Competitive Cross Country Skiing ramped up into top gear over the weekend with the Australian Sprint & Distance Championships and FIS Continental Cup at Falls Creek.
While all eyes were on the weather throughout the week, competitors were not to be held back with a number of competitions taking place on both sides of the border.
With the rollerskis packed away and the snow now on the ground, and exciting domestic season of cross country is in store and one of the first events was one which has long been an early season favourite.
The Kangaroo Hoppet has been part of the Worldloppet series of long-distance races since 1991, and more than 30 years on the iconic event is going to another level.
Seve de Campo has pushed through the toughest event on the World Cup circuit, the Tour de Ski. He knows the value of resilience and has once again been named a Mental Fitness Ambassador with the Australian Institute of Sport.
Snow Australia is seeking expressions of interest from coaches and other suitably experienced persons to work with the Cross Country Skiing High Performance Program during the 2024/2025 season.
Our cross country skiers and ski mountaineers are some of the fittest athletes in snowsports and they need to be to take on the arduous events they do over a long season. The 2023/24 campaign saw new ground broken by a number of athletes as the countdown to Milano-Cortina 2026 crosses another year off the calendar.
The Snow Australia Awards recognise the achievements of our elite snowsport athletes over the past 12 months, and today we congratulate the Female Athletes of the Year for the Olympic disciplines, as nominated by their respective National Discipline Committees.
The Snow Australia Awards recognise the achievements of our elite snowsport athletes over the past 12 months, and today we congratulate the Male Athletes of the Year for the Olympic disciplines, as nominated by their respective National Discipline Committees
The Snow Australia Awards recognise the achievements of our snowsport athletes over the past 12 months on the world stage and we are excited to name the 2024 Junior Athletes of the Year as nominated by their respective National Discipline Committees.
Eleven athletes have been selected to represent Australia at the 2024 Nordic World Junior and U23 Championships, which takes place from 5-11 February in Planica, Slovenia.