In cross-country skiing, the wrong wax can cost you a race, while the right wax can help you reach the podium. This ...

It was cold and the snow was fresh and deep; the cross-country skiing should have been terrific. But, as I shuffled along through the woods one day recently, it felt as though I was skiing in molasses ...

In downhill and cross country ski races, where every tenth of a second counts, the wax on the bottom of the ski can mean the difference between winning and struggling. Wax technicians have been ...

WHISTLER, British Columbia As large, wet snowflakes fell onto the finish area at the cross-country skiing venue at the Vancouver Olympics, Tjere Smevold appeared to be more than a little exasperated.

KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia -- Amid dark murmurings and conspiracy theories, Knut Nystad's Sochi Olympics have taken a distinct turn for the worse. Rather than basking in the glory of multiple gold ...

The competitors at the Canadian Ski Championships, currently taking place at the Nakkertok Nordic Ski Centre in Gatineau, have been giving it their all. But before they even step on the cross-country ...