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Is Norway’s Monopoly on Gold Hurting the Sport?
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Is Norway’s Monopoly on Gold Hurting the Sport?

Stuart HardenMarch 12, 2025

This article was made possible through the generous support of our voluntary subscribers.  If you would like to see more articles like this one, please support FasterSkier with a voluntary subscription.   The Norwegian men are in a league of their own—but when a league is contested by just one team, will fans still watch? TRONDHEIM, NORWAY – As the morning gales gave way during last Thursday’s men’s 4×7.5 kilometre relay, the crowds at the Trondheim World...

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The University of Utah Claims the 2025 NCAA Championship
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The University of Utah Claims the 2025 NCAA Championship

Keely LevinsMarch 11, 2025

This article was made possible through the generous support of our voluntary subscribers.  If you would like to see more articles like this one, please support FasterSkier with a voluntary subscription.   The sun came out on Saturday at Dartmouth’s Oak Hill Ski Center in Hanover, New Hampshire. The best collegiate skiers in the country gathered in Hanover, New Hampshire, for a week of racing at the NCAA Championships. The final races of the week were the...

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Inside — okay, actually, outside — Johannes Høsflot Klæbo’s Trondheim victory party
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Inside — okay, actually, outside — Johannes Høsflot Klæbo’s Trondheim victory party

Nathaniel HerzMarch 10, 2025

TRONDHEIM, NORWAY — Johannes Høsflot Klæbo, the Norwegian gold-medal winner of all six competitions at this year’s World Championships here, was refreshingly blunt when asked about his plans to celebrate. “You need to remember that I’m allergic to gluten, so I don’t drink much beer,” he told an audience of reporters at a news conference following his last race. But, he added: “If you ask me about vodka-Red Bull, it’s a little bit different.” The 28-year-old...

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The Devon Kershaw Show: A hundred kilometers of highs and lows to wrap Trondheim
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The Devon Kershaw Show: A hundred kilometers of highs and lows to wrap Trondheim

Nathaniel HerzMarch 9, 2025

Sorry we missed yesterday, but Nat had to stop by the Klæbo victory party and Devon was busy. Not to fear: We’ve got recaps of both the men’s and women’s 50-kilometer races in Trondheim. We made it to the end; we’re going to take a few days off from podcasting, but feel free to send us love notes only to devon@fasterskier.com and nat@fasterskier.com. See you soon.

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Karlsson Glides to Victory in World Championship 50 k
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Karlsson Glides to Victory in World Championship 50 k

John TeafordMarch 9, 2025

FasterSkier’s coverage of this week’s FIS World Championships stands as a proud tribute to an icon of American Skiing, Marty Hall who has generously supported our coverage of international cross country ski events. To learn more about Marty and Kathy Hall’s A Hall Mark of Excellence Award, please contact info@fasterskier.com. We’ll miss you, Marty.  In 2021, in the prime of her career, Therese Johaug (NOR) won four races at the World Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany—Skiathlon, 10...

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How Olympic athletes teamed with climate advocates to save a World Championships race from disruption
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How Olympic athletes teamed with climate advocates to save a World Championships race from disruption

Nathaniel HerzMarch 8, 2025

This article was made possible through the generous support of our voluntary subscribers.  If you would like to see more articles like this one, please support FasterSkier with a voluntary subscription.   TRONDHEIM, NORWAY — At 9 p.m. on the evening before she would vie for a relay medal at the cross-country skiing World Championships here, American Julia Kern was not sleeping. Instead, she was sending phone messages — announcing that competitors had reached an agreement with climate...

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Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo—All Questions Answered
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Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo—All Questions Answered

John TeafordMarch 8, 2025

FasterSkier’s coverage of this week’s FIS World Championships stands as a proud tribute to an icon of American Skiing, Marty Hall, who has generously supported our coverage of international cross country ski events. To learn more about Marty and Kathy Hall’s A Hall Mark of Excellence Award, please contact info@fasterskier.com. We’ll miss you, Marty.  Some day in the future, some other skier will do what Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo just did . . . and when they...

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