Martin Fourcade has mono and Emil Hegle Svendsen lacks motivation. Will new superstars break through this season? The men's World Cup field has been heating it up this summer with a YouTube shooting challenge, showing that they are just as on-target as ever.
Fresh off his wedding day, Bryan Fletcher gives some advice for how to keep your energy levels high, stay productive and get the most out of your workouts even during the busiest of times.
Retirements were expected after an Olympic season - but the women's biathlon field will be shaken up even more, as several top competitors are taking the season off for babies or injuries. Plus, Darya Domracheva has switched her coach and Ukraine stars face a funding crisis. All the updates inside - the World Cup is on in less than two months!
Beets, kale, apple crisp, maple syrup -- these are ingredients you could be using in your smoothie this morning, afternoon or evening -- before or after your workout. Check out some creative ideas from Runner's World.
The U.S. Ski Team and National Nordic Foundation are looking for applicants to staff the 2015 Junior World Ski Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan, as well as the U18 trip in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. Please see the two press releases below.
Looking for some extra motivation, what author Francois Léger Dionne calls "a simple spark so many endurance athletes tend to lose along the rocky road to personal gratification"? How about racing against the pros on your schedule and with home-gym advantage?
Between the Canadian NorAm and U.S. SuperTour circuits, here's a rundown of what you have to look forward to this winter, highlighting dates, places and big races.
The National Development Centre of Thunder Bay made its way south for its final dryland camp of the year. From Aug. 16 to 27, NDC Thunder Bay athletes could be found rolling along the roads near Hayward, Wis. "There was a nice variety of terrain so we could concentrate on exactly the technique and training aspect we were focusing on for any particular training session,” coach Timo Puiras explains.
Want to be faster off the starting line? So does the U.S. Ski Team. Here's a workout they did last week -- rolling speeds and sprint starts -- on skate rollerskis, head coach Chris Grover explains.
The U.S. Ski Team's fall training camp is underway at the Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, New York. Check out some photos of the initial days of the camp provided by USSA.
We caught up with Canadian Junior National Team member Ricardo Izquierdo-Bernier, of Montreal and now Quebec City, who reached his goal last season of a top 20 at Junior World Championships in placing 14th in the 10-kilometre classic in Val di Fiemme, Italy.
SMST2 and U.S. Ski Team D-team member Ben Saxton describes a workout his Stratton team does almost every other week in the summer. "It is perfect for building a strong base as we move forward into higher intensity intervals later on in the training year," he explains.
Far West Nordic Ski Education Association recently announced the hiring of Roger Chaney as the Team’s first official manager of its Elite Team. Roger is no stranger to Far West, having grown up in the North Tahoe area and skied for the program as a teenager, and for Montana State University during his college years. He has been involved in the Nordic industry for many years, as a Technical Representative for Rossignol skis, and currently as sales representative...
Good Monday morning! Hungry? We've got you covered. How about a nice bowl of Oat Bran with Cherries & Almonds to get you started?
The Jackson Hole Ski & Snowboard Club is pleased to announce the hiring of Ben Morley as our Nordic Program Director and Head Coach. Ben was born and raised in Jackson Hole and has spent his life Nordic racing and coaching. After competing at the junior level with JHSC, Ben raced at the NCAA Division 1 College level for Western State College, with a podium at Junior Nationals.Subsequent to his junior racing career, he finished his...
FasterSkier staff's review of the RollerskiShop's T6004 Pursuit skate rollerski and its accompanying brake.
Team Hardwood President Patricia MacDonell recaps her team's annual junior camp on Bruce Peninsula in southern Ontario.
One of APU's newest members, Chelsea Holmes explains what exactly she does for strength training and how she tackles her weaknesses. "My strength sessions often address numerous muscle groups and modes of training and development within a single session," she says.
A group of 10 to 12 rollerskiers including acclaimed Norwegian skiers Øystein Pettersen and Thomas Alsgaard are OK after a group-rollerski crash Tuesday in Akershus, Norway. Three skiers from the group were sent to the hospital, and two required stays in the ER.
The results are in for the Ultimate Refueling Contest! We had some pretty amazing submissions which made the task of choosing three winners incredibly tough. However, after much deliberation we have chosen the Katrina Howe and her "Energy Bombs" as our grand prize winner!