National Cross-Country Ski Education Foundation Awards $15,000 to Under 25 skiers as part of it’s U25 Stanley Grant Challenge.
 
National Cross Country Ski Education Foundation (NCCSEF) announced today the award of ten $1500 grants to US Elite Athletes under the age of 25.  These grants were made possible due to the $24,000 of donations raised in […]

Thanks to everyone who applied for the U25 Stanley Grants.  We have finished our selection process and are contacting all applicants over the next week.

Getting the opportunity to travel with the US Team to the 2008 World Junior Championships in northern Italy was awesome! This was my first international ski racing trip with the US, and the whole experience went way beyond my expectations. After countless ski trips with friends, clubs, or high schools, I was certainly prepared for situations with less-than-perfect settings. I’m sure many […]

An Interview with Rosie Brennan, World Junior Team Member from Park City, UT and Dartmouth College
 So this is your second World Juniors, how does it feel to be on the team again?
I’m very excited to be on the team again.  The US team has a lot of momentum and I’m psyched to be part of […]

I had a bunch of race reports written, but then I realized that a) they were all a week old and b) they were all inherently boring, as reading about racing is wont to be. So instead, I’ll give you this:
Top 10 Things I’ll Remember About 2008 U23/JWCs
1) Crippled head wax techs: We still managed […]

Living in Italy, even for a few weeks, can be an arduous, taxing trial of cultural proportions.  Try as I might, I couldn’t get used to the strange practice of two and a half hour lunches, “church” bells ringing for ten minutes exactly, or eating “pasta” at every meal (you may need to look up […]

Sorry for the incredibly late (and soon to be long) post, but life was very hectic getting back home. Anyways!
Where do I even begin to describe World Juniors? This trip was a great reminder for me, as to why I cross country ski race, and how much I enjoy going out and throwing down on […]

The first annual U25 Stanley grant applications will be accepted up to April 1st.  Please fill out the attached form and have it postmarked by April 1st. nccsefu25grantapplcation.docnccsefu25grantapplcation.doc 

The opening ceremonies at World Juniors this year were the most impressive show I’ve been to in a while. It makes me wonder what we would have been treated to had the organizers had 20 days, as opposed to just 10, to put everything together.  I wasn’t expecting much from the ceremonies. There were never […]

There is something about racing in the sunshine and fifty-degree weather in the Italian Alps, alongside the best juniors from all over the world that reminds you why you dedicate so much time to this sport. The races are serious competitions—everyone will do almost anything to place one spot higher—but they are also celebrations of […]