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Norway’s Falla Leaves No Doubt with Otepää Win; Diggins in 12th

Some proverbs hang in there. From situation to situation they simply capture, in the moment, how best to move forward. “Patience is a virtue,” has an etymology going way back. Yet the timeworn saying and it’s...

Back Where It All Started, Klæbo Wins Otepää Classic Sprint; Newell 15th

If Norway’s Johannes Høsflot Klæbo felt any nostalgia stepping out onto the men’s 1.6-kilometer classic sprint course in Otepää, Estonia--it is where he earned his first World Cup sprint victory back in 2017--it...

Saturday Race Rundown: Otepää Classic Sprints and Beyond

FIS World Cup Otepää, Estonia 1.3 k / 1.6 Classic Sprint Starting the day’s performance benchmarks off was Stina Nilsson of Sweden with the fastest qualifier in the women’s 1.3-kilometer classic sprint in...

Quick Hit Athlete Check-Ins from Under 23 Worlds: Evelina Sutro

Cycling back before you know it — it’s the International Ski Federation (FIS) 2019 Nordic Junior/U23 World Championships in Lahti, Finland which gets rolling with a U20 classic sprint this Sunday. In our quest to...

Quick Hit Athlete Check-Ins from Under 23 Worlds: Ian Torchia

Cycling back before you know it -- it's the International Ski Federation (FIS) 2019 Nordic Junior/U23 World Championships in Lahti, Finland which gets rolling with a U20 classic sprint this Sunday. In our...

Friday Race Rundown (Updated)

IBU World Cup Ruhpolding, Germany 4 x 7.5 k / 4 x 6 k Relay In relatively calm weather on Friday in Ruhpolding, Germany the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup sent the men’s 4 x 7.5-kilometer relay on its...

The Phenom Next Door: Gus Schumacher Looks to Lahti

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Gus Schumacher spent last winter traveling the world for ski racing, including laying down the season’s most dramatic anchor leg, non-Jessie Diggins edition, to bring the U.S. men’s relay team...

Thursday Race Rundown from Ruhpolding, Germany (Updated)

IBU World Cup Biathlon Ruhpolding, Germany 10 k / 7.5 k sprint Cutting to the chase: it has been dumping in certain regions of the alps. Ruhpolding, Germany, site of this week’s International Biathlon Union (IBU)...

World Junior Ski Championships from the Comfort of Your home; The Viewing Basics

This season's International Ski Federation (FIS) World Junior Ski Championships will be held in Lahti, Finland beginning Jan. 20. If you're interested in streaming any of the events live, the organizers in Lahti have you...

Flashback to the Weekend: Dresden Sprint Photos

This morning we're running a few remaining Dresden, Germany city sprint images sent to FS from former U.S. Ski Team athlete and Lumi Experiences founder Garrott Kuzzy. ...

Spills and Thrills as Norway I wins Men’s Team Sprint in Dresden

A strip of imported snow along the Elbe river, iconic architectural reminders of old-world Europe’s city-scape in Dresden, Germany, Lycra, speedy skiers, and teams of two: all the ingredients for the men’s...

Sunday Race Rundown: Dresden Team Sprints & Oberhof Relays (Updated 2 x)

FIS World Cup Dresden, Germany 6 x 1.6 k Freestyle Team Sprint The first World Cup team sprint of the season was run amidst drizzle and the Dresden, Germany city-scape as the women raced a total of six 1.6-kilometer...

Skar Takes First Win of the Season in Dresden; Newell 25th, Bolger 29th

The white ribbon of snow created a stark contrast to the green grass and gothic architecture along the bank of the River Elbe for the second year of city sprints in Dresden, Germany. As is typical in these events, the...

Saturday Race Rundown: Dresden and Oberhof (Updated)

FIS World Cup Dresden, Germany 1.6 k Freestyle Sprint The city of Dresden resting alongside the River Elbe hosted a 1.6-kilometer freestyle sprint for the second year running. Hannah Falk of Sweden, last year’s...

Russia’s Loginov wins IBU sprint in Oberhof; Doherty in 22nd

The men’s 10-kilometer sprint in Oberhof, Germany was a bit more in synch with recent weather trends in some parts of stormy Europe: clouds descended, the wind picked up, and steady snow began to fall during...

Tara Geraghty-Moats, the Undefeated Women’s Nordic Combined Pioneer

Tara Geraghty-Moats started ski jumping when she was nine years old. Fearless for sure, but all part of the multisport athlete's mojo. But after suffering multiple knee injuries when she was 16, Geraghty-Moats was...

The IBU World Cup is Back; So are Dunklee in 10th and Egan in 13th

The International Biathlon Union (IBU) came off a two-week break for the holidays today in Oberhof, Germany. The women raced the 7.5-kilometer sprint under mostly calm conditions on a course that had received fresh snow....