- Nine North American athletes had World Cup top-tens this weekend. Here's your handy guide to our coverage of races across the continent and the world: what happened where, with links to articles and results. 2 Comments

 - Marathon season is in full swing — from the Marcialonga in Italy to the Noquemanon in Marquette, Mich., thousands of competitors conquered races many hours long this weeken... 3 Comments

 - On Sunday,the 29th of January, all the best long distance cross-country skiers in the world will be ready for Marcialonga on the start line in Moena, Italy.

 - The international  long distance cross country ski tour Ski Classics continues its growth. 2012 prize money of 110,000 Euros is more than double than the previous season's a...

 - FasterSkier previews the twelve American senior race teams. Here's what you need to know about who retired, who switched teams, and which recent college grads joined an elite... 8 Comments

 - Souped up wheels were the standard for this rollerski showdown in Duluth, MN. Andre Watt (Rossignol) and Jennie Bender (CXC) topped the podium at the first ever North Shore R...

 - Ski Classics 2012 will include 7 long distance ski races, new for 2012 is the Estonian race Tartu Maraton.

 - Jean Marc Gaillard (FRA) won the 38-kilometer Skarverennet from Finse to Ustaoset in Norway after a fierce sprint to the finish Saturday. 1 Comment

 - Skarverennet in Norway, the unofficial international season finale, draws deep and competitive field of racers from both the biathlon and cross-country World Cup circuit. Thi...

 - Stanislav Rezac (CZE) edged out competitors in a thrilling sprint finish into Birkebeiner stadium, while Seraina Boner (SUI) wins with a comfortable margin of almost a minute.

 - Four XC Oregon skiers are capping their international marathon season with the Norwegian Birkebeiner on Saturday. 3 Comments

 - Brayton Osgood of XC Oregon was the top American in the 2011 Engadin Ski Marathon, less than 30 seconds away from a top-15 finish, and not even a minute away from second plac... 1 Comment

 - The 50k race in West Yellowstone, MT, saw success in it's 32nd year and crowned a local in the women's event.

 - Jorgen Brink and Jenny Hansson win the 87th edition of Sweden's historic Vasaloppet.

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 - The 38th annual American Birkebeiner, held in sub-zero and single-digit temperatures, saw two sprint finishes to crown the men's and women's Birkie champions on Saturday.

 - 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...

 - Aidan Lennie of Ottawa, Ontario, took the win in the 49 k freestyle Gatineau Loppet on Sunday in a fall-filled final kilometer.

 - Bend-based XC Oregon skier and 2010 Pole Pedal Paddle champion Stephanie Howe won the 53km Gatineau Loppet cross-country ski marathon held near Ottawa, Canada on Saturday. 1 Comment

 - Juergen Uhl, a former NCAA champion, took the 49 k classic event in the Gatineau Loppet, a two-day event held in Gatineau, Quebec.