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A Day in the Life from APUNSC : David Norris

This series comes to FasterSkier from the Alaska Pacific University Nordic Ski Club A Day in the Life: APUNSC is checking in with Elite Team members of the course of the next few months to get a glimpse into...

FS News Roundup: Schumacher and Halvorsen win Awards; FIS Concludes Spring Meetings

Last week U.S. Ski and Snowboard announced the recipients of two awards. Gus Schumacher of Anchorage, Alaska, and newly minted U.S. B-Team member, won the Beck International Trophy recognizing the top athlete in...

FIS Points, Part II: What’s a Point Worth

This article has been updated to clarify the relationship between the junior races now known as FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships and its precursor, the World Junior Nordic Championships and the European Junior...

Elite Programs Ramp Up for Modified Training

Although the training cycle has officially begun, it decidedly has a different vibe and look. Adding some complexity to our short-term new normal are a crosshatch of state, county, and city regulations as it relates to...

Canadian Update: Shane Pearsall Resigns, Dave Dyer Retires, Athletes Protest Selections, Welcome to May

The ski world has been rattled by COVID19 and Canada is no different. One thing hasn't changed, the new year starts on May 1st and brings changes. Nordiq Canada's CEO Shane Pearsall resigned effective May 22nd. In the...

FIS Points, Part I: Inside the Points List

First in a two-part series. Coming next week: The meaning of a single FIS point for national team selection. The recent news that David Norris was not named to the national team by the narrowest of margins, following...

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

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...

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

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...

A PT in Norway: By Ned Dowling

“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...

Au Revoir Martin Fourcade by William Timmons

A year ago Martin Fourcade was coming off the worst showing of his career, a cataclysm of a season leaving everyone who follows the sport scratching their heads. While he had two victories and another podium by Christmas,...

A Small Glimpse of the World Cup Season

A time of unsettling news. How else to describe the global specter? With all do respect to those involved in the cross-country world, including FasterSkier, we understand our place in the prioritization hierarchy. A line...

One For Your Bucket List: Crested Butte’s Alley Loop Marathon

Rounding the final turn off Butte Avenue toward the Slate River Valley at the start of the second and final lap, I had my eyes peeled for a ride. There: the man dressed in a Birkebeiner-esque sweater with suspenders...

Press Release: Québec City World Cup Cancelled

At 7:50am local time on Friday, the LOC Gestev sent out a message. Cancelling events is always difficult; the reference to 'force majeure' is a necessary legal step in the process. Cancellation of 2020 Quebec City COOP...

Press Release: Canada Pulls Out Of Québec City World Cup

At 1am Eastern time on Friday, Nordiq Canada sent out a press release. The release mentions that the decision to drop out was made in solidarity with a list of countries, including the USA. As FasterSkier shared a flight to...

NCAA Cross-Country Championships in Bozeman: One and Done

BOZEMAN, Montana - Thirty minutes after the conclusion of today's nordic podium ceremonies, the NCAA announced that all winter and spring championship events were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, effective...

Canadian Nationals Canceled (Press Release)

Below is the press release from Nordiq Canada regarding the cancellation of the 2020 Canadian Ski Championships from March 25-April 2. CANMORE, Alta.—In support of Canadian efforts to minimize the transmission of...

Fastenal Parallel 45 Festival and World Cup Cancelled (Press Release)

Official Public Statement Due to ongoing and evolving concerns surrounding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the International Ski Federation, U.S. Ski & Snowboard and the local organizing committee,...

World Cup Finals in Canmore: Hosting Challenges

FasterSkier dropped in at Canmore on the way to Québec City and got an update from Norbert Meier on the challenges of hosting in North America, all the activities that aren't ski races, and the challenges of dealing with...

Norway out for North American World Cups due to Covid-19 Precautions

According to several news reports, including a story from Norwegian Broadcaster NRK, the Norwegian Ski Federation has pulled its World Cup team from competing at the upcoming North American series of World Cups. "It is a...

Here Come More Americans: Your Guide to the U.S. Men Racing in Québec City and Minneapolis

You may have heard that the World Cup is returning not only to North America, but also to American soil, within the next few weeks. The world’s best skiers will be contesting sprint races in Québec City on March 14 and...