2007 September

Just a few days away from the start of the US Ski Team’s biennial coaches education event, participant numbers have settled at just over seventy. With attendees traveling to Colorado Springs from Sweden, Canada, and all over the US, the 2007 roster includes nearly twenty-five women. This figure is a significantly higher ratio of female participants than what this conference has seen in recent years. Kicking off the opening presentation this year is 1972 Olympic...

A 1200 meter synthetic cross-country ski track will open on October 20th in Yorkshire, Great Brittan. The track is located in Stockeld Park and is the brainchild of owner Peter Grant, a keen skier. The loop is lighted and is part of ‘The Christmas Adventure’ at the Park. As well as skiing, visitors can skate on a large outdoor rink, stroll through an Enchanted Wood, get lost in a vast Snowflake Maze and enjoy refreshments...

Editor's Note: The FIS has not responded to questions from FasterSkier.com regarding how limits on the number of teams could affect cross-country skiing. We assume that such limits would be confined to teams that the FIS considers “exotic.” In May 2007, the International Olympic Committee advised the International Federations (IFs) that the Qualification and Participation Criteria for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games would be analyzed by the IOC at the end of August. Due to...

The US Ski Team has hired Larry Poromaa to fill the position of Head Wax Technician for the upcoming season. Poromaa spent the last five years as the chief wax technician for the Swedish national team and has also waxed for Team Smigun. A contemporary of fellow Swedes Gunde Svan, Torgny Mogren and Christer Majbaeck, he raced on the World Cup from 1985 to 1993, finishing 5th in the 50K classic in Oslo in 1986....