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Golberg Outsprints Klaebo in 20 k Classic. Schumacher Top American in 20th

Ken RothFebruary 11, 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. After yesterday’s Sprints in Canmore, skiers today had their first opportunity to test their Classic legs when the 20 k Mass Start Classic was contested. Harald Oestberg Amundsen (NOR) has a commanding lead...

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Karlsson Duels Niskanen in 20 k Mass Start Classic

John TeafordFebruary 11, 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. Frida Karlsson, Jessie Diggins, Rosie Brennan, Linn Svahn, Heidi Weng, Tiril Udnes Weng: plenty of the primary contenders for season-long World Cup accolades played significant roles in Saturday’s Freestyle Sprint races in Canmore,...

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Laegreid Vanquishes Rivals, USA’s Wright 11th in World Championships Sprint

Clare EganFebruary 11, 2024

FasterSkier’s Coverage of the Biathlon World Championships is made possible through the generous support of the Craftsbury Outdoor Center: New England’s finest snowmaking, world class race venues and touring trails, healthy food in abundance, comfortable accommodations at Craftsbury: Sports, Sustainability, Stewardship. Shut out at last year’s World Championships, Norway’s Sturla Holm Laegreid claimed his place in the spotlight on Saturday, edging out defending champion Johannes Thingnes Boe (NOR) in dramatic fashion for gold in...

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Vermont Talent Jack Young Breaks Through in First-Ever World Cup start

Nathaniel HerzFebruary 11, 2024

CANMORE, ALBERTA — Jack Young’s home in Vermont is two miles from the Canadian border. So it makes sense that he skied like he was right at home in Canada on Saturday, in a smoking fast finish in his first-ever race on the World Cup—the top-level circuit that saw him lining up against a bevy of Olympic medalists. Young, 21, placed 11th in the qualifying round of Saturday’s sprint race in Canmore, and 23rd in...

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Tactical Canmore Sprints—Klaebo and Skistad Dominate

John TeafordFebruary 10, 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. Canmore, Alberta features a World Cup Sprint course that climbs right from the start, two back-to-back inclines that would produce lactic acid and technical challenges if anyone chose to sprint up them. Almost...

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Historic 1-4 Sweep for France in Women’s Biathlon Sprint

Clare EganFebruary 10, 2024

FasterSkier’s Coverage of the Biathlon World Championships is made possible through the generous support of the Craftsbury Outdoor Center: New England’s finest snowmaking, world class race venues and touring trails, healthy food in abundance, comfortable accommodations at Craftsbury: Sports, Sustainability, Stewardship. Ever since France upset Norway to win the opening Mixed Relay of the 2024 Biathlon World Championships, their magnificent esprit de corps has been on display. After that race, the entire team gathered...

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Diggins Rules Canmore 15 k, Laukli Eighth

Ken RothFebruary 9, 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. The arrival of World Cup racing in North America has brought tremendous excitement to the United States and Canada. It has also brought a surprise: as the cross-country world assembled in Canmore, Alberta,...

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Patterson a Strong Eighth, Krueger with the Win in Canmore 15 k

Ken RothFebruary 9, 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. In the men’s Overall World Cup competition, Harald Oestberg Amundsen (NOR) holds a commanding 300 point lead over teammate Erik Valnes. While Amundsen and Paal Golberg (NOR) have a stranglehold in the distance...

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World Junior Championships Update

Ken RothFebruary 8, 2024

The International Ski Federation (FIS) Nordic Junior World Championships are being held in Planica, Slovenia February 5–11. So far, two events have been contested, the Freestyle Sprints, and the 20-kilometer Freestyle Mass Start. Freestyle Sprints The Sprints were held on a 1.2-kilometer course for both the men and women. Women’s Freestyle Sprint FIRST Gina Del Rio (AND) SECOND Samantha Smith (USA) THIRD Milla Grosberghaugen Andreassen (NOR) Remarkably, every American competitor qualified...

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Minneapolis World Cup: All Systems Go!

Ken RothFebruary 8, 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. This has been a terrible winter for skiing in much of North America, particularly in the midwest. With temperatures consistently above freezing and little snowfall, most races in the region have either been...

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France Snags Mixed Relay Gold Ahead of Norway at Biathlon World Championships

Clare EganFebruary 7, 2024

FasterSkier’s Coverage of the Biathlon World Championships is made possible through the generous support of the Craftsbury Outdoor Center: New England’s finest snowmaking, world class race venues and touring trails, healthy food in abundance, comfortable accommodations at Craftsbury: Sports, Sustainability, Stewardship. In the opening race of the 2024 Biathlon World Championships, France overcame heavy favorite Norway to take gold in the 4×6 k Mixed Relay. It was a tightly contested race with 25 nations...

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Up Next: Biathlon World Championships

Clare EganFebruary 6, 2024

FasterSkier’s Coverage of the Biathlon World Championships is made possible through the generous support of the Craftsbury Outdoor Center: New England’s finest snowmaking, world class race venues and touring trails, healthy food in abundance, comfortable accommodations at Craftsbury: Sports, Sustainability, Stewardship. The 2024 Biathlon World Championships open on Wednesday, February 7 in the countryside town of Nove Mesto na Morave in the Czech Republic. While not widely known as a winter wonderland, Nove Mesto...

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Local Olympians Crawford and Atkins Excited for Canmore World Cup

Alex KochonFebruary 6, 2024

This week in Canmore, the Bow Valley will host about 200 athletes from 19 countries at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Cross-Country World Cup, the 11th stop on the international docket and the first time in North America in eight years. The races include 10 k freestyle individual starts on Friday, freestyle sprints on Saturday, 20 k classic mass starts on Sunday, a day of rest, then classic sprints on Tuesday, Feb. 13, at the...

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Homecoming

John TeafordFebruary 4, 2024

At the edge of the parking lot at the Wild Wings Ski Touring Center stands a strategically placed, much used, and much loved snow pile. Getting up speed by dropping down the short slope in front of the main building, young skiers catch air off the top of the pile, daring each other to ever-bigger, ever-trickier leaps. They’ve been doing it for years. Ben Ogden, Sophie Caldwell, Simi Hamilton, Katharine Ogden, Bill Koch, Fin Bailey....

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How the Heck Do You Actually Get Better?

Luke JagerFebruary 2, 2024

You’ve plateaued? What’s the deal? Is it insufficient rest; is it that you peaked too early; is it that you need to train harder? There is an article, Facebook post, podcast, YouTube video, and probably a thousand other forms of media dedicated to figuring out just about every component of training. So, with all this information available, why do so many athletes face such an uphill battle to reach their goals? From amateur to elite,...

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World-Class Canmore Gears Up for Another World Cup

Alex KochonFebruary 1, 2024

Canmore is one of those places that truly lives up to the hype. Nestled in the Canadian Rockies in southwestern Alberta, the small town with an authentically outdoorsy and Western Canadian vibe is definitely “bucket-list” worthy for anyone who hasn’t visited yet. Locals say it’s a combination of the scenic backdrop, with jagged peaks on all sides rising around the town and Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park, and the community—most everyone here lives and breathes...

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2024 Harvard Winter Carnival Comes to ESPN+

Wyatt TeafordFebruary 1, 2024

The colleges of New England cannot escape the dark, cold weeks of winter. Long ago, they decided to celebrate it, and the tradition of collegiate Winter Carnivals stretches back more than a century. Carnivals are a time-tested celebration of the winter season, the arrival of winter snow, and the activities that the season allows: sledding, ski jumping, Alpine races, Nordic events, ice sculpting, bonfires on the quad, and the tradition of campus-wide snowball fights. Over...

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The Air That We Breathe: Medications, Rules, Exemptions, and Advantages

Wyatt TeafordJanuary 31, 2024

Cross country skiing is an aerobic sport: the amount of oxygen entering our lungs is one of the factors directly affecting our performance. It seems to make sense: more oxygen in, more fuel provided to the muscles, greater levels of performance in endurance events. On the other hand, some athletes suffer from external factors limiting the amount of oxygen they can utilize to give energy to their muscles. One such factor is asthma, a condition...

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Diggins Thrills at 20 k Finish, Laukli Fifth, Brennan Seventh

John TeafordJanuary 28, 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. Jessie Diggins (USA) continues to pursue the season-long World Cup Overall title, having successfully defended her lead in those standings through the recent weekends of sprints and mass start races. And with so...

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Klaebo Rules 20 k Mass Start. Schumacher-Patterson Top Twenty

Ken RothJanuary 28, 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 the eyes of cross-country World Cup competitors begin to turn their gaze toward North America, one task remained for them before they could begin to focus on packing their bags for the...

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