Where Skis Meet Skates
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Drew Gelinas, nordic skier, tests cross-country skis.
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Cross country skiing's World Cup season openers next weekend were moved to Gallivare, Sweden, north of the Arctic Circle, because of a snow shortage in Ostersund.
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When it was more difficult, skiing was definitely more elegant. The simple act of staying upright on two long boards as one shot down over a frozen surface was wonder enough, but then making turns along the way, actually steering the darn things. It was amazing.
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Swimmers aren't the only athletes who are synchronized. Today and tomorrow, you can see synchronized skaters at the Colonial Classic Synchronized Skating Competition at the Tsongas Arena. It will be teams of all levels, from kids to grown-ups. Yes, it's a sanctioned sport (even though it sounds made up). Today 11 a.m.-10 p.m., tomorrow 11 a.m.-3 p.m. $11.50 to $26.50. ...
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Traditional ski resorts around the West are providing escapes from the well-groomed and well-used slopes.
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The big names in women's skiing are hitting form just in time for the start of next week's world championships, promising some fascinating battles.
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Search teams scoured snow-covered slopes on Sunday for two missing skiers who were last seen at a Lake Tahoe resort during a storm that dumped more than 2 feet of snow.
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By Ingrid Stegemoeller, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  Sep.
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The annual Hannes Schneider Meister Cup race returns to Mount Cranmore March 9-10, which includes a festive day of skiing nostalgia to honor one of the fathers of modern skiing.
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Russia&#39;s Tatiana Totmianina, right, crashes to the ice from a lift by her partner Maxim Marinin during the pairs free skate competition of Skate America in Pittsburgh on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2004.
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Dude, those Lords of the Rings are off the hook! Skateboarding may well be added to the Olympic menu for 2012 as part of the International Olympic Committee's push to make the Games more attractive to the X Games crowd.
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KITZBUEHEL, Austria  - Austria's skiers are back  on home snow this week and looking to strengthen their icy grip  on Kitzbuehel's treacherous Hahnenkamm downhill.
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BUFFALO, New York  - The NHL will start 2008 by returning to its outdoor roots in a bid to take the sporting spotlight when the Pittsburgh Penguins face off against the Buffalo Sabres in the Winter Classic on Tuesday.
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At the Winter X Games this year there will be a massive jump for a new event in skiing and snowboarding called big air, where new tricks are bound to be attempted.
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The Buffalo Sabres practiced on a rink specially constructed in the middle of the football stadium for a regular-season game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday.
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Los Angeles was awarded figure skating's 2009 world championships, which will serve as a qualifier for the Vancouver Olympics. Placements at worlds will determine how many spots a country gets for the 2010 Winter Games.
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The buyout for the ice manufacturer is on the rocks.