- 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

 - Petter Northug (NOR) is on track to peak for the World Championships in Oslo, Norway. According to his coach, no one in the world is better at reaching prime form for major e...

 - … And the job is right…. It’s a match made in heaven. That’s pretty much how Robin Brooks feels about being the head coach of the Glacier Nordic Team in Whitefish, Mo...

 - Odd-Bjoern Hjelmeseth (NOR) thinks the conditions reported from Kuusamo, Finland, caused many skiers to withdraw from the FIS Norway Cup/BUL-sprint events at Gålå, Norway, ...

 - As winter is quickly approaching in Alaska, anticipation and excitement for the season openers is in the air. FasterSkier checks in with 2010 Olympian Holly Brooks. 2 Comments

 - ENGERDAL, NORWAY – Maja Solbakken, 16, is somewhat like a sponge. She absorbs almost everything her brother Martin Andersen, 22, throws at her. But she also has a mind of h...

 - “For me, having a famous sibling is solely a bonus,” says Karstein Johaug, the younger brother of Olympic ski racer Therese Johaug. The 18-year-old has the 2012 World Jun...

 - Actovegin is not a new drug on the Eastern European arena. Former Norwegian biathlon team director Kjell Ove Oftedal, found a glass vial of Actovegin next to a Russian wax tr... 2 Comments

 - The International Orienteering Federation (IOF) has applied for ski orienteering to be included in the programme of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games.

 - NORWAY – Bringing young athletes from all the ski disciplines onto one team is the recipe for excellence in the future. “Team Morgendagens Helter” is 5-year talent deve...