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Gear Review: Fischer Speedmax Classic and Carbonlite Skate Rollerskis

Rachel PerkinsNovember 25, 2020

Depending on where you live, rollerskis may seem like a distant memory, retired to a storage closet not to be looked at again until next May. For others, sliding on snow might not be the agenda for another month. Perhaps you are foregoing Thanksgiving travel to snow this year due to the pandemic, or you are an urban-dwelling weekend warrior whose usual routine of traveling regularly to snow has come to a halt. Regardless of...

General Resources Training Workouts

Wednesday Workout: Building Intervals with Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt

FasterSkierMay 2, 2018

It’s May 2 and the overall NorAm leader heading into the 2018/2019 race season, myriad of injuries. Despite a late start, she finished last winter as the first Canadian woman in the overall NorAm standings, earning World Cup starts in November and December later this year. So what’s one of the workouts she’s looking forward to this spring? That would be Rocky Mountain Racers’ “most tried and true workout”, which can be done skiing, rollerskiing,...

Dryland General Racing Training Workouts

Wednesday Workout: Kris Freeman on Prepping for Tuckerman Inferno Run-Bike Transition

Jason AlbertApril 11, 2018

Four-time Olympian Kris Freeman may be settling into post-elite-level nordic ski racing by broadening his training opportunities. The 37-year-old New Hampshire native is slated to enter a grueling multi-sport race this Saturday that will certainly test his end-of-season nordic fitness. Here’s a detailed glimpse of Freeman’s workout — as he explained it in an email — to soften the blow to the legs when transitioning from the run portion to the bike. “I plan to...

Lifestyle Resources Training Workouts

Wednesday Workout: Recovery Surf with Ajax

Jason AlbertAugust 16, 2017

BEND, Ore. — It’s August. That means a few things to keep in mind. Out West, it’s been hot and dry. Mid-90 temps have been the norm and in places like Bend, it’s in the teens for humidity. Don’t forget to top that with smoky air from surrounding wildfires. On the East Coast, high humidity can turn an early morning workout into a tropical death march. Left or right coast, even in the Rockies and...

Canadian National Ski Team General Training Workouts

Wednesday Workout: Throwback ‘Continuous Bounding’ with Ivan Babikov

BrainspiralMay 27, 2015

Why use a single hill for bounding intervals when you can cover an entire 5 k World Cup loop? Ivan Babikov's continuous bounding workout will get your heart pumping and your legs strong for winter.

Camps Lifestyle Training

NDC Thunder Bay Returns to Birkie Land for Hayward Camp

BrainspiralSeptember 5, 2014

The National Development Centre of Thunder Bay made its way south for its final dryland camp of the year. From Aug. 16 to 27, NDC Thunder Bay athletes could be found rolling along the roads near Hayward, Wis. "There was a nice variety of terrain so we could concentrate on exactly the technique and training aspect we were focusing on for any particular training session,” coach Timo Puiras explains.

General News US Ski Team

U.S. Ski Team Women and Men Among the Masses at Alaska Training Camp

Alex KochonJuly 14, 2014

Anchorage and Eagle Glacier are happening places these days, with the North American Women's Training Alliance (including Norway's Celine Brun-Lie and 13 top U.S. skiers), a couple of French biathletes and the U.S. men's team, which recently arrived for its first unified training camp in Alaska.

Training Workouts

Wednesday Workout: Mountain Boarding Anaerobic Workout with Colette Bourgonje

Alex KochonMay 21, 2014

This week's workout comes from Colette Bourgonje, a 10-time Paralympian who recently retired from the Canadian Para-Nordic Team with 10 Paralympic medals to her name. "I like this workout because of the change in pace, which makes you focus on technique with speed and adds variety with the distance you end up putting in," she says.

Dryland General Juniors

Wednesday Workout: Ski Walk and Moose Hoof Combo

Nancy FiddlerJune 19, 2013

Ski walking, hill bounding, and moose hoofing are a great way to incorporate ski-specific movements into a dryland workout. There are many ways to use these training tools, but I am going to recommend a favorite interval workout that touches on all three techniques: the 4’s and 1’s. This low-impact workout works great for skiers of all ages and abilities, from juniors to masters.

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Canadian Women ‘Far Fitter and Moving Faster’ at PC Camp

Alex KochonOctober 4, 2012

After nearly two weeks of dryland training in Park City, Utah, the Canadian women’s cross-country team will pack up and head to St. George on Saturday. Saint what? One of the fastest growing cities in the U.S., St. George is tucked in the southwest corner of the state about 300 miles (483 kilometers) from Park City. It requires about a five-hour drive south, and the group is going to the 75,000-population metropolis to train through...

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Summer Training with Stratton’s T2 Team (Videos)

Alex KochonAugust 24, 2012

Since its six-skier strong elite club based in the resort town of Stratton, Vt. Stratton Mountain School (SMS) graduates Andy Newell and Skyler Davis were originally part of the program. This year, the two U.S. Ski Team (USST) members are joined by three Dartmouth graduates — Eric Packer, Sophie Caldwell and Erika Flowers — and USST member Jessie Diggins, formerly of Central Cross Country (CXC). Head coach Gus Kaeding also came from CXC, where he was an...

Camps General News Nordic Combined Racing Training Workouts

Norwegian NoCo Team Likes Taste of Park City

Alex KochonJuly 3, 2012

In their first collective visit to Park City, Utah, several members of the Norwegian nordic combined team couldn’t get over the place. There was never a cloud in the sky, and even unseasonably cold days weren’t that bad. People were nice, the motorists were considerate, and the training possibilities were endless. Following a three-week camp with the U.S. nordic combined squad last month, Norwegian A-team member Mikko Kokslien wasn’t the only one considering buying a...

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Skjeldal: Floating on Old Habits

Inge ScheveAugust 24, 20101

NORWAY – Former Norwegian national team skier Kristen Skjeldal enjoys uphill racing, who retired years ago, still beats the current national team skiers.

General News Technique Training

Astrid U. Jacobsen (NOR) on Rollerski Training

Inge ScheveAugust 7, 20104

Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen finished second in the 2008 overall World Cup standings, and has three career World Cup victories. She won a gold medal in the classic sprint at the 2007 World Championships. OSLO, NORWAY – Roller ski training can be a lot of different things to different people, but here is some of the information I have, Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen writes on her blog. I do a fair amount of roller skiing, but I...

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Old School Not Always Better

Inge ScheveJuly 26, 2010

A lot of things were better in the old days. But distance workouts in rubber boots? “It felt mostly like running on cutting boards, but we didn’t think twice about it!”