- Over the course of the 2011 season, US Ski Team member Noah Hoffman sent periodic updates home to family and friends. He has shared these with FasterSkier, creating a unique year-long perspective on the life of an elite ski racer. The first installment starts with the conclusion of the 2010 racing season as Noah recharges his batteries and plans his training for the upcoming year.

 - “Hellner had a couple of beers and we all know how that went,” Northug said to the audience at a presentation in Oslo last week. Northug is already focusing on Sotchi 201...

 - When Therese Johaug crossed the finish line as a World Champion in the 30K skate, Mom and Dad were among the first ones there to greet her in the paddock.

 - Ari Ofsevit is the assistant ski coach at Newton North High School in Newtonville, Massachuessetts. He first wrote this Birkie Guide in 2010 before the big race and while he...

 - Those who have been around North American racing for a while will recall Glenn Bond, who raced full-time with the Canadian team from 1992 to 2002. Well, Bond is back. This se...

 - 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...

 - After a difficult 2010 season, Morgan Smyth, 24, seems to be back in business and chasing medals. Wednesday, the former US Ski Team racer won the silver medal in the women’...

 - What happens when a famous Norwegian couch potato embarks on Petter Northug’s training program and basically follows Northug’s daily routine for eight weeks? 2 Comments

 - Holly Brooks of Alaska Pacific University Nordic Ski Club won the 10K skate race with almost a minute to spare to Caitlin Compton (CXC) in second place in extremely soft cond...

 - “It might have been good for me to fall down the drain a little,” Petter Northug said at the press conference in Davos Friday afternoon.

 - … 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...

 - “In this situation, the most important thing for (Petter Northug) is to relax and protect himself from all the commotion around him. He has to find his way back to the star...

 - The declining number of female racers at the opening FIS races at Beito this year is concerning the officials. There were far more female biathletes at the biathlon season op...

 - Less than 25 Norwegian female skiers raced the FIS opener races at Beitostølen last weekend. The ski community is concerned.

 - Half of the skiers on the Swedish national team are using medicines on the prohibited list. 3 Comments

 - Once you complete a workout, the cells in your body are at the most receptive to accept refueling. Make sure you take advantage of this window of opportunity to kick start th... 2 Comments

 - Steinbock Racing is down to one skier: Chris Cook. Entering its second season the team has seen some major changes. For starters, two-thirds of the team is pursuing other car... 3 Comments

 - Norwegians are known world-wide for their habit of packing open-faced sandwiches in paper and bring them along wherever they go. Not a bad habit, but there is more to the wor...

 - Days are getting shorter, life is getting busier and ski racing is just around the corner – all good reasons to make it easy to cook healthy food.

 - This workout from the U.S. Ski Team’s (USST’s) Noah Hoffman definitely falls into the “don’t try this at home” category – or at least not without some modificatio... 3 Comments