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World Cup Preview: #7 France

Welcome to FasterSkier's World Cup Preview, where we check in with the top-10 teams from last year’s FIS Cross Country World Cup tour before the season starts. The World Cup begins with a classic sprint in Ruka, Finland...

World Cup Preview: #8 Germany

Welcome to FasterSkier’s World Cup Preview, where we check in with the top-10 teams from last year’s FIS Cross Country World Cup tour before the season starts with the Ruka weekend in Kuusamo, Finland, on...

Biathlon Canada Selection Trials: Day 2 in Canmore

Thursday in Canmore, Alberta day two of Biathlon Canada’s selection trials featured a sprint, with the men racing a total of 10-kilometers, the women 7.5 k. Nathan Smith of Canada’s Senior National team placed...

New Team, Same Hard Efforts: USST Park City Camp Part 2 from Hailey Swirbul

With the U.S. Ski Team’s final pre-season camp wrapping up on Oct. 22 in Park City, Utah, FasterSkier reached out to one of the newer additions to the USST’s D-Team, Hailey Swirbul, for a recap of her experience....

Biathlon Canada Selection Trials: Day 1 in Canmore

Selection trials for Biathlon Canada began with a men’s and women’s sprint today in Canmore, Canada. Race results will help determine athletes representing Canada on the IBU World Cup’s opening races, and...

U.S. Biathlon Announces Roster for Opening World Cup in Pokljuka, Slovenia

Last week U.S. Biathlon’s Rollerski Team trials concluded at Soldier Hollow (SoHo) outside Midway, Utah. Along with the trials this summer in Jericho, Vermont, the SoHo results helped determine any remaining U.S. roster...

Back to Basics: How to ‘Reset’ for Nordic Performance

The following strength and performance tips come from one of our resident experts, Stuart Kremzner, MS, CSCS, FMSII, OS, RN, an exercise physiologist who has coached and raced in nordic skiing for over 20 years....

Egan and Schommer Close Out USBA Team Trials Week With Wins

Friday marked the final competition day for US Biathlon team trials taking place this week at Soldier Hollow (SoHo) in Midway, Utah. Biathletes hit the pavement on Friday for a men’s and women’s mass start roller ski...

Bouchard Announced as Canada’s Head Coach while Norway’s Bråten Joins CCC as a National Team Coach

It has been a transition year for Cross Country Canada (CCC). Back on June 7th, CCC announced the hiring of Nic Lemyre as its High-Performance advisor. Lemyre is Canadian but lives and works in Oslo, Norway. With the...

Dunklee and Nordgren Secure Day 2 Wins at USBA Team Trials in SoHo

Athletes competing in the US Biathlon team trial competitions at Soldier Hollow (SoHo) in Midway, Utah, returned to the venue on Wednesday for a second roller ski sprint race. Trials had kicked off on Tuesday with a...

USBA SoHo Trials Open with Men’s and Women’s Sprint; Dunklee and Doherty Claim Senior Wins

US Biathlon team trials kicked off on Tuesday, Oct. 30, at Soldier Hollow in Midway, Utah, with a total of 47 athletes in attendance. On the line for senior competitors racing this week are starting spots for US...

Frozen Thunder Day 2 Distance Race Rundown: Canada’s Emily Nishikawa and Russell Kennedy Win

Frozen Thunder (Canmore, Alberta) 7.5k/10k Freestyle On Tuesday, Frozen Thunder at the Canmore Nordic Centre in Canmore, Alberta hosted women’s and men’s individual start freestyle races. The women raced 7.5...

International News: Norway Bans 16 & Under Fluoro Use, Ustiugov Breaks Thumb (Updated)

This article has been updated to include quotes from Torbjørn Skogstad. Here are a few international news items of note: According to an October 21, press release from the Norwegian Ski Federation, fluorinated...

Frozen Thunder Booms on Day 1 Classic Sprint

The North American season kicked off today with classic sprints at Frozen Thunder in Canmore, Alberta. Most of the top athletes were treating this as a chance to do some race intensity and were more focused on training...

Frozen Thunder Day 1 Classic Sprint Run Down

Day 1 Frozen Thunder (Canmore, Canada) Classic Sprint The first day of race season at Canmore Nordic Centre’s Frozen Thunder began with a classic sprint. Frozen Thunder is an annual on-snow event at the...

FS Seeking Part-Time and Contributing Reporters

Part-Time Reporter: FasterSkier is currently seeking a part-time reporter. The position runs from mid-November to March, with the opportunity for extension. Applicants should be highly motivated and...

Join the FasterSkier Team: Intern Needed

FasterSkier Intern FasterSkier is seeking an intern to join our team for the 2018/2019 ski season (November-April). The intern’s predominant role will be assisting our staff with international and...

Hailey Swirbul on the USST Park City Training Camp

With the U.S. Ski Team's final pre-season camp wrapping up on Oct. 22 in Park City, Utah, FasterSkier reached out to one of the newer additions to the USST's D-Team, Hailey Swirbul, for a recap of her experience. Born...