- Sammy Smith – Gatorade Idaho Girls Soccer Player of the Year
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- I.O.C.: 2034 Winter Olympics Coming to Salt Lake City
By Gavin Kentch Do you know where you’ll be from February 10 to February 26, 2034? You might want to start making plans now: The 2034 Winter Olympics, more officially the XXVII Olympic Winter Games, will be held in Salt Lake City, Utah, at that time. The 2034 Winter Paralympics will follow from March 10–19.
- NENSA Announces 2024 Rollerski Season Events
In the heat of summer, you’ll often find skiers day-dreaming about a transformed landscape. It’ll be a pass by a cut in the woods or a breeze over an open
- CU Ski Team Visits White House For College Champions Day
The Colorado Ski team was one of several NCAA Championship teams at the White House Monday that were celebrated at the College Champions Day. About 20 members of the 2024 NCAA Championship Ski team were in attendance for the Buffaloes along with six coaches and staff members. The day began with a tour of the White House and culminated with speeches from NCAA Senior Vice President of Championships Lynda Taeler and Vice President Kamala Harris....
- Emily Cartwright is the 2024 NENSA Coach of the Year
The NENSA Coach of the Year award is given annually to honor a NENSA coach for their achievements and contributions in working with athletes in support of NENSA’s mission to
- Running From Injury
For better or worse the old cliche, ski racers are made in the summer still applies. Cross country runners are made in the summer too. Conveniently, running is excellent training for skiers and obviously runners. Inconveniently, there tend to be a lot of injuries associated with running. And even more inconveniently, we don’t have a ton of research to tell us why or what to do about it. The clearest correlation to running related injury...
- 2024 Sleepy Hollow Camp Clinic
NENSA offers a number of “Learn-to-Rollerski” clinics which are sessions aimed at those new to rollerskiing. Clinics are often held in conjunction with camps and all attendees have access to
- Clarkson Nordic and Cross Country Seeks Grad Assistant
Clarkson University is the nationally ranked research institution of choice for more than 3,400 enterprising, high-ability undergraduate and graduate students who launch remarkably successful careers. The Department of Athletics, a Division III member of the Liberty League and USCSA, is seeking a graduate assistant for Cross Country and Nordic Ski; This graduate position includes a $10,000 stipend plus tuition (employment is contingent upon proof of acceptance into graduate school at Clarkson University). Responsibilities include but...
- University of Vermont Seeks Assistant Nordic Coach
Please go to the following link for job details and application instructions: www.uvmjobs.com/postings/74565 For all other questions please contact Patrick Weaver at: [email protected]
- The Man Who Wants to Change How You Think About Skiing. Part II
In Part I of our interview with Andy Gerlach we talked about how he got into the ski business, the Factory Team, and the products he carries. We continue our interview with a broader view of Gerlach’s mission to change the mindset of cross-country skiers in America and the way you think about skiing, buying skis, and racing. FasterSkier: Your backstory is interesting. You’re a mechanical engineer and have a master’s in economics. You wrote...
- The History of Cross-Country Skiing
Cross-country skiing has come a long way from a necessary travel method to an activity that millions of people worldwide enjoy. In the last century, the competitive nature of cross-country skiing has brought international recognition to athletes who traverse challenging terrain and cold weather to push themselves to the limit and connect with nature. This article explores the history of cross-country skiing and its development. Norwegian Origins There are some debates about the origins of...
- Mixing it up, up North!
Lauren, here, amidst the heat of the summer!! And wow, it’s hot! This heat has me yearning a lot about the winter, and that’s good for some extra motivation in these hot, sweaty workouts! The team found its way up North for a training camp in Craftsbury and then Burlington. As much as we love … More Mixing it up, up North!
- NENSA 2025 Championship Event Sites Announced
NENSA is excited to announce the host sites for the 2024 U16 Eastern Championships and Eastern High School Championships! The 2025 U16 Championships will be held at Prospect Mountain in Woodford, Vermont March
- “Like Riding a Bicycle”: American Birkebeiner’s Popp to Push Worldloppet Forward
“If you’re not pedaling, you’re going to fall over.” Last month, the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation sprang into registrants’ inboxes with a summer announcement: Ben Popp, Wisconsin native and ABSF Executive Director since 2013, had been elected President of the Worldloppet International Ski Federation. Replacing Finland’s Juho Viljamaa, Popp will serve a four year term, effective immediately. He already has the regalia to prove it. The Federation’s gavel, a relic of the Tony Wise...
- 2024 NENSA Club of the Year: Dublin XC
Lindsey Masterson, the long-time leader of Dublin XC’s BKL, says that one of the most magical moments of every ski season in Dublin, New Hampshire, is a two part act.
- Tendon Pain: DOs and DON’Ts
This guest post is from Runners’ Edge Alaska, a full-service sports physical therapy business in Anchorage. This is sponsored content; Runners’ Edge writes the posts, which I am editing for house style and little else, and has paid me for this exposure. I deeply appreciate their support of this site. But this is also really
- Press Release: SMS Introduces Gap Grant to Help Unfunded Skiers with World Cup Expenses
The following press release was recently received from SMS. If you have a press release you would like to share, please email info (at) nordicinsights.news. Here’s SMS: The SMST2 Team is proud to announce this year’s Gap Grant program to support elite World Cup skiers in their pursuit of excellence on the international stage. This
- U.S. Biathlon Announces Eight Women Selected for Women’s Coaching Initiative
By Gavin Kentch Eight female coaches were selected to serve in the inaugural year of U.S. Biathlon’s Women’s Coaching Initiative, according to a late-June press release from USBA. The women selected are Annelies Cook, Susan Dunklee, Clare Egan, Kate Halligan, Naomi Kiekintveld, Annika Martell, Sydney Michalak, and Maddie Phaneuf. Each will serve as a coach
- Taking Another Look at More Family-Run Ski Wax Companies
We live in an era where product lines are often dominated by several large companies. More and more, small companies are bought up by large corporations as soon as the small company shows an innovation or growth pattern which its lumbering competitor can’t duplicate. Consolidation, just shy of monopoly, is standard practice for many industries. Fortunately for skiers, this pattern hasn’t held true for cross-country ski wax. There are the big two—which is really the...
- The SMST2 Team Announces Gap Grants to Fully Fund World Cup Experience for Athletes
The SMST2 Team is proud to announce this year’s Gap Grant program to support elite World Cup skiers in their pursuit of excellence on the international stage. This initiative provides financial assistance to unfunded (D Team and non-USST) athletes that qualify to race on the FIS World Cup for any period of time. Gap Grants were made possible by the generous contribution of an anonymous donor and will be available to SMST2 skiers for the...