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Down to the Wire: Norwegian Men Win Lahti Relay with Russia Nipping at Their Heels
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Down to the Wire: Norwegian Men Win Lahti Relay with Russia Nipping at Their Heels

Gabby NaranjaMarch 3, 2017

LAHTI, Finland — There were three medals up for grabs during Friday’s 4 x 10-kilometer relay at 2017 Nordic World Championships on Friday. Yet after the scramble leg, two distinct races: Norway and Russia’s dance for gold, and what eventually became a four-way tango between Finland, Sweden, Switzerland, and Germany for bronze and silver. Russia’s Andrey Larkov and Norway’s Didrik Tønseth first strung out and then smoked the field late in their leg. By the tag...

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Norway Makes It 100 Championship Golds with Women’s Relay Win
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Norway Makes It 100 Championship Golds with Women’s Relay Win

Gabby NaranjaMarch 2, 2017

LAHTI, Finland—The Norwegian lineup for the women’s 4 x 5-kilometer team at the 2017 Nordic World Championships on Thursday was daunting: Maiken Caspersen Falla, Heidi Weng, Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen, Marit Bjørgen. On paper and on snow, a rundown of names and accomplishments. Here during these Lahti championships the Norse foursome have hauled; Falla and Weng with a classic team sprint gold, Bjørgen a 15 k skiathlon gold, and Jacobsen’s hardware was a bronze in the 10 k classic. On Thursday...

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Amidst Finnatics, Niskanen Strides to 15 k Gold; Bjornsen Notches 18th at World Champs
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Amidst Finnatics, Niskanen Strides to 15 k Gold; Bjornsen Notches 18th at World Champs

Gabby NaranjaMarch 1, 2017

LAHTI, Finland — Through the first seven medal races of 2017 Nordic World Championships, the hometown Finns came close. There was Niskanen was primed to pass Iversen for what appeared to be a golden performance. Instead of a cheer concluding the sprint, a collective exhale deflated the crowd: Niskanen and teammate Sami Jauhojärvi ultimately settled for bronze. While it wasn’t the result they had hoped for, it remained the 25-year-old Niskanen’s first World Championships medal. Another...

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Sweet Sixteen: Bjørgen Wins Lahti 10 k Classic for 16th World Title
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Sweet Sixteen: Bjørgen Wins Lahti 10 k Classic for 16th World Title

Gabby NaranjaFebruary 28, 2017

LAHTI, Finland — Moments before the women’s 10-kilometer classic individual start at the 2017 Nordic World Championships on Tuesday, temperatures read 35 degrees Fahrenheit and humidity hovered around 97 percent — the air nearly saturated. Earlier in the day, a near-ground fog lapped the tops of the three iconic ski jumps looming above the ski stadium. In contrast to earlier classic events at these championships — a 15 k skiathlon, and classic team sprint — the...

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Hopes Dashed for Finland and Norway, Russia Claims Team Sprint Gold
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Hopes Dashed for Finland and Norway, Russia Claims Team Sprint Gold

Jason AlbertFebruary 26, 2017

LAHTI, Finland — The breath taken out of a nation. Throughout the lifetime of a sporting fan, high-stakes races or games offer the chance for seared-into-the-neurons moments, things you remember for an eternity with the distinct recollection of where you were and what you were doing when the news came down. But those are exceptionally rare moments. And depending on what side of the equation you’re on, they can be mile high or a mile...

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Bow Before The Queen: Bjørgen, 15 Times a World Champ, Wins Skiathlon
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Bow Before The Queen: Bjørgen, 15 Times a World Champ, Wins Skiathlon

Jason AlbertFebruary 25, 2017

LAHTI, Finland — Electric. With every jumbotron shot of Finland’s Krista Parmakoski or a glimpse of her powerful compact-frame as she lapped through the stadium, the hometown Finns were electric. White and blue flags waved. Like anywhere in the world when a brilliant athletic performance unfolds in the home country, the roars for Parmakoski were deafening. From the start, she emitted a big dose of hope for fans in Lahti during Saturday’s 15-kilometer skiathlon at the...

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Summer Grand Prix: Fletcher 15th Overall, Berend and Loomis Jump into Contention (Updated)
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Summer Grand Prix: Fletcher 15th Overall, Berend and Loomis Jump into Contention (Updated)

Jason AlbertSeptember 9, 2016

On the final days of the FIS Nordic Combined Summer Grand Prix, Taylor Fletcher raced to 15th overall for the U.S. while teammates Ben Berend and Ben Loomis proved they can fly. "Throughout the two-week Grand Prix Tour I had some of the furthest jumps on the hill," Berend told FS. “By the time we got to Oberstdorf my confidence was through the roof."

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Double-Pole Victory for Northug in Drammen; Hamilton Top North American in 11th
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Double-Pole Victory for Northug in Drammen; Hamilton Top North American in 11th

Jason AlbertFebruary 3, 2016

Norway's Petter Northug showed his versatility as an all-rounder, winning Wednesday's classic sprint in Drammen, Norway. His quick double pole and quicksilver skate skis won out the day. The U.S. Ski Team's Simi Hamilton placed 11th overall while Canada's Alex Harvey posted his second-best sprint result of the season in 20th.

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Manificat Gets Elusive Win, Tops Sundby in Nove Mesto 15 k Skate; Harvey Seventh
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Manificat Gets Elusive Win, Tops Sundby in Nove Mesto 15 k Skate; Harvey Seventh

Jason AlbertJanuary 23, 2016

Maurice Manificat has been waiting for this win all season despite being on the podium twice in the last two months. On Saturday, he beat Norway's Martin Johnsrud Sundby for his first World Cup victory since 2013. For Sundby, it was a small speed bump on his way to seize control of the 2015/2016 World Cup overall.

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Sundby Seizes Stage 7, Solidifies Tour Lead; Harvey Seventh in 15 k Classic
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Sundby Seizes Stage 7, Solidifies Tour Lead; Harvey Seventh in 15 k Classic

Jason AlbertJanuary 9, 2016

Martin Johnsrud Sundby showed he's still got it, winning Saturday's 15 k classic mass start ahead of Norwegian teammate Niklas Dyrhaug and Kazakhstan's Alexey Poltoranin, for nearly a 1 1/2-minute head start in Sunday's final climb. Alex Harvey notched seventh on the day for 12th overall heading into the final stage.

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Krogh Rebounds to Win 10 k Skate; Hoffman Skis to 19th in Stage 6
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Krogh Rebounds to Win 10 k Skate; Hoffman Skis to 19th in Stage 6

Jason AlbertJanuary 8, 2016

Finn Hågen Krogh knows a lot about ups and downs, and has formed somewhat of a pattern at this year's Tour de Ski. However, the Norwegian had one of his career-best races on Friday, winning the 10 k freestyle by 3.6 seconds ahead of teammate and overall Tour leader Martin Johnsrud Sundby. Noah Hoffman placed 19th to lead the U.S., and Canadian Alex Harvey finished 37th and is now 15th in the Tour.

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In ‘Hardest Race’ Yet, Harvey Holds His Line in 9th; Hoffman 25th for U.S. in Stage 3 Pursuit
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In ‘Hardest Race’ Yet, Harvey Holds His Line in 9th; Hoffman 25th for U.S. in Stage 3 Pursuit

Jason AlbertJanuary 3, 2016

Canada's Alex Harvey started seventh and finished ninth to maintain his place in the top 10 of the Tour de Ski after three stages, and American Noah Hoffman posted the 17th-fastest time of the day to finish in the top 25 for the second-straight day in Lenzerheide, Switzerland.

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