Cross-Country Headlines

• Norway's men still searching for gold POSTED: Feb 18, 12:09p ET | UPDATED: Feb 20, 12:09p ET

  Petter Northug reached the podium this time. But the Norwegian superstar was so far behind the Russians that he couldn't use his notorious closing ability to eliminate the gap for the gold in the men's cross-country sprint.
  

• Majdic 'courageous' in bronze win POSTED: Feb 18, 11:35a ET | UPDATED: Feb 19, 10:17p ET

  Petra Majdic lay curled up in a fetal position in the finish area, clutching her right side and screaming in pain as she wondered whether her best chance for an Olympic gold was gone.

• Kriukov wins XC sprint gold medal POSTED: Feb 17, 5:07p ET | UPDATED: Feb 18, 2:47a ET Nikita Kriukov of Russia has won the men's sprint gold medal in cross-country skiing.
  
• Bjoergen wins classical sprint gold medal POSTED: Feb 17, 5:04p ET | UPDATED: Feb 18, 2:47a ET

   Marit Bjoergen of Norway wins women's classical cross-country sprint.

• Panzhinskiy leads men's sprint POSTED: Feb 17, 1:59p ET | UPDATED: Feb 17, 2:47p ET Alexander Panzhinskiy of Russia leads the men's sprint after the qualification round.
  
• Majdic hurt but wins bronze POSTED: Feb 17, 1:26p ET | UPDATED: Feb 18, 2:56a ET Just before the start of the women's sprint, Petra Majdic of Slovenia -- the world's top-ranked sprinter -- slipped and fell down a hill.
  
• FIS clears blood-test Olympic skiers POSTED: Feb 17, 12:21a ET | UPDATED: Feb 17, 12:22a ET

  Two skiers have passed blood tests to take part at the Vancouver Olympics after earlier being suspended from competing.

• Scandinavian sprint rivalry on the menu POSTED: Feb 17, 1:19a ET | UPDATED: Feb 17, 2:01a ET

  After Wednesday's Olympic cross country men's individual sprint the chances are it will be Scandinavian fans of one stripe or another who will get to celebrate.

• Canadians, Poles set to sprint with Scandinavians POSTED: Feb 17, 12:49a ET | UPDATED: Feb 17, 1:10a ET

  If Scandinavia traditionally dominate cross country don't tell the Canadians or the Poles as they both hope to have a say in the outcome of Wednesday's sprint race at Whistler Olympic Park.

• McKeever ready for challenge POSTED: Feb 16, 6:25p ET | UPDATED: Feb 28, 11:44a ET

  Brian McKeever says he's raring to go as he stands on the verge of becoming the first man to ski in both the Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

• Cologna wins men's freestyle gold POSTED: Feb 15, 4:23p ET | UPDATED: Feb 15, 10:25p ET Switzerland's Dario Cologna won the men's 15-kilometer freestyle cross-country race at the Vancouver Games in his Olympic debut.