Paralympic Nordic skiing includes both cross-country skiing events and the biathlon discipline. Cross-country races range from 800m head-to-head sprints to 20km, depending on class and gender. Biathlon combines elements of cross-country skiing and rifl...
Events CalendarClick here for qualification criteria for U.S. Paralympics Nordic Skiing teams and trips. *This includes World Cup, World Championships, and National Team criteria. For introductory or development events, see calendar below. For FIS...
Jack Berry has beaten cancer three times and inspired people in his hometown of Missoula, Montana.Known as “Jack’s Army,” they planted hundreds of signs in their front yards to show their support for Berry and his family as he went through multiple rou...
Stillwater Area High School in Minnesota has produced its share of world-class Nordic skiers over the past two decades.Jessie Diggins, the most decorated cross-country skier in U.S. history and currently the world’s top-ranked woman, raced for the high...
Mark Birdseye can name a long list of Winter Paralympians who’ve slept in his basement while they were training with him in Winter Park, Colorado.They include Paralympic gold medalists Dan Cnossen and Kendall Gretsch, as well as Oksana Masters, the mos...
Promise Sydney Peterson a mountain, and she is sold on almost any proposition.Over the past two offseasons, the U.S. Paralympian in Nordic skiing took to the mountains of Montana and Utah to stay in academic and athletic shape. This past December, she ...
