LAST CALL for an Incredible Nordic Weekend at Sovereign 2 SilverStar Ski Marathon, Vernon, BC April 4-5, 2026 | Stussi Night Sprints April 2 Registration Closes 6pm (local) Sunday, March 29th You don’t want to miss out on the 5th annual S2S! Sovereign Lake Nordic Club and Silver Star Mountain Resort — the two world-class venues co-hosting the event — have had new snow and colder temps over the past week, and the groomers...
The Loppet Foundation is hiring a Program Coordinator and Development Coach for its Loppet Nordic Racing (LNR) program, based out of Theodore Wirth Park in Minneapolis, Minn. The full-time, salaried position ($50,000–$55,000) oversees both junior development and competitive adult Nordic ski programming. Full details below. The Loppet Foundation’s mission is to connect people to the outdoors through experiences that grow community. We value anti-racism, collaboration, growth, inclusion, play, stewardship, and well-being. The foundation provides quality...
The April 4 event pairs a live global broadcast with on-snow programming at Tahoe XC. The inaugural Tahoe Nordic Expo will take place April 4, 2026, bringing together some of the most accomplished names in Nordic sport for a live, global virtual panel focused on the past season, the Olympic year, and the future of the sport. Designed as a hybrid event, the Expo centers around a live virtual panel featuring Olympic, Paralympic, and World...
Stifel Lake Placid Finals, a Coop FIS Cross-Country World Cup, to Bring Elite Ski Racing and Winter Festival Atmosphere to Lake Placid FIS Cross-Country World Cup racing, fan experiences, athlete engagement, and live entertainment coming March 19–22 LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — The Stifel Lake Placid Finals, a Coop FIS Cross-Country World Cup, will offer more than world-class competition this March. The event will transform Lake Placid into a multi-day winter sports festival featuring themed race...
Nordiq Canada is the national governing body for cross-country skiing in Canada. We lead, support, and inspire world-leading performances and lifelong participation in the sport across the country. The Opportunity Nordiq Canada is seeking an experienced and dynamic Head Coach to lead the Canadian Senior National Cross-Country Ski Team. Reporting to the High-Performance Director, the Head Coach provides leadership to athletes, coaches, and performance support staff in pursuit of sustained international success. The successful...
Auburn Ski Club (ASC) is a historic non-profit organization dedicated to providing snow sports opportunities to the greater Northern California region since 1928. Today, ASC operates a snow sports Training Center (TC) on Donner Summit that provides athletic programs, USSS/FIS competition and training venues, and youth snow sports teams ranging from entry-level to elite for Alpine, Snowboard, Nordic, and Biathlon. The Training Center’s cross-country venue also operates as a 25-kilometer Nordic Center open to the...
Who We Are: Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club (SSWSC) provides sports programming to over 1,000 athletes in Steamboat Springs each year. Our programs include alpine, cross-country, freestyle, freeskiing, Nordic combined, jumping, snowboarding, backcountry education, cycling, and skateboarding. Founded in 1914, SSWSC is one of North America’s oldest and most successful winter sports clubs, serving tens of thousands of athletes for over a century, including 108 Olympians with 21 Olympic medals. U.S. Ski & Snowboard has...
The NSWACT XC Committee of Snow Australia is inviting applications from experienced cross-country ski coaches for the 2026 Australian winter season, based in the picturesque Snowy Mountains of New South Wales. We are seeking an enthusiastic, positive coach who thrives in a team environment and enjoys working with a diverse group of athletes. The primary focus of this role is the development of junior skiers aged 12–18, with some coaching responsibilities for senior and masters...
The Head Men’s and Women’s Skiing Coach provides comprehensive leadership and oversight for all aspects of UAF’s Nordic skiing programs within the Department of Athletics. This position is responsible for coaching and program development, student-athlete recruitment, supervision and mentorship of assistant coaches, and fostering a culture that promotes academic success, personal growth, and competitive excellence. The role supports student-athlete welfare, ensures compliance with NCAA, conference, and university policies, and contributes to the department...
2026 Winter Olympics Cross-Country Skiing Schedule Val di Fiemme — Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium (Fabio Canal Center) Below is the Olympic cross-country ski competition schedule for Milano Cortina 2026 (all events subject to change; times local to Italy) – the best way to watch is on NBC Peacock: Saturday, February 7 • Women’s 20 km Skiathlon (Classic + Free) – RESULTS Sunday, February 8 • Men’s 20 km Skiathlon (Classic + Free) – RESULTS Tuesday,...
This article was made possible through the generous support of our voluntary subscribers who have helped us put our Nat Herz on the ground at the Olympics. If you value coverage like this, please support FasterSkier with a voluntary subscription. From FasterSkier reporter Nat Herz, in Predazzo: Here in northern Italy, where I’m covering the Olympics, I’m technically the chief fashion critic for the bureau — though only because it’s a one-man bureau. And unfortunately,...
This article was made possible through the generous support of our voluntary subscribers who have helped put our Nat Herz on the ground at the Olympics. If you value coverage like this, please support FasterSkier with a voluntary subscription. At the Olympic Women’s Skiathlon podium press conference in Val di Fiemme, the three medalists provided insight into their performances, discussing equipment choices, team dynamics, and the mental preparation that shaped one of the Games’ defining...
U.S. Ski & Snowboard has announced its Olympic cross-country ski team for the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games, naming eight women and eight men to represent the United States in Val di Fiemme, Italy, from Feb. 6–22, 2026. While the women were allocated eight Olympic starting positions outright, the men’s team was originally allotted seven. That number increased to eight after another nation declined to use one of its quota spots, allowing the United...
World Cup skiers get a holiday break from the grind of the World Cup tour . . . but it’s up for debate just how much rest they get during that break. It’s gotta be tough to relax when the horizon is clouded by the impending approach of the Tour de Ski, possibly the most daunting challenge that skiers will face all season. As a ski-fan, I just adore the Tour de Ski—day after day of racing...
New details have emerged in the investigation into the death of Norwegian biathlete Sivert Guttorm Bakken, who was found dead in his hotel room in Lavazè, Italy, on December 24. Bakken was 27 years old and had previously been regarded as one of Norway’s most promising biathletes. According to Langrenn.com, Italian authorities discovered Bakken wearing an altitude-training mask when they arrived at the scene. The information has been confirmed by Italian police and communicated to...
After 15 years on the World Cup circuit, three Olympic medals, seven World Championship medals, and a career that rewrote every line of the American cross-country skiing record book, Jessie Diggins has announced that the 2025–26 season will be her last. Beginning with the World Cup opener in Ruka on Nov. 28 and ending on home snow at the Stifel Lake Placid Finals in March, the most decorated U.S. cross-country skier in history will take...
Between World Cups, the Tour de Ski, and the Olympic Winter Games, there will be 72 elite cross-country ski races contested this winter on the international scene. FasterSkier remains committed to covering each and every international race—we’ll get up early to prepare race reports based on live results, and publish them here in our online forum. And when we have all the information on streaming, viewing, and network broadcast coverage, we’ll pass that along, too....
U.S. Ski & Snowboard has officially announced the 21 athletes who will represent the 2025–26 Stifel U.S. Cross Country Ski Team, a roster that blends seasoned World Cup veterans with emerging NCAA and junior talent — all gearing up for the Olympic Winter Games this February in Milano-Cortina, Italy. The team features a familiar core of Olympians and World Cup standouts returning to lead the charge, supported by a wave of rising collegiate stars and...
The Assistant Men’s and Women’s Nordic Ski Coach plays a key role in supporting one of the nation’s premier collegiate ski programs. Working alongside the Head Coach, this position contributes to fostering a high-performance environment grounded in growth, development, and teamwork. As part of the UAF Athletics Department and the broader Fairbanks ski community, the assistant coach will mentor student-athletes both on and off the trails, helping them excel in competition while preparing for...
On Sunday, athletes from across the region gathered for the highly anticipated Climb to the Castle roller-ski hill climb, hosted by the New England Nordic Ski Association (NENSA) in partnership with the New York Ski Education Foundation (NYSEF). Set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Whiteface Veterans Memorial Highway, this event marks an exciting addition to the 2025 NENSA Rollerski Race Series. Participants faced the daunting task of tackling either a long course of approximately...