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The Devon Kershaw Show: 2021 World Championships 15 k Skate with Kris Freeman

Devon KershawMarch 3, 2021

For what it is worth, and it is worth something, the 15 k interval start skate at the 2021 World Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany lived up to the hype as the race of truth. Coming in, we would have expected Russia’s Alexander Bolshunov to search, seek, and destroy every centimeter of this salted and then melting course. It was a grind for all. And throughout the laps on a brutal course, the Russian was...

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The Devon Kershaw Show: 2021 World Championships 10 K Skate – A Johaug Win and a Diggins Near Miss

Devon KershawMarch 2, 2021

In today’s 10 k story on FasterSkier, here’s how it began: “The high pressure continued at the 2021 World Championships on Tuesday in more ways than one. Oberstdorf, Germany’s temps hovered around 50 degrees Fahrenheit for the start of the women’s 10-kilometer individual freestyle, and a rarefied number of skiers poised to step on the podium. The pressure cooker that is the individual start, with skiers setting off at 30-second intervals was on display...

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The Devon Kershaw Show: Race Waxing and Skis in Warm Conditions with Zach Caldwell

Devon KershawMarch 1, 2021

In this episode, we speak with Zach Caldwell — Putney, Vermont ski whisperer, and wax nerd at Caldwell Sport. We’ve received questions from listeners asking about the difficulty of waxing (for both skate and classic) as well as ski selection when the temperatures spike beyond the melting point for snow. That has been the case in Oberstdorf, Germany the last week, site of the 2021 Nordic Ski World Championships. That said, it’s a “rest day”...

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The Devon Kershaw Show: 2021 World Championship Team Sprint with Alex Harvey (And a 10th Anniversary Celebration Concerning Oslo 2011)

Devon KershawFebruary 28, 2021

In this Sunday, World Championship team sprint episode of the Devon Kershaw Show, we have a special guest from Québec , the actual Prince of Québec … Alex Harvey. It has been ten short or long years since he and Kershaw won the classic team sprint at the 2011 Oslo World Championships. First off, before listening to the episode today…check out the videos posted below. To set the scene, this win goes down at...

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The Devon Kershaw Show: The 2021 World Championship Skiathlon with the Boss – Kristin Størmer Steira

Devon KershawFebruary 27, 2021

The most special of special guest on the podcast today, Kristin Størmer Steira. Størmer Steira, a retired Norwegian ski star, chats it up with Devon from Lillehammer, where the two are busy raising two young daughters. According to a 2014 FasterSkier article on the couple, evidently, Kershaw’s “great smile”, a legacy of his youth in Sudbury, won Størmer Steira over. In her own right, Størmer Steira was a Norwegian ski star. Back in 2005, Størmer...

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The Devon Kershaw Show: 2021 World Championship Classic Sprint with Lenny Valjas

Devon KershawFebruary 25, 2021

The storylines were many during Thursday’s classic sprint at the 2021 World Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany. As the backdrop for the racing — the temps were high, the salted course began to breakdown in the final corner, and running uphill with skis on … at lightning speed … was mandatory. Norway swept the men’s podium with none other than classic kingpin Johannes Høsflot Klæbo taking the win. For certain, as this was on display...

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The Devon Kershaw Show: Kicking it with Kikkan -The World Champs Preview

Devon KershawFebruary 23, 2021

The legend is set in stone: Kikkan Randall brought a new intensity and bottom-line results to the U.S. Ski Team. Three overall sprint globes to her name, five Olympics, a bronze at the 2017 Lahti World Champs in the skate sprint, a silver at the 2009 Liberec, Czech Republic World Champs skate sprint, a gold at the 2013 Val di Fiemme, Italy World Champs in the team sprint (with Diggins), and the 2018 Olympic Gold...

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The Devon Kershaw Show: World Juniors/U23s in roughly 60 Minutes – Part 2 with Noah Hoffman

Devon KershawFebruary 15, 2021

In this episode, we chat about the weekend’s racing from World Juniors and U23s. This is part two of our coverage of Worlds for the younger folks. This episode covers the relays and mass start classic races that concluded Sunday in Vuokatti, Finland. On the show is longtime Kershaw friend Noah Hoffman, who it turns out, beyond his cross-country skiing endurance exploits, is an investment partner with Kershaw. We hear about the weekend’s racing,...

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The Devon Kershaw Show: World Juniors/U23s in roughly 60 Minutes – Part 1

Devon KershawFebruary 12, 2021

Devon jumps into the World Junior/U23 fray. This is part one of our coverage of Worlds for the younger folks. This episode covers the classic sprints and the individual skate races that concluded today in Vuokatti, Finland. The racing began on February 9 with the junior classic sprint. The U23 classic sprints were postponed on Wednesday due to the severe cold in Finland. Those sprints were held Thursday. Friday was a jam-packed race day with...

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The Devon Kershaw Show: All Aboard the Ulricehamn, Sweden Sprint Train with Kershaw and Cockney

Devon KershawFebruary 7, 2021

In this episode, Devon and former Canadian National Team member Jess Cockney discuss the intricacies of Saturday’s skate sprint and Sunday’s team sprint in Ulricehamn, Sweden. The stage has been set, the first few acts are over, yet the curtain has not closed — Jessie Diggins with a third place in Saturday’s sprint brings her closer to securing the World Cup overall as the season enters it’s last month and a half of racing. No...

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The Devon Kershaw Show: Jessie Diggins Crushes and all the News From the Falun World Cup Race Series

Devon KershawJanuary 31, 2021

The second weekend with Norway back on the scene was a reveal. Therese Johaug, arguably the second greatest cross-country skier of all time, was bested by an in form and dialed in Jessie Diggins. Interval starts, for what its worth, most often do not command a television or streaming audience. This show is a must watch. It may just be Diggins’ best career race. So we chat a ton about Diggins. But we also...

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The Devon Kershaw Show: Bolshunov-Bolshunov-Bolshunov…and the Weekend’s Racing from Lahti

Devon KershawJanuary 24, 2021

We all thought the big news would be the return of Norway. And certainly, that was the news, just not the lead. Norway swept both the men’s and women’s skiathlon podiums on Saturday and won the 4 x 5 k and 4 x 7.5 k relays on Sunday. But…and this is a big but, Alexander Bolshunov made the headlines with his violent behavior as he crossed the finish line in Lahti on Sunday. Down the...

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The Devon Kershaw Show: Listener Questions, Unexpected Outcomes, and Norway Returns

Devon KershawJanuary 21, 2021

In the big global picture, much has transpired since Jessie Diggins won the Tour de Ski. On the macro side of things, that being on the World Cup, a break has transpired. On Saturday, the cross-country World Cup returns with a skiathlon. The more notable news is the Norwegian national team will spice up the skiing as they return from a self-imposed hiatus from the World Cup since early December. We also answer some...

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Stage 8 of the Tour de Ski: The Alpe Cermis with Kershaw and Ivan Babikov

Devon KershawJanuary 10, 2021

The question is not where to start. That is with Jessie Diggins and her shining moment over eight stages at the Tour de Ski. Diggins secured the overall win in the Tour de Ski on Sunday, the first non-European skier, male or female to win the Tour. Ivan Babikov, former Candian National Ski Team member and master of the Alpe himself, joins Devon to discuss Diggins, the Russians, the Alpe, and the vagaries of the...

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The Devon Kershaw Show: Stage 7 of the Tour de Ski — The Classic Sprint and an Alpe Cermis Preview

Devon KershawJanuary 9, 2021

The Tour de Ski’s Stage 7 cliff notes: Diggins remains the overall Tour de Ski leader after being eliminated in today’s semi-finals of the classic sprint. The news day on the micro-level belongs to Sweden with a sweep of the women’s podium and Oskar Svensson, yes a Swede, won on the men’s side. More macro: Diggins wears the yellow bib heading into Sunday’s final stage, the Alpe Cermis hill climb. Bolshunov has literally shut...

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The Devon Kershaw Show: Stage 6 of the Tour de Ski – The 10 k and 15 k Mass Start Classic from Val di Fiemme

Devon KershawJanuary 9, 2021

As we slowly run out of fumes in this 8-stage epic, we debrief the Stage 6 happenings from the Tour de Ski. First, the Tour de Ski’s Stage 6 cliff notes: Diggins lands 9th on the stage but retains the overall lead, Brennan falls out of overall contention, Bolshunov wins, and Schumacher pops a top-10 for 8th place. To round out the discussion today, we bring in ski and wax whisperer … and coach, Zach...

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The Devon Kershaw Show: Stage 5 of the Tour de Ski – The 10 k and 15 k Classic Pursuit

Devon KershawJanuary 6, 2021

The Tour de Ski’s Stage 5 cliff notes: A feisty race from both Diggins and Brennan. Diggins places third, Brennan fourth. In the men’s race, Schumacher paces to 15th, and a wall of red as Bolshunov is simply peerless.

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The Devon Kershaw Show: Stage 4 of the Tour de Ski, the 10 k and 15 k Skate

Devon KershawJanuary 5, 2021

The Tour de Ski’s Stage 4 cliff notes: Diggins and Brennan go 1-2, Russia literally sweeps the men’s race and Gus Schumacher arrives with a career-best 14th. The 5 k loop in Toblach, Italy was a Diggins course – according to Kershaw – and she took charge. With Diggins and Brennan going 1-2, again, the Tour de Ski has a decidedly American look on the women’s side. And with most of Russia’s men’s roster in...

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The Devon Kershaw Show: Stage 3 of the Tour de Ski – The 10 k and 15 k Skate Pursuit

Devon KershawJanuary 3, 2021

The show notes are short. Three long days of race coverage and we end stages 1-3 on a high note for U.S. women’s skiing. Jessie Diggins, in a gritty race performance on Sunday, secured the Tour de Ski’s overall lead while Rosie Brennan raced to second overall. If you have not taken the time to watch the race, please take the time. It is worthy. Here to discuss a late arriving email regarding the podcast’s...

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The Devon Kershaw Show: Stage 2 of the Tour de Ski, The 10 K and 15 K Mass Start Classic

Devon KershawJanuary 2, 2021

A big note upfront, in this episode we review a video when Devon was relegated for obstruction during a World Cup sprint. So, if you have a phone or other device handy, here’s the link to the video. That’s Devon on the outside…coming in hot. Take a look, because we’ll get into this pretty deep in the episode. And …. we’ll chat the racing of the day, Stage 2 of the 2021 Tour de...

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