It’s on — the 2026 Olympic season, that is. Devon and Nat break down six season-opening races from northern Finland, including a thriller in Sunday’s men’s race.
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- 20k freestyle
- biathlon crossover
- Cross country ski waxing klister
- Cross country skiing 2025–26 season
- cross-country skiing
- Devon Kershaw
- distance racing
- early season World Cup
- Edvin Anger
- Einar Hedegaard
- FIS Cross Country World Cup
- FIS World Cup
- Gus Schumacher
- Harald Østberg Amundsen
- Jessie Diggins Ruka
- Johannes Høsflot Klæbo
- Kristine Stavaas Skistad win
- Martin Løwstrøm Nyenget
- mass start
- Mika Vermölä
- Milano Cortina classic sprint
- nordic skiing
- Nordic skiing news
- Norway cross country skiing
- Norway cross-country team
- Olympic cross country skiing 2026
- Olympic season 2025-26
- Rosie Brennan Ruka
- Ruka classic sprint
- Ruka Finland
- Ruka World Cup 2025
- ski racing
- Ski racing results
- Sweden cross country skiing
- US Cross-Country Ski Team
- US Ski Team
- Warm snow classic skiing
- Women’s Classic Sprint Results
- World Cup results
- World Cup Ruka
- World Cup sprint analysis
- Zak Ketterson
Nathaniel Herz
Nat Herz is an Alaska-based journalist who moonlights for FasterSkier as an occasional reporter and podcast host. He was FasterSkier's full-time reporter in 2010 and 2011.
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