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Nine Podiums In Three Days

Inge ScheveAugust 27, 2021

Madshus racers take home a handsome bouquet of podiums from Toppidrettsveka, including the overall victory for the weekend, looking promising for the upcoming Olympic season. The annual summer roller ski festival in northwestern Norway featured four races in three days, and was once again open for international racers. Toppidrettsveka 2021 opened with a marathon race on Thursday, August 19, where Madshus racers parked the competitors: Astrid Øyre Slind truly set the standard, winning the 55-kilometer...

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2022 Beijing Olympic Winter Games Selection Criterion and Athlete Petition Form

Chris GroverAugust 21, 2021

Dear Cross Country Community, You can find the link to the finalized 2022 Beijing Olympic Selection Criterion here: https://usskiandsnowboard.org/sport-programs/criteria/olympic-winter-games-cross-country-criteria Thanks to all of you who provided feedback during the construction of the criteria; your input was very helpful. New this year, any athletes who would like to be considered for a discretionary selection must complete a Petition Form. The form can also be found at the above link, but here...

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A Glimpse Inside the Tokyo Olympic Bubble with Peter Graves

Ella HallAugust 20, 2021

Most FasterSkier readers will be familiar with the name Peter Graves, also referred to as the voice of cross country skiing (and incidentally, the author’s uncle). This summer, Graves lent his voice to the cycling venues near Tokyo for the 2020-turned-2021 Olympic Games. For Graves, this marks his twelfth time announcing at the Games, including summer and winter appearances. Needless to say, he has a wealth of experience. FasterSkier connected with Graves on a recent...

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Bridger Ski Foundation Seek Post Grad Coach

FasterSkierAugust 20, 2021

Overview Bridger Ski Foundation (BSF) is seeking a Post Grad (PG) Coach, beginning immediately.The PG team for 2021-2022 consists of 10 athletes taking a post-high school gap year or enrolled in MSU classes while training to take their skiing to the next level. The PG coach is the primary coach for this group, coordinating daily practices, writing the training plan, planning for races and camps, race and wax support at races. This group trains...

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Ford Sayre Nordic Seeks Assistant Junior Coach

FasterSkierAugust 18, 2021

Ford Sayre Memorial Ski Council is a 501(c3) established in 1950 to promote the sport of skiing in the Upper Valley of Vermont and New Hampshire and is one of the few clubs in the nation that supports Cross Country, Jumping and Alpine programs under one umbrella. Ford Sayre Nordic skis at Oak Hill in Hanover, NH, the ski venue of Dartmouth College, and supports nearly 300 Nordic skiers of all ages. Responsibilities The...

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The Supply-Side of Skis During the Upcoming Season

Pasha KahnAugust 16, 2021

Will there be enough skis this season? That’s the question every ski shop and many consumers are asking. With demand predicted to remain high this winter, and some unique challenges faced by ski producers, ski scarcity may remain a reality. “I imagine if demand stays high we will see some significant shortages this season,” said Nathan Shultz, owner of Boulder Nordic Sport. The problem, from a supply-side, started with the pandemic. People thought that the...

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The Road To The 2022 Olympics: Sturla Holm Lægreid

Inge ScheveAugust 13, 2021

Check out how the new king of biathlon Sturla Holm Lægreid (NOR) prepares for his first Olympic Winter Games. Four gold medals from his first World Championships will be hard to match at the upcoming 2022 Olympics. Add to that ten World Cup podiums at the IBU World Cup level. The expectations are sky high for Lægreid, who rose from national team rookie to king of biathlon in just one single season. Madshus caught up with Lægreid...

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Egan Sweeps USBA Rollerski National Championships; Doherty and Schommer Lead Men’s Field

Rachel PerkinsAugust 11, 2021

This post will be updated with men’s comments as available. The 2021 U.S. Biathlon National Rollerski Championships were held this past weekend in Jericho, VT, hosted by the Ethan Allen Biathlon Club. As the annual event was held in a virtual format in August 2020 due to COVID-19 safety restrictions, the weekend marks a welcome return to public national level biathlon competition. Participants from clubs throughout the U.S. made their way to Northern Vermont to...

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Williams College Seeks Head Coach

FasterSkierAugust 10, 2021

Williams College invites applications for the position of Visiting Assistant Professor of Physical Education and Head Coach of Nordic Skiing. This is a full-time visiting faculty position with an initial appointment for the fall and spring semesters of the 2021-2022 academic year, and a possible extension for an additional year. The appointment will begin on September 20, 2021, or as soon thereafter as possible. Responsibilities include coaching Nordic skiing, recruiting qualified student-athletes, budget administration, supervision...

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4 Things Every Beginner Skier Needs to Know

FasterSkierAugust 10, 2021

People travel all over the globe to ski, and now with countries relaxing their COVID-19 rules and regulations, ski destinations are once again an option for avid skiers. However, during these unprecedented times, it seems like people are looking to try something new. Being forced to stay at home day in day has motivated plenty of people to explore things they haven’t done in the past. People who go skiing on their annual vacation...

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Full Circle: Kikkan Randall Returns to Anchorage as the Executive Director of NSAA

Rachel PerkinsAugust 9, 2021

On July 28th, the Nordic Skiing Association of Anchorage (NSAA) announced the hiring of Kikkan Randall as its new executive director. If you’ve found your way to this publication, we assume that Randall needs no introduction, but Olympic Gold Medalist, three-time World Cup Sprint Champion, mother to Breck, the example of success at the international level needed to propel the American women’s team into their current powerhouse status, and cancer survivor are just a few...

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Red Deer Nordic Seeks Head Coach

FasterSkierAugust 6, 2021

Red Deer Nordic (RDN) is seeking to hire a full time Head Coach to lead our winter programs through the 2021/22 season. RDN is the youth programs division of the Parkland Cross-Country ski club and is based in Red Deer, Alberta. A growing club of around 175 members, RDN currently offers programming from age 5 to age 18. Accountable to the Red Deer Nordic Executive Committee, the Head Coach is responsible for delivering the Learn to...

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Borah Epic Donated to American Birkebeiner (Press Release)

Rachel PerkinsAugust 5, 2021

After nine years, the Borah Foundation is passing ownership of the Borah Epic to the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation Hayward, Wi. – August 5, 2021 – The Borah Epic was founded in 2013 with the intent of hosting an unforgettable mountain bike race on the pristine singletrack trails between Cable and Hayward, Wisconsin. Since its start in 2013 with less than 200 participants to its most recent 2021 event with close to 1,000 riders, the Borah Epic has...

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The Best States for Skiing in the USA

FasterSkierAugust 3, 2021

Are you thinking about going skiing in the USA? Find out about three of the best states for this winter sport here. You can really have any type of holiday that you could dream of in the USA. No matter the state you go to, there will be some brilliant activities for you to jump on. If you fancy hitting the slopes and trying out some skiing, here are the best states to go to...

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Susan Dunklee and the Change Wants to See: Part II

Jason AlbertAugust 2, 2021

This is part II of an interview with U.S. biathlete Susan Dunklee. In her final season racing World Cup, Dunklee has decided to take on a leadership role, as an Athlete Ambassador for gender equity, with the International Biathlon Union. You can find part one of the interview here. This portion of the interview focuses on an incident that crystalized Dunklee’s resolve to foster cultural change in her chosen sport. Dunklee posted a two-Instagram post...

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Nutrition Rules for Endurance Athletes

FasterSkierAugust 1, 2021

Endurance athletes can be found in various sports disciplines like, cycling, running, canoeing, triathlon, swimming, walking or skiing. Hence, the nutritional requirements will differ due to the different requirements of each discipline, individuality, type of training and training periods. This article is focused on highlighting the foundational nutrition rules for endurance athletes regardless of their discipline. Calculating Metabolism To accurately do this, a unit known as the total energy expenditure (TEE) which is used...

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Alaska Junior Camp Wraps Up Summer Regional Elite Group Training

Gavin KentchJuly 29, 2021

ANCHORAGE — As allegories for skiing development go, the uphill run time trial is tough to beat. It’s hard to start with, it gets harder as you approach your goal, and success requires pushing all the way to the finish. “Paying the tax on the road to the podium,” as Sadie Maubet Bjornsen once wrote of a photo of her on Gasline. Tuesday morning in Anchorage, a group of the state’s top juniors took on...

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Nakkertok Nordic Seeks High Performance Coach

FasterSkierJuly 29, 2021

Nakkertok Nordic is hiring a full time, enthusiastic leader to be the new high performance coach of the Equipe Nakkertok Racing Group (ENRG), U20 and older athletes. We have a successful high performance racing program with 250 athletes, 3 paid full time coaches, 4 part time paid coaches, a strong volunteer coach/ admin support structure and excellent facilities, including snowmaking. We are offering a competitive salary with benefits. Competitive Development certification is requested. Bilingualism would...

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Toby Creek Nordic Ski Club Seeks Head Coach

FasterSkierJuly 26, 2021

Toby Creek Nordic Ski Club (TCNSC) is seeking a head coach to lead and oversee programming from the Learning to Train through to Learning to Compete phases of athlete development. Our head coach will share our passion for Nordic skiing and inspire, support, and provide leadership to all of our athletes, with a primary focus on coaching and developing our older teenage athletes. They will inspire and engage all athletes in a safe, fun, inclusive,...

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What does it take to join an international sports competition?

FasterSkierJuly 26, 2021

Athletes need to be in peak physical condition to compete at their best and get the most out of it. They also need to be as healthy as possible when traveling or competing internationally. Your sport probably means a great deal to you, and you know that your performance will be critical to the success of your team. You’ve trained long and hard for this big game. But what can you do to make sure...

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