The women’s podium from the 2019 World Championship’s 30 k skate. From left to right, Norway’s Ingvild Flugstad Østbergin second, teammate Therese Johaug in first, and Sweden’s Frida Karlsson placed third. (Photo: John Lazenby/lanzenbyphoto.com)

Jason Albert

Jason lives in Bend, Ore., and can often be seen chasing his two boys around town. He’s a self-proclaimed audio geek. That all started back in the early 1990s when he convinced a naive public radio editor he should report a story from Alaska’s, Ruth Gorge. Now, Jason’s common companion is his field-recording gear.