CROSSCOUNTRY MEMBER NEWS

SkiTrax 2007/08 North American Nordic Ski Awards

May 6, 2008 - Voting has been brisk at the inaugural SkiTrax 2007/08 ........... read more

SuperTour Final Standings

Here are the standings (top-5):

 

 Men's Overall:

1.  Ivan Babikov (RUS) - 313 points ($10,775 earnings)

2.  Andrey Gol........... read more

FIS North America Marathon Cup Standings

For a Complete list of results click on the link below.

 

Men's Top 4: 

1.  Andrey Golovko (Factory Team) - 91 points

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SuperTour Team Final Rankings

Top-8 teams overall: (See the full list of results below)

1.  APUNSC

2. Factory Team

3. Rossignol

4. XC Oregon

5. SVSEF

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Farra Named Nordic Director

PARK CITY, Utah (March 20) - Olympian John Farra has been named as the new nordic director for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA). USSA President and CEO Bill Marol........... read more

Free Webcast on Cross Country Biomechanics

Cross-country skiing biomechanics using measurement driven full-body simulations............ read more

J1, JW, and U23 Point Totals from US Nationals

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Nutrition for the Female Athlete

See our Education section to view FIS' recent nutrition publication "The Role of Adequate Nutrition for Performance and Health in Female Cross Country Skiers."........... read more

Exercise and the Immune System

Two US Ski Team coaches attended a seminar in Silver Star by Dr. Chris Spooner entitled "Exercise and the Immune System."  See our Education section for the com........... read more

School Visit in Bozeman

    Kids- The Future  read more

Silver Star Nor-Am CL Sprint and Video

The Silver Star Nor-Am weekend came to a close today with a full day of classical sprints. With the USST and Sun Valley fired up by the reports of Kris Freeman’s fifth ........... read more

Silver Star Pictures and Update

 

Let me ask you something...

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Perserverance - Update from Kuusamo

Perseverance is perhaps the major quality a cross country ski racer needs. There really is no separation from one season to the next. The results an athlete is able to get don........... read more

Sprint Final from Kuusamo

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Silver Star Nor-Am 10/15K Freestyle Event Update and Video

Three members of the US Continental Cup Team raced today in Silver Star, BC in –13 C temperatures. Morgan Arritola (4), Lindsey Dehlin (7), and Lindsay Williams (8) ski........... read more

World Cup Races in Canmore

USSA is able to enter an additional 5 men and 5 women above its normal World Cup quota during the World Cup races in Canmore in January. Athletes aiming for selection to these........... read more

Continental Cup Team Attacks the Trails at Silver Star

The U.S. Continental Cup Team has had two successful workouts so far in British Columbia this week.  Wednesday's hard-pack conditions provided a great opportunity to ski ........... read more

Continental Cup Team in Silver Star

Members of the Continental Cup Team landed late Monday afternoon in Silver Star, British Columbia, narrowly edging out their Astro Van-driving coaches. For the next eight day........... read more

Snow Conditions in Houghton

Check here to monitor snow conditions at the venue for the U.S. Cross Country Championsh........... read more

SuperTour 2008

The 2008 SuperTour is celebrating the payment of its one millionth dollar in prize money this season............ read more

World Junior/U23 Championships and JI Nordic Championships

The 2008 World Junior / U23 and J1 Scandinavian Championship coaching squads have been selected. These trips again received a notable number of well-qualified coaching applica........... read more

USSA Race Sanctioning

All Scheule Agreements for race sanction are due by Dec. 1, after which time they will be subject to a $300 late. Fees are as follows:........... read more

Coaches Conference Materials

The 2007 National Coaches Education Conference held in Colorado Springs offered over seventy attendees a look at many of the facets of coaching cross country skiers. Attached........... read more

USSA Cross Country Committee

At the USSA Congress in May, the Cross Country Committee approved the following changes to the policy for seeding in USSA scored races (including SuperTour and National Champi........... read more

Information about NRL Points

USSA's National Ranking List serves many purposes, and is used by various organizations in a variety of ways. USSA itself has found he NRL to be an effective way to evaluate ........... read more