Not motivated to start training for next season yet? Well, check out this very inspirational 4+ minutes YouTube video-clip of World Cup winner Tobias Angerer of Germany — that will for sure get you going with rollerskiing, running, intervals and all the other good stuff needed to feel good when the snow flies again! Link:
Health danger in the wax cabin The work conditions in wax cabins might be more dangerous than previously thought. – You get concerned. This is only sport so I have to absolutely sit down and think about what I’m involved with, says Norwegian biathlon head wax-technician Svein Ivar Moen to Norwegian television NRK. A study in the wax cabins during the Holmenkollen, Oslo World Cup races this March showed that the particle-level was 20 times...
CXC TEAM — CAMP 1 Hayward, Wisconsin The first CXC Team training camp of the season began on May 5th. The goal was four fold: welcome back returning athletes and meet the new athletes to kick off the year with overall team goal setting; physiology and general fitness testing; results analysis and individual coach/athlete meetings to develop individualized plans; and begin ski specific team training and technique analysis. We sat down as a team, looked...
A total of 827 doping controls were carried out at the four FIS World Championships held in Arosa (SUI), Ã…re (SWE), Sapporo (JPN) and Madonna di Campiglio (ITA) this winter. The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo involved one of the largest anti-doping programs of any international major sports events outside of the Olympic Winter Games. The Sapporo program included both pre-competition and post-competition controls. All in all, 697 in-competition controls were completed in...
A Note from Pete Vordenberg, Head Coach of the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team. This is a message to the U.S. Cross Country Ski Racing Community. If we want to win medals internationally two basic things are true and vital. One – this task rests on us. We are the solution; there is no one else. Two – Now is the time. There is no tomorrow; it is all about what we do today. The...
Feeling a bit down? Is mud season causing you anxiety? Did you miss the big event at the Skarverennet AGAIN this year? Well for those that can't quite seem to get excited about the idea of climbing aboard the torture rack otherwise known as your road bike, there's still hope. Dachstein Glacier you ask? Ah Nein ! The Snowfarm maybe? noo…. It's just the good old Uinta's up on Wolf Creek Pass located 40 minutes...
Today and the next week we will present a few articles covering safety, training and workout suggestions for those of you that are ready for specific training this spring. This is a reprint of a 2004 article. When learning to rollerski, learn to snowplow and stop first. Go slow from the top of the downhill on rollerskis – it's hard to slow down when you have reached a high speed. Stand up and make yourself...
Today and the next week we will present a few articles covering safety, training and workout suggestions for those of you that are ready for specific training this spring. This is a reprint of a 2004 article. The articles are presented by These are some tips to keep in mind out on the road. Always wear a helmet and bright clothing when rollerskiing. It may be a good idea to include other protective gear as...
Jens Arne Svartedal of Norway can look back at a great season, but is despite this not happy that his distance-shape failed so miserably. — I didn’t respond well to the signals, says Svartedal.
The 2007 FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships and U-23 Cross-Country World Ski Championships were held in Tarvisio (ITA) from 12th — 18th March. For the first time, representatives of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) were on-site at the event under the umbrella of the so-called WADA Athlete Outreach program. This program is focused on educating athletes and their support personnel about the dangers and consequences of doping. WADA representatives Stacy Spletzer, WADA Manager, Outreach...
Marit Bjœrgen has decided to go back to the recipe that made her skiqueen at the 2005 Oberstdorf Worlds and helped her win two consecutive World Cup titles. She will again use Svein Tore Samdal as her coach. Marit Bjorgen in the Holmenkollen, photo: Andy Canniff, Fischer
The Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club announced this week that they will be launching several new programs in the next two months. New additions to the SSWSC's already strong junior programs will be a 5-Week Summer Residency Program for athletes J1 and older as well as year-round programs for both high level Postgrad athletes who have completed high school and for high-school age athletes seeking outstanding training and racing opportunities. 2007 J2 Girls JO Champ,...
Astronauts heading to the Moon should learn the art of cross-country skiing, a scientist who flew on the last lunar Apollo mission claims. Harrison Schmitt, part of the 1972 Apollo 17 crew, said it would allow them to explore faster and more easily. Addressing scientists in San Francisco, he said his knowledge of Nordic skiing had allowed him to glide effortlessly across the dusty lunar surface. Read full article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6373383.stm
The FIS Sub-Committee for Ladies' Cross-Country was recently released a new update of the booklet “The Role of Adequate Nutrition for Performance and Health for Female Cross-Country Skiers” which was published in 2003. The new booklet (edition 2007 by Nanna L. Meyer) will be distributed during the WSC 2007 in Sapporo (JPN) by the Chairwoman of the Sub-Committee for Ladies' Cross-Country, Midori Koyama Poppe (JPN) and is now available on the FIS Website: http://www.fis-ski.com/data/document/nutrition-for-female-cross-country-skiers-0607.pdf This...
More than 80 representatives of the international media and the international sports movement gathered last week at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne (SUI) to examine media and communications issues surrounding the fight against doping in sport. The specific goal of the WADA-hosted Symposium was to allow the media to learn more about the advances made to-date in anti-doping as well as about current opportunities and challenges. Following an introductory address by Jacques Rogge, President of...
NENSA is selling the XC classic Bill Koch: The Cross Country Experience reformatted on DVD. All proceeds will go to support NENSA's youth programming and the New England BKL Festival. For more info: http://www.nensa.net/videos/2006/bk.html Buy the full film reformatted for DVD in 2006. $15. Mail check to: NENSA 49 Pinelands Dr , Suite 301A New Gloucester, ME 04260 or call 207-688-6503 to pay by credit card.
Skiing around the trails in Houghton MI earlier this month with my longtime ski companion Kristina Owen, she said to me, “It doesn't change, does it? We're still skiing around together, talking about life and dreaming about being fast. Only now we're older, more educated, and we spend less time throwing snowballs during practice.” Heading into my first World Championships, I realize how right she was. I am about to start another cycle of racing...
Winters are hard & long up by Strawberry Reservoir located 30 minutes from Heber City, Utah — the home of cross country skiing at the 2002 Olympics. Sunday morning dawned a breezy 10 Fahrenheit up on the ridgeline. It is a place where snowmobilers and xc skiers peacefully coexist on endless trails that are groomed frequently at no charge to its users. Heaven? Well no it's just Utah in winter. Sunday mornings are best to...
This Saturday 86 Fairbanksans signed-in for the third annual Nordic Ski Club Fairbanks Ski Your Age in Kilometers. As the name suggests, participants take to the trails at Birch Hill Cross Country Ski Center with the goal of skiing as many kilometers as their age in years. The event is a very informal affair, loosely organized this year by FXC, the NSCF’s junior racing/training program. Participants show up for the event at a convenient time,...
Part 3 of 3. USST Strength coach Zach Weatherford demonstrates four key strength exercises. The USST recently put out coaches education “Strength and Power Training†CD showing how to develop the strength and power they believe is needed for ski performance. The link to the CD : http://educationshop.ussa.org/ Squat Key Points: • Look straight ahead, keeping one’s head and chest up — this aligns the spine, protecting it from injury. • Keep weight equally distributed...