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Tracks Set For Generations of Skiers to Follow: The North American Nordic Community Celebrates the Life of Marty Hall
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Tracks Set For Generations of Skiers to Follow: The North American Nordic Community Celebrates the Life of Marty Hall

FasterSkierFebruary 28, 2025

As many of you know, we lost a vital ambassador and supporter of North American cross-country skiing earlier this week. For those of you who might not be aware, Marty Hall was a lot more than the person, along with his wife Kathy, who supported our World Cup coverage. Marty was a friend. As a younger man, Marty had been a football player, nordic skier, and track star at the University of New Hampshire before...

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Holderness School Seeks Nordic Program Director
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Holderness School Seeks Nordic Program Director

FasterSkierFebruary 28, 2025

Nordic Program Director or Assistant Director (experience dependent)   Job Description Holderness School seeks a full-time Nordic Program Director to promote passion and spirit for the sport of Nordic skiing. Reporting to the Holderness School Snow Sports Director, Ben Drummond, this position contributes to the overall success of the school’s on-snow programs. The role is responsible for managing the newly homologated Davis Cross Country Ski Trails, with coaching, instructing, recruiting, and building the ski community...

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Sundling Reigns in World Championship Sprint, Kern Fifth
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Sundling Reigns in World Championship Sprint, Kern Fifth

John TeafordFebruary 27, 2025

FasterSkier’s coverage of this week’s FIS World Championships stands as a proud tribute to American Skiing Icon Marty Hall, who (with his wife, Kathy Hall, and their A Hall Mark of Excellence Award) has generously supported our coverage of international cross-country ski events. To learn more about A Hall Mark of Excellence Award, please contact info@fasterskier.com. We’ll miss you, Marty.    The Women’s Freestyle Sprint is Sweden’s race to lose, but it’s Norway’s home turf...

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Klaebo Thrills Hometown Crowd with World Sprint Title
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Klaebo Thrills Hometown Crowd with World Sprint Title

John TeafordFebruary 27, 2025

FasterSkier’s coverage of this week’s FIS World Championships stands as a proud tribute to American Skiing Icon Marty Hall, who (with his wife, Kathy Hall, and their A Hall Mark of Excellence Award) has generously supported our coverage of international cross-country ski events. To learn more about A Hall Mark of Excellence Award, please contact info@fasterskier.com. We’ll miss you, Marty.  Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo (NOR) won bronze in the Individual Sprint way back in 2017 in...

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Nordic Nations Cup Recap – AKA The 2025 Norgecup Norwegian Junior Nationals Championships Summary
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Nordic Nations Cup Recap – AKA The 2025 Norgecup Norwegian Junior Nationals Championships Summary

FasterSkierFebruary 26, 2025

By: Greg Poduska Eighteen American U18 male and female Nordic athletes from Ski Clubs and Teams sprinkled throughout the United States qualified for and then recently traveled to Gjoevik, Norway, to compete in the Equinor Norgecup Norwegian Junior Nationals Championships (AKA the Nordic Nations Cup). On their way to the race venue, they quickly traveled from the airport in Oslo to train on the famed Lillehammer Nordic trails and finally made their way to Gjoevik...

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Special World Championships Special from our Friends at BNS
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Special World Championships Special from our Friends at BNS

Boulder Nordic SportFebruary 26, 2025

Special World Champs FasterSkier Discount: 50% off clothing at bouldernordic.com or in-store through March 3, 2025. Discount Code: Faster40 In-stock items only.  Does not apply to sale items. Boulder Nordic Sport is having a huge end-of-season sale. Sample Deals: Madshus Redline 3.0 Skate & Classic Skis – Were $800, now $399.99 Salomon S/Lab 2023-24 Skate Ski – Was $800, now $499.99 Rossignol X-ium Premium 2023-24 Skate Ski – Was $800, now $449.99 Salomon S/Lab Skate Boot 2023-2024 Was $799, now $499.99 Salomon...

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Soldier Hollow Nordic Center in Midway, Utah Announced as 2029 BMW IBU World Cup Host
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Soldier Hollow Nordic Center in Midway, Utah Announced as 2029 BMW IBU World Cup Host

FasterSkierFebruary 26, 2025

The Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation and United States Biathlon Association, with the support of Utah Sports Commission, are proud to announce Soldier Hollow Nordic Center will host a BMW IBU World Cup event from March 6-11, 2029. This is the third biathlon World Cup event to be held at the venue since 2001. Soldier Hollow hosted the BMW IBU World Cup in 2024 and 2019, and the IBU Youth & Junior World Championships in 2022. Following the 2029 event...

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Legends of the Birkebeiner (not the ones you think)
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Legends of the Birkebeiner (not the ones you think)

John TeafordFebruary 24, 2025

We’d been promised powdered sugar donuts. We’d need them . . . it was a long, long way to the finish line. A bit over 50 kilometers (the original race-distance, before it got shortened to a nicely rounded 50 k), plenty far enough to test the will, the patience, and the endurance of even the hardiest skiers. It’s as far (so we’re told) as the original Birkebeiners carried the young Prince Haakon across the mountains...

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A Glove Solution for Skiers with Raynaud’s Syndrome
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A Glove Solution for Skiers with Raynaud’s Syndrome

Matthew VoisinFebruary 21, 2025

Heading out for a cross-country ski on a late winter day when the air is still, and the sun is warm is one of life’s true gifts; in fact, if you are reading this, these words probably evoke some memory that is making you smile right now.  On the contrary, bundling up to head out on a dark morning in early January when the wind is hollowing so hard you worry any of the large...

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Register for S2S Before February 23rd and Be Part of a Rundle Nordic and Rossignol Draw
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Register for S2S Before February 23rd and Be Part of a Rundle Nordic and Rossignol Draw

Sovereign 2 SilverStarFebruary 20, 2025

It’s a terrific year for Nordic and we look forward to hosting you at the Sovereign 2 SilverStar Ski Marathon for your season finale. Register for the Classic event on April 5th (21km or 41km), Skate event on April 6th (21km or 41km), or both! If you register before the next price increase on February 23, you’ll be entered into a draw for awesome poles. With thanks to our sponsors from Rundle Nordic and Rossignol!  NEW this year!...

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Gold Medal Day – Celebrate By Donating to the NNF Athlete Support Grant
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Gold Medal Day – Celebrate By Donating to the NNF Athlete Support Grant

FasterSkierFebruary 20, 2025

  Gold Medal Day is a celebration of the Freestyle Team Sprint Gold Medal won by Jessie Diggins and Kikkan Randall at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics. This was the first Olympic Gold medal for the USA in Cross-Country Skiing. The NNF Athlete Support Grant intends to boost committed athletes who exhibit or have exhibited a propensity for international racing success as a Nordic athlete and who face circumstances critical to that mission that require...

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Bringing a Community Together Around Nordic Skiing: Oak Hill Prepares to Host NCAAs 2025
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Bringing a Community Together Around Nordic Skiing: Oak Hill Prepares to Host NCAAs 2025

Kennedy LangeFebruary 19, 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.   As Dartmouth prepares to host the 2025 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Ski Championships, Oak Hill Outdoor Center in Hanover, New Hampshire, has been transformed from a rustic trail system to one of the premier cross-country ski venues in the East. As preparations for NCAAs...

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The Devon Kershaw Show: Tuning up for Trondheim with Gus Schumacher
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The Devon Kershaw Show: Tuning up for Trondheim with Gus Schumacher

Nathaniel HerzFebruary 18, 2025

We’re gearing up for our on-site coverage of the World Championships in Trondheim, Norway, with a recap of last weekend’s racing in Sweden. Top U.S. distance skier Gus Schumacher joins us to break down his podium finish. We’ll be back soon with a Trondheim preview episode, if not more than one. Get at us at nat@fasterskier.com and devon@fasterskier.com. Thanks for listening.  

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2025 FIS World Cross-Country Ski Championships Coverage Schedule
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2025 FIS World Cross-Country Ski Championships Coverage Schedule

FasterSkierFebruary 17, 2025

We still receive daily emails asking how to watch the races, so we’re going to explain everything for you. Where to watch in the United States: Ski and Snowboard Live The Nordic pass for the World Championship costs $19.99 – this is in addition to your subscription for the regular World Cup season.  If you want to watch the Alpine World Championship as well, that will cost an extra $10.   2025 FIS World Ski...

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Back to Back Silver Medals for Campbell Wright at World Championships
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Back to Back Silver Medals for Campbell Wright at World Championships

US BiathlonFebruary 16, 2025

By: Sara Donatello After a historic World Championship silver medal in the men’s 10km sprint, Campbell Wright (Wanaka, NZL/Waiorau Nordic Skiing) is back on the podium in Lenzerheide, SUI with yet another silver medal in the men’s 12.5km pursuit. Missing just one target in his first prone stage, Wright went on to clean the final three stages of his race and solidify his second place position. “Yesterday after the race I was pretty hyped up,...

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