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WADA and RUSADA: The Conditions Moving Forward

After the announcement that the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Executive Committee, which WADA refers to in short at the ExCo, voted 9-2 in favor of reinstating the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) on Thursday, it...

WADA Executive Committee Votes to Reinstate RUSADA

A full Olympic quad after Sochi, nothing remains irrefutably clean. Off the radar then on again, the Sochi doping scandal has sent recent tremors through the sports world. In a quick summary, after the 2014 Winter...

St. Paul Academy Seeks Head and Assistant Nordic Coaches

(Job posting) Head Varsity Nordic Skiing Coach Start Date: November 12th, 2018 End Date: February 14th, 2019 St. Paul Academy and Summit School (St. Paul, MN) is seeking applicants for the position of Head...

Mt. Bachelor Seeks Trail Stewards and Instructors

Mt. Bachelor in beautiful Bend Oregon is looking to hire Trail Stewards and Instructors for the 2018-19 season. We have the longest groomed Nordic season in North America, running from mid-November through late-May! Snow...

Brown, Geraghty-Moats Win 2018 Climb to the Castle; Doubleday Race Format Unveiled

On a humid fall Sunday in northern New York where temperatures reached an uncharacteristic 80 degrees, Jake Brown of the Craftsbury Green Racing Project and US Biathlon Development Team and Tara Geraghty-Moats of USA Nordic...

Limited Spots Left: 2019 Nordic Ski World Championships Trip

(Press release) Lumi Experiences and the National Nordic Foundation (NNF) are partnering for the second consecutive year to offer a once-in-a-lifetime trip to the 2019 Nordic Ski World Championships in Seefeld,...

Riders Raise $600K for Adaptive Sports and Ski Racing Safety

900 CYCLISTS MAKE 13TH ANNUAL KELLY BRUSH RIDE LARGEST TO DATE BURLINGTON, Vt. (Sept. 13, 2018)—The 13th Annual Kelly Brush Ride powered by VBT Bicycling and Walking Vacations raised $600,000 for adaptive sports and...

Loppet Winter Festival Gets a New Home at The Trailhead in 2019

(Press release) Minneapolis, MN — Big changes are coming to the annual City of Lakes Loppet Festival! Now in its 17th installment, the multi-day winter festival has become a Minneapolis staple for celebrating the...

Sweden’s Dahlin Elected IBU President as Reforms Rolled Out

The past year certainly has not been an easy one for the International Biathlon Union (IBU), the governing body in the sport of biathlon for the past 25 years. The sports federation had to take the unusual measure of...

Seeking Full-Time Marketing & E-Commerce Coordinator

Job Posting: Marketing & E-Commerce Coordinator (full-time) (Press release) Pioneer Midwest is a full-service Nordic ski shop that also specializes in paddle sports. This position will coordinate and manage website...

Former Swimmer Kendall Gretsch on Unexpected Paralympic Golds, Hunger for More

As a sophomore at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, Kendall Gretsch stumbled across an article that would change her life. It was the spring of 2012, just a few months before the Summer Paralympics in London. ...

Newell Launches Nordic Team Solutions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08awa6LgP24 (Press release) Andy Newell, 4x Olympian and professional skier, now brings his experiences from international racing to the world of coaching, consulting, and online...

The College Conflict: Part 1

The following was written by Alayna Sonnesyn, a new member of the Stratton Mountain School (SMS) T2 Team who graduated from the University of Vermont (UVM) this past spring. Originally from Plymouth,...

Jackson Hole Ski & Snowboard Club Seeks Assistant Coaches

(Job posting) With the U.S. Ski & Snowboard nordic coaches certification course being held in Jackson, Wyoming, from Sept. 15-16, this is a great time to join the the nordic coaching staff at the Jackson Hole Ski...

Nordic Nation: The Dan Cnossen Interview

In this episode of Nordic Nation, we spoke with Dan Cnossen, who, at 38, has much to celebrate. This past winter, he raked in six medals (one for every race he competed in) at the Winter Paralympics -- three in biathlon,...

Birkie, Korte & Prince Haakon Price Increase This Friday

Birkie Week Smaller Events Registration Also Opens North America’s #1 & #2 Cross-Country Ski Races Filling Fast (Press release) HAYWARD, Wis. (September 5, 2018) – With fall temperatures in the air, thoughts turn...

Americans Dominate the Field, Podiums at Winter Games NZ (Updated)

Note: This article has been updated to include comments from Simi Hamilton of the U.S. Ski Team (USST) and Stratton Mountain School (SMS) T2 Team, and Kevin Bolger of the USST and Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation. ***...