When Jenny Owens competes at her third and final Olympic Winter Games next February she is hoping for only one thing – to finish with a smile on her face.

The Council appointed Chris Grover as the new Chairman of the Cross-Country Sub-Committee for World and Continental Cups. 

Canada’s Beckie Scott became the first Canadian and indeed first North American to win an Olympic Gold medal in Cross-Country Skiing at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City (USA). 

The FIS Roller Ski World Cup 2013 is slowly reaching its halfway point. Already nine of a total of 22 competitions have taken place since it began in Oroslavje (CRO) on 22nd June 2013.

A law which will control prices in Sochi during the Olympic Games will be investigated by the Government of the Russian Federation.

Yesterday, 1 August, media representatives visited a Center, where a training camp of the Russian national alpine skiing team is held.

The German skier Tim Charnke who got into a road-accident won’t go under surgery as it is not needed. 

"The concept of the Olympic Games in Sochi is unique and there is no reason to doubt in its success" - said a candidate for IOC Presidency, Thomas Bach.

The Minister of sports of Russia Vitaliy Mutko comments the discussion of people from West of the Russian law, which prohibits propaganda of homosexual relations.

The most titled skier of the recent times Petter Nortug announced, that he thinks of participation in the Word Cup and “Tour de Ski” only as a part of a training preparation.