Biathlon Canada is seeking an employee in the role of Head Ski Technician with the National Team (NT). This position is the lead role in a dynamic high performance team committed to developing and sustaining Canada’s international excellence in biathlon.
With the conclusion of the IPC World Cup season, FasterSkier presents its nominations for the Para-Nordic skiers of the year. Oksana Masters was undefeated in cross-country races to win her second-straight overall World Cup, while her veteran teammate Andy Soule, placed fourth overall in the Cross-Country World Cup.
This year's nordic-combined award winners are Bryan Fletcher, who led the U.S. in 20th overall on the World Cup, and U.S. development-team member Jasper Good, who notched 11th and 12th at Junior World Championships in Romania.
Young, talented and keeping it fun. Katharine Ogden's Wednesday Workout takes us on a stroll up and a schuss down Stratton Mountain. "This is generally level one unless you are a very enthusiastic hiker," she explains.
Landing 14th and 15th in biathlon's World Cup Total Score, Americans Susan Dunklee and Tim Burke are FasterSkier's 2016 Biathletes of the Year. Dunklee placed second in the Presque Isle World Cup sprint on home soil, while each also collected two sixth-place finishes this season.
Looking back at the 2016 college season in review, we couldn't ignore two standouts and NCAA championships: Mads Strøm of the University of Colorado-Boulder and the University of Denver's Linn Eriksen, both originally from Oslo, Norway.
Doherty became the winningest youth and junior biathlete of all time, from any country, after picking up one last gold at Junior World Champs -- and also tallied three World Cup top 20s. Ogden secured her place on the U.S. cross-country scene by winning a SuperTour and notching third- and fourth-place finishes in the senior division at U.S. nationals.
Is there room at one ski center to support two junior development programs? In central Oregon, it depends on who you ask. In February 2015, Bend Endurance Academy requested to use the Mt. Bachelor Nordic Center during periods of low snow. The resort denied the request, citing it was already at capacity.
The IBU Anti-Doping Hearing Panel has deferred judgement on the meldonium cases of Ukrainian biathletes Olga Abramova and Artem Tyshchenko until WADA completes a report on how quickly the drug leaves athletes' bodies.
Sunscreen, sunglasses, and snow. When it comes to spring workouts, it’s not just the freeing feeling of skiing around in Ray Bans and beach-like weather that makes crust skiing an essential workout for this time of year, it’s also the satisfaction that spontaneous skiing provides after a season of structured ski training.
42-year-old Norwegian biathlon star Ole Einar Bjørndalen made three big announcements on Tuesday: that he will continue his career, despite rumors of retirement; that he's stepping down from his position with the International Olympic Committee; and that he and Belorussian biathlete Darya Domracheva are expecting a child together.
The Olympic gold medalist said that he had used mildronate, also known as meldonium, in the past, but "[did] not even remember" the last time he had taken it and had seen in September that it would be added to the WADA Prohibited List.
The Race to the Outhouse #2 is a funny name for an excuse to ski up a big hill, according to author and racer Jeff Kase. This year's overall runner-up describes his experience on April 2 (and in the months leading up to it) and why it's much more than an late-season 7.5 k race.
We know it’s a bit maddening, but everything posted in the main column of FasterSkier today, April 1, is a joke.
A number of nordic skiers, including Marit Bjørgen and Kikkan Randall, will face off in New York City this spring for the city's premiere Stroll-a-thon, an event designed for racers sporting strollers and covers the same 26.2-mile course as the NYC running marathon.
Cross Country Canada is serious about developing its coaching pipeline and hiring in-house, as evidenced by its decision to hire athlete Kevin Sandau as head coach of the Canadian National Ski Team. "I don’t have much experience coaching at this sort of level but I feel like my practical experience on the domestic circuit and top-50ish on the World Cup is what really sets me apart from the rest," Sandau said.
Caitlin and Brian Gregg are taking a giant leap for cross-country ski racers around the world and heading to space in June to test the effects of super-high altitude (more specifically, zero gravity) on endurance performance.
With the Ski Tour Canada drawing record TV audiences in Norway and a problematic lack of snow throughout central Europe this winter, FIS has decided to relocate the entire 2016/2017 World Cup season to Canada and the U.S.
Jessie Diggins and Simi Hamilton are trading their skis for dance shoes, at least for the start of the 2016/2017 season. The two both signed six-week contracts with the popular TV series, Dancing with the Stars, with filming starting in September in Los Angeles.
The U.S. Nordic Ski Team is in shambles after several unusual injuries struck during the first recovery week of the season. Jessie Diggins is bedridden with a knee injury caused by repeated jumping, and the men's team has been bitten as well, with an infection stemming from a paper cut and public restroom, as well as torn ligaments from an arm-wrestling match.