- It’s not that Kevin Sandau’s not a team player. He just puts the pedal down when he feels like it. One of four Alberta World Cup Academy skiers seeded in the top eight of Sunday’s NorAm 15 k freestyle mass start, Sandau pushed the pace early as he tried to break free of the 73-man field.

 - After strong legs by the women, who used a total of just two spare rounds and were at one point in second place, the U.S. fell to 14th. The Canadians followed an opposite tra...

 - Emerging from a curved and wooded downhill into the open-aired Black Jack stadium, Jessie Diggins suddenly felt an unfamiliar pang of dread. Looking around her, the Central C...

 - Extreme cold overnight allowed the crew at Craftsbury Outdoor Center to blow a huge pile of snow, and racers on the 1.5K artificial snow loop today were greeted with even bet...

 - The Canadian men encountered various minor difficulties, and Devon Kershaw, Len Valjas, and Alex Harvey ended their days in the quarterfinals.

 - Dario Cologna (SUI) won the first World Cup sprint of his career, besing Nikolay Morilova (RUS) and Anders Gloeersen (NOR) in Rogla, Slovenia. 1 Comment

 - Despite Kikkan Randall's crash in the final, the U.S. had strong results: Simi Hamilton made the semifinal and ended up 10th, while Ida Sargent made her first World Cup quart... 1 Comment

 - In a day of breakthroughs, Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR) claimed her first World Cup victory while Chandra Crawford (CAN) returned to the podium for the first time in three-an...

 - Cool temperatures, a light covering of new snow, and the deep base of artificial snow on the race trail at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center today made it feel like winter for th...

 - Jessie Diggins secured yet another victory on Saturday, this time in a freestyle sprint, in her fifth week on the road with CXC. Teammate Jennie Bender proved she still has p...

 - For the umpteenth weekend in a row, the U.S. Ski Team (USST) women turned in a set of best-ever results on the World Cup. Kikkan Randall led the way in 11th, but she and her ... 1 Comment

 - After an unexplained slow start to her season, Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) was finally back on top of the podium on Saturday in the Rogla 10 k mass start classic. She finished wi...

 - Alex Harvey and Devon Kershaw (CAN) posted the best North American results on Saturday with 10th and 16th, respectively. Andy Newell earned his first career distance points b...

 - In a day marked by crashes and crushing eliminations, Jesse Cockney of the Alberta World Cup Academy emerged as the sprint victor at the freestyle NorAms in Rossland. Saturda...

 - In Saturday's mass-start classic 15 k, Petter Northug (NOR) once again delivered a narrow victory in an exciting sprint to the finish, edging Dario Cologna (SUI) by 0.2 secon... 2 Comments

 - Andreas Birnbacher of Germany outsprinted Ole Einar Bjørndalen of Norway for the win, but just 50 seconds later the North Americans crossed the line in the top ten, despite ...

 - With Kikkan Randall, Alex Harvey and Devon Kershaw read to go, North America could very well see another podium or two this weekend as the World Cup continues in Rogla, Slove...

 - Thunder Bay's Jack Carlyle had his bags stolen. Brent McMurtry and David Greer were in a car accident. Yet, for many elite nordic ski racers, the show must go on -- as it's a...

 - While the US Ski Team won't officially name the 2012 Tour de Ski squad until Sunday, Holly Brooks, in the midst of a breakout season, will be on it. While Brooks had challeng... 4 Comments

 - The U.S. women struggled despite a roster shakeup, with Annelies Cook leading the team in 60th; she and Canada's Zina Kocher, who placed 50th, will join Imrie in Saturday's p...