After her podium finish in Saturday’s World Cup sprint in Dusseldorf, FasterSkier caught up with U.S. Ski Team member Kikkan Randall. Listen in to hear Randall talk about the team’s hectic travel to Germany, her tactics during the race, and what it felt like to cross the line in second place.
If you just can’t get enough FasterSkier, and need a way to untether your ski addiction from your computer, you are in luck. FasterSkier podcasts are now available on iTunes. This means you can easily subscribe to the podcasts and transfer them to your iPod. What better way to pass an over distance workout or a long drive? Well we can think of quite a few actually, but it can never hurt to have options....
Nordic Commentary Project. Reuter and Tassava describe their blog as “world cup nordic skiing chatter with a side of analysis, from two skiers and ski-racing fans. In these podcasts, we’ll offer some deconstruction of the last few weeks of developments in the cross-country ski world—and hopefully even make a handful of provocative statements. This week, we started out by discussing the failed plan for a Canadian Tour de Ski in the winter of 2012.
For the U.S. Biathlon Association (USBA), the winter of 2010 was one of ups and downs. High points included Tim Burke’s podium performances in the early season, which culminated with his donning of the yellow bib of World Cup overall leader after a race in Slovenia. The Olympics were less successful, with Jeremy Teela’s ninth-place leading the way—but the team’s dissatisfaction with a single top-ten is a testament to how far the program has come...
FasterSkier is pleased to announce the first podcast in The Road to Whistler series, which we hope to continue every few weeks. To listen, just click the play button below (you will need a recent version of Adobe Flash installed to access the player). We are still working on our podcasting system, so there may be a few hiccups. Please email us at