FasterSkier sat down with Jessie Diggins and Caitlin Gregg on Wednesday to talk about their surprise double podium in the 10 k freestyle at the 2015 World Championships, and what it means to them and U.S. cross country skiing.
FasterSkier sat down with Alex Harvey on Monday to talk about the two medals he's racked up in his two races so far at 2015 World Championships, and what they mean to him and for Canadian cross-country skiing.
FasterSkier’s coverage of the 2015 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun, Sweden, is brought to you by the generous support of Kikkan Randall training wear. Norway’s Didrik Tønseth was looking at a podium finish in his very first FIS Nordic World Ski Championships event. Now he’s looking at doing more pushups. Twenty-three-year-old rookie Tønseth was leading for part of the way in the men’s 30-kilometer skiathlon on Saturday. “I was thinking that, ‘This is it. I’m...
A day after Alex Harvey rose to silver in the men's classic sprint on the first official day of 2015 World Championships in Falun, Sweden, Cross Country Canada Athlete Director Colin Abbott caught up with high-performance director Tom Holland about the significance of silver.
At 19, Ben Berend made his World Cup debut last month in Schonach, Germany. After a whirlwind trip to Kazakhstan for Junior Worlds and Austria for the last Continental Cup, the Colorado native is set to compete in his first senior World Championships on Friday in Falun, Sweden.
U.S. Nordic Combined named two rookies to its five-man World Championships team earlier this month, which will be competing in four events at 2015 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun, Sweden, over the next two weeks. Adam Loomis, 22, is one of them.
FasterSkier discusses the selection of nine skiers to the Canadian 2015 Nordic World Ski Championships with Canadian National Team Head Coach Justin Wadsworth. "In every race we have good opportunity. It is just putting it together on the right day," he said of the team's chances in Falun, Sweden.
Born in Argentina, Carlos Lannes took advantage of every opportunity he could to get on snow before moving to Spain after his teenage years to pursue an international career of competitive racing. He went on to compete at the 2010 Olympics and is entering his fourth-and-final World Championships.
Ben Saxton of Stratton Mountain School T2 wasn't initially part of the U.S. World Champs squad but was added after a sixth place finish at the U23 Champs. He answered 10 questions before his first World Championships as part of our series on World Champs rookies.
Bend Endurance Academy's Dakota Blackhorse-von Jess answered 10 questions on the eve of the 2015 World Championships in Falun, Sweden, as part of our series on World Champs rookies.
Anchorage's Matt Pauli served as the FIS Technical Delegate for Junior and U23 World Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in early February. He reports back that though the local committee was hardworking and accommodating of challenges with snowpack, the venue was brand new - and not, he believes, ideal to host an Olympic Games. Luckily, the Soldatskoe venue where he worked at Asian Winter Games in 2011 is a good alternative.
Alaska Pacific University’s Rosie Brennan answers 10 questions as she looks to build on a successful season at the 2015 World Championships in Falun, Sweden as part of FasterSkier’s series on World Champs rookies.
Sun Valley's Matt Gelso answers 10 questions before he faces the toughest field of the year in his first World Championships as part of FasterSkier’s series on World Champs rookies.
Noah Hoffman was down after breaking his fibula in November, but he certainly wasn't out. He now returns to the world stage to complete in the upcoming Wold Championships in Falun, Sweden. However, the Colorado native is just as "curious as everyone else" to see how he measures up to the rest of the competition.
This weekend, Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt, of Rocky Mountain Racers, will make her World Cup debut in Östersund, Sweden. Less than a week later, she'll appear at her first World Championships in Falun, Sweden, where she hopes to start the classic sprint and 10 k freestyle.
With five medals already in his possession before the last day of IPC World Championships in Cable, Wis., American Andy Soule didn't have to ski the standing, skate course in the mixed relay -- but he wanted to. Not only did it show him what he was capable of, but it allowed "a lot of people to see exactly what is possible for a sit skier, too,” Soule, IPC Athlete of the Month, said last week.
Northern Michigan University's Kyle Bratrud answers 10 questions before he premieres in his first World Cup and World Championships as part of FasterSkier's series on World Champs rookies.
We can't imagine anything much more exciting than making World Championships for the first time, so we contacted the North Americans living that exact dream this year. Here's our first of the series from Canadian national-team member Jess Cockney in his first World Champs after competing at the Sochi Olympics last year.
With a young daughter, Randy Gibbs decided to leave the World Cup circuit and his ski tech position with the U.S. Ski Team for more family time. But when the Australians offered him coaching work on a few trips a year, he was thrilled to say yes. He just returned from World University Games in Slovakia, where Australia notched best-ever results.
For the third time ever, the IPC World Championships are being held in the U.S. and kick off Friday with the opening ceremony in Cable, Wis. Team USA is ready, according to coach Eileen Carey. “We are thrilled to get another chance to test out some of our training and racing strategies," she says. "Having the opportunity to do that on home snow is a great bonus for us.”