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Auburn Ski Club Seeks Nordic Sports Program Director

FasterSkierMarch 4, 2026

Auburn Ski Club (ASC) is a historic non-profit organization dedicated to providing snow sports opportunities to the greater Northern California region since 1928. Today, ASC operates a snow sports Training Center (TC) on Donner Summit that provides athletic programs, USSS/FIS competition and training venues, and youth snow sports teams ranging from entry-level to elite for Alpine, Snowboard, Nordic, and Biathlon. The Training Center’s cross-country venue also operates as a 25-kilometer Nordic Center open to the...

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SSWSC Seeks Cross-Country Program Director

FasterSkierMarch 3, 2026

Who We Are: Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club (SSWSC) provides sports programming to over 1,000 athletes in Steamboat Springs each year. Our programs include alpine, cross-country, freestyle, freeskiing, Nordic combined, jumping, snowboarding, backcountry education, cycling, and skateboarding. Founded in 1914, SSWSC is one of North America’s oldest and most successful winter sports clubs, serving tens of thousands of athletes for over a century, including 108 Olympians with 21 Olympic medals. U.S. Ski & Snowboard has...

Feature News US Ski Team

The Life That Grew Our Sport: John Caldwell, 1928–2026

Jim GalanesMarch 3, 2026

John Caldwell, born November 28, 1928, passed away February 27 at 97 years old. John’s contribution to cross-country skiing in the United States is unquestioned. He was a 1952 Olympian in Nordic Combined. He wrote several books on cross-country skiing that became our training guidance, our bibles, in the early and mid-1970s. He was a long-time teacher and coach at The Putney School, an early U.S. Ski Team coach, and a member of the coaching...

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NSWACT XC Seeks Winter Program Coach for the 2026 Season

FasterSkierMarch 2, 2026

The NSWACT XC Committee of Snow Australia is inviting applications from experienced cross-country ski coaches for the 2026 Australian winter season, based in the picturesque Snowy Mountains of New South Wales. We are seeking an enthusiastic, positive coach who thrives in a team environment and enjoys working with a diverse group of athletes. The primary focus of this role is the development of junior skiers aged 12–18, with some coaching responsibilities for senior and masters...

Feature World Cup

A Different Skiathlon—Weng Bests Diggins by .1

John TeafordMarch 1, 2026

This coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and 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. Cross-country ski racing fans know how the Women’s field races—flat out, wire to wire, merciless. That’s what made Falun’s 2 x 10 k Skiathlon look like an indicator of just how challenging...

Feature World Cup

Klaebo Extends Historic Run with Falun Skiathlon Victory

Matthew VoisinMarch 1, 2026

This coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and A Hall Mark of Excellence 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 fresh snow overnight and temperatures hovering just above freezing, it was the kind of conditions that keep ski technicians guessing and athletes second-guessing. A week removed...

Feature World Cup

Klaebo Edges Closer to a Season for the Ages in Falun

Matthew VoisinFebruary 28, 2026

This coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and A Hall Mark of Excellence 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. Six days after the Olympic flame dimmed in Italy, the World Cup caravan reassembled in Falun, Sweden, at the Lugnet cross-country ski center. The Mördarbacken — the...

Feature World Cup

More Than One Tactic—Svahn Masters Falun Sprint

John TeafordFebruary 28, 2026

This coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and 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. Falun’s Sprint course rewards experience . . . but not every skier who possesses that experience pays very close attention. Skiers can get distracted by how they feel, by how their heat...

Feature Olympics US Ski Team World Cup

Chris Hecker and the Moment the Sun Came Out

Matthew VoisinFebruary 26, 2026

This article was made possible through the generous support of our voluntary subscribers. If you value coverage like this, please support FasterSkier with a voluntary subscription. If you are a parent or coach and have been responsible for waxing skis for an important race — a state championship, a Junior National Qualifier — you know how stressful that can be. Now imagine it’s the morning of the Team Sprint at the Olympics, and you are...

Feature News Olympics

An Olympic reporter’s wrap-up: An epic U.S. Ski Team road trip, a cheese factory tour and Klæbo’s wings

Nathaniel HerzFebruary 25, 2026

This article was made possible through the generous support of our voluntary subscribers. If you value coverage like this, please support FasterSkier with a voluntary subscription. Ciao a tutti! Greetings from Torino, where this fatigued Olympics correspondent has retreated to recover through bike rides and repeated doses of pizza with family. I had the chance to attend the closing ceremonies — mostly as a spectator — in Verona on my trip down from the mountains. After more...

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University of Alaska Fairbanks Seeks Head Men’s and Women’s Ski Coach

FasterSkierFebruary 24, 2026

The Head Men’s and Women’s Skiing Coach provides comprehensive leadership and oversight for all aspects of UAF’s Nordic skiing programs within the Department of Athletics. This position is responsible for coaching and program development, student-athlete recruitment, supervision and mentorship of assistant coaches, and fostering a culture that promotes academic success, personal growth, and competitive excellence. The role supports student-athlete welfare, ensures compliance with NCAA, conference, and university policies, and contributes to the department...

US Ski Team World Cup

US Ski Team Announces World Cup Period 4 Starters

Chris GroverFebruary 24, 2026

Dear Cross Country Community, We are pleased to announce the Team for Period 4 (Falun, Lahti, Drammen, & Oslo) of the 2025-26 World Cup season: Falun Sprint F & Lahti Sprint F Men Zach Jayne Objective 25-26 Overall SuperTour Leader Ben Ogden Objective 5th 25-26 Sprint World Cup Gus Schumacher Objective 21st 25-26 Sprint World Cup Jack Young Objective 26th 25-26 Sprint World Cup JC Schoonmaker Objective 28th 25-26 Sprint World Cup Kevin Bolger ...

Feature Olympics Podcasts The Devon Kershaw Show

The Devon Kershaw Show: Glory, grit and agony in the women’s Olympic 50 k

Nathaniel HerzFebruary 22, 2026

This episode was made possible through the generous support of our voluntary subscribers. If you value coverage like this, please support FasterSkier with a voluntary subscription. We’re done and dusted at the Olympics after a rockin’ women’s 50 k — the first-ever at the Games. Devon and Nat smash out a recap of the epic breakaway and the knock-down-drag-out battle for bronze. We’ll be back next week. Reach us in the mean time at devon[at]fasterskier.com...

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Ebba Andersson’s Golden Redemption—Olympic 50 k

John TeafordFebruary 22, 2026

This article was made possible through the generous support of our voluntary subscribers who have helped put our Nat Herz on the ground at the Olympics. If you value coverage like this, please support FasterSkier with a voluntary subscription. TESERO, ITALY — Two weeks of Olympic cross-country ski racing all comes down to this . . . fifty grueling kilometers of this, to be precise; a distance that women have raced only a few times...

Feature Olympics The Devon Kershaw Show

The Devon Kershaw Show: Down to the wire in the men’s Olympic 50 k

Nathaniel HerzFebruary 21, 2026

This episode was made possible through the generous support of our voluntary subscribers. If you value coverage like this, please support FasterSkier with a voluntary subscription. We’ll keep it short and sweet: Here’s a recap of the men’s 50 k. It was a fun race to watch and left us with a lot to discuss. We’ll be back after Sunday’s race. Reach us at devon[at]fasterskier.com and nat[at]fasterskier.com. We’re really grateful for all the support during...

Feature Olympics

Six for Six: Klaebo Makes History in 50 k Classic

Matthew VoisinFebruary 21, 2026

This article was made possible through the generous support of our voluntary subscribers who have helped put our Nat Herz on the ground at the Olympics. If you value coverage like this, please support FasterSkier with a voluntary subscription. TESERO, ITALY — Sprint races can be dazzling, relay legs can be heroic, but the 50 k, especially classic, is where cross-country skiing gets carved into stone. The 50 k Classic turns strength, technique, and endurance...

Feature Olympics

Who’s cross-country skiing the most at the Olympics? It’s not the athletes.

Nathaniel HerzFebruary 20, 2026

This article was made possible through the generous support of our voluntary subscribers who have helped put our Nat Herz on the ground at the Olympics. If you value coverage like this, please support FasterSkier with a voluntary subscription. LAGO DI TESERO, ITALY — A day before Norway’s Johannes Høsflot Klæbo won his fourth straight gold medal in cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics, a strange sight was unfolding next to the race trails in Northern Italy....

Olympics Schedule

2026 Olympic Viewers Guide & Results: Cross-Country Skiing

FasterSkierFebruary 20, 2026

2026 Winter Olympics Cross-Country Skiing Schedule Val di Fiemme — Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium (Fabio Canal Center) Below is the Olympic cross-country ski competition schedule for Milano Cortina 2026 (all events subject to change; times local to Italy) – the best way to watch is on NBC Peacock: Saturday, February 7 • Women’s 20 km Skiathlon (Classic + Free) – RESULTS Sunday, February 8 • Men’s 20 km Skiathlon (Classic + Free) – RESULTS Tuesday,...

Feature Olympics

Schumacher and Ogden claim an Olympic silver built on community

Nathaniel HerzFebruary 18, 2026

This article was made possible through the generous support of our voluntary subscribers who have helped put our Nat Herz on the ground at the Olympics. If you value coverage like this, please support FasterSkier with a voluntary subscription. TESERO, ITALY — After Gus Schumacher and Ben Ogden on Wednesday won only the third-ever U.S. men’s medal in cross-country skiing at the Olympics, one of the biggest grins in the stadium was on the face of...

Feature Olympics The Devon Kershaw Show

The Devon Kershaw Show: A Tesero team sprint slugfest

Nathaniel HerzFebruary 18, 2026

This episode was made possible through the generous support of our voluntary subscribers. If you value coverage like this, please support FasterSkier with a voluntary subscription. The highs were high and the lows were low in the Olympic team sprint in Italy, with the Ogden-Schumacher men’s team claiming silver and the Diggins-Kern women’s pair finishing out of the medals. Devon and Nat break the whole thing down. We’ll be back after Saturday’s men’s 50 k....

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