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Sundby Returns as Distance King in Davos; Harvey 12th, Killick 21st for Canada
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Sundby Returns as Distance King in Davos; Harvey 12th, Killick 21st for Canada

Chelsea LittleDecember 10, 2016

DAVOS, Switzerland — Martin Johnsrud Sundby might not have had the fastest World Cup opener (by his standards), but two weeks later it’s clear who is king of the distance field: the same Norwegian who won the World Cup distance globe two of the last three years. “I did not feel my best the last weekend, but I was able to catch the tour victory after all,” Sundby said of won this race in 2013,...

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17 Questions for 2017: Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt
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17 Questions for 2017: Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt

FasterSkierDecember 8, 2016

Welcome to “17 Questions for 2017”, where we are catching up with American and Canadian national-team members before the beginning of the winter season. *** Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt ended last season on a high note: Canada’s 2015 World Championships team member won the sprint qualifier and placed second in the final at Canadian National Championships. The 24-year-old member of Cross Country Canada’s U25 Team had to take a pause this summer, however, after suffering a stress fracture...

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Lillehammer, Östersund & West Notes & Quotes
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Lillehammer, Östersund & West Notes & Quotes

FasterSkierDecember 6, 2016

Three days of racing, more than a dozen North American skiers, and one FasterSkier on-site reporter was there to witness it all — including Women | Women | Women | Diggins’s 5 k victory “Jessica can be either in the front or in the back when it comes to classic. I thought that if she has a good day, then we and Marit can try to chase Heidi, and that would be a really nice group....

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Sunday Rundown: Lillehammer, Östersund & West Yellowstone (Updated x6)
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Sunday Rundown: Lillehammer, Östersund & West Yellowstone (Updated x6)

FasterSkierDecember 4, 2016

Welcome to The Rundown, your quick primer of need-to-know information about the day’s racing. We’ll be updating this digest as the day goes on with additional results, photos and quotes. The Rundown is NOT a race report; stay tuned for complete race reports later today with interviews from the day’s top racers. (Note: This Rundown has been updated to include comments from U.S. Nordic Combined’s Bryan Fletcher, who placed ninth on Sunday at the World...

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Queen of 5 k Skate, Diggins Makes It a Habit in Lillehammer
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Queen of 5 k Skate, Diggins Makes It a Habit in Lillehammer

Alex KochonDecember 3, 2016

Note: This article has been updated to include American Rosie Brennan’s result. *** There are several different ways to describe Lillehammer’s 5-kilometer freestyle course, complete with at least five notable climbs, one of which takes a World Cup skier about 3 1/2 minutes to conquer. “Fun” isn’t the word most would use, but most aren’t Jessie Diggins. A 25-year-old member of the U.S. Ski Team from Afton, Minn., Diggins rounded the one-lap course with a speed no...

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Saturday Rundown: Lillehammer, Östersund & West Yellowstone (Updated x 4)
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Saturday Rundown: Lillehammer, Östersund & West Yellowstone (Updated x 4)

FasterSkierDecember 3, 2016

Welcome to The Rundown, your quick primer of need-to-know information about the day’s racing. We’ll be updating this digest as the day goes on with additional results, photos and quotes. The Rundown is NOT a race report; stay tuned for complete race reports later today with interviews from the day’s top racers. *** U.S. SuperTour opener in West Yellowstone: Freestyle sprints [UPDATE] The U.S. domestic season opened in West Yellowstone, Mont., with 1.3-kilometer freestyles on...

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Friday Rundown: Lillehammer Classic Sprint
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Friday Rundown: Lillehammer Classic Sprint

FasterSkierDecember 2, 2016

Welcome to The Rundown, your quick primer of need-to-know information about the day’s racing. We’ll be updating this digest as the day goes on with additional results, photos and quotes. The Rundown is NOT a race report; stay tuned for complete race reports later today with interviews from the day’s top racers. *** FIS Cross-Country World Cup in Lillehammer: Classic sprint Men’s report For the Men |

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17 Questions for 2017: Dahria Beatty
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17 Questions for 2017: Dahria Beatty

FasterSkierDecember 1, 2016

Welcome to “17 Questions for 2017”, where we are catching up with American and Canadian national-team members before the beginning of the winter season. *** The day after her 22nd birthday last March, Dahria Beatty made the case that she could be Cross Country Canada’s next star. Not only did she score her first World Cup top 30, but she nabbed a remedying some back troubles and building strength, Beatty says she looks like a...

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Four Canadian Women Aim to Put Their World Cup Team on the Map
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Four Canadian Women Aim to Put Their World Cup Team on the Map

Gerry FursethDecember 1, 2016

To kick off this World Cup season, Cross Country Canada (CCC) had planned to send four women for Period 1. After its men’s team has gathered most of the attention in recent years, the Canadian women are now in a position to develop depth at the top level of the sport. In her third full World Cup season, Emily Nishikawa, of Canada’s World Cup B-team, will be joined for Period 1 by national U25 Team members Dahria Beatty...

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Niskanen Wins Another Ruka 15 k; Harvey 11th
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Niskanen Wins Another Ruka 15 k; Harvey 11th

Gabby NaranjaNovember 27, 2016

The opening World Cup races came to a close this Sunday, with Finland's Iivo Niskanen taking the overall win in the men's 15-kilometer classic race for the second time in a row. The Finnish skier held off the likes of Norway's Martin Johnsrud Sundby in order to secure the victory. "This was a really important victory, because last year was so difficult," Niskanen said during a T.V. interview.

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Norway’s Subs, Golberg and Klæbo Take 1st and 3rd in Ruka; Harvey 25th
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Norway’s Subs, Golberg and Klæbo Take 1st and 3rd in Ruka; Harvey 25th

Alex KochonNovember 26, 2016

The two men who landed on the first and third steps of the podium in Saturday’s World Cup opener in Kuusamo, Finland, weren’t even slated to start as of a week ago. But 20-year-old Johannes Høsflot Klæbo’s chose to skip the opening World Cup weekend because his energy wasn’t where he wanted it to be. “It’s just so competitive [this] time of year,” Canadian Alex Harvey observed in a post-race phone interview. “The Norwegians that were first and...

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Saturday Rundown: Ruka, West Yellowstone & (Not) Beitostølen (Updated x4)
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Saturday Rundown: Ruka, West Yellowstone & (Not) Beitostølen (Updated x4)

FasterSkierNovember 26, 2016

Welcome to The Rundown, your quick primer of need-to-know information about the day’s racing. We’ll be updating this digest as the day goes on with additional results, photos and quotes. The Rundown is NOT a race report; stay tuned for complete race reports later today with interviews from the day’s top racers. *** West Yellowstone FIS Races: 5/10 k classic  Scott Patterson of Alaska Pacific University (APU) continued his winning streak on Saturday, topping the 10-kilometer classic FIS race...

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Nordic Nation Podcast: Biathlon Primer with Rosanna Crawford
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Nordic Nation Podcast: Biathlon Primer with Rosanna Crawford

Jason AlbertNovember 8, 2016

"Imagine sprinting up twenty flights of stairs and then trying to thread a needle.” That's how Biathlon Canada veteran Rosanna Crawford describes the art of skiing, then shooting, repeatedly. Here, we learn about biathlon: how athletes prep on race day, and how Crawford approached her shooting on a personal-best day at 2016 World Championships.

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Frozen Thunder 2016: Notes, Quotes and Photos
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Frozen Thunder 2016: Notes, Quotes and Photos

Gerry FursethNovember 7, 2016

Quotes, observations and photos from the Frozen Thunder freestyle distance, classic sprint and skate-sprint qualifier last week in Canmore, Alberta. “Frozen Thunder is definitely a huge asset to western North America. There is no doubt that it helps get you into ski shape long before the season starts,” local skier Russell Kennedy states.

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