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Ruka Sprint Course Preview with Andy Newell (Video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpd7zgRJ31Y#action=share On Saturday Nov. 24th, Ruka, Finland will host the season opening World Cup race, a 1.4 kilometer classic sprint. It's the eleventh time in a row Ruka will host the...

#fasterskiertakeover: APU’s Eric Packer (@eric_packer) Takes Over FS Instagram

As the title suggest, we are giving away the keys: Eric Packer, long of the Alaska Pacific University Elite Team, will be posting to our instagram account this week. If you know Packer, his own IG account can...

Nordic Nation: The Recovery Episode with Tad Elliott

Back in January 2016, Tad Elliott emerged back onto the national championship scene with a win in the men’s 30-kilometer freestyle mass start at U.S. Nationals in Houghton, Mich. It had been some time since the skier...

Nordic Nation: Andy Newell in Transition

FasterSkier caught up with former, yes former U.S. Ski Team member Andy Newell on October, 8 in Park City, Utah. Newell was in Utah assisting with the latest NEG camp and training with his old cohort when time permitted....

Nordic Nation: Sylvan Ellefson Gives Back, The ‘Mountain Child’ Episode

From 2011 to 2014, Sylvan Ellefson, based out of Edwards, Colorado, was on a roar. SuperTour wins, World Cup starts, and a 30-kilometer skate national championship in 2014. Now, at 31 years old, it seems the skier who...

Nordic Nation: All Criteria Considered with Grover and Kaeding

In late August, U.S. Ski Team (USST) Head Coach Chris Grover broke his own news, releasing three new sets of criteria on behalf of U.S. Ski & Snowboard, the national governing body for cross-country skiing. The three...

Nordic Nation: The Patrick O’Brien (Patty O’) Epsiode

He's another skier who bleeds maple syrup. Raised in Putney, Vermont. Skied at the Statton Mountain School (SMS), Dartmouth, and post-collegiately with the Craftsbury Green Racing Project -- take a breath -- and yes,...

Nordic Nation: The Dan Cnossen Interview

In this episode of Nordic Nation, we spoke with Dan Cnossen, who, at 38, has much to celebrate. This past winter, he raked in six medals (one for every race he competed in) at the Winter Paralympics -- three in biathlon,...

Putting on a Show: Photos, Videos from NENSA Super Sprint and App Gap

https://youtu.be/07YfG4D2he4 Last week was a big one for the New England Nordic Ski Association (NENSA). On Wednesday, Aug. 8, in conjunction with a U.S. Ski Team U16 (under-16) camp, NENSA hosted rollerski events at...

Nordic Nation: The ‘Save the Jumps’ Episode with Canadian NoCo Skier Nathaniel Mah

Nathaniel Mah, a 22-year-old Canadian, isn’t someone we would normally liken to an endangered species. That’s perhaps the best analogy for Mah, who describes himself as the last remaining nordic combined athlete in...

Nordic Nation: The ‘Brains of the Operation’ Episode with Øyvind Sandbakk

Here on Nordic Nation, we're featuring back-to-back interviews with notable Norwegians. We previously connected with Marit Bjørgen and focused on the athlete side of the performance matrix. This time, we spoke with...

Lake Placid to France: U.S. Ski Team Camp Photos

This month, the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team (USST) held dryland camps simultaneously, about 6,000 kilometers away from each other, in Lake Placid, N.Y., and Villard-de-Lans, France. Five of the eight women on the team...

Nordic Nation: The ‘Take a Bow’ (50th!) Episode with Marit Bjørgen

The stats are simply mind-boggling. Essentially, Norway’s Marit Bjørgen has the mostest. The most decorated Winter Olympic medalist: 15 total medals, eight gold, four silver, and three bronze — over five Olympiads from...

Nordic Nation: The von Ballcap Episode

BEND, Oregon -- In this von Ballcap episode, we sit down with newly retired pro-skier Dakota Blackhorse-von Jess in his hometown of Bend. At 32, Dakota, or "Dak" as he’s most often called, had been on the scene for over a...

Nordic Nation: The Voice of Reason Episode With Chelsea Little

Avid readers of FasterSkier know her as the voice of reason and evidence when it comes to reporting on all things doping in nordic sport. Chelsea Little, a force here at FasterSkier for eight years, is stepping down from her...

Nordic Nation: The Standing Ovation Episode with Alison Owen-Bradley

Now 65, Alison Owen-Bradley was once the American skier to chase to the top of the podium in North America and on the highest tier of international cross-country ski racing. Long before Kikkan Randall, Jessie Diggins,...

Nordic Nation: Way, Way North with APU’s Tyler Kornfield

Even in the way northern latitudes, there is no denying the earth’s 23.5-degree tilt on its axis and our relationship with the sun. Spring has sprung. In the spirit of holding onto winter just a little bit longer, we...

Nordic Nation: Two Words … Jessie Diggins

Post-PyeongChang, post-World Cup, it’s been a whirlwind tour for Jessie Diggins. Where hasn’t she been? As a recent Olympic gold medalist, her time and attention have been in high demand. Just a few of those...

Nordic Nation: The So-Long-for-Now Episode with Noah Hoffman

It’s the first of our “so long for now” episodes. In the code speak of sport, that means retirement. No North American nordic sport athlete has been as prolific blogging about their life as recently retired skier Noah...

Nordic Nation: Author Peggy Shinn on the U.S. Women’s XC Ski Team

In this episode of Nordic Nation, we talk with author Peggy Shinn. She recently wrote a book titled "World Class: The Making of the U.S. Women’s Cross-Country Ski Team". The book was released before Shinn jetted off to...

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