Quebec (QC), Canada – At its Technical and Cross-Country Committee meetings held in Zurich, Switzerland last week, the International Ski Federation (FIS) confirmed that the FIS Cross-Country World Cup Finals will return to Canada in March 2019 and 2020. “It’s a huge step forward for Quebec City to cement its place on the calendar for two years … Continue reading World’s Elite Cross-Country Skiers to Return to Quebec City
Lahti, Finland – Baby Breck sat in his stroller, eyes attentive to the buzz of activity around him. Grandpa was at his side but he was waiting for his mom. It had been a long day. Darkness had descended on the wax cabins outside Finland’s Lahti Stadium. The hustle and bustle of two hours earlier had … Continue reading Behind the Gold: It’s About Motherhood
Lahti, Finland – The problem with confidence is that you can’t train for it. It’s not something that’s handed to you. There’s no textbook to provide you with a roadmap. If you want to gain confidence, you need the courage to reach out and simply grab it yourself. In Sunday’s classic technique team sprint at the … Continue reading Behind the Gold: Toe to Toe With the Best In The World
Lahti, Finland – Sunny skies have greeted athletes arriving in Lahti for this week’s FIS Nordic Ski World Championships. Teams from all corners of the globe have been making their way to the popular nordic center where the championships open Wednesday evening with first competitions on Thursday. The U.S. nordic combined team arrived Sunday and has … Continue reading Nordic Ski World Championships Open In Finland
Midway, UT – This is a story about the dream of four teenaged girls. It’s a story about best friends who came from different backgrounds in sport from across America. It’s a story about inspiration and the power of sport heroes. In a way, it reads a bit like a fairytale. Except that it really did … Continue reading Behind the Gold: Achieving a Dream
Jackson, NH – The art of cross-country skiing is getting a whole lot more, well…”artsy,” thanks to a one-day installation of abstract art displayed along some of Jackson Ski Touring Center’s network of 56 wooded trails. Two abstract painters, Rebecca Klementovich of nearby Bartlett, N.H., and Kristen Pobatschnig of Conway, N.H., will display art with nature on … Continue reading Jackson Ski Touring Center Turns Trails Into Art Gallery
Jackson, NH – Think your kids spend a little too much time indoors in front of their screens? Jackson Ski Touring Center, the largest cross-country ski area in the northeast, has the antidote: a free, supervised 90-minute ski tour of their wooded trails every Sunday through March 5 (except Feb. 19). The tours are led by Kay … Continue reading Jackson XC Offers Free 90-minute Supervised Ski Tours for Kids
