- The Russians featured strong male skiers all season, including a host of highlight-reel finish-line moments, while the women... didn't. Can the women benefit from the return of one of their top athletes to regain elite status? 2 Comments

 - FasterSkier previews the twelve American senior race teams. Here's what you need to know about who retired, who switched teams, and which recent college grads joined an elite... 8 Comments

 - Toko has developed 35 ski preparation and tuning online videos for cross country skis, alpine skis, and snowboards. They can be accessed at www.TokoVideos.com. Each video has...

 - The Finnish Nordic Sports brand ONE WAY is one of the leading brand in the cross country and biathlon World Cup supplying hard goods like poles and glasses, but is as well th...

 - With low snow conditions in Scandinavia, the Canadians were lucky to skate their way through trials races in Canmore this week.

 - University of New Hampshire ski program coordinator/Nordic head coach Cory Schwartz('82) recently announced the establishment of the UNH Nordic Ski Team Scholarship Fund by P...

 - The Italian women have packed it in en mass leaving a massive hole in the lineup, but can young sprint phenom Federico Pellegrino step up to the plate?

 - Today is a very big day for us as we assemble all American cross country ski enthusiasts to stand up together to support our developing skiers.  Please join us by making a c...

 - As the NNF kicks off the "Drive for 25" on Tuesday, the nordic-combined community is looking for donations as well. Without outside financial help, development athletes on th...

 - The king of biathlon is "hungry for wins." Here, he trash-talks Emil Hegle Svendsen, laughs at the idea of retiring in your 30s, and admits that he should hire someone to do ...

 - If you haven’t already, then now is the time to get your creative juices flowing, log on over to www.mtborah.com/gearforayear , and begin designing the winning “Gear For ...

 - Part 2 of the FasterSkier Tech Roundtable. In what may be a first in the North American skiing, FasterSkier brought together four of the best ski technicians around for a ro...

 - Casey Smith of Methow Valley Biathlon has been named as the Junior Biathlete of the Year for the 2011 US Biathlon Team. Casey is a sophomore at Montana State University in Bo... 1 Comment

 - With some strong new women in the fold, can Finland finally shake the shadow of doping scandal and challenge their Scandinavian rivals?

 - Finnish Newspaper Ilta Sanomat reports that cross-country skier Juha Lalluka (FIN) has tested positive for human growth hormone (HGH). Lalluka was a key member of the Finnish... 11 Comments

 - After he quit playing basketball, this Canmore biathlete improved exponentially over the course of a single season, netting the reward of a trip to Innsbruck.

 - So, Scandinavia had to make snow this weekend. But this is nordic skiing, and the Muonio, Finland races at least provided competitors an opportunity to fine-tune their race-d...

 - As the air turned slightly cooler in Muonio, Finland, Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) won her third race of the weekend on Sunday in the 5 k classic. Finland's Sami Jauhojärvi won t...

 - The Germans dropped the ball (or ski, probably) last season on the World Cup, but will the core of aging veterans be able to hold the fort until the promising young guns are ...