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Nathaniel HerzDecember 6, 2023

A tale of how I skied faster than Kikkan Randall for exactly five minutes and 39 seconds until I got tired and she hit more rifle targets than I did. Once upon a time, I was a serious, though definitively not successful, cross-country skier. I raced for my college team in Maine, then kept at it afterward and one time finished 17th (I think, I can’t find the results any more) at the Tour of...

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Östersund Results Built Momentum for Team USA Heading to Hochfilzen

US BiathlonDecember 6, 2023

After ten races in Östersund, Sweden, where the U.S. Biathlon Team saw personal best finishes, strong ski times and solid shooting performances, the team will now make the trip to Hochfilzen, Austria, where the three-day weekend will feature a sprint, pursuit and a pair of relays. Racing in Östersund kicked off with a strong performance from Deedra Irwin (Pulaski, WI/Army World Class Athlete Program) and Sean Doherty (Center Conway, NH/National Guard Biathlon) to finish eighth...

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The Worst Norwegian . . .

John TeafordDecember 5, 2023

Seven Norwegian men—not even the seven best Norwegian men—entered the most competitive ski race the world has to offer (World Cup 10 k Interval Start Freestyle in Gaellivare, Sweden), and the worst Norwegian finisher was ninth! That’s the apparent nature of men’s cross country ski racing today: Norway shows up, Norway wins, Norway sweeps the podium, and the worst Norwegian in the field still manages to beat pretty much everyone else in the world. Norway...

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U.S. Takes Third in Women’s Relay

Ken RothDecember 3, 2023

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. On Sunday morning in Gallivare, Sweden the World Cup moved on to the women’s 4 x 7.5 kilometer Relay. Even casual fans of nordic skiing know what that means: stakes will be a little...

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Norway Dominates 4 x 7.5 k Relay, USA Finishes Best-Ever Fifth

John TeafordDecember 3, 2023

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. The farthest north of any FIS World Cup destination, Gallivare, Sweden offered another frigid morning of steaming breath and squeaking snow for World Cup teams lining up for the Men’s 4 x 7.5 k...

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Diggins Reigns at Gallivare 10 k Freestyle

Ben TheyerlDecember 2, 2023

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. Gallivare, Sweden marks the outer limit of the World Cup circuit. The latitude: as northern as it gets. The course: as “unrelentingly technical” as it gets. The weather: at 5℉ (-15℃) this morning, about...

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Schumacher 16th in World Cup 10 k as Norway Sweeps Podium

Ken RothDecember 2, 2023

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, the FIS World Cup moved to Gallivare, Sweden where a rolling course hosted the 10 kilometer interval start races. In the men’s race, the headline story was the absence of Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo...

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USA’s Bonacci Sixth in Kontiolahti IBU Cup

US BiathlonNovember 30, 2023

Flowers for Bonacci with Sixth Place Finish in Kontiolahti Vincent Bonacci (Salt Lake City, UT/Team Crosscut) raced to a personal-best sixth place in the men’s 20km individual on Thursday’s opening day of the 2023/24 BMW IBU Cup season in Kontiolahti, Finland. Bonacci had just one miss in standing and crossed the finish line 13 seconds behind Vetle Paulsen of Norway. “I had a bit of a rough fall in terms of how I was shooting,...

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Running Shoes Off, Ski Boots On: Seasonal Changes for Sophia Laukli

Ken RothNovember 30, 2023

This coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and A Hall Mark of Excellence Award. Learn more about A Hall Mark of Excellence Award—or about supporting FasterSkier coverage—by contacting info@fasterskier.com. FasterSkier has been following the precedent-setting training and competition of Stifel U.S. Ski Team member, Sophia Laukli. For those readers who haven’t been keeping up with her headlines, Laukli spent last summer training as usual for winter, and on the side...

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Making the Best, Out West

Kyle SteitzNovember 28, 2023

For a team like NoCo Nordic, skiing in West Yellowstone is a magical experience. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, the team typically gets less than 10 days of skiing in town on a given winter. When there is no snow, they drive several hours every weekend to reliable skiing. So walking two minutes from your lodging to over 35 km of groomed skiing is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity for many of these...

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Life’s a Banquet: the Diverse Career of Garrott Kuzzy

Jody ZarkosNovember 28, 2023

Editor’s note: This is the latest installment of FasterSkier’s “where are they now” features devoted to former standouts from Team USA. This article features Garrott Kuzzy, whose presence on the 2010 Olympic Team helped the American Men’s relay to a 13th place finish. Kuzzy is also a principal in Lumi Experiences, a consistent and generous supporter of FasterSkier. In the 1965 Broadway hit, Mame, the titular character Auntie Mame pronounces the famous line, “Life’s a...

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Epic Day in Ruka. Diggins Second, Brennan Third in 20 k Freestyle

Ken RothNovember 26, 2023

This coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and A Hall Mark of Excellence Award. Learn more about A Hall Mark of Excellence Award—or about supporting FasterSkier coverage—by contacting info@fasterskier.com. It was an epic day of racing in Ruka, Finland where the women closed out their racing with the 20 kilometer mass start freestyle. The American squad was hoping that Jessie Diggins could repeat the magic she displayed in Davos, Switzerland...

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Norway’s Jan Thomas Jenssen Wins in First World Cup Start in Three Years

Ben TheyerlNovember 26, 2023

Jan Thomas Jenssen (NOR) hadn’t been entered in a World Cup race since 2020. On Sunday in Ruka, the highlight to Jenssen’s weekend of racing was expected to be his start in the 20 k, not his finish. But something strange was swirling in the chill Arctic air, and Sunday was one for the dark horses. In the final stretch of Sunday’s race that bent two unlikely skiers—Michal Novak (CZE), and the 27 year-old Jenssen—emerged...

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Rosie Brennan Skis to First Career Classic Podium

Ben TheyerlNovember 25, 2023

The first time Rosie Brennan stepped onto a World Cup podium, she was holding a pair of classic skis. That was in Lillehammer eight years ago, December 2015, when she skied the scramble leg in Team USA’s third place finish. Since then, there has been more team revelry, plenty of skate podiums, some fast-starts, some near misses, but never an individual classic podium. Above all, in the intervening time, there has been perseverance. Stride for...

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Norway’s Men Continue Distance Domination

Ken RothNovember 25, 2023

This coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and A Hall Mark of Excellence Award. Learn more about A Hall Mark of Excellence Award—or about supporting FasterSkier coverage—by contacting info@fasterskier.com. Day Two of the 2023-2024 FIS World Cup season showcased the individual start 10 k Classic race in Ruka, Finland. The Finn’s were chomping at the bit for an opportunity to break the Norwegian men’s stranglehold on distance racing: last...

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Emma Ribom Repeats in Ruka Sprint

Ken RothNovember 24, 2023

This coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and A Hall Mark of Excellence Award. Learn more about A Hall Mark of Excellence Award—or about supporting FasterSkier coverage—by contacting info@fasterskier.com. Today, in the near perpetual darkness of Finland’s early winter, the classic sprint competition announced the dawn of the new World Cup season. The new season brings with it a new rule—perhaps the most significant rule change since skating was...

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Erik Valnes Shows Early Season Form in Ruka Classic Sprint

John TeafordNovember 24, 2023

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. FasterSkier begins its coverage of the 2023-2024 FIS World Cup with the first day of competition from Ruka, Finland. A cold day offered consistent conditions for this Classic Sprint. Even so, Norway advanced seven...

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IBU: Sustainability and Social Legacies

FasterSkierNovember 23, 2023

IBU 2023/2024: New Rules and Higher Sustainability Standards The IBU season 2023/2024 is set to get underway with the opening BMW IBU World Cup in Östersund (SWE) on 25 November 2023 as new rules and sustainability commitments will be showcased for the first time. Östersund is one of nine World Cup Organising Committees this season, in addition to World Championship host Nove Mesto na Morave, to have voluntarily signed the IBU’s new Sustainability Charter. By signing the Charter,...

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Call For US Coaches: 2024 World Junior & U23 Championships

FasterSkierNovember 22, 2023

U18 Scando Trip: FALUN, SWEDEN (JAN 15-24) World Junior/U23 Ski Championships: PLANICA, SLOVENIA (Feb 1-11) Pre-camp: TOBLACH, ITALY (Jan 24-31) Apply for ANY positions that you are interested in by December 1, 2023 The U.S. Ski Team is seeking coaches for our upcoming 2024 U18 Scandinavian Trip & 2024 World Junior/U23 Championship Team. The teams will be led by U.S. Ski Team Development Coach, Greta Anderson. Each position filled will provide valuable experience to individuals,...

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Jessie Diggins: Health and Happiness in the Season Ahead

John TeafordNovember 21, 2023

11/17/2023—Ruka, Finland For American fans of cross-country skiing, Jessie Diggins is definitely the voice of our sport. Following a 2023 season that saw her crowned World Champion in 10k—and finishing second overall in the season-long FIS World Cup—she returned to training and preparing for the season to come; but things didn’t go exactly as planned. Recently, Diggins sat down for a scheduled media interview to discuss her relapse into an eating disorder from which she’d...

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