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Ketterson and Ogden Take Classic Sprint Win on New Tracks at Mt Van Hoevenberg

FasterSkierJanuary 30, 2022

By Rachel Bachman Perkins and Ben Theyerl After a brief break, the SuperTour picked up in Lake Placid this weekend, with a fluoro-free Period III kicking off with a 1.5-kilometer classic sprint. The frigid forecast called for overnight lows of -5 Fahrenheit, with a wind chill as low as -23F. Highs during the day were only predicted to climb into the low single digits. Qualifiers were scheduled for 10/10:45 am, with quarterfinals for the open...

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Race Rundown: Ketterson and Ogden Win SuperTour Classic Sprint in Lake Placid

Rachel PerkinsJanuary 29, 2022

Here’s a quick results recap from today’s SuperTour classic sprint in Lake Placid, NY. Stay tuned tomorrow for detailed coverage including comments from athletes. Period III of SuperTour racing kicked off in Lake Placid this morning with a frigid classic sprint. Recent improvements at Mt Hoevenberg included a new 5-kilometer World Cup and 1.5k sprint course, where athletes faced off today. On the men’s race, Zak Ketterson (Team Birkie) skied the fastest time in the...

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An Inside Look at the Canadian Olympic Prep Camp

Gerry FursethJanuary 29, 2022

The Canadian Prep Camp in Sovereign Lake and SilverStar, BC prior to the 2022 Beijing Olympics sounds like a nordic skier’s heaven. A two-week ski vacation with 100 kilometres of perfectly groomed snow. A private room above a great coffee shop (pain au chocolate!) and next door to some great beer. January weather just below freezing with enough falling snow to make every day a hardwax day. Two weeks of what locals call superhero snow. A...

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Insights From a Pre-Olympic Media Conference with Jessie Diggins

Rachel PerkinsJanuary 28, 2022

As January draws to a close, energy, excitement, and perhaps anxiety surrounding the rapidly approaching 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing is steadily building. In an effort to better manage her time and energy heading into these Games, Jessie Diggins offered a media conference facilitated by U.S. Ski & Snowboard cross country communications manager Tom Horrocks to answer questions about her preparation, outlook, and plans for the remainder of the time before the team heads to...

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News Brief: COVID Outbreak in the Norway Olympic Delegation, and updated plans to get Klæbo, Johaug, and teammates to Beijing

Ben TheyerlJanuary 27, 2022

The Planica World Cup cancellations this month brought the skiing world to the perilous edge of what it feared most, but hoped wouldn’t happen – the central focus of this ski season, and the sport’s biggest moment, the Olympics – affected by the Omicron COVID-19 variant. Over the last week in the Italian Alps, the sport went over that edge. This Olympics, as with everything in the world right now, will have to deal with...

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From the Archives: Six Big Problems with the Beijing 2022 Olympic Bid (June 2015)

Gavin KentchJanuary 26, 2022

The following opinion article was originally published on FasterSkier on June 20, 2015. It was written by Chelsea Little, who contributed sterling ski reporting to this site for nearly a decade before ultimately retiring from nordic ski journalism, though not from nordic skiing. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Environmental Science at Simon Fraser University outside of Vancouver, B.C., where her research interests focus on community and meta-ecosystem ecology. The article was published roughly...

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(Press Release) 2022 Junior, U23 World Championships Cross Country Teams Announced

FasterSkierJanuary 25, 2022

By U.S. Ski & Snowboard January 25, 2022 U.S. Ski & Snowboard has announced 24 athletes to represent the United States at the FIS Junior & U23 World Cross Country Championships Feb. 22-27 in Lygna, Norway. “Following a year filled with constant changes, I am so pleased to see a team fielded with such depth among our roster,” said U.S. Ski & Snowboard Head Cross Country Development Coach Greta Anderson. “We have several spots on...

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Vilde Nilsen Makes History at the Para World Championships

MadshusJanuary 24, 2022

The 21-year-old Norwegian crushed her competitors by nearly 1.5 minutes in the 10-kilometer classic race at the World Para Snow Sports Championships in Lillehammer on Thursday, January 13. Vilde Nilsen is back on the course on Tuesday, January 18, for the 15-kilometer skate event, and again in the sprint race on Saturday, January 22. The World Para Snow Sports Championships conclude with cross-country relays on Sunday, January 23. At the IBU Biathlon World Cup in Rupholding, Germany,...

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Unstoppable: Beckie Scott and Spirit North

Ella HallJanuary 24, 2022

Three-time Olympian, gold and silver medalist, long-time chair of the World Anti-Doping Agency’s Athlete committee, Officer of the Order of Canada, company founder and CEO, the list of Beckie Scott’s achievements is both lengthy and remarkable, and those included here only scratches the surface. In the nordic world specifically, Scott made history as the first North American woman to earn a medal at the Olympics in cross-country skiing. She has also been a long-time advocate...

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(Press Release) Rémi Drolet and Olivia Bouffard added to Beijing 2022 cross-country skiing team

FasterSkierJanuary 22, 2022

CANMORE (January 21, 2022) – Team Canada will now have five women and four men on the cross-country skiing start line as Olivia Bouffard Nesbitt and Rémi Drolet are heading to Beijing for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Bouffard Nesbitt (Morin Heights, Que.) and Drolet (Rossland, B.C.) were the final two athletes nominated by Nordiq Canada to the Canadian Olympic Committee after an additional two quota spots were handed down to Canada by International Ski Federation...

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Fearless and Inspiring Women in Skiing

FasterSkierJanuary 22, 2022

In the winter Olympics of 1924 in Chamonix, there were 248 athletes competing for gold. 11 of which were females, and all were in figure skating. Fast-forward to modern times, the winter Olympics in 2018 had 43 percent female athletes. Speaking of the winter Olympics, U.S. Ski and Snowboard announced that HomeLight, a real estate technology platform, is a title sponsor of the HomeLight Foundation Series. This foundation works as a catalyst to launch the...

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Crosscut Mountain Sports Center Hosts “First” Annual Sacajawea Classic Feb. 12-13, 2022

Crosscut Mountain Sports CenterJanuary 22, 2022

Annual classic ski race features 30k, 15k, & 5k distances Crosscut Mountain Sports Center is delighted to announce the “first” annual First Security Bank Sacajawea Classic on Saturday, February 12. Three distances are available: 30k, 15k, and 5k. Additionally, kids 12 and under ski free in their own race. Crosscut’s facilities will open at 7:30am on race day, with the first racers starting at 9am. Registered racers are welcome to stay and ski free on...

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Superfoods for Boosting Endurance

FasterSkierJanuary 22, 2022

Looking for a perfect addition to your endurance diet? Discover the top superfoods that will help you maximize your energy and overall health. Best Food for Athletes to Improve Endurance If you are engaged in sports and constantly do physical exercises, you should definitely pay more attention to what you eat. Regardless of what sports activity you do, you will need to boost your endurance by incorporating special food for athletes into your diet....

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What are the Best Nutritional Practices of Endurance Athletes?

FasterSkierJanuary 21, 2022

What are the Best Nutritional Practices of Endurance Skiers? Endurance athletes have different nutritional needs than does the general population. It’s important for endurance athletes to maintain optimum energy levels for peak performance before, during and after training and events. You can’t leave your diet up to a Sloto Cash casino gamble if you’re involved in endurance skiing or any other sport. You have to weigh balance your proteins and carbohydrates carefully while being careful to take vitamin...

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Top Ski Resorts in Europe that Won’t Leave You Indifferent

FasterSkierJanuary 21, 2022

With so many skiing resorts on offer, choosing the best one may be a real challenge, but not with this in-depth guide. Europe’s Best 5 Ski Resorts for Cross-Country Skiing that Are Totally Worth Visiting Europe boasts the best ski resorts in the world (at least this is what Europeans say). Whether you prefer sprawling ski areas with ground-breaking lifts or cozy and small resorts to spend time with kids, you will definitely find something...

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Trail to the Prince Haakon Gets Skiers Out of Their Comfort Zones and Onto The Trail

New Moon Ski & BikeJanuary 21, 2022

Venture out to the OO trailhead on Tuesday Nights after dark and you’re likely to encounter a group of lively skiers practicing their skills out and about the Korte gateway. While learning and leaps of faith are taking place, there is also a lot of laughter. This is the Trail to the Prince Haakon group—a guided ski experience geared toward new and returning recreational skiers who want to give eventing a try. The program was...

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Avoiding omicron is an Olympic-level challenge for Alaska skiers with Beijing Games, and virus tests, looming

Nathaniel HerzJanuary 20, 2022

This article originally appeared on Wednesday January 19th, 2022 in the Anchorage Daily News. Reposted with permission. The organizers of next month’s Winter Olympics in Beijing have imposed a rigorous regime of testing, quarantines and isolation for incoming athletes and staff. Among the casualties is Steve Patterson’s pickleball game. Patterson has two adult children, Scott and Caitlin, who grew up in Alaska and are both Olympic hopefuls in cross-country skiing. They’re planning to prepare for...

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(Press Release) U.S. Ski & Snowboard Nominates Cross Country Team Roster For Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022

FasterSkierJanuary 20, 2022

PARK CITY, UTAH (January 20, 2022) — U.S. Ski & Snowboard announced today its nominations for the U.S. Olympic Cross Country Team to represent Team USA at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 from February 4-19, 2022. Nominations are to be confirmed by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee when it formally announces the U.S. Olympic Team. Fourteen athletes were nominated to Team USA, including the 2018 Olympic gold medalist and defending World Cup overall and...

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2022 Top 10 Cross-Country Ski Resorts in North America

FasterSkierJanuary 20, 2022

For true skiing connoisseurs, cross-country skiing is where it is at. Downhill skiing might be a little more glamorous, more flashy, and make for the best GoPro videos, but nothing can beat the glorious joy and aerobic challenge of cross-country skiing. A far cry from the gravity-assisted ease of downhill skiing, your first attempt at strapping on cross-country skis might leave you baffled at the physics-defying skills required. But with a little perseverance (and a...

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4 Tips For Picking Out Cross-Country Ski Poles

FasterSkierJanuary 20, 2022

Cross-country skiing, also known as Nordic skiing, is an exciting physical activity you can do on different terrain aside from the usual snow. It’s a daunting sport for many beginners due to the equipment. You need skis, boots, and of course, poles to keep you steady on the ground. You don’t have to feel pressured to get the perfect gear for a grand and safe time if you’re starting skiing. Let this list be your...

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