Prior to the start of the Vancouver Paralympics, Russian cross-country skiing and biathlon head coach Irina Gromova predicted her squad would struggle for medals. Instead, her countrymen have dominated the proceedings through four days of competition, leading the event with 15 medals, including six golds. With the cross-country skiers accounting for seven medals and the biathletes the rest, she attributed ...

HAYWARD, Wisc. (Reuters) - After American downhill and cross-country skiers won numerous medals at the Vancouver Olympics, some ski industry executives hoped the gold around athletes necks would mean more sales of ski equipment and lift tickets. But at the largest U.S. cross-country ski festival over the weekend, most skiers and store owners doubted they would see much of a ...

WHISTLER (Reuters) - Marit Bjoergen reigned supreme to lead a Norwegian resurgence in cross country skiing at the Vancouver Winter Olympics where radically different team tactics heralded a new future in the grueling sport. The red-hot Bjoergen claimed three golds, a silver and a bronze to cement her status as the standout performer of the Games, eclipsing her compatriot Petter Northug ...