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    Torin Koos (USA)
    Torin Koos was born in Leavenworth, Washington in 1980 and began skiing with his local Leavenworth Winter Sports Club. Encouraged by his parents and first coach T.J. Owen, Koos knew in second grade that he wanted to be an Olympic athlete. It wasn’t until his early years at the University of Utah,...
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    Sara Renner (CAN)
    In her first full season back after having a daughter in February of 2007, Renner is looking to come back in full form, with “consistent top 10 results in distance racing” and “a return of my sprinting form”. As Dave Wood points out, Renner has always been an all-around skier, excelling in ...
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    Kris Freeman (USA)
    Kris Freeman was born in Andover, NH in 1980, began ski racing at age five, and hasn’t stopped since. Freeman won J2 Nationals at 15, took 8th in the sprint at World Juniors at 18 and is the only male junior besides Bill Koch to ever win a Senior US National Title.
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    Gordon Jewett (CAN)
    Veteran racer Gordon Jewett races in his first Olympics in Vancouver. Back injuries plagued Jewett for much of his early years of senior level racing, but perseverance paid off and Jewett found himself poised to qualify for his first Olympic Games after racing to his first national title in 2009 in...
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    Stefan Kuhn (CAN)
    In his first Olympics, Stefan Kuhn looks to build upon his already successful career, highlighted by his outstanding sprint results. At the Olympic Trials in December, Kuhn impressed with a first place finish in the classic sprint in Canmore, which should come as no surprise given his strong World ...
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    Holly Brooks (USA)
    Holly started this season out with a bang, winning three SuperTour races and taking second in three more.  With these races Holly put herself in position to be named to the 2010 Olympic Team.  Most recently, in the Canmore World Cups she took 21st in the sprint qualification and 24th in the 1...
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    Kikkan Randall (USA)
    Kikkan Randall began ski racing in high school as a way to stay in shape for running during the off-season and quickly became one of the top U.S. Junior racers, following in the footsteps of her aunt and 1980 U.S. Olympian, Betsy Haines. As part of the U.S. Ski Team, Kikkan has been a nine-time US ...
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    Brent McMurtry (CAN)
    Brent McMurtry, 23, notched his best World Cup result just one week before the Olympic Games with a 19th place finish in the classic sprint in Canmore. After placing a distant 66th the previous day in the 15K freestyle race, McMurtry qualified 25th in the classic sprint and skied through the heats ...
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    Ivan Babikov (CAN)
    A native of Russia, Babikov only recently received his Canadian citizenship, though he has been racing in the U.S. and Canada for a number of years. Excelling in distance races, Babikov won every North American distance race that he entered in the 2007-08 season, with the exception of one 2nd place...
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    Perianne Jones (CAN)
    A five year member of the Senior National Team, Jones has progressively improved on the WC circuit leading up to this season, placing in the top-30 several times last year. Jones qualified for this year’s Olympic Team with a 6th place finish in the team sprint (along with Sara Renner) at the Libe...
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Canada’s Youth Olympians Hang Out With a Hero: Beckie Scott on her Chef de Mission Role
Feb 10, 2012 - By
 - Olympic gold medalist Beckie Scott was the Chef de Mission for team Canada in Innsbruck. In an interview, she talked about the Youth Olympic Games and their role in athlete development.
Canadian Coach Max Thompson congratulates Team Germany's Coach following the Team Jumping event in Seefeld
YOG: Capping an Outstanding Day for North America, Canadians Fly to Bronze in Team Jumping
Jan 22, 2012 - By
 - Team Canada surprises the traditional jumping powerhouses to take a historic Bronze in the YOG Team Ski Jumping event in Seefeld.
Heather Mooney cheers on teammate Paddy Caldwell as he leads Russian Alexander Selyaninov--Classic event Gold medalist-- into the stadium on the final lap
YOG: US Mixed Relay Team Powers Its Way onto the Podium and into the History Books
Jan 21, 2012 - By
 - Sean Doherty, Heather Mooney, Anna Kubek and Paddy Caldwell finish a historic third in Youth Olympic Games XC/Biathlon Mixed Relay. Germany takes Gold, Russia outsprints US f... 2 Comments
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FS Video Exclusive: USA Takes Bronze in Inaugural YOG Mixed Relay
Jan 21, 2012 - By
 - History was made in Seefeld Arena as Team USA-- consisting of  Biathletes Anna Kubek and Sean Doherty and Cross-Country skiers Heather Mooney and Patrick Caldwell-- crossed... 1 Comment
Desperate to leave their mark on the Youth Olympic Games, the Norwegians gave it everything tonight in the Freestyle Sprints
YOG Freestyle Sprints: Scandinavians Back on Top, Caldwell Wins ‘Biggest Loser’ Competition to take 5th
Jan 19, 2012 - By
 - Norwegians finally leave their mark, taking both top spots in the YOG Freestyle Sprints in Seefeld. Paddy Caldwell skis a brilliant race, bringing home an unexpected 5th plac...
Frenzied fans line the finishing straight for Tuesday's YOG Classic Event
YOG Day Five: Russia Doubles Down in Classic Distance Races, Mooney Posts Top North American Finish with 13th
Jan 19, 2012 - By
 - While Standard and Poors may have recently downgraded Austria’s credit-worthiness to ‘AA’, no one is questioning Tyrol’s ability to put on world class ski races. Russ... 3 Comments
Chloe Chevalier of France leads Anna Kubek down the first descent
YOG Women’s Biathlon Pursuit: Perfect Conditions, Tricky Racing—Kubek Leads North Americans in 10th
Jan 16, 2012 - By
 - Russian Uliana Kaysheva avoids shooting complications to win Gold in the Women's 7.5km Biathlon Pursuit in Seefeld. American Anna Kubek of Duluth led the North Americans with...
Cheng Harden Standing 1
YOG: Men’s Biathlon 10km Pursuit—Homberg delivers Gold for Germany, Bittersweet 7th for Canada’s Stuart Harden
Jan 16, 2012 - By
 - Moments after Stuart Harden crossed the finish line in first place, it appeared to be a dream come true for the young Canadian biathlete. However, it wasn’t meant to be. Th...
The Seefeld Biathlon Stadium: Garnished with blue skies and white Alps
YOG Day Three Recap: Double Duty for the Double Hitters in Seefeld
Jan 15, 2012 - By
 - With a Nordic Combined Individual Gunderson event in the morning followed by the Biathlon Sprint event in the afternoon, Day Three at the Winter Youth Olympic Games was packe...
Youth Olympians prepare for takeoff atop the HS 75 meter hill in Seefeld
YOG Day One: Jumpers Soar in Seefeld
Jan 14, 2012 - By
 - Japan's Sara Takanashi and Slovenia's Anze Lanisek earn the first Gold Medals of the 2012 Youth Winter Olympic Games during the Individual Ski Jumping competitions in Seefeld...
Innsbruck's downtown boulevard "Maria Theresien Strasse" is alive with Youth Olympic spirit.
Inaugural Youth Winter Olympic Games Underway: Herzlich Willkommen in Innsbruck!
Jan 13, 2012 - By
 - With athletes from 70 countries watching, the first-ever Youth Olympic Games kicked off with opening ceremonies in Innsbruck, Austria.
Nearly a Decade Later, Hoffmann’s Ban Prompts Thoughts
Dec 8, 2011 - By
 - On Monday, Austria's national anti-doping agency found Christian Hoffmann guilty of doping charges and handed the world champion a six-year ban from cross-country skiing. Som... 7 Comments
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Interview: Bjørndalen Says “Nordic Skiing Is Terribly Boring, It Can’t Even Compare With Biathlon”
Nov 15, 2011 - By Kamil Wolnicki
 - 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 ...
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“Not Successful” in Oslo, Bauer Refocuses on Tour de Ski, Overall World Cup for 2012
Nov 8, 2011 - By
 - In an exclusive interview, the Czech - who loves emoticons! - talked about training with the Germans, working on his sprint speed, and trying not to think about how long Andr...
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CAS Overturns IOC’s Rule Against Dopers, Opens Door to Sochi for Yaroshenko, Matveeva, and Others
Oct 10, 2011 - By
 - 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 Olym...
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After a Year of Health Struggles, Nilsson Forced into Early Retirement
Oct 3, 2011 - By
 - 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.
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How Andrus Veerpalu’s Doping Case Turned into a Mudfight
Sep 26, 2011 - By
 - The Estonian star's case has been full of misunderstandings, and neither side has conducted themselves completely gracefully. 3 Comments
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Starting from Nothing: Estonian Skiing, Past, Present, and Future
Aug 11, 2011 - By
 - Estonian skiers have collected a total of 17 medals at Olympics and World Championships over the past 12 years. But now the country faces a crossroads - and a crisis. 2 Comments
Zidek on the homestretch in the 15km individual competition at the 2010 Olympic Games.
Olympic Gold Medalist Anna Carin Zidek Retires
Jul 22, 2011 - By
 - The Swede switched from skiing to biathlon at age 29, and won Olympic gold just four years later. In December, she became the oldest athlete to ever win a World Cup at age 37.
Burke is Back!
Jul 20, 2011 - By
 - Biathlete Tim Burke talked to FasterSkier about recovering from compartment syndrome surgery, sci-fi training tools, and the choice of Pyeong Chang for the 2018 Olympics.
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