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Andersson Takes 10-k Classic in Another Thrilling Win Over Johaug

FasterSkier’s FIS World Championships coverage stands as a proud tribute to American Skiing Icon Marty Hall, who (with his wife, Kathy Hall, and their A Hall Mark of Excellence Award) has supported our coverage of international cross-country ski events. Learn more about A Hall Mark of Excellence Award at info@fasterskier.com. We’ll miss you, Marty.  After the rainy deluge of the women’s Skiathlon Sunday, the focus of the World Championships turned to the women’s 10 kilometer Classic Individual...

A ‘huge party’ of a World Championships is ready to kick off in Norway

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 — It’s back. It’s been 14 years since Norway hosted a cross-country skiing World Championships, with the 2011 event going off along Oslo trails mobbed with Scandinavian fans. The championships return to the skiing-mad nation again Thursday, with the first of six medal races,...

Mass Start Masterclass: Diggins Outsprints Three in Final Meters

This coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and A Hall Mark of Excellence Award. To learn more about A Hall Mark of Excellence Award, or to learn how you can support FasterSkier’s coverage, please contact info@fasterskier.com. The final race before the 2025 Trondheim World Championships treated viewers at home and a sparse crowd Falun, Sweden to the very best of Mass Start skiing. After over fifty minutes of tactical pacing,...

Dahlqvist is Back! Diggins Grateful for “Miracle”

This coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and A Hall Mark of Excellence Award. To learn more about A Hall Mark of Excellence Award, or to learn how you can support FasterSkier’s coverage, please contact info@fasterskier.com. Two weeks ago, Jessie Diggins—hampered by a lingering injury (plantar fasciitis)—was compelled to double pole her Classic Sprint qualifyier, leaving her in 40th that day. Since then, Diggins has been spotted a time or...

We’re back to recap a long weekend in glorious Switzerland, with some familiar names topping the podium but still doing it in exciting fashion. Plus, hear from Canada’s Sonjaa Schmidt about her star-is-born moment in the sprint and her, shall we say, unconventional summer training. Fan mail to devon@fasterskier.com; hate mail to nat@fasterskier.com. We’ll be back soon.  

Karlsson Dominates Les Rousses 20 K Classic. Diggins Sidelined by Injury. Brennan Out Indefinitely

This coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and A Hall Mark of Excellence Award. To learn more about A Hall Mark of Excellence Award, or to learn how you can support FasterSkier’s coverage, please contact info@fasterskier.com. The timing of the Norwegian national championships has already had a dramatic effect on world cup races in Les Rousses, France. Today’s women’s 20 kilometer Classic mass start race would not be...

Skistad Returns to Win Les Rousses Classic Sprint

This coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and A Hall Mark of Excellence Award. To learn more about A Hall Mark of Excellence Award, or to learn how you can support FasterSkier’s coverage, please contact info@fasterskier.com. Sprinting has the most unpredictable action of any World Cup racing format. Skiers are crammed into a narrow patch of snow, leading to skis crossing and poles breaking. Wobbly legs often misfire,...

Le Rousses 10 k Freestyle—This Is Jessie’s Race

This coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and A Hall Mark of Excellence Award. To learn more about A Hall Mark of Excellence Award, or to learn how you can support FasterSkier’s coverage, please contact info@fasterskier.com. When Jessie Diggins (USA) first stepped onto the World Cup scene (as a fresh-faced Minnesota school kid straight out of Junior Nationals), her only real chances to excel were in Freestyle Sprints or 5...

Johaug Wins Alpe Cermis and Tour. Diggins Third Overall

This coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and A Hall Mark of Excellence Award. To learn more about A Hall Mark of Excellence Award, or to learn how you can support FasterSkier’s coverage, please contact info@fasterskier.com. Today marked the end of the journey on the long and hilly road that is the Tour de Ski. All that remained is one of the more daunting challenges in cross-country ski...

Johaug Dominates 20-k Skiathlon. Diggins Fifth and Back on Overall Podium

This coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and A Hall Mark of Excellence Award. To learn more about A Hall Mark of Excellence Award, or to learn how you can support FasterSkier’s coverage, please contact info@fasterskier.com. As we enter the second to last event in this year’s Tour de Ski—the 20 kilometer Skiathlon—there has been little movement at the top of the women’s Overall leader board. As the...

Slind and Johaug Dominate 15-k Classic Pursuit. Diggins 6th, Relinquishes Tour Lead

This coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and A Hall Mark of Excellence Award. To learn more about A Hall Mark of Excellence Award, or to learn how you can support FasterSkier’s coverage, please contact info@fasterskier.com. Part of the attraction of the Tour de Ski is the quick ebb and flow of the leader board. One day you’re sitting on top of the world with a big lead,...

The Devon Kershaw Show: RIP OG Tour de Ski — stages 1 and 2 recap

It’s the most wonderful time of the year — or is it? The Tour de Ski has returned, but Devon has some beef with this year’s watered down format. Plus, recaps of the four races we’ve been through so far, including Jessie Diggins sprint win from heat five. Send feedback, hate mail and love letters to devon@fasterskier.com. You can send love letters to nat@fasterskier.com. See you in a couple of days. `

Diggins Again! American Wins Tour 15K Classic

This coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and A Hall Mark of Excellence Award. To learn more about A Hall Mark of Excellence Award, or to learn how you can support FasterSkier’s coverage, please contact info@fasterskier.com. Watching the Tour de Ski is like looking at a giant pendulum swinging back and forth. Yesterday, on day one, the pendulum swung to the favor of skiers with sprinting talent. Jessie...

Diggins Electric in Tour de Ski Opener. Wins Freestyle Sprint

This coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and A Hall Mark of Excellence Award. To learn more about A Hall Mark of Excellence Award, or to learn how you can support FasterSkier’s coverage, please contact info@fasterskier.com. Today marks the opening round of the 19th edition of the Tour de Ski, and this year it will be an all Italy based event with races in Toblach and Val Di...

The Devon Kershaw Show: Christmas recap in Davos with the US Ski Team men

It’s vacation time. We hear from some of the U.S. Ski Team men holed up in their Christmas cottage in Davos, Switzerland — featuring a new lightning round quiz segment — and Devon and Nat take us through the weekend’s results. Happy holidays: We’ll be back during the Tour de Ski. Questions, comments, want us to use less (or more) profanity? Reach us at devon@fasterskier.com and nat@fasterskier.com.  

Slind Claims First-Ever World Cup Victory – Diggins and Brennan Finish Seventh and Eighth

This coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and A Hall Mark of Excellence Award. To learn more about A Hall Mark of Excellence Award, or to learn how you can support FasterSkier’s coverage, please contact info@fasterskier.com. As cowbells and horn music echoed through the course, the women’s 20 k classic marked the final competition before athletes enjoy a brief rest ahead of the Tour de Ski later this month....

Short-handed Sweden Still Dominates in Davos Sprint. Diggins Sixth

This coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and A Hall Mark of Excellence Award. To learn more about A Hall Mark of Excellence Award, or to learn how you can support FasterSkier’s coverage, please contact info@fasterskier.com. The U.S. women’s cross-country team really likes the site of today’s Freestyle Sprints, Davos, Switzerland. Last season in Davos, Jessie Diggins (USA) claimed the podium twice including third place in today’s event, the Freestyle...