Nordic Skiing

Gear up for winter sports

Gear up for winter sports Early-season nordic skiing requires an altitude adjustment. As soon as the first snow sticks high up on the Peaks, I get out the "rock" skis and head up Snowbowl Road. More important for my...

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Skiing: Japanese trio to miss Nordic combined World Cup opener

Norihito Kobayashi and two other members of the Japanese team that won the Nordic combined 4x5-kilometer relay gold medal at last season's Nordic skiing world championships will miss the first two individual events of the new...

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American cross country skier Freeman eyes Olympic medal

For a second time, Kris Freeman has overcome a condition called compartment syndrome, which affects the body's muscles. His goal is to become the first U.S. skier since Bill Koch in 1976 to medal in cross country at the Winter...

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Thousands expected for Yellowstone Ski Festival

More than 3,000 Nordic ski enthusiasts are descending on West Yellowstone this week for the Yellowstone Ski Festival. For five days, West Yellowstone is hosting cross-country ski races, Nordic skiing clinics, the largest...

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Skiing circuit courts masters

CROSS COUNTRY: Travel costs may keep older competitors out. | In an effort to nurture aging cross-country skiers with a little swag, the U.S. Ski Association on Saturday will kick off a new series of races aimed at master...

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The IOC is accountable to no one -- as female ski jumpers now know

When the B.C. Court of Appeal tossed out the complaint from the female ski jumpers last week, it also clarified who actually calls the shots regarding both the 2010 Winter Games and the Olympic movement.

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Cross-Country Skis For Sale: What to See For When Purchasing Cross-Country Skis

you exercise that, there are a few more affairs you might exact to check. You may necessitate to determine out other timbres and elements that these skis stimulate as well as what other matters you might need with these skis...

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Female Ski Jumpers Hear Reasons for Case Dismissal

Canadian court releases ruling, says only IOC can decide which events are inluded in Olympics VANCOUVER, British Columbia November 20, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press Post a Comment Vancouver Olympic organizers didn't violate...

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Hafsas, Bjorgen win cross-country Cup openers

BEITOSTOELEN, Norway (AP) -- Ronny Hafsas and Marit Bjorgen won the cross-country skiing World Cup openers Saturday on home snow in Norway. Hafsas, who specializes in biathlon, covered the men's 15-kilometer freestyle race in...

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Cross country ski fans at the ready in Chamonix

Cross country skiing in the Chamonix and not a stitch of lycra in sight! If just the thought of queueing at Grands Montets is getting too much for you, but you want still want to get some good old fashioned exercise on the snow...

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