HomeCategory

News

St. Michael’s College Seeks Head Nordic Coach

  St. Michael’s College in Colchester, VT, seeks a Head Men’s and Women’s Nordic Ski Coach to lead its program in alignment with the school’s mission and athletic philosophy. Responsibilities include creating a safe and supportive environment for student-athletes, ensuring academic excellence and fostering strong coach-athlete relationships. The coach is expected to develop and implement a year-round training program, manage roster size, and oversee recruitment efforts, ensuring timely communication with prospective students and admissions. The...

Congratulations Jessie Diggins & the US Ski Team

Jessie Diggins’ victory in securing her third FIS Overall Crystal Globe marks a historic milestone, not only for her career but also for the representation of North American athletes in cross-country skiing, a sport traditionally dominated by European nations. Her achievements signify a shift in the landscape, challenging preconceived notions about the sport and setting a precedent for future generations of skiers. Historically, cross-country skiing has been overwhelmingly dominated by athletes from Scandinavia and other...

Johaug Skis Alone to 50 k Win, Diggins Secures Distance Globe

This coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and A Hall Mark of Excellence Award. To learn more about A Hall Mark of Excellence Award, or to learn how you can support FasterSkier’s coverage, please contact info@fasterskier.com. Therese Johaug (NOR) was going to retire two weeks ago, but things didn’t work out as planned. She had intended to go out after the 50 k at World Championships—to be honest, Johaug...

Klaebo Wraps Historic Season—Krueger Secures Distance Cup

This coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and A Hall Mark of Excellence Award. To learn more about A Hall Mark of Excellence Award, or to learn how you can support FasterSkier’s coverage, please contact info@fasterskier.com. A few weeks ago, Norwegian commentator (and Ski Hall of Famer) Petter Northug criticized his countrymen for failing to attack Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo (NOR) more aggressively in a mass start distance race. Northug...

Nakkertok Racing Program Seeks Development (U14/U16) Coach

The Nakkertok Racing Program (NRP) is seeking to hire a new and enthusiastic full-time member of our professional nordic ski racing coaching staff, whose primary responsibility will be to lead the coaching and management of our racing Development Program (U14 and U16). Responsibilities: Develop and execute yearly-training and -racing plans at the program level, individual athlete training/race plans, and specific practice plans for the U14/U16 Development Program, under the direction of the NRP Head Coach....

Fort Kent Outdoor Center Seeks Venue Manager / Nordic Skiing Coach

  The Fort Kent Outdoor Center in Northern Maine has a full-time, year-round opening for a Venue Manager / Nordic Coach at our state-of-the-art Nordic/Biathlon facility. Come ski and work on the best natural snow in New England in the winter, and enjoy our 3km roller loop and biathlon range for training in the summer! We are looking for an energetic Nordic enthusiast to work with a very active board to manage the activity at...

Germany and Norway Solve Lahti Team Sprints

This coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and A Hall Mark of Excellence Award. To learn more about A Hall Mark of Excellence Award, or to learn how you can support FasterSkier’s coverage, please contact info@fasterskier.com. Just how do these athletes keep doing this? There have been 32 World Cup races so far this winter—plus an exhausting week of World Championships—and we ski fans get in the habit of...

Klaebo Undefeated in 2024-2025 Sprints

This coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and A Hall Mark of Excellence Award. To learn more about A Hall Mark of Excellence Award, or to learn how you can support FasterSkier’s coverage, please contact info@fasterskier.com. Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo (NOR) had business to attend to, and a Crystal Globe to claim. He couldn’t afford to waste time worrying about races to come. He had today’s race to deal with...

Coletta Rydzek Blazes Women’s Sprint in Lahti

This coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and A Hall Mark of Excellence Award. To learn more about A Hall Mark of Excellence Award, or to learn how you can support FasterSkier’s coverage, please contact info@fasterskier.com. Back in 2021-2022, Slovenia’s Annamarija Lampic won the Sprint World Cup while having stepped onto a World Cup Sprint podium only three times that season (2 x third, 1 x second). No victories...

Kern Takes Podium in Tallinn City Sprint. Joensuu Locks up Sprint Lead

This coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and A Hall Mark of Excellence Award. To learn more about A Hall Mark of Excellence Award, or to learn how you can support FasterSkier’s coverage, please contact info@fasterskier.com. Today’s nighttime mid-week Freestyle city Sprint in Tallinn, Estonia is an unique event. It’s one day of individual Sprint racing coming at the tail end of the season leading into the final weekend...

Bumpier Than Usual, but Klaebo Prevails in Talinn

This coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and A Hall Mark of Excellence Award. To learn more about A Hall Mark of Excellence Award, or to learn how you can support FasterSkier’s coverage, please contact info@fasterskier.com. As the FIS World Cup makes a popular stop in Talinn, Estonia, a bit of a geography review might be in order . . . Talinn is the capital of Estonia, situated directly south...

The Russia Question: Federations and Athletes Divided on Russian Return

TRONDHEIM, NORWAY — On the eve of the first race at the Nordic World Ski Championships, an anonymous source told Swedish national broadcaster SVT that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has urged both the International Ski Federation (FIS) and the International Biathlon Union (IBU) to allow Russian and Belarussian athletes to return to international competition in time for the 2026 Olympic Games in Italy. IBU President Olle Dahlin confirmed to SVT that the IOC is...

Spring Season Surprise—Moa Ilar Wins Holmenkollen 10 k

This coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and A Hall Mark of Excellence Award. To learn more about A Hall Mark of Excellence Award, or to learn how you can support FasterSkier’s coverage, please contact info@fasterskier.com. Cross country skiing is a winter sport, but it’s the spring season in which we see it in all it’s glory: sunny skies, blue horizons, fields of purest white. A venue like Holmenkollen offers...

Norway’s Depth Rules Holmenkollen 10 k Freestyle

This coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and A Hall Mark of Excellence Award. To learn more about A Hall Mark of Excellence Award, or to learn how you can support FasterSkier’s coverage, please contact info@fasterskier.com. Holmenkollen has traditionally been the site of the season’s most significant 50 k race, and many in Norway are fairly grumpy to have it removed from the schedule. For the racers in today’s substitute...

Holmenkollen 20 k Classic—Nyenget’s Revenge, Schumacher Seventh

This coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and A Hall Mark of Excellence Award. To learn more about A Hall Mark of Excellence Award, or to learn how you can support FasterSkier’s coverage, please contact info@fasterskier.com. Holmenkollen is the home of Norwegian cross country skiing. It’s their Yankee Stadium, their Churchill Downs, their Wimbledon Centre Court, their Indianapolis Speedway. It’s the place where the Kingdom of Norway would usually crown...

Just like Old Times—Johaug’s 20 k Win at Holmenkollen

This coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and A Hall Mark of Excellence Award. To learn more about A Hall Mark of Excellence Award, or to learn how you can support FasterSkier’s coverage, please contact info@fasterskier.com. In the weeks closely following the conclusion of each year’s Tour de France (the world’s preeminent bicycle stage race), the winners and contenders undertake a tour of “criterium” events, races staged in those European...

U.S. Ski Team Announces Starters for Period 4

Dear Cross Country Community,   We are pleased to announce the Team for Period 4 of the 2024-25 World Cup season: Oslo 20 km C Individual Men John Hagenbuch                       Objective          24-25 Overall SuperTour Leader Gus Schumacher                       Objective          13th World Cup Distance Standings Ben Ogden                                Objective          24th World Cup Distance Standings Zanden McMullen                     Objective          27th World Cup Distance Standings Luke Jager                                Discretion         21st Les Rousses 20 km C JC Schoonmaker                        Discretion         23rd Falun 10 km C...

Let the Wild Cheering & Glitter Continue

“The crowd was cheering so loudly I couldn’t even hear myself breathe” – Johannes Klaebo If you’ve been to a cross-country ski race in Norway, you know exactly what Klaebo means. At the World Championships in Trondheim this week, the Granåsen Ski Center grandstands and course are packed with over 25,000 raucous fans – their cheering deafening. In Norway, the fans are so dedicated, they’ll stand for hours in the pouring rain to see their...

Sovereign 2 SilverStar Ski Marathon: FIRST TIMERS and SPRINTERS, we’re looking for you!

Registration closes Sunday March 30th 6pm Pacific Time. Q&A with a First Timer in S2S 2024: Don’t let these unknowns keep you away from the start line! FIRST TIMERS: Have you not done a Loppet before? Or the S2S? But know (deep down!) you want to give it a try? At S2S, Finishing is Winning, and signing up is a win too, especially if it’s your first event. An S2S first-time participant in 2024 shares...

USCSA Kicks Off Its Collegiate National Championship

The U.S. Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association (USCSA) kicked off its 5-day long annual Collegiate National Championship today with the women’s Snowboard and Freeski Rail Jam, men’s Skier and Snowboard Cross, women’s Alpine Ski Giant Slalom, and a 7.5k Freestyle Nordic race under beautiful sunny skies. Mt. Bachelor is serving as host for all events over the five days of exciting competition. A record-breaking 685 Collegiate athletes representing 75 universities across 6 regions will compete...