International Ski Federation
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Jitloff to Raise 10K for Cancer Research
US Ski Team: Alpine &bull Sep 2, 2010RENO, NV (Sept. 2) - Alpine Olympian Tim Jitloff (Reno, NV) is back in start this fall with his second Susan G. Komen Northern Nevada Race for the Cure on Oct. 3, an annual running race centered on raising money to find a cure for breast… Full Story »
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Alpine Canada extends Ski Cross FIS card registration deadline until Oct 15th
BC Alpine Ski Association News RSS Feed &bull Aug 31, 2010
Alpine Canada is assisting in the transition of Ski Cross to Alpine by extending the registration dates for FIS licenses. They are allowing SX FIS cards to be sold at the July 1st rates until October 15th, 2010. FIS fees… Full Story »
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VOTE! Vonn, Nichols Sportswoman of the Year
US Ski Team &bull Aug 25, 2010Cast yours at http://womenssportsfoundation.org. Voting ends at midnight on Tuesday, August 31. Vonn, whose record shattering 2010 season included the Olympic gold medal for downhill and a bronze in super G. In addition, she rolled to an American record 11… Full Story »
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Bud Little Memorial Celebration Aug. 29
US Ski Team &bull Aug 20, 2010Amos R." Bud" Little will hold a celebration of his life on Sunday, August 29 in his hometown of Helena. Little, who passed away in June at the age of 93, served skiing as an influential leader domestically and internationally… Full Story »
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Live Global Coverage of FIS Junior World Champions
ABC of Skiing News Feed &bull Aug 13, 2010LAKE WANAKA, New Zealand - Spectators around the world can keep track of competitors in the FIS Snowboard & Freestyle Junior World Championships when all the action kicks off next week using the latest live scoring technology. The event will… Full Story »
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The Freeze Festival 2010
Snow Skiing blog &bull Aug 11, 2010
The Freeze Festival will be hosted from the 29th to the 31st of October, at the Battersea Power Station in London, and is an event that offers non-stop entertainment and sporting action. Not only will the festival be host to… Full Story »
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SnowWorld Landgraaf
Ski & Skiing News - Daily Local Ski News &bull Aug 4, 2010Cost: A one-hour lift pass costs AaA19.50 adults; AaA16.50 children. Gear rental is extra (AaA6.50 adults; AaA4.50 children). What . SnowWorld Landgraaf is one of the largest indoor ski resorts in the world. Its five slopes are served by eight… Full Story »
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Vote - Lindsey Vonn for Teen Choice Award
About.com Skiing &bull Aug 3, 2010
Lindsey Vonn is in the running for the 2010 Female Athlete Teen Choice Award. Her phenomenal record shattering alpine ski racing season is by far the best athletic performance of the year and deserves recognition on a world stage. She… Full Story »
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XC Goes the Distance
US Ski Team: Cross Country &bull Jul 29, 2010SNOW FARM, New Zealand (July 29) - The U.S. Cross Country Ski Team is taking full advantage of the southern hemisphere's winter months, spending three weeks at Snow Farm on New Zealand's south island. This is the ninth consecutive year… Full Story »
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What Happens To Successful World Junior Racers?
FasterSkier.com &bull Jul 27, 2010Identifying talent in endurance athletics at a young age can be a challenging task.A My goal in this article is to give you a sense of what different levels of success at WJC/U23s might indicate and how much variability there is between athletes in this respect. Our basic tool will be a graph of FIS points versus age for distance results, broken down by their best result (finishing place) at WJC/U23s.A This gives us a total of eight panels representing the men and women whose best results were between 1-5, 6-10, etc.A If you're in the 1-5 group, that means… Full Story »
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Canadian Men's Olympic Team
Skifaster.net &bull Jul 21, 2010
We all know how well the men's team did at the Olympics this winter, but the real question is just how well did they perform in relationship to other nations and did they meet the expectations of the critical eye? I got in contact with Joran from www.statisticalskier.com to take a look into the numbers and see just how well the stacked up against the world's best. Here's what Joran had to say: A few cautionary… Full Story »
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World Cup Soccer Fantasy Challenge Winners
FasterSkier.com &bull Jul 20, 2010The World Cup is over and Spain walked away with their first-ever Cup.A But the true glory is reserved for the winners of the FasterSkier World Cup Soccer Fantasy Challenge. We asked FasterSkier readers to submit their World Cup soccer squad, consisting entirely of cross-country skiers. The responses were excellent, with a combination of wit, thought, and silliness.A In fact, they were so good, it was difficult to single out the top picks.A We easily could have picked at random and been happy with the result. But we pushed ahead and selected the top five overall.A We have included a… Full Story »
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Sweden's Anna Haag on the 2015 World Championships
FasterSkier.com &bull Jul 16, 2010This yearas annual International Ski Federation (FIS) Congress included the selection for the 2015 Nordic WorldA Championships. Held in Turkey, the finalists included Sweden, Finland, Poland and Germany.A Sweden was smart. They brought along some of their top athletes to be part of the presentationA to bring Worlds to Falun. Nothing like hearing it straight from an athleteas mouth. ItA definitely worked, because Sweden beat their key rivals to become the hosts for 2015. Key inA that presentation… Full Story »
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FIS Junior Championships 2010
Snow Skiing blog &bull Jul 14, 2010
More than two hundred junior athletes have confirmed their presence at the 2010 FIS Junior Championships, which will be hosted by New Zealand this year. With over sixteen countries participating, the championship is gearing up to be an event not… Full Story »
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Vote Lindsey Vonn for Teen Choice Award
About.com Skiing &bull Jul 9, 2010
Lindsey Vonn is in the running for the 2010 Female Athlete Teen Choice Award. Her phenomenal record shattering alpine ski racing season is by far the best athletic performance of the year and deserves recognition on a world stage. She… Full Story »
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Mustache Mondays with Ted Ligety
US Ski Team: Alpine &bull Jul 8, 2010MT. HOOD, OR (July 8) - Attending Ted Ligety's (Park City, UT) signature ski camp at Mt. Hood will earn you two things - a better turn and a mustache. Since the camps inception, the Olympic gold medalist and two-time Audi FIS Alpine… Full Story »
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A Homologation How-To Guide (It's Not as Boring as You Think!)
FasterSkier.com &bull Jun 30, 2010At its annual meetings in Turkey in early June, FIS made it clear to American officials that a longstanding exception would be revoked: starting in the winter of 2011-2012, all races held in the U.S. that are sanctioned and scored by the Federation will have to take place on certified trailsaahomologated courses,a in official parlance. Since all U.S. SuperTour and national championship events are scored using FIS points, any venue that plans to host a high-caliber race next winter will have to have its courses inspected and certified. And even if a ski area wants to hold scored races this… Full Story »
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Courchevel gets back on international FIS stage in more than 30 years
SKIREBEL Magazine &bull Jun 29, 2010Tags: Athletes and Competition, Courchevel, France, New Projects, News, Ski Resorts. Franceas high-alpine winter resort Courchevel, has just announced that is has been included in the official FIS skiing circuit calendar after a 30-year absence. This follows the French Alps… Full Story »
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SAdergren Frustrated By Evolution of XC Skiing
FasterSkier.com &bull Jun 25, 2010Anders Soedergren (SWE) is considered one of the best 50 K racers in the world, and has a first place from the venerable Holmenkollen 50 K on his resume. However, the Swede wonat have a chance to put his capacity… Full Story »
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Vote Now - Lindsey Vonn for Teen Choice Award
About.com Skiing &bull Jun 23, 2010
Lindsey Vonn is in the running for the 2010 Female Athlete Teen Choice Award. Her phenomenal record shattering alpine ski racing season is by far the best athletic performance of the year and deserves recognition on a world stage. I… Full Story »
