The Elite Club Competencies Document

The future success of U.S. cross country skiing depends on creating and nurturing strong elite athlete development clubs.  There are several clubs of this nature ........... read more

USSA Level 100 Coaches' Clinic Schedule

USSA Level 100 Coaches' Certification Technique Clinics are coming to your region. USSA Level 100 certificat........... read more

U.S. Ski Team Names 2011-12 National Training Group (NTG)

The National Training Group is an important piece of the U.S. Cross Country Development Pipeline. It is the launch pad from which athletes make the jump to the U.S............ read more

USSA & FIS Congress Updates

At the USSA Congress in May, the Cross Country Sport Committee approved the following:

Adjust the USSA NRL points to match FIS points more accurately b........... read more

2012 U.S. Cross Country Ski Team Nominations

The following is the USSA’s list of nominations for the 2012 U.S. Cross Country Ski Team. The nominations inclu........... read more

USSA SuperTour 2011 Standings

The USSA SuperTour race series is now complete for the 2011 season!  Thanks to all of our Race Organizers and athletes for the high level of competition.  Without........... read more

2011 Junior Nationals Wrap-Up

Thanks to City of Lakes Nordic Ski Foundation for organizing and staging the 2011 Cross Country Junior Nationals!  Congratulations to all the competitors who came out ........... read more

U.S. Grand Champions Named

No surprises here!  The 2011 U.S. Cross Country Championships concluded with the final race of the series, a 30/50km Classic Mass start in Sun Valley, ID.

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USSA National College Cup Champions

The U.S. Cross Country Championships serves as a scoring event for the "National College Cup", which acknowledges the best women's and best men's college teams an........... read more

UPDATED JWC & U23 POINTS

 Point used to choose the JWC and U23 championship teams. 

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U.S. Ski Team Announces National Elite Group

National Elite Group 2010........... read more

Time to Homologate!

In order to host USSA/FIS sanctioned races in the future, sites will need to homologate their trails. If progress starts in the summer of 2010 the site will be allowed to h........... read more

USSA Elite XC Development Pipeline

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USSA TV Offers Technique Review

The USSA coaches have been loading video from training and World Cup Competitions for USSA member athletes and coaches to review.  The built in Dartfish player allows ........... read more

USSA Announces Level 100 Coaches Education Certification System

The USSA has launched the first level of a multi-level cross country-specific Coaches Education Certification System. The curriculum is based on up-to-date practices used b........... read more

Information about NRL Points

USSA's National Ranking List serves many purposes, and is used by various organizations in a variety of ways. USSA itself has found the NRL to be an effective way to evalu........... read more