The U.S. National Cross-Country Ski Championships are an annual national cross-country skiing competition. The results are frequently used to determine members of the United States Ski Team for competitions such as the Winter Olympic Games and Scandinavian Cup.
History The National Ski Association of America, now U.S. Ski & Snowboard, was founded in Ishpeming, Michigan in 1905. The competition was first held in Lake Placid in conjunction with the Lake Placid Club, which would later go on to host the Olympic Games in 1932 and 1980.
In 1969, women raced for the first time.
In 1986, disabled competitors raced for the first time.
In 2021, the competition, originally slated to be held in Houghton, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Championships are scheduled to be held as Period 2 of the US SuperTour for 2026. If any remaining quotas for the 2026 Winter Olympics are open, it will function as a de facto Olympic trial, as with the previous Olympic Games.
Divisions
New England Alaska Intermountain Pacific Northwest Rocky Mountain Great Lakes Far West Midwest High Plains Mid-Atlantic Source:
Editions
EditionYearCityStateDateVenueEventsAthletesReference11921Lake PlacidMount Van Hoevenberg121932Lake PlacidMount Van Hoevenberg281948Lake PlacidMount Van Hoevenberg361956Lake PlacidMount Van Hoevenberg872007HoughtonJanuary 3Michigan Technological University952015HoughtonMichigan Technological University962016HoughtonJanuary 3–9Michigan Technological University300+972017MidwayJanuary 7–12Soldier Hollow982018AnchorageJanuary 2–9Kincaid Park992019CraftsburyJanuary 3–8Craftsbury Outdoor Center101002020HoughtonJanuary 2–7Michigan Technological University1012021cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic1022022MidwayJanuary 2–7Soldier Hollow470+1032023HoughtonJanuary 2–7Michigan Technological University4751042024MidwayJanuary 1–7Soldier Hollow81052025Lake PlacidMarch 26–30Mount Van Hoevenberg101062026Lake PlacidJanuary 4–9Mount Van Hoevenberg8
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