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Edvin Anger Earns the Prestigious Sixten Jernberg Award

In his very first senior national championships, Edvin Anger pulled off a series of impressive performances. In the sprint race at the 2022 Swedish national championships, Anger won the qualifier and every subsequent heat before winning the final by four seconds. He thereby became the first ever junior racer to win a national championship title in the men’s category. Next, the national sprint champion capped his first senior national championships with another gold medal, securing...

Crested Butte Nordic Team Seeks Assistant Comp Team Coach

Job Posting: Assistant Comp Team coach for the Crested Butte Nordic Team (CBNT) Location: Crested Butte, Colorado Status: Part-Time, Seasonal, Exempt (approx. 20hrs/week from October 25th-March 25th), with opportunity for full-time seasonal employment through umbrella organization Crested Butte Nordic (see below). Compensation: DOE, with starting salary of $8,000. Supervisor: Ben Theyerl, Head Comp Team Coach (ben@cbnordic.org)   Job Description The Crested Butte Nordic Team (CBNT) Assistant Coach plays a crucial role in the success of...

Kimberley Nordic Club Seeks General Manager

JOB OPPORTUNITY: GENERAL MANAGER Position Overview The Kimberley Nordic Club (KNC) is seeking a General Manager with the vision, motivation and collaborative spirit to assist in overseeing and further developing our thriving Nordic community. The General Manager will work with KNC staff and our community of volunteers to ensure operations at KNC are efficient and aligned with the club’s mission, vision and values. We seek a candidate with strong leadership skills and one who will...

Planning a Perfect Ski Vacation

Canada has millions of acres of stunning mountain ski terrain with abundant snowfall. This makes Canada a hotspot for tourists looking for exceptional skiing vacations. If you’re searching for the perfect ski vacation, you’ll find it at any of Canada’s gorgeous ski resorts and if you’re at your ski resort and the weather isn’t ideal for skiing, you can always join Casumo Canada and play some online casino games until the weather improves. We’ve reviewed...

Personal Essay: An Uphill Battle by Tim Donahue

If you look at the lines that graph long-term athletic performance – VO2 max, anaerobic threshold, maximum heart rate, 10k running speed – it can be pretty demoralizing. Even before age 30, there’s a slow and steady cant downward, and then by the mid-40s, a descent into a valley that plunges toward the abyss’s void of emptiness.    Some of us choose to oppose these trendlines, wrestling with them like tentacles in a roiling sea of...

How to Prepare Yourself for a Qualitative Stretching

In difficult times (and in general) it is very important to take care of yourself – of your mental state and, of course, of your body. Learn how to do it with the help of stretching. Why do you need stretching? The positive effects that stretching has on the body can be listed almost endlessly. Immediately after the session, the state of health and mood improves, one feels lightness and self-confidence. With regular training, the...

Harvard Seeks Men’s & Women’s Assistant Coach

Job Summary: Under the supervision of the Head Coach, the purpose of this position is to use athletics as a tool to educate college students.  By using inter-collegiate competition and all activities related to such competition, this position serves as a teacher and mentor to help build student character, prepare students for a constructive and effective life, and teach valuable life lessons including work ethic; discipline; resilience; persistence; teamwork and selflessness; goalsetting, and goal achievement;...

The Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks (NSCF) Seek Head Junior Racing Coach

The Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks (NSCF) is looking for an energetic and enthusiastic Head Coach to lead its junior racing and training program, Fairbanks Cross Country (FXC). – Up to $57,000 DOE – 5 weeks paid vacation – $5,000 Health stipend – Moving expenses covered The position will remain open until filled. Ideally, the candidate who is selected would arrive in Fairbanks by late summer. Interested parties should send letters of interest and resumés to fxcmasters@nscfairbanks.org.  A selection committee...

How to Start Endurance Training

Endurance refers to your body’s capacity to do a workout for a prolonged amount of time, or your minds ability to endure long periods without Fair Go casino bonuses. It consists of two parts: circulatory endurance and muscle endurance. The act of exercising to increase one’s body endurance is termed as endurance training. In sports, the demand for endurance is sometimes framed as a requirement for cardiovascular and basic muscular endurance, however the topic of endurance is...

US Biathlon Seeks Club Development Manager

    Position Title: Club Development Manager Reports to: The Director of Athlete Development Location: Remote work possible, ideally based within driving distance to one or more biathlon locations as well as easy access to an airport. Driving distance to Lake Placid for in-person meetings a plus.   Position Description: Works closely with Athlete Development Director to inform, educate and support club leaders and Regional Coordinators in the growth of their biathlon activities. Manages all...

6 Tips for Parents on a Family Skiing Trip

Is it your first time going on a ski trip with your loved ones? So, before scratching this itch make sure to know all about the skiing sport. Are you going on a family skiing trip soon? Then, you are spot on time. A ski trip is a thrilling adventure. However, the tables can turn pretty quickly if you miss out on minor yet fundamental details before heading to ski resorts. Therefore, if you are...

Winter Sports Betting Strategies

Winter sports are a popular type of activity, but sometimes they do not necessarily get the recognition that they perhaps should. Of course, Canadians will know that this is not the case in their part of the world, with many of them enjoying games including hockey and curling that many other nations do not particularly consider national sports or do not appeal to those located within the region. Nonetheless, those who are based in the...

Top-3 European Ski Resorts with Casinos

Thanks to their favorable location, these European resorts combine Alpine, Mediterranean, and flat Pannonian landscapes, which leads to a variety of opportunities for active recreation and skiing. The skiing season in Europe lasts at least 4 months – from December to March, and in the highlands – until May. Every year, international competitions in various winter sports are held there. Modern ski slopes are suitable for both beginners and families with children, as well as...

Cross-Country Skiing In Norway

Each country has a specific activity that its citizens regularly enjoy. That’s what makes a particular country unique, among other things. The most popular activity depends on the surroundings and weather conditions. That’s why popular places such as Los Angeles have millions of surfing enthusiasts. It’s what people living in those areas have chosen as the most exciting activity. When it comes to Norway, people enjoy a broad range of entertaining activities. While there are...

Updates from the 2022 FIS Cross-Country Committee Spring Meeting (Press Release)

This press release originally appeared on fis-ski.com on Wednesday, March 18, 2022.   May marks the month of the FIS Committee meetings, debriefing the season and setting up task and changes for the upcoming ones. All proposals that were elaborated by Sub-Committees and working groups members came on the table of the Cross-Country Committee (CCC) on Wednesday, 18th May. The Committee discussed them and forwarded the confirmed proposals on to the highest authority in FIS, the...

Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club Seeks Assistant Coach

The Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club is Actively Seeking an Assistant Cross Country Coach for their U16/18/20 Program About the SSWSC: The SSWSC provides sports and youth development programming for over 1,200 athletes every year. Our vision is to produce champions on and off the mountain and our goal is to be the best at developing the “complete” athlete – coaching every individual to achieve their highest level of human and athletic performance – resulting...

Momentum Northwest Seeks Head Coach

HEAD COACH JOB DESCRIPTION Work Dates:     Year-round Status:              Full-Time, Exempt Reports To:       Momentum Northwest Board President Summary Momentum NW is ready to welcome a new Head Coach to help develop the Puget Sound’s premier youth cross country ski program. The Head Coach role is the keystone in our coaching community to help grow, inspire, teach, and support our young athletes as they achieve their goals in the sport of Nordic ski racing....

Snow Australia Seeks Full-Time Coach for National Training Centre

Snow Australia is seeking a full-time cross country skiing coach for the National Training Centre at Falls Creek during the Australian winter. The coach will primarily be responsible for coordinating and leading on-snow training throughout the season, including for elite and sub-elite athletes, with key aims of developing technical and athletic abilities and fostering a vibrant daily training environment. Falls Creek is Australia’s predominant ski resort for cross country skiing, with over 50km of trails...

Glacier Nordic Club Seeks Nordic Program Director and Head Comp Team Coach

Job Title: Nordic Program Director and Head Comp Team Coach Reports to and works with: Executive Director Status and Compensation: Full-time, 11 months, June-April, $45,000 salary, with flexible start date. Glacier Nordic Club (GNC) is based out of Whitefish, Montana. Named one of the “Top 25 Ski Towns in the World” by National Geographic, Whitefish is located on the shores of Whitefish Lake and at the base of Big Mountain-home to Whitefish Mountain Resort. A...

What nutrition is necessary for recovery and victories?

Any skier in the process of constant exhausting training experiences great physical and emotional stress. That is why the right style of nutrition is a powerful tool that helps athletes to unlock their reserves, be more powerful, and stronger, as well as solve many problems like sleep, recovery, etc. Many influencers spend huge amounts of time, invest in advertising, buy real YouTube subscribers and share the philosophy of right nutrition. In such a way they...