Jean Marc Gaillard (FRA) won the 38-kilometer Skarverennet from Finse to Ustaoset in Norway after a fierce sprint to the finish Saturday.
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Inge is FasterSkier's international reporter, born and bred in Norway. A cross-country ski racer and mountain runner, she also dabbles on two wheels in the offseason. If it's steep and long, she loves it. Follow her on Twitter: @IngeScheve.
The Norwegian Ski association announced the 2011-12 national teams at Geilo, Friday night.
After considering her options for a month, Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (NOR) has made up her mind.
A record warm April has been rough on the snow pack, even in the mountains. Race organizers are bringing in truckloads of snow to save Skarverennet 2011, scheduled for Saturday.
The Swedish Ski Association has named the training groups for the 2011-12 national teams, as well as the athletes for the development project Team 2015.
Head wax tech for Sweden’s national team, Larry Poromaa, takes on the rumors surrounding the wax issues during the 2011 World Championships in Oslo.
Nordic Combined Considering New Race Formats
Inge ScheveApril 18, 2011
Aiming to add more action and increase interest for the sport, the recent FIS Nordic Combined meeting in Zürich (SUI) discussed new race formats.
Fast and Female’s Northern Youth Empowerment Weekend Presented by First Air Gives Girls Wings
Inge ScheveApril 15, 2011
Norman Wells, NT / Canmore, AB (April 15, 2011) – Fast and Female hosted its second Northern Youth Empowerment Weekend in the Norman Wells, Northwest Territories on April 8, 9, and 10, 2011. A total of 46 female skiers between the ages of 9 to 19 from nine NT communities were joined by six ambassadors, three instructors, nine chaperones and 10 volunteers for this unique weekend aimed at inspiring and motivating aboriginal girls in cross-country...
A new trial brings up new details of extensive organized doping in Finland even before the 1997 World Championships in Trondheim.
Petter Northug (NOR) has dropped skis and poles in favor of cards and chips for the next few days.
“It’s been an emotional day,” Morten Aa Djupvik, 36, said to Norwegian TV station NRK on Wednesday.
Norway’s government-run TV station NRK admits overstepping privacy boundaries in showing the images and sound track of Northug crying after the 30K pursuit at the 2011 Worlds in Holmenkollen.
Marit Bjørgen was ahead for almost the entire course, but in the last 50 meters Petter Northug surged ahead and won the show event "Bysprinten" in Mosjøen, Norway.
Vidar Løfshus steps into his new role as the National Team Director for all the Norwegian national teams starting May 1.
“I’m downright annoyed. Andrus Veerpaul is a cheater and an old-fashioned crook,” Odd-Bjørn Hjelmset (NOR) said after Veerpalu’s positive doping tests were confirmed.
The Norwegian Ski Association (NSF) is reorganizing, and as a result, national team director Åge Skinstad will change jobs and titles. He is now the cross country team director, an entirely new position in the organization.
The World Cup is long wrapped up, and it’s time to party. The top racers never pass up a chance to party, and this weekend the party is Bysprinten in Mosjøen, Norway.
Gallium wax is apparently so powerful that wax coaches are willing to go to court to keep it from other teams. These days, Japan’s wax coach is threatening to sue Norway’s chief wax coach for letting the secret out.
Fast and Female Concludes 2011 US Winter with Fabulous X-Country SkiFest in Ketchum, Idaho
Inge ScheveApril 4, 2011
Ketchum, Idaho / Canmore, Alberta: Fast and Female hosted its third and final X-Country SkiFest of the year on American snow this past Sunday in Ketchum, Idaho. Held under clear and sunny skies, the event was highlighted by the participation of 70 female ski enthusiasts between the ages of 7 to 19 years who had the opportunity to spend a morning of inspiration with 23 ambassadors – 7 of which are Olympians. As part of...
New England has no less than two athletes named as National Finalists for the “Ultimate Female Athlete Award.” In addition to Christina Kouros of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, who was featured on FasterSkier last week, Jenna Hanson of Honeoye Falls, New York, is also a National Finalist.