- Gleb Retivyk (RUS) took home a decisive win in the skate sprint in Erzurum, skiing well ahead of his competitors through the straightaway. Compatriot Evgeniy Belov (RUS) took second, and in a fight for third, Roman Furger (SUI) pulled off the bronze. Ryan Scott led the North Americans in 25th.

 - Kolb, a regular on the World Cup circuit, was still ectatic about her first U23 title, which she called "really special." Sadie Bjornsen narrowly missed the semifinals for th...

 - Andrew Musgrave (GBR) snuck his way into second place in the opening event of Norway’s national championship in Voss on Thursday, a 15 k freestyle. We managed to get a quic...

 - The 2011-2012 SuperTour kicks off Wednesday morning with a two-round, individual-start sprint in West Yellowstone, MT. Racers will first cover the 1.5 k point-to-point course... 1 Comment

 - 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...

 - Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) won her second race in Muonio, Finland on Saturday, with six Finns hot on her heals. Snorri Einarsson (NOR) took the men’s field by over 10 seconds....

 - Despite the warm weather, the season still managed to kick off on Friday with a classic sprint in Muonio, Finland. Ida Sargent (CGRP/USST) had the best American finish of th...

 - The idea of using ice rink shavings originated a few years back at the University of Utah.  We wanted to make a small sledding hill for Fan Fest (August event where all the... 2 Comments

 - Morgan Arritola and Liz Stephen showed the running world what being a cross country skier is all about on Sunday by claiming the top two spots at the Xterra Trail Run Nationa...

 - The Olympic gold medalist picked up a win in her first attempt at orienteering last week at O-Ringen, a huge five-day festival in Sweden. 1 Comment

 - Using some auditory evidence from January's World Junior and U-23 Championships, held in Otepaa, Estonia, FasterSkier digs into the phenomenon of trailside cheering. 1 Comment

 - Brian McKeever earned repeat honors winning his second consecutive Adaptive SKier of the Year award on the strength of a four medal performance at the IPC World Championshi...

 - Jean Marc Gaillard (FRA) edged teammate Maurice Manificat at the line to claim the Tour de Barents title. Petra Majdic (SLO) held her substantial lead on the last stage to wi...

 - Marit Bjørgen was ahead for almost the entire course, but in the last 50 meters Petter Northug surged ahead and won the show event "Bysprinten" in Mosjøen, Norway.

 - Matti Heikkinen (FIN) took over the overall lead in the Tour de Barents, placing fourth in the classic sprint, while Petra Majdic (SLO) won her third stage, and opened a siza...

 - The U.S. Ski Orienteering Team sent seven members to the 19^th Ski Orienteering World Championships, in Tänndalen, Sweden.  The team had one of its most successfu... 1 Comment

 - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Biathlon and Cross-Country World Championships are currently underway in Khanty Mansisk, Russia. With four of eight race days com...

 - For Therese Johaug (NOR) the season is far from over, and this weekend she’ll be competing for a grand prize, in an uphill alpine hill race.

 - Petter Northug Jr. won the 50K skate mass start at the Norwegian National Championships in Tromsø Saturday, despite having to make a pit stop in the woods.

 - A young group of Americans are taking on the OPA tour, and recording some good results against Europe's top continental cup skiers. 1 Comment