The 20km mass start free event wrapped up the first weekend of the 2025-26 Cross-Country World Cup in Ruka, Finland.

Does a 40km/h mountain coaster in snowy Ruka really deliver thrills? We took a winter ride to find out.

Jessie Diggins emerged from a group of the world’s best cross-country skiers to win at the season-opening World Cup stop in Ruka, Finland, on Sunday. Diggins, the most decorated cross-country skier in ...

Nearing the end of his second decade with the U.S. Ski Team, head cross-country coach Matt Whitcomb said he doesn’t get as nervous when generational talents retire from his squad. “People fill in,” he ...

Norway's Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo celebrates after winning the men's cross country classic skiing sprint final at the FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic in Kuusamo. Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/dpa Norwegians ...

Saunas, foraged berries, and a riverside hut on a multi-day paddle in Oluanka National Park. Ken Whiting seeks out saunas, foraged berries, and a riverside hut on a multi-day paddle in Oluanka ...

From the sauna window, your gaze stretches out over a boundless white kingdom, the snow-covered fells of Kuusamo. Every now and then a skier whooshes past and steals a curious glance inside. The ...

In just her 18th-career World Cup start, Vail’s Liz Lemley earned her fourth podium on Saturday. The Ski and Snowboard Club Vail alumna placed second in the World Cup moguls season opener in Ruka, ...

(L-R) Norway's second placed Erik Valnes, Winner Johannes Hösflot Klaebo and third placed Ansgar Evensen celebrate after the men's cross country classic skiing sprint final at the FIS World Cup Ruka ...

Nov 26 (Reuters) - The sub-zero temperatures in Ruka in northern Finland took their toll on Swedish cross-country skier Calle Halfvarsson during a 20 km mass start event on Sunday as he lost all ...

Norwegians Johannes Høsflot Klæbo and Kristine Stavås Skistad triumphed in cross-country ski sprints at the World Cup meet in Ruka, Finland on Saturday. Five-times World Cup champion Klæbo looked the ...