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Is Norway’s Monopoly on Gold Hurting the Sport?
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Is Norway’s Monopoly on Gold Hurting the Sport?

Stuart HardenMarch 12, 2025

This article was made possible through the generous support of our voluntary subscribers.  If you would like to see more articles like this one, please support FasterSkier with a voluntary subscription.   The Norwegian men are in a league of their own—but when a league is contested by just one team, will fans still watch? TRONDHEIM, NORWAY – As the morning gales gave way during last Thursday’s men’s 4×7.5 kilometre relay, the crowds at the Trondheim World...

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Inside — okay, actually, outside — Johannes Høsflot Klæbo’s Trondheim victory party
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Inside — okay, actually, outside — Johannes Høsflot Klæbo’s Trondheim victory party

Nathaniel HerzMarch 10, 2025

TRONDHEIM, NORWAY — Johannes Høsflot Klæbo, the Norwegian gold-medal winner of all six competitions at this year’s World Championships here, was refreshingly blunt when asked about his plans to celebrate. “You need to remember that I’m allergic to gluten, so I don’t drink much beer,” he told an audience of reporters at a news conference following his last race. But, he added: “If you ask me about vodka-Red Bull, it’s a little bit different.” The 28-year-old...

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How Olympic athletes teamed with climate advocates to save a World Championships race from disruption
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How Olympic athletes teamed with climate advocates to save a World Championships race from disruption

Nathaniel HerzMarch 8, 2025

This article was made possible through the generous support of our voluntary subscribers.  If you would like to see more articles like this one, please support FasterSkier with a voluntary subscription.   TRONDHEIM, NORWAY — At 9 p.m. on the evening before she would vie for a relay medal at the cross-country skiing World Championships here, American Julia Kern was not sleeping. Instead, she was sending phone messages — announcing that competitors had reached an agreement with climate...

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The Devon Kershaw Show: A nail-biter in Trondheim as World Champs hits homestretch
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The Devon Kershaw Show: A nail-biter in Trondheim as World Champs hits homestretch

Nathaniel HerzMarch 7, 2025

Devon and Nat return to recap a surprisingly lively women’s relay as the weather continues cooperating. And we preview Saturday’s men’s 50-kilometer race. A full week into World Championships and we’re starting to get a little punchy, but keep the emails coming. We’ll be back tomorrow. We’re at devon@fasterskier.com and nat@fasterskier.com.

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