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Bringing a Community Together Around Nordic Skiing: Oak Hill Prepares to Host NCAAs 2025

Kennedy LangeFebruary 19, 2025

This article was made possible through the generous support of our voluntary subscribers. If you would like to see more articles like this one, please support FasterSkier with a voluntary subscription. As Dartmouth prepares to host the 2025 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Ski Championships, Oak Hill Outdoor Center in Hanover, New Hampshire, has been transformed from a rustic trail system to one of the premier cross-country ski venues in the East. As preparations for NCAAs...

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Diggins Dominates Cogne 10 k Freestyle

Kennedy LangeFebruary 2, 2025

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. The first thing viewers might have wondered going into today’s race was, “Is this the same World Cup I’ve been watching all season? Where are all the racers?” With 59 women starting the...

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Slind Accelerates to Effortless Victory as Sanness Earns First World Cup Podium in Engadin 20 k

Kennedy LangeJanuary 26, 2025

Skiers competed in a point-to-point race today, a rarity on the World Cup circuit these days as races favor small stadium loops, with better spectating and easier logistics for the host venue. The first 9 k of the race traversed flat terrain following the frozen lake of St. Moritz. Around the halfway point, skiers entered the World Cup stadium, completing three laps of a 3.7-kilometer course before crossing the finish line. This Sunday’s competition may...

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Faehndrich Tactically Wins Tour de Ski Stage 5, Diggins Racing on Injured Foot

Kennedy LangeJanuary 3, 2025

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. The Tour de Ski concludes this weekend with three events remaining: today’s classic sprint, tomorrow’s 20 kilometer skiathlon, and the famous (or infamous…) “Loppunousu” hill climb on Sunday. After the first four grueling...

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Klaebo Unstoppable: Extends Lead in Tour de Ski

Kennedy LangeJanuary 3, 2025

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. Today’s sprint marks Stage 5 of the Tour de Ski, one of the final stages leading to the Tour’s culmination this weekend. What sets the Tour apart from any other competition is its...

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Amundsen Controls Tour de Ski Classic Pursuit as Klaebo Retains Overall Lead

Kennedy LangeJanuary 1, 2025

The Tour de Ski is the ultimate test of endurance, pushing athletes to their physical and mental limits, with few other events demanding such frequent back-to-back competitions. Yesterday’s individual start 20 kilometer freestyle competition was a grueling marathon effort, with racers battling for the climb leader position at the 10 kilometer checkpoint while navigating a course that offered little opportunity for recovery. To follow that up today, the challenge continued with a 15 kilometer classic...

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Ogden Battles Through Broken Pole in Final As Klaebo Wins Tour de Ski Stage 1

Kennedy LangeDecember 28, 2024

The 19th edition of the Tour de Ski is here once again! While many athletes have taken a conservative start to the season, skipping early races to focus on preparations for the World Championships in Trondheim later this winter, the excitement for the Tour remains high. With seven stages packed into just nine days — and rest days on Monday and Thursday — the Tour has historically seen relatively few skiers complete the entire event....

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Slind Claims First-Ever World Cup Victory – Diggins and Brennan Finish Seventh and Eighth

Kennedy LangeDecember 15, 2024

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. As cowbells and horn music echoed through the course, the women’s 20 k classic marked the final competition before athletes enjoy a brief rest ahead of the Tour de Ski later this month....

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Klaebo wins again in Davos while Ogden, Schumacher and Young lead the way for Team USA

Kennedy LangeDecember 14, 2024

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. With the winter solstice approaching, much of Period 1 racing takes place under the cover of darkness, and tonight was no exception. Stadium lights illuminated the snow-covered tracks while fiery bursts from barrels...

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Niskanen Secures Victory at Home as Ruka Launches World Cup Season

Kennedy LangeNovember 29, 2024

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. Ruka, Finland is an area known for challenging race courses and rapidly changing conditions. As the women’s field wrapped up the morning race, the men took on the course under snowfall and near-freezing...

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A Story of Resilience and Hard Work: Coming Back from a Season-Ending Injury with Graham Ritchie

Kennedy LangeAugust 21, 2024

Speaking with FasterSkier from Torsby, Sweden, Graham Ritchie is together with three teammates from the Canadian National Development Team completing a three-week long training camp in the Torsby Ski Tunnels – an experience he describes as “unique.” Working with his coach, this camp will provide Ritchie with some valuable hours on snow after an injury that caused him to sit out last season entirely. A 25-year-old Canadian nordic skier, Ritchie made a late debut into...