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Klæbo 5 for 5 with Lillehammer Skiathlon Win; Harvey 6th, Kershaw 19th, Bjornsen 20th

Jason AlbertDecember 3, 2017

Imagine for a moment that only months ago, at about 33 years old, you were in your prime — with World Cup globes on the mantle, six World Championship medals presumably in a drawer somewhere, and four Olympic medals (three of which are from the 2014 Games and will be awarded post-Sochi since the Bjornsen placed 42nd overall, over five minutes back from Sundby, that day’s winner. Bjornsen’s strategy paid off on Sunday. In a...

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Saturday Rundown: Lillehammer; Östersund; West Yellowstone (Updated)

FasterSkierDecember 2, 2017

US SuperTour (West Yellowstone, Montana): Freestyle sprints Anne Hart and Nick Michaud were the big winners on opening day of the US SuperTour season at the Rendezvous Ski Trails on Saturday, taking individual victories in the women’s and men’s freestyle sprint finals, respectively. Hart led into the finishing straight to take the win in 2:52.49 minutes, 0.88 seconds ahead of Erika Flowers, her teammate on the Stratton Mountain School (SMS) Elite Team, who placed second, and...

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Lillehammer, Östersund & West Notes & Quotes

FasterSkierDecember 6, 2016

Three days of racing, more than a dozen North American skiers, and one FasterSkier on-site reporter was there to witness it all — including Women | Women | Women | Diggins’s 5 k victory “Jessica can be either in the front or in the back when it comes to classic. I thought that if she has a good day, then we and Marit can try to chase Heidi, and that would be a really nice group....

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Sunday Rundown: Lillehammer, Östersund & West Yellowstone (Updated x6)

FasterSkierDecember 4, 2016

Welcome to The Rundown, your quick primer of need-to-know information about the day’s racing. We’ll be updating this digest as the day goes on with additional results, photos and quotes. The Rundown is NOT a race report; stay tuned for complete race reports later today with interviews from the day’s top racers. (Note: This Rundown has been updated to include comments from U.S. Nordic Combined’s Bryan Fletcher, who placed ninth on Sunday at the World...

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All Alone, Weng Wins First Mini-Tour Title in Lillehammer; Diggins Hangs On for 8th

Chelsea LittleDecember 4, 2016

Norway’s Heidi Weng started the 10-kilometer classic pursuit in Lillehammer, Norway, on her own, and she finished just the same: alone, and in first place. The 25 year old chalked up her first World Cup mini-tour win on Sunday, after second in the 5 k skate in Saturday. Weng started the day with a 20-second cushion separating her from second-place Ingvild Flugstad Østberg in the mini-tour standings, and extended that lead slightly by the middle...

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Saturday Rundown: Lillehammer, Östersund & West Yellowstone (Updated x 4)

FasterSkierDecember 3, 2016

Welcome to The Rundown, your quick primer of need-to-know information about the day’s racing. We’ll be updating this digest as the day goes on with additional results, photos and quotes. The Rundown is NOT a race report; stay tuned for complete race reports later today with interviews from the day’s top racers. *** U.S. SuperTour opener in West Yellowstone: Freestyle sprints [UPDATE] The U.S. domestic season opened in West Yellowstone, Mont., with 1.3-kilometer freestyles on...

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Bjornsen ‘Fastest in the World’ in Qualifier; Weng Tops Lillehammer Sprint Final

Aleks TangenDecember 2, 2016

LILLEHAMMER, Norway — If anything’s consistent after two days of classic sprinting on the Cross-Country World Cup this year, it’s that nothing is a given — especially on the women’s side of World Cup sprinting. No more Maiken Caspersen Falla dominating every World Cup sprint. However, Norway’s defending Sprint World Cup champion is no slouch, placing second in both classic sprints so far this season. Take Sadie Bjornsen, for example. In her Qualifier | Mini-tour standings (after Day 1)

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Friday Rundown: Lillehammer Classic Sprint

FasterSkierDecember 2, 2016

Welcome to The Rundown, your quick primer of need-to-know information about the day’s racing. We’ll be updating this digest as the day goes on with additional results, photos and quotes. The Rundown is NOT a race report; stay tuned for complete race reports later today with interviews from the day’s top racers. *** FIS Cross-Country World Cup in Lillehammer: Classic sprint Men’s report For the Men |

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Wednesday Workout: Double-Pole Work with Newell and the Norwegians

Alex KochonAugust 3, 2016

After two weeks in Norway, U.S. Ski Team sprinter Andy Newell returned with some new ideas for double poling and a better sense of why skiing is so huge there. "Maybe the coolest part about training in Norway during the summer is not just the awesome roads and cooler weather but also to get a taste of that skiing culture," he explained.

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Beating Back Illness and Disappointment, Levins Fourth in Youth Olympics Pursuit

Chelsea LittleFebruary 16, 2016

Chloe Levins was sick before IBU Youth/Junior World Championships and performed below her own expectations. But she has found redemption at the Youth Olympic Games, turning in the best individual performance ever by a U.S. biathlete and cleaning her first four-stage race in the process.

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Bumps, Jumps, XC Cross, and Biathlon: YOG Weekend Roundup

Gabby NaranjaFebruary 16, 2016

The 2016 Youth Olympic Games kicked off in Lillehammer, Norway, this past weekend with a brand-new XC-ski cross sprint event on Saturday, followed by biathlon races on Sunday and Monday. American Chloe Levins placed fourth in Monday's pursuit. "The pursuit in Lillehammer was a dream," she said.

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With Ever-Pressing Diggins, U.S. Women Grab Final Podium Step in Lillehammer 4 x 5 k Relay

Jeremy BlazarDecember 6, 2015

The Norwegians may have won the race, but the Americans stole the show in the women's 4 x 5 k relay on Sunday in Lillehammer, Norway. For the U.S. women, placing third marked their first time back on the World Cup relay podium since December 2013. (Updated)

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Harvey Overcomes Early Struggles, Leads 5 North Americans in Top 30 in Lillehammer

Jeremy BlazarDecember 5, 2015

At one point in Saturday's World Cup skiathlon, Alex Harvey wanted to give up. He didn't and ended up 10th, and what's more, Canada placed 21st, 23rd and 24th with Graeme Killick, Devon Kershaw and Ivan Babikov. Noah Hoffman rebounded from 36th at the ski change to finish 25th.

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Bjornsen Scores Another Top 20; Four U.S. Women in the Points in Lillehammer Skiathlon

BrainspiralDecember 5, 2015

Of the five U.S. women that started Saturday's skiathlon, four of them finished in the top 30 and one was just outside in 37th. "It’s nice that everyone is starting to feel like themselves," said Sadie Bjornsen, who led the team in 20th after skiing in the top 20 throughout the race.

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The Science (and Big Bucks) Behind Early Season Snow in Norway

Inge ScheveNovember 5, 2015

At least three popular Norwegian ski destinations are vying for early season cross-country skiers, and its costing upwards of a million dollars between Sjusjøen, Beitostølen and Trysil. In some places, warm temperatures are melting the white gold before organizers' eyes.

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Lillehammer’s Pål Golberg on Finding Success at Home, Rollerskiing Year-Round (Exclusive Interview)

Inge ScheveDecember 11, 2014

Norway's Pål Golberg tells FasterSkier why Lillehammer has been good to him in the past (and it's not because he lives there) and why he rollerskis through the winter, at least once a week, and plays golf as much as he can.

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Fletcher Skis Impressive 10 k to Earn Eighth in Lillehammer NC World Cup

Lander KarathDecember 10, 2014

While Bryan Fletcher's strategy didn't pan out in Sunday's Nordic Combined World Cup 10 k in Lillehammer, Norway, he was able to earn the second fastest time to place eighth overall. The result was his best since January, 2014.

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Weekly Roundup: Lillehammer Mini Tour, Östersund and Bozeman

BrainspiralDecember 10, 2014

The first individual IBU World Cup race took place a week ago in Östersund and wrapped up this past Sunday. Here, we recap everything from biathlon in Sweden and at home in Canmore, to the Lillehammer mini tour and nordic-combined competitions, and second U.S. SuperTour stop in Bozeman, Mont.

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Bjornsens Post Top Results for U.S. in Lillehammer Pursuit

Seth AdamsDecember 7, 2014

A tough mini-tour in Lillehammer came to a close today with siblings Erik and Sadie Bjornsen leading the U.S. Ski Team.

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Bjørgen Outsprints Johaug in Lillehammer Thriller Pursuit

Inge ScheveDecember 7, 2014

As so often on the World Cup lately, it’s not a question of who will fight for the victory, but how the competition between Marit Bjørgen and Therese Johaug will unfold. Sunday held a sprint showdown between the two in the women's 10 k classic pursuit on the last day of the Lillehammer World Cup mini tour.

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