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Great Bear Chase Countdown

Great Bear ChaseFebruary 26, 2019

The 39th annual UP Health System Great Bear Chase is almost here! Conditions are looking great, with a packed base of 36” on the course and great temperatures leading up to Saturday, March 9th. Online registration will be open until midnight on Wednesday, March 6. Last-minute registration will also be available at the Calumet High School from 4-8:30 p.m. the day before the race. Registration will not be accepted on race day. Save money by...

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Never a Slow Moment: Johaug and Karlsson in a Generational 10 k Duel

Jason AlbertFebruary 26, 2019

The race is the spectacle that determines the outcome. And when Norway’s Therese Johaug highlights the start list, her winning outcome seems pre-determined as soon as she skates or strides from the start. On Tuesday in the World Championship interval start 10-kilometer classic, Johaug won gold. In a race where splits are given, Johaug may have only been flummoxed by the close margin between her first place and the resolute chaser in nineteen-year-old Frida...

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Tuesday’s Race Rundown from Seefeld: Women’s 10 k Classic

FasterSkierFebruary 26, 2019

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Seefeld, Austria Women’s Individual 10 k Classic In her first World Championships since 2015, on Tuesday Norway’s Therese Johaug sped to her second distance gold in Seefeld. Johaug stopped the clock in 27:02.1 to claim the win in the 10-kilometer individual start classic. buy vancomycin online Sweden’s Frida Karlsson was perhaps the biggest podium surprise of the day. At nineteen-years-old, Karlsson (a three-time winner at World Juniors) placed second, 12.2...

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The Purple Wave: 2019 American Birkebeiner

Jason AlbertFebruary 25, 2019

FasterSkier’s American Birkebeiner coverage is made possible through the generous support of New Moon Ski & Bike in Hayward, Wisconsin. While you are at the Birkie be sure to visit New Moon Ski & Bike for all your local expertise. *** In the days leading up to North America’s largest nordic ski race, the American Birkebeiner, I found myself dissociating. When given the option of fight or flight, my brain was already halfway out the...

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Euphoric Victory for Sweden’s Nilsson and Dahlqvist in Classic Team Sprint; Diggins, Bjornsen 5th

Rachel PerkinsFebruary 24, 2019

Icy tracks and a relatively flat course made for a tight race in Seefeld, Austria for the women’s 6 x 1.2-kilometer classic team sprint. Even in the final meters as the women charged up the last climb and double poled to the finish, the winner was not clear. In fact, the three fastest teams were within one second of one another. The resulting time difference between first and fifth place was less than the difference...

News Opinion

Op-Ed by Chad Salmela: Saturday’s Men’s Skiathlon and Why I Think it Matters

Jason AlbertFebruary 24, 2019

This Op-Ed comes from Chad Salmela, the commentator for World Cup nordic skiing and IBU Biathlon at NBC Sports. Salmela also coaches running at the The College of St, Scholasticia. *** Saturday’s Men’s Skiathlon and Why I Think it Matters I don’t have a blog and I didn’t get to call the race Saturday, but I thought it was compelling on a couple levels. (Disclaimer: You may have figured all this out without me, so my...

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Sunday Rundown from Seefeld World Champs (Updated)

FasterSkierFebruary 24, 2019

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Seefeld, Austria Women’s/Men’s Classic Team Sprint The furious pace of the World Championship racing schedule continued on Sunday in Seefeld, Austria with the women’s and men’s classic team sprint. Sweden’s Stina Nilsson and Maja Dahlqvist won the women’s 6 x 1.2-kilometer classic team sprint final in 15:14.93 minutes. Katja Visnar and Anamarija Lampic of Slovenia placed second (+0.37), with Norway’s Ingvild Flugstad Østberg and Maiken Caspersen Falla taking the final...

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First Time American Birkebeiner Winners: Alayna Sonnesyn and Akeo Maifeld-Carucci

Jason AlbertFebruary 23, 2019

FasterSkier’s American Birkebeiner coverage is made possible through the generous support of New Moon Ski & Bike in Hayward, Wisconsin. While you are at the Birkie be sure to visit New Moon Ski & Bike for all your local expertise. Falling snow. Not too frigid temps. And a layer of fresh snow overlaying the 50 kilometers of undulating terrain for the 2019 American Birkebeiner. Perhaps no matter the conditions, it is cross-country ski racing paradise....

News Racing Results

Røthe Clinches Skiathlon Win By 0.1 Second Over Bolshunov; Harvey 6th

Gabby NaranjaFebruary 23, 2019

*This article has been updated to include comments of Great Britain’s Andrew Musgrave By the time the camera panned past the 26-kilometer mark of the men’s 30 k skiathlon at 2019 World Ski Championships in Seefeld, Austria on Saturday, the original pack of 72 starters had dwindled to five: Norwegians Martin Johnsrud Sundby and Sjur Røthe, Russia’s Alexander Bolshunov, Finland’s Iivo Niskanen, and France’s Clement Parisse. The leaders had been unphased by Niskanen’s hot pace...

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After a Long Wait, Johaug Wins Second Gold Medal in the World Championship Skiathlon; Brennan 10th

Rachel PerkinsFebruary 23, 2019

An emotional Therese Johaug of Norway stood atop the podium after the 15-kilometer skiathlon in Seefeld, Austria. While the race seemed to be decided during the second of two classic laps where Johaug began to pull away, the title has taken much longer to achieve. This moment was one she has been hoping for since she last earned the title during the 2015 world championships in Falun, Sweden. Johaug was unable to compete in the...

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Saturday Rundown Starting with Seefeld and Ending in Hayward, WI. (Updated)

FasterSkierFebruary 23, 2019

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Seefeld, Austria 15 k/30 k Skiathlon Men’s Race Report | Women’s Race Report Between 3.75-kilometers and 4.85 k on Saturday, Norway’s Therese Johaug began to pull away in earnest during the women’s World Championship 15 k skiathlon — by then she had built a near 15 second lead. The time back to the Norwegian would only grow. Johaug powered into the classic to skate transition zone in control with a...

Community News

We’ve got hills – lots of hills

FasterSkierFebruary 22, 2019

Katie Bradish is an investigative athlete and will be contributing writer for Faster Skier from Sandpoint, Idaho. Bradish decided to learn to Nordic ski with some hard deadlines. With the support of Fischer Nordic, SWIX USA and Coach Rebecca Dussualt, Bradish will race in three Worldloppet races by the end of 2020. Uff-dah! FasterSkier’s American Birkebeiner coverage is made possible through the generous support of New Moon Ski & Bike in Hayward, Wisconsin. While you...

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Thursday Race Rundown: World Championship Freestyle Sprint

FasterSkierFebruary 21, 2019

2019 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Seefeld, Austria 1.2 k/ 1.6 k freestyle sprint Welcome to The Rundown, your quick primer of need-to-know information about the day’s racing. We’ll be updating this digest as the day goes on with additional results, photos and quotes. The Rundown is NOT a race report; stay tuned for complete race reports later today with interviews from the day’s top racers. The women’s 1.2-kilometer freestyle sprint at the 2019...

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Time to Qualify in Seefeld: 5 k/10 k Classic Qualification Races

FasterSkierFebruary 20, 2019

Wednesday in Seefeld, Austria was the day to pace yourself into the 2019 Nordic Ski World Championships. No Jessie Diggins or Alex Harvey toed the line in today’s distance qualifiers, a 5-kilometer classic for the women a 10 k classic for the men. For those skiers without the minimum International Ski Federation (FIS) distance points, qualification races are an opportunity to earn start spots in the championship’s distance events. (Athletes racing on Wednesday have not...

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How to View the Seefeld, Austria World Championships

FasterSkierFebruary 19, 2019

Watching the events live … ee’ve got to temper the good news. If you subscribe to the NBC Gold “Snow” Pass, then you will have live/replay access to almost all of the championship events. We cannot overemphasize the “almost”. Back when NBC announced it’s Gold Pass system, subscribers did not have access to the Seefeld championships. At the time, the rights holder in Austria was reportedly asking too steep a price from NBC to secure...

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“Trail To The Birkie” with New Moon Ski & Bike – Part 4: Roger

New Moon Ski & BikeFebruary 19, 2019

Trail to the Birkie has been a lot of fun. But now Birkie Week is upon us. And that means WAX WAX WAX! With dozens of fast Birkies under his belt, our friend Roger simplifies waxing a bit for the Birkie masses. We encourage you to go back and review the Trail to the Birkie video series. You will find helpful tips, a touch of humor, and inspration for your 2019 Birkie or whatever your...

Collegiate News

Once A Buffalo, Always a Buffalo: Jana Weinberger on Her First Season as Head Nordic Coach at CU

Rachel PerkinsFebruary 18, 2019

At the end of the 2017-2018 season, Bruce Cranmer stepped away from his position as the head Nordic coach at Colorado University in Boulder after 18 seasons with the team. During his tenure, the team was the top nordic team a remarkable seven times at the NCAA national championships, with four of those victories also earning the overall win with their points combined with those earned by the CU alpine team. However, throughout all of...

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“Trail To The Birkie” with New Moon Ski & Bike – Part 3: Lauren

New Moon Ski & BikeFebruary 18, 2019

For week three in our Trail To The Birkie Series, we chat with Lauren as she preps for her first full-length Birkie. Let’s cheer her on come race day – we know she’ll do great! If you missed Part 1 last week, take a minute to view that segment featuring Ashley Shuman. Catch up with our week 2 feature with fast skier, Dakota Dale. Enjoy, and let’s get Birkie Fever goin’!

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“Trail To The Birkie” with New Moon Ski & Bike – Part 2: Dakota

New Moon Ski & BikeFebruary 18, 2019

Next in our Trail To The Birkie Series we meet Dakota, up and coming masters elite. Dakota shares some training tips, why he loves classic technique, and a look at the twin Dale brothers rivalry. If you missed Part 1 last week, take a minute to view that segment featuring Ashley Shuman HERE. Enjoy, and let’s get Birkie Fever goin’!

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Sunday Race Rundown: Cogne, SoHo & Minneapolis

FasterSkierFebruary 17, 2019

FIS Cross Country World Cup 10 k/15 k Classic Individual Start Cogne, Italy World Cup athletes returned to the Cogne race venue on Sunday for a men’s and women’s classic interval start race. In the women’s 10 k, Finland’s Kerttu Niskanen, won in a time of 27:24.8. Finishing just 3 seconds behind her for second place was Swiss skier, Nadine Fähndrich. Russia’s Natalia Nepryaeva claimed third, 12.6 seconds behind the winner. Racing for the U.S., Rosie...

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