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Nepryaeva Earns Win Number Two for Russia in Stage 6 of the Tour de Ski; Diggins Retains Overall Lead
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Nepryaeva Earns Win Number Two for Russia in Stage 6 of the Tour de Ski; Diggins Retains Overall Lead

Ella HallJanuary 8, 2021

This World Cup coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and their A Hall Mark of Excellence Award. To learn more about A Hall Mark of Excellence Award or to learn how you can support FasterSkier’s coverage please contact info@fasterskier.com.  With just three more races remaining in the 2021 Tour de Ski, the women toed the start line for today’s 10 k classic mass start. The conditions were a...

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Québec 15 k Mass Start Classic Rundown
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Québec 15 k Mass Start Classic Rundown

FasterSkierMarch 23, 2019

FIS World Cup Québec City 15 k Mass Start Classic We’re changing the format for this race rundown. With many North Americans racing during World Cup finals in Québec, screenshots from Live Timing will keep the rundown updated efficiently. Why start with the top of the podium, when the real story sat front and center in second. Canada’s Alex Harvey nailed the pacing and nailed the finish to ski himself into a storybook-like ending in Québec. This was Harvey’s next...

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Québec City Women’s 10 k mass start classic Race Rundown
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Québec City Women’s 10 k mass start classic Race Rundown

FasterSkierMarch 23, 2019

FIS World Cup Québec City 10 k Mass Start Classic We’re changing the format for this race rundown. With many North Americans racing during World Cup finals in Québec, screenshots from Live Timing will keep the rundown updated efficiently. Having won every World Cup distance she’s entered this season, Norway’s Therese Johaug couldn’t shake off Sweden’s Stina Nilsson or her own teammate Ingvild Flugstad Østberg on Saturday morning. We’ll get to all the details in the full race report,...

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Saturday Race Rundown: Val di Fiemme’s Stage 6 of the TdS in the Spotlight
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Saturday Race Rundown: Val di Fiemme’s Stage 6 of the TdS in the Spotlight

FasterSkierJanuary 5, 2019

FIS World Cup Stage 5 Tour de Ski 10 k/15 k Mass Start Classic Val di Fiemme, Italy Women’s Report | Men’s Report The clear outcome from the women’s 10-kilometer classic mass start was Norway’s Ingvild Flugstad Østberg’s fitness. The TdS leader began the day with a 35.4 second lead on second overall skier Natalia Nepryaeva of Russia. The time back to Nepryaeva at the end of Stage 6 only grew. Østberg’s form became evident around...

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Saturday Rundown: Val di Fiemme Stage 6 and Oberhof Pursuits
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Saturday Rundown: Val di Fiemme Stage 6 and Oberhof Pursuits

FasterSkierJanuary 6, 2018

IBU World Cup (Oberhof): Women’s and men’s pursuits told the IBU after. “My shape is very good now but I was worried if I could concentrate on the shooting … After the first shooting, I was relaxed and realized it was OK. I just gave the other girls two chances … I must apologize for my emotion [on the shooting range], but I was so happy and enjoyed the last loop.” Wierer finished 1:04.4 minutes...

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Saturday Rundown: Quebec City, Oslo and Lillehammer (Updated x4)
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Saturday Rundown: Quebec City, Oslo and Lillehammer (Updated x4)

FasterSkierMarch 18, 2017

FIS Cross-Country World Cup Finals (Quebec City): 10/15 k classic mass starts During Saturday’s 15-kilometer classic mass start at World Cup Finals, Canada’s Alex Harvey was in it until the end. But so were Norway’s Johannes Høsflot Klæbo and Niklas Dyrhaug, and Russia’s Alexander Bessmertnykh, to name a few. Sitting in second with a few hundred meters to go, Harvey was primed to make his move on Dyrhaug, who was leading at the time. But then...

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TDS Stages 1 & 2: Val Müstair Bonus Quotes
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TDS Stages 1 & 2: Val Müstair Bonus Quotes

FasterSkierJanuary 3, 2017

With the opening stages of the Tour de Ski  in Val Müstair, Switzerland, behind us, we wanted to share some athlete and coach comments that didn’t make it into the race reports: *** On training over the holidays leading up to the Tour: “We were in three different main locations over Christmas: France, Austria, and Switzerland, depending on which athlete you were. You kind of come back and see where everybody is. I think we all know each...

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Ustiugov Unbeatable So Far in TDS; Harvey Moves Into Third After Stage 2
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Ustiugov Unbeatable So Far in TDS; Harvey Moves Into Third After Stage 2

Alex KochonJanuary 1, 2017

Alex Harvey wasn’t feeling 100 percent on Sunday, but he didn’t need to be. Within three seconds of the leaders and eighth place at the finish of the men’s 10-kilometer classic mass start was essentially what he needed to secure one of the most coveted positions on the Tour de Ski right now: third place. Ahead of him, Russia’s Sergey Ustiugov and Norway’s Martin Johnsrud Sundby have built a nearly one-minute and 40-second lead on third place,...

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Sunday Rundown: Harvey Up to 3rd, Diggins Holds Onto 6th Overall in TDS
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Sunday Rundown: Harvey Up to 3rd, Diggins Holds Onto 6th Overall in TDS

FasterSkierJanuary 1, 2017

FIS Cross-Country Tour de Ski Stage 2 (Val Müstair): 5/10 k classic mass starts Women’s report There was a lot of jostling between Russia’s Sergey Ustiugov and Norway’s Martin Johnsrud Sundby, with the latter leading early and the Russian not letting him get too complacent up front, but ultimately, Ustiugov was the first across the line in the men’s 10-kilometer classic mass start, the second stage of the Tour de Ski in Val Müstair, Switzerland. Ustiugov...

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Weng Finally Outduels Østberg for First World Cup Win; Bjornsen Ninth in Stage 7
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Weng Finally Outduels Østberg for First World Cup Win; Bjornsen Ninth in Stage 7

Jeremy BlazarJanuary 9, 2016

Always the bridesmaid no more; Heidi Weng ended a streak of 37 World Cup podiums without a win on Saturday at Stage 7 of the Tour de Ski, beating out her teammates Ingvild Flugstad Østberg and Therese Johaug in the 10 k classic mass start. American Sadie Bjornsen placed ninth and Jessie Diggins 17th to head into the final stage in 12th and 10th, respectively.

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Johaug Wins 10 k Classic Mass Start, Still Trails Østberg in Tour de Ski
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Johaug Wins 10 k Classic Mass Start, Still Trails Østberg in Tour de Ski

BrainspiralJanuary 6, 2016

Therese Johaug's 9.9-second win over Norwegian teammate Ingvild Flugstad Østberg on Wednesday at Stage 5 of the Tour de Ski wasn't enough to take the overall Tour leader's bib from Østberg. Meanwhile, Heidi Weng stuck in third overall, and the U.S. women, led by Diggins and Bjornsen, continue to have two in the overall top 15 after both placed in the top 30 on Wednesday.

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Happy Birthday to Her: Kowalczyk Wins Big at Home by 42 Seconds in Poland 10 k Classic
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Happy Birthday to Her: Kowalczyk Wins Big at Home by 42 Seconds in Poland 10 k Classic

Alex KochonJanuary 19, 2014

It’s not easy being Justyna Kowalczyk — always breaking trail, always having the weight of Poland on her, and in a classic distance race at home on her birthday without any Scandinavians in the field? Forget about it. She was easily the favorite for Sunday’s World Cup 10 k classic mass start in Szklarska Poręba, Poland. That didn’t make winning any easier.

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