A men's World Cup alpine skiing super-combined event scheduled to take place at Beaver Creek on Thursday has been called off because of bad weather, organizers said.

Int'l cross-country skiing race to be held in NE China (People's Daily)

The 2009 Vasaloppet China international cross-country skiing race will be held on Dec. 5 in Changchun City, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, a local official said Wednesday. Yang Wenjun, an official of Changchun government, said that 2009 Vasaloppet China will feature seven events. Over 200 professional athletes will participate in the race, which will last two and half months. More ...

Skiing tip of the week (The Record)

It is common knowledge to bend the knees when skiing. But, ankles should bend, too. The folks at Snowskills.com recommend this: stand with skis across a gentle slope, weight on uphill edges, ankles and knees slightly flexed.

Ex-skiing executive new parks director (The Nashua Telegraph)

CONCORD -- Gov. John Lynch is promoting a former skiing executive to be the new state parks director. ...

Dutch man fulfils dream of water skiing across St Mark's Square (Times Online)

Venice Duncan Zuur, from Amsterdam, astonishes residents and tourists by water skiing across St Mark’s Square, taking advantage of the worst flooding in Venice since 1986, which left the square under a metre of water.