkier went to Honeoye Fa...
Oct 5, 2011
- The Finnish Nordic Sports brand ONE WAY has signed today a contract with the European cross country long distance event series EURO-LOPPET to become the official partner.
Oct 5, 2011
- On October 8, 25 elite female athletes from six different sports will come together in Park City for the fourth Fast and Female event in the US this year, and the first one i...
Oct 5, 2011
- With fall now here, the weather is predictably starting to turn cool and inclement. This change, coupled with less daylight hours, can pose a challenge to the motivation need...
Oct 4, 2011
- By Kieran Jones - With over 100 athletes of all age ranges and a large coaching contingent, Team Hardwood of Barrie, Ontario, managed to organize a successful and action-packed training camp.
Oct 3, 2011
- By Alex Matthews - Four months after its owners defaulted on a $16.7 million loan, the Royal Gorge Cross Country Ski Resort in Soda Springs, Calif., is under the control of a court-appointed re...
Oct 3, 2011
- By Chelsea Little - Swedish biathlete Mattias Nilsson, a two-time Olympian, was diagnosed with a leaky heart valve last week and had no choice but to leave competitive sports at age 29.
Oct 2, 2011
- Seventeen-year-old Sarah Hendrickson won her first U.S. National Ski Jumping title Saturday on the small hill (K70) at Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove, just outside Chicago.
Oct 2, 2011
- Program Director position open at USSA’s 2011 Club of the Year. The Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club (AVSC) seeks a dynamic individual to lead its Nordic program.
Oct 1, 2011
- The Rossignol Group announced it has hired Ryan Green as its Nordic Division Manager for the U.S. market. “Nordic ski equipment is an important part of Rossignol’s busine...
