With the eighth place in the team competition in Klingenthal, the start of this season was everything but good for the Austrians, but in the last competitions the jumpers could show an upward trend, that gives the new head coach reason for optimism. 

Lot's of news from the Worldloppet. Tartu celebrates 55th anniversary, Jizerská adds a new race distance and Marcialonga Science project aims to evaluate and measure the impact of the double poling technique on muscles, fibres and heart of some athletes during and after the event, scheduled on 25 January 2015. 

With two Individual Gundersen competitions at the Norwegian venue of Lillehammer, the fight for the yellow World Cup leader bib is now on in earnest this upcoming weekend.

The second Audi ski cross World Cup event of the season, scheduled to take place from December 11-13 in Val Thorens (FRA), has been postponed due to unfavorable weather conditions in the region.

The first World Cup in Nizhniy Tagil (RUS) got the green light after the official snow control. 

Today, 4th December marks the opening of the 2014/15 FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Cup seasons with the first halfpipe events in Copper Mountain (USA).

For the 19th time, the Baumgarten family is inviting interested young athletes to apply for the Matteo Baumgarten Award, an annual prize that commemorates the life their son Matteo Baumgarten by recognising young athletes who whilst competing are also completing their studies and education.

It's the fourth time in a row now, the world's best raceboarders will travel to South Tyrol to compete in the winter sport resort of Carezza.

Susanne Moll and Hanno Douschan are the new Austrian SBX Champions. While Moll, a 27-year-old athlete from the state of Vorarlberg earned her career's fourth after 2003, 2005 and 2010 ahead of de-throned Christine Holzer and Sophia Ganal, it was the first title for Douschan.

The FIS Telemark World Cup season 2014/15 commenced in Hintertux (AUT) from 28th-30th November with a three-event programme.