- A lot of things were better in the old days. But distance workouts in rubber boots?
 - Summer training equals variety in training methods, activities and intensities. However, almost all of the summer training methods skiers engage in, carry some risk of inju... 1 Comment
 - Petter Northug Jr. had to cede the top of the podium to Eldar Roenning at the opening event in the 2010 Tour de Troendelag Friday night.
Post Thumbnail
 - The Swede won’t have a chance to put his capacity to work on that distance in the upcoming World Cup season. The FIS congress in Turkey nailed a World Cup schedule with n...
 - A team of researchers led by HC Holmberg of Sweden is conducting a study on herringbone technique this spring.
Post Thumbnail
 - Last week Craft presented the speedsuit that has been under development for the past year in collaboration with the Swedish national team for the Vancouver Olympics.  Accord... 18 Comments
Post Thumbnail
 - Team Alsgaard unrolled it's new website so that fans and athletes can follow the team's training for the Vasaloppet. Team Alsgaard is made up of Thomas Alsgaard and Anders My...
Post Thumbnail
 - The Norwegian Ski Association signs a new $10.3 million agreement with Aker ASA. Aker ASA is the main sponsor of the Norwegian Ski Association (Norway's USSA) for the 2010/20... 1 Comment
Post Thumbnail
 - I doubt many fasterskier.com readers are in the area of Norwegian Nationals, but I would personally love to see this seminar. 2 Comments
Post Thumbnail
 - This season the regional Team Trøndelag has stood forward and marked itself strong on the national level. They have dominated in the Norway Cup and Scandinavian Cup, and at ...
Post Thumbnail
 - After it was discovered that Thomas Alsgaard had registered for Thursday's 15Km at Norwegian Nationals in Stokke, his name has also been heard in the Olympic context. Sports... 7 Comments
Post Thumbnail
 - Norway announced that they have named seven more athletes to their Olympic Cross-Country Team, bringing the total to 11. 1 Comment
Post Thumbnail
 - A look at three different articles regarding the subject: a new study published by Norway's National Institute of Health, comments by the head of development at Swix, and a p... 3 Comments
Post Thumbnail
 - "I have long been irritated over the great distance between the ski tracks, because it disrupts good weight transfer and kick. If you were to use a narrower stance this would... 14 Comments
Post Thumbnail
 - After taking my first ski on the local trails yesterday, I quickly remembered how spoiled Anchoraguans are with Kincaid Park. But, a quick look at  6 Comments
Post Thumbnail
 - After what he saw as a missed podium opportunity, Hjelmeset took aggressive actions toward the wax tech after the race, was issued written warning by the FIS. 4 Comments
Post Thumbnail
 - Inge Braten, the Canadian World Cup coach, fell and broke his hip today in Finland.  Braten, a native of Norway, slipped outside his apartment near the ski stadium. 1 Comment
Post Thumbnail
 - The third day of racing in Beitostolen was a another good day for the U.S., as Kikkan Randall captured 4th place  and Kris Freeman took 5th.  Andy Newell had a solid re...
Post Thumbnail
 - Norway captured both mens and womens titles today in the 10/15 km skate.  The USST also had a good day, with Kris Freeman taking 5th, Liz Stephen in 16th, and Morgan Arrito...
Post Thumbnail
 -

Petra Majdic (SLO) and John Kristian Dahl (NOR) won the opening classic sprints today in Beitostolen.  Top US racers: Kikkan Randall in 9th, Andy Newell in 14th, and Tor...

-->