- Recovery hours are as fundamental a building block as any other part of the training plan. Burke Mountain Academy's coach shares his insight into proper recovery for junior athletes. 4 Comments

 - The youngest member on the USST, Skyler Davis has learned how to cope with everything from health issues to injuries. Alex Matthews caught up with him in person when he was f...

 - A recent study showed that while multi-day stage races can suppress some measures of cardiac function, the human heart makes up for it in other ways. 1 Comment

 - While unsettling for skiers, a study by Swedish researchers only adds more evidence to what researchers have been saying for years: that endurance athletes might not have the... 13 Comments

 - For some women, hormonal birth control can affect their ability to train and compete. For others, it's not a problem. With little high-quality research on the subject, female... 3 Comments

 - Prompted by Justyna Kowalczyk's comments a year ago, FasterSkier delves into scientific journals to find out whether Bjoergen's inhaler is performance-enhancing. 14 Comments

 - Health problems related to smoke and pollution in the ski waxing rooms have attracted increased attention in recent years. Leading researchers in this field come from Sweden ...

 - The races this last weekend had a lesson in them for me. Unfortunately for one of my athletes it was a lesson I have already learned and should have remembered but did not. I...

 - As we approach the heart of the XC ski racing season, it is important that athletes adjust their training to get into peak form for the year’s big races, whether they be Wo... 1 Comment

 - 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 might a cross-country ski racer learn from a 1,400 pound chunk of high-tech composite, space-age metals? As it turns out, there are more similarities than you might thin...

 - On race morning, with all its accompanying nerves, it’s hard enough for cross-country skiers to choke down a single meal. But for sprinters, that’s a scenario that someti...

 - “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.

 - With their doping suspensions completed and competition ban lifted, one Russian biathlete retires and two return to the international racing circuit this weekend.

 - 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, ...

 - Cambridge Sports Union has completed its on-line survey examining the prevalence of chronic  exertional compartment  syndrome (CECS) within the competitive nordic ski commu... 7 Comments

 - “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...

 - 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

 - 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...