http://www.fasterskier.com News, articles and information on cross country skiing. en-us Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:56:54 MST http://www.fasterskier.com/news2164.html cory@fasterskier.com cory@fasterskier.com http://www.fasterskier.com/images/logo150.gif http://www.fasterskier.com 144 21 Jorgen Aukland, last year's Vasaloppet Champion, had a tough start to the training season. Despite being exhausted from a long racing season, the decorated marathon skier is already at a higher level now than he was at this time last season http://www.fasterskier.com/news5508.html http://www.fasterskier.com/news5508.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:00:00 MST Fairbanks Cross Country (FXC), the year-round junior training program of the Nordic Ski Club Fairbanks seeks an energetic coach to assist with a growing group of J3-OJ athletes http://www.fasterskier.com/news5507.html http://www.fasterskier.com/news5507.html Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:00:00 MST Fall out from the Austrian doping scandal at the Olympics in 2006 continues as all Austrian athletes will be required to stay at the Olympic Village in Beijing http://www.fasterskier.com/news5505.html http://www.fasterskier.com/news5505.html Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:19:21 MST Boulder Nordic Sport's Nathan Schultz demonstrates the basics of rollerskiing on the morning news http://www.fasterskier.com/news5506.html http://www.fasterskier.com/news5506.html Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:31:43 MST The US Ski Team finished a three day physiology testing camp in Park City Friday before diverging for New Zealand and Sun Valley http://www.fasterskier.com/news5500.html http://www.fasterskier.com/news5500.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:23:20 MST The new FIS campaign entitled Bring Children to the Snow is making progress. This international marketing and activity campaign, the first of its kind in the Federation's history, was approved by the FIS Council in November 2007 http://www.fasterskier.com/news5502.html http://www.fasterskier.com/news5502.html Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:00:00 MST Munich (GER) is attempting to become the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympic games http://www.fasterskier.com/news5501.html http://www.fasterskier.com/news5501.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:27:55 MST The 2008 Summer Biathlon National Championships and World Championships Team Trials open this Friday at the Whitetail preserve in Luzerne County near Bloomsburg, PA. http://www.fasterskier.com/racing5499.html http://www.fasterskier.com/racing5499.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:28:51 MST US Biathlon Executive Director Max Cobb today announced that Patrick Coffey has been hired as a full-time Assistant Coach for the US Biathlon Team, while Gary Colliander of the Maine Winter Sports Center will assist with the National B Team http://www.fasterskier.com/news5498.html http://www.fasterskier.com/news5498.html Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:00:00 MST CXC Junior Development Group athletes wrap up the final three days of the recently concluded camp http://www.fasterskier.com/training5496.html http://www.fasterskier.com/training5496.html Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:00:00 MST