Competitions:

NNF partners with US Ski and Snowboard to provide the funding for Junior/U23 World Championships, athlete exchanges, and support for members of the US Ski Team.

Each year, NNF sponsors the US team at 5 different levels of international competition, from U18 juniors all the way up to the World Cup:

• U18 Nordic Nations: Top US U18 skiers qualify to compete against Scandinavian skiers in Norway as part of an athlete exchange introducing them to international racing.  Funding Eligibility
• FIS Junior World Ski Championships/ U23 World Ski Championships : First World Championship experience for the best junior skiers (U20) in the US, and international junior level Championship (U23) for developing pro and collegiate skiers.  Funding Eligibility
• OPA Cup: The European continental cup, gives domestic level pros experience they need to push to the World Cup level.  Funding Eligibility
• World Cup: Supplemental funding for US Ski Team members to step onto the World Cup start line.  NNF supports those athletes not funded by the US Ski team but have qualitied to race World Cup.  Criteria WC Unfunded 2026 v2
• NNF SuperTour:  NNF makes the top-level domestic race circuit in North America possible. The NNF SuperTour provides a direct route to the World Cup and enriches US skiing across the continent.