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A New Start For the Methow Valley in its Quest for a Signature Race

Washington’s Methow Valley is the literal end of the road in winter. There’s one way in from the south. There's route 20, a sinuous side spur plunging down from Omak in the Okanogan Highlands to the Methow's eastern...

Fish on Promoting the U.S. Development ‘Pathway’ vs. the ‘Pipeline’

JACKSON, Wyoming -- Last last month, U.S. Ski & Snowboard announced that Bryan Fish had been promoted to cross country sport development manager. FasterSkier sat down with Fish on Sept. 14 at Jackson Hole's Center for...

The College Conflict: Part 2

The following was written by Alayna Sonnesyn, a new member of the Stratton Mountain School (SMS) T2 Team who graduated from the University of Vermont (UVM) this past spring. Originally from Plymouth,...

The College Conflict: Part 1

U.S. Part of Collaboration at Largest International Junior Camp (with Video)

https://youtu.be/zwZ0L9WXrcs Earlier this month from Aug. 2-8, nine top American junior athletes had the opportunity to participate in the largest International Junior Camp to date. In total, 146 athletes and 37 coaches...

FasterSkier’s Juniors of the Year: Ben Loomis and Hailey Swirbul (Updated)

With the 2017/2018 season officially in the rearview, FasterSkier is excited to unveil its annual award winners for this past winter. Votes stem from the FS staff, scattered across the U.S., Canada, and Europe, and while...

Opening Doors: Biathlon Canada’s All-Female Coaching Staff at Youth/Junior Worlds

Think about all of the exceptional female biathletes out there. Too many to count, right? Now, if you watch biathlon at the World Cup level, think about how many women you’ve seen coaching there. None? One? There...

Levins 6th, Bankes 8th in Pursuit to Cap Off Youth/Junior World Champs

(Note: This article has been updated to include comments from Leo Grandbois.) The 2018 International Biathlon Union (IBU) Youth/Junior World Championships went out with a bang on Sunday, with four pursuit races in...

20-for-20 with Thomas Hulsman

In an effort to showcase the North Americans competing at this past week’s International Biathlon Union (IBU) 2018 Youth and Junior World Championships in Otepää, Estonia, we asked those qualifying athletes several...

20-for-20 with Ryan Elden

20-for-20 with Lexie Madigan

20-for-20 with Eli Nielsen

20-for-20 with Jenna Sherrington

In an effort to showcase the North Americans competing at this week’s International Biathlon Union (IBU) 2018 Youth and Junior World Championships in Otepää, Estonia, we asked those qualifying athletes several...

Levins 7th, Bankes 9th, Kiers 16th in IBU Junior Worlds Sprint

“There’s almost nothing I love more than being in the hunt during a pursuit,” American Chloe Levins wrote in an email to FasterSkier on Saturday. “I’m prepared. I’m hungry.” Two days after placing sixth...

20-for-20 with Trevor Kiers

20-for-20 with Angus Tweedie

Saturday Rundown: Lahti and Otepää

FIS Cross Country World Cup (Lahti, Finland): Men's & women's freestyle sprints Women's report Men's report The defending world championships from the 2017 freestyle sprint prevailed again in Lahti on...

Friday Rundown: Paradis Leads Canada in 15th in IBU Youth Worlds Sprint

IBU Youth World Championships (Otepää, Estonia): Youth women’s and men’s sprints Sweden’s Karin Elvira Öberg raced to her third-straight win of the week at the International Biathlon Union (IBU) Youth World...