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From Athlete to Technical Delegate: A Q & A with Kelsey Phinney

When reaching out to Sun Valley’s Annie Pokorny to learn more about her decision to become a technical delegate and her experience so far, it was also on the radar that Pokorny’s friend and former teammate Kelsey Phinney was also engaged in the process. As it turned out, Pokorny had been a leading influence in Phinney’s decision to become a TD herself.  Like Pokorny, Phinney is a 2016 graduate of Middlebury College, before continuing with...

Front-Page News: American Media Reacts to XC Gold

You may have noticed that Kikkan Randall and Jessie Diggins American women win first gold medal in cross-country skiing Best line: “When President Obama first got inaugurated,” Randall said, “I had a dream that I was sitting on Air Force One talking to him about cross-country skiing and telling him it is a really cool sport but didn’t get enough attention. He said [in the dream] when he became president, he would help make cross...

Tuesday Rundown: Canadian Nationals in Canmore

2017 Canadian Ski Nationals (Canmore, Alberta): Days 1, 2 & 3 On the third day of Canadian Ski Nationals in Canmore, Alberta, World Cup skiers Devon Kershaw and Emily Nishikawa — both fresh off World Cup Finals in Quebec City — picked up victories in the men’s and women’s classic interval starts on Tuesday. Kershaw won the men’s 15 k in 45:05.3 minutes, 44.6 seconds ahead of two University of Denver (DU) skiers Dag Frode...

entering the nordic ski market in the U.S. in early January of 2015, Julbo Eyewear and its network of athletes have wasted no time making their mark on competition at all levels. Former Birkie winner, Matt Liebsch kicked off the marathon season with wins in the Sisu Marathon in Ironwood, Michigan, a win at the City of the Lakes Loppett and an American Mora Vassaloppet victory (his 6th victory in the race). He will toe the line in...

Press release) Julbo USA is excited to announce its entrance into the high end cross country ski market and the addition of elite U.S. Nordic skiers.With over 125 years in business, the eyewear brand based in France’s Jura Mountains has a profound history in the mountaineering and ski mountaineering worlds. From this history, Julbo eyewear has produced unrivaled technical products geared towards mountain and snow sports. “We’re a mountain brand with  followings from sports that require highly technical products,” explained...