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A Postmortem on the Junior Worlds Women’s Relay: John Estle on Lessons for Organizers, Officials, Coaches, and Skiers

FasterSkierMay 7, 2020

Editor’s note: FasterSkier’s initial coverage of the women’s relay at this year’s FIS Nordic Junior World Championships in Oberwiesenthal, Germany, gave just the facts: The American women, fourth in this event a year before, skied their way up to second this year. This was entirely true, but didn’t get at the whole story. FasterSkier analyst Devon Kershaw, in a podcast shared later that day, hinted at some of the madness behind these facts, proclaiming early in...

Interviews Para Nordic

Masters and Gretsch Prepare for Two Paralympic Cycles After Postponement of Tokyo Games

Rachel PerkinsMay 5, 2020

Of the members of the U.S. Para Nordic team, more than half compete at the highest level in both summer and winter sports. Instead of quadrennial, their training is designed for biennial Paralympic cycles, oscillating between sports each year with an overall focus shift toward whichever Games is approaching fastest. And the goal is not simply to compete in both rounds of the Games, it is to bring home medals. Illinois based Oksana Masters is...

News Team nominations

Twenty-Three Athletes Nominated to 2020-21 Davis U.S. Cross Country Ski Team (Press Release)

FasterSkierMay 4, 2020

U.S. Ski and Snowboard Press Release U.S. Ski & Snowboard has announced the Davis U.S. Cross Country Ski Team nominations for the 2020-21 season. Nominations include those active athletes who qualified based on published selection criteria in the prior season. “The 2021 U.S. Cross Country Team has more depth than any team in modern American cross country ski racing history,” said Davis U.S. Cross Country Team Program Director Chris Grover. “From our seasoned veterans who...

News Team nominations

Nordiq Canada Announces National Senior Development Team (Press Release)

FasterSkierMay 1, 2020

General News

HEARTBEAT: The US Biathlon Podcast (Press Release)

FasterSkierMay 1, 2020

Biathlon is a unique Olympic event that attracts athletes and fans alike for its integration of two opposing athletic elements. Fans can now gain greater insights into the sport and their favorite athletes with Heartbeat: The US Biathlon Podcast. Heartbeat takes listeners inside the world of a sport that combines the heart-pumping aerobics of cross country skiing with the precision element of marksmanship. The US Biathlon podcast brings you close to the athletes, breaking down...

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Krista Pärmäkoski Renews Her Contract With Madshus Through The 2022 Olympics

MadshusApril 30, 2020

As a part of her “Project Beijing,” Krista Pärmäkoski has signed a new two-year contract with her long-term partner Madshus. The 29-year-old Finnish skier is aiming for the podium both at the 2021 FIS World Championships in Obersdorf (GER) and the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing (China). While months in the works, the contract was an easy decision for both sides, and Pärmäkoski will be racing on Madshus skis and ski boots through the 2022...

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Helene Fossesholm Named To The Elite National Team

MadshusApril 30, 2020

The 18-year-old junior racer will be the youngest member of the elite squad of the 2020/21 Norwegian national cross-country ski team. “I’m super excited to be a part of a team with so many incredibly experienced skiers. I know I have a lot to learn, and I feel very privileged. At the same time, I hope I can contribute to the team, even though I am the youngest,” Helene Marie Fossesholm says. Helene Marie Fossesholm...

General Interviews News

Still Charging: Erik Bjornsen Retires at 28

Jason AlbertApril 30, 2020

Bright lights in PyeongChang. The men’s second semifinal of the Olympic freestyle team sprint was a career highlight moment for Erik Bjornsen. Fourteen teams would crowd the start lanes with Martin Johnsrud Sundby in bib 1. The Norwegian was paired with Johannes Høsflot Klæbo: The duo blessed with Sundby’s stamina and his younger counterpart’s break-from-the-pack speed. With Simi Hamilton racing the second, fourth, and sixth legs for the U.S., and Bjornsen leading off, the semi...

General News

News Round Up: Nishikawa and Jacobsen Retire, Sundby off the Norwegian National Team

FasterSkierApril 28, 2020

Although time may have felt like a stand still since mid-March, the news has continued to flow. Emily Nishikawa: Emily Nishikawa stepped away from elite level competition announcing her retirement at 30 years old. Having grown up Whitehorse, Yukon she spent nine years as a member of the Canadian National Team, was a two-time Olympian (2014 and 2018) and six-time national champion. For several years running, Nishikawa was the distance skier to beat in Canada....

Community News

Cloth Masks the Skida Way

Jason AlbertApril 23, 2020

During some conversations, there’s a moment of clarity. Talking to Corinne Prevot, the founder and CEO of Vermont based Skida Headwear, I had such a moment. Like many other companies skilled in prototyping and working with fabrics, Skida — an advertiser with FasterSkier — has retooled to make cloth masks. That’s the story to tell – but the fact that Skida is positioned to help Vermonters acquire masks has as much to do with the...

Interviews News

Marine Dusser-Bjornsen Sticks the Landing at University of Alaska Anchorage (With Audio Interview)

Rachel PerkinsApril 21, 2020

On April 1st, the University of Alaska Anchorage athletics department announced that interim head coach Marine Dusser-Bjornsen had been named Nordic Coach of the Year by the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association (RMISA) after her first year in the role. Despite stepping into the position last minute, Dusser-Bjornsen proved her readiness for the role and led the Seawolves to an outstanding season. The men’s team finished the season in second place in the RMISA standings...

General News

News Round Up

FasterSkierApril 16, 2020

Here’s a news brief from around the Inter-webs. Unofficial thoughts on next season’s World Cup On April 9, Nowegian news outlet VG published an interview with International Ski Federation (FIS) Cross-Country Race Director Pierre Mignerey. The interview created some mild buzz, as Mignerey discussed some 2020-2021 World Cup scheduling scenarios. Still seven months away, but with the Covid-19 pandemic impacting global sport, it is no surprise FIS officials are discussing contingency plans. VG’s article was...

Pioneer Midwest: Covid-19 Update

Pioneer MidwestApril 15, 2020

We want to extend a big thank you to everyone that has continued to support our small business during this time, the Minnesota Stay at Home Order has now been now extended until May 4th in order to slow the spread. This means that our physical location will remain closed until May 4th in order to keep our customers, employees, and our community safe. We have received a ton of community support through our recent gift card...

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A PT in Norway: By Ned Dowling

FasterSkierApril 13, 2020

“Get whatever you want. I’m buying.” “It’s ok. I’ve got a card with me.” “No. You’re over here working for us. The least I could do is buy you a coffee and a bun.” Conversation over. Jessie Diggins bought my cinnamon bun and cappuccino. The same Jessie Diggins who won Gold at the last winter Olympics and is a regular on World Cup podiums just refused to let me buy my own snack at the...

Community News

Crosscut Mountain Sports Center Announces Elite and PG Team Application Process (Press Release)

FasterSkierApril 9, 2020

Press Release For Immediate Release April 9, 2020 Crosscut Mountain Sports Center is pleased to announce our application process for the 2020/21 season Elite and Post-Graduate Team. After a successful first season we are excited to take our next step forward in working with and developing Elite athletes. Who is Crosscut? ‘Crosscut Mountain Sports Center is a community non-profit dedicated to conserving the 500+ acres adjacent to Bridger Bowl Ski Area as a year-round...

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“347 Kilometers Is Far, And 24 Hours Is A Long Time To Be Out Skiing”

MadshusApril 9, 2020

Thea Krokan Murud (NOR) skied 347 kilometers in 24 hours. The former World Cup skier, who switched to marathons prior to the 2019-20 season, admits it was a challenging project. “347 kilometers is far, and 24 hours is a long time to be out skiing. I’m glad I did it, but it was harder than I had expected. I’ve skied a number of marathons this winter, but this 24-hour ski wasn’t really anything I had...

General Health News Resources Training

Coronavirus and Exercise: Links Roundup

Gavin KentchApril 8, 2020

You may have noticed that health concerns are on everyone’s mind these days. You may also have noticed that your favorite park/ski trail/hiking trail/bike path is unusually crowded, as a nation of stay-at-home individuals ventures out for fresh air and the undeniable health benefits that physical exercise provides. FasterSkier here compiles some recent popular scholarship on the topics of exercise best practices in the time of coronavirus. FasterSkier explicitly does not give its imprimatur to any...

Doping News

FIS Summaries for Veerpalu, Tammjärv, and Poltoranin Indiciate hGh Use

Jason AlbertApril 8, 2020

On April 8, Estonian news outlet ERR published an article revealing more details about doping by Estonian cross-country skiers Andreas Veerpalu and Karel Tammjärv. The two skiers both previously admitted to autologous blood doping — the process of removing blood from one’s system and re-injecting it at a later time for a performance boost. The doping came to light in 2019 when the two Estonians, Kazakhstan’s Alexey Poltoranin, and Austria’s Max Hauke and Dominik...

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BSF Hires Four-Time Olympian Andy Newell as Elite Team Coach (Press Release)

FasterSkierApril 7, 2020

PRESS RELEASE April 6, 2020 BOZEMAN, MT – Bridger Ski Foundation is pleased to announce that Andy Newell is their new Nordic Elite Team Coach, effective April 1, 2020. He’ll work with the competitive Nordic racers, collegiate skiers, and the incoming Elite Team to help these athletes bridge the gap between domestic racing and international success. “BSF is excited to rebuild the Nordic Elite Team under the leadership of four-time Olympian Andy Newell,” said BSF...

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Jessie Diggins Live Virtual Workout and Book Talk (Press Release)

FasterSkierApril 5, 2020

Press Release The University of Minnesota Press is thrilled to announce a LIVE virtual workout and book talk with Jessie Diggins for her new memoir Brave Enough next week, April 7, 2020 at 11 am CST/12 PM EST/ 6 PM CET! Jessie’s event is kicking of the The Loft Literary Center’s virtual book festival, Wordplay, and is in partnership with NEA Big Read in the St. Croix Valley powered by ArtReach St. Croix. In...

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