Dear Cross Country Community, We are pleased to announce the XC Team for Period 1 of the 2024-25 World Cup season: Ruka, FIN Sprint C Men Michael Earnhart Objective 23-24 Overall SuperTour Leader JC Schoonmaker Objective 10th 23-24 Sprint World Cup Ben Ogden Objective 15th 23-24 Sprint World Cup Gus Schumacher Objective 27th 23-24 Sprint World Cup Kevin Bolger Objective 30th 23-24 Sprint World Cup Zak Ketterson Objective 35th 23-24 Sprint World Cup...
Dear Cross Country Community, The finalized selection criteria for the 2025 Trondheim Nordic World Championships and the 2024-25 World Cup have been approved by the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Cross Country Sport Committee and can be found here: https://usskiandsnowboard.org/sport-programs/criteria You’ll notice the selection methods are the same as in recent past seasons. As always, if you have any questions or concerns about the criteria, please reach out. My contact info is below. I wish everyone...
Dear Cross Country Community, We are pleased to announce the Team for Period 4 of the 2023-24 World Cup season: Lahti 20 km C, Holmenkollen 50 km C, & Falun 10 km C Men Michael Earnhart Objective 23-24 Overall SuperTour Leader Gus Schumacher Objective 16th Distance World Cup Standings Scott Patterson Objective 30th Distance World Cup Standings Ben Ogden Objective 39th Distance World Cup Standings Zanden McMullen Discretion 29th Trondheim 10 km C David Norris ...
Dear Cross Country Community, We are pleased to announce the Team for Period 3 of the 2023-24 World Cup season: Oberhof Sprint C Men Michael Earnhart Objective 23-24 Overall SuperTour Leader Ben Ogden Objective 8th World Cup Sprint Standings JC Schoonmaker Objective 16th World Cup Sprint Standings Gus Schumacher Objective 26th World Cup Sprint Standings Kevin Bolger Objective 31st World Cup Sprint Standings Zanden McMullen Discretion 25th Davos Sprint F Luke Jager Discretion 1st...
Dear Cross Country Community, We are pleased to announce the Team for Period 2 of the 2023-24 World Cup season – the Tour de Ski: 2023-24 Tour de Ski Men Michael Earnhart Objective 23-24 Overall SuperTour Leader Ben Ogden Objective 7th World Cup Sprint 23-24 JC Schoonmaker Objective 10th World Cup Sprint 23-24 Gus Schumacher Objective 18th World Cup Distance 23-24 Kevin Bolger Objective 33rd World Cup Sprint 23-24 Zanden McMullen Objective 34th...
Dear Cross Country Community, We needed to make two modifications to our 2023-24 World Cup Selection Criterion based on new World Cup Rule changes that were just ratified by the FIS Council last month. The changes are: The previous World Cup calendar had 5 periods of World Cup, with Canmore and Minneapolis residing in their own period of World Cup. The updated WC calendar combined the former period III and period IV. Now we have...
Dear Cross Country Community, We are pleased to announce the XC Team for Period 1 of the 2023-24 World Cup season: Ruka, FIN Sprint C & Östersund, SWE Sprint C Men Zanden McMullen Objective 22-23 Overall SuperTour Leader Ben Ogden Objective 10th World Cup Sprint 22-23 JC Schoonmaker Objective 30th World Cup Sprint 22-23 Kevin Bolger Objective 40th World Cup Sprint 22-23 Zak Ketterson Discretion 17th Val di Fiemme Sprint C 22-23...
CLASSIFICATION Seasonal, Part-time, Exempt REPORTS TO Cross Country Program Director and XC Head of Service LOCATION Remote TRAVEL Approximately 3-4/months a year (November – March) SUMMARY / OBJECTIVE The XC World Cup Wax/Ski Technician is a travel-intensive position supporting athletes competing on the World Cup and at the Winter Olympics and Nordic World Championships. The XC World Cup Wax/Ski Technician is responsible for providing world-class wax and ski service to the World Cup team...
Dear Cross Country Community, The 2023-24 Cross Country World Cup Selection Criterion has been approved by the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Cross Country Sport Committee and can be found here: https://usskiandsnowboard.org/sport-programs/criteria/cross-country-world-cup-criteria A few notes about the updated criterion and the Canmore and Minneapolis World Cups: We have removed the criteria that allows for an athlete ranked in the top-50 WC Overall to proceed to the next period of World Cup. The athlete must...
Dear Cross Country Community, We are pleased to announce the USA Cross Country Team for World Cup Period 4 of the 2022-23 season: Holmenkollen 50 km F Mass Start Men Zanden McMullen Objective SuperTour Leader Scott Patterson Objective 23rd World Cup Distance Ben Ogden Objective 34th World Cup Distance Gus Schumacher Discretion 18th Davos 20 km F David Norris Discretion 1st American Birkie Hunter Wonders Discretion 24th Planica WSC 30 km Skiathlon Johnny Hagenbuch Alternate ...
U.S. Ski & Snowboard announced the 18 athletes of the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team that will compete at the 2023 FIS Cross Country World Ski Championships in Planica, Slovenia, Feb. 22 – March 6, 2023. The 2023 World Championships will take place in the Julian Alps at the Planica Festival Arena, a venue that features both cross country and ski jumping venues. Throughout the 12 days of competition, more than 2,500 athletes and staff...
Dear Cross Country Community, We are pleased to announce the USA Cross Country Team for World Cup Period 3 of the 2022-23 season: Livigno Sprint F & Toblach Sprint F Men John Hagenbuch Objective SuperTour Leader Ben Ogden Objective 7th World Cup Sprint JC Schoonmaker Objective 16th World Cup Sprint Zak Ketterson Discretion 17th Val di Fiemme Sprint C Kevin Bolger Discretion 24th Davos Sprint F Luke Jager Discretion 25th Lillehammer Sprint...
Dear Cross Country Community, We are pleased to announce the USA Cross Country Team for World Cup Period 2 of the 2022-23 season: Tour de Ski 2022-23 Men Finn O’Connell Objective SuperTour Leader Ben Ogden Objective 8th World Cup Sprint, 12th Overall World Cup JC Schoonmaker Objective 19th World Cup Sprint Gus Schumacher Objective 29th World Cup Distance Hunter Wonders Objective 35th World Cup Distance Scott Patterson Discretion 14th Ruka 20 km F Pursuit...
Dear Cross Country Community, The staff from the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Cross Country Team will host a 2022 Cross Country National Coaches’ Symposium this next week on October 28th and 29th. Please click on the previous link to register. The Symposium will take place via Zoom to keep costs low and facilitate greater participation by our community. Here is a link to the Presentation Schedule and Presenter Bios. The Symposium will count towards 8 Continuing Education Credits for...
Dear Cross Country Community, We are pleased to announce the XC Team for Period 1 of the 2022-23 World Cup season: Ruka Sprint C, Lillehammer Sprint F, Beitostølen Sprint C, Davos Sprint F Men Adam Martin Objective 21-22 Overall SuperTour Leader JC Schoonmaker Objective 19th 21-22 Sprint World Cup Ben Ogden Objective 30th 21-22 Sprint World Cup Kevin Bolger Discretion 39 Sprint Points 21-22 Season Luke Jager Discretion 17 Sprint Points 21-22 Season Logan...
Dear Cross Country Community, You can find the newly posted U.S. Cross Country Ski Team Selection Criterion for 2023-24 here: https://usskiandsnowboard.org/sport-programs/criteria/us-cross-country-team-criteria The criterion utilizes the same selection methods used in past seasons, and reverts to relying on a published FIS points list (8th list of the 22-23 season) now that the FIS has begun to run single-year points lists again. As always, please be sure to reach out if you have any questions or concerns....
Dear Cross Country Community, Now that World Cup and SuperTour calendars for the 2022-23 season are confirmed, we have finalized the 2023 Nordic World Championships selection criterion and the 2022-23 World Cup selection criterion. Both criteria have been approved by the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Sport Committee. The Nordic World Championships criterion for Planica, SLO 2023 can be found here: https://usskiandsnowboard.org/sport-programs/criteria/cross-country-world-championships-criteria The Cross Country World Cup criterion for 2022-23 can be found here: https://usskiandsnowboard.org/sport-programs/criteria/cross-country-world-cup-criteria Both...
Dear Cross Country Community, U.S. Ski & Snowboard is hiring a Cross Country D-Team Coach for the 2022-23 Season. The application deadline is Monday May 2, 2022. You can find the job description and an application link here: http://usskiandsnowboard.org/about/careers If you have further questions about the position, please reach out to me directly. Sincerely, Chris Grover Cross Country Program Director U.S. Ski & Snowboard +1 435 640 8545 chris.grover@usskiandsnowboard.org https://usskiandsnowboard.org/
Dear Cross Country Community, U.S. Ski & Snowboard is hiring a Cross Country World Cup Service Technician for the 2022-23 Season. The application deadline is Monday May 2, 2022. You can find the job description and an application link here: http://usskiandsnowboard.org/about/careers If you have further questions about the position, please reach out to me directly. Sincerely, Chris Grover Cross Country Program Director U.S. Ski & Snowboard +1 435 640 8545 chris.grover@usskiandsnowboard.org https://usskiandsnowboard.org/
Dear Cross Country Community, We are pleased to announce the USA Cross Country Team for World Cup Period 2 of the 2021-22 season: Tour de Ski 2021-22 Men Zak Ketterson Objective SuperTour Leader JC Schoonmaker Objective 10th World Cup Sprint Ben Ogden Objective 22nd World Cup Sprint Kevin Bolger Objective 29th World Cup Sprint Gus Schumacher Objective 29th World Cup Distance Luke Jager Objective 39th World Cup Sprint Logan Hanneman Discretion 1 WC Sprint Point...