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The Devon Kershaw Show: Listener Questions, Unexpected Outcomes, and Norway Returns

Devon KershawJanuary 21, 2021

In the big global picture, much has transpired since Jessie Diggins won the Tour de Ski. On the macro side of things, that being on the World Cup, a break has transpired. On Saturday, the cross-country World Cup returns with a skiathlon. The more notable news is the Norwegian national team will spice up the skiing as they return from a self-imposed hiatus from the World Cup since early December. We also answer some...

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Life After Sport: Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen

FasterSkierOctober 1, 2020

This Interview with former Norwegian National Team member Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen comes from Paolo Romanò, a reporter for Fondoitalia.it. The interview was also published on the FIS website. This version of the interview has been lightly edited. Since 22nd February 2007 – at the young age of twenty – Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen shocked the cross-country skiing world. From that first gold medal in the classic sprint at the World Ski Championships in Sapporo, many have...

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Norway’s New Junior Coach, Former SMU Runner Monika Kørra

Jason AlbertOctober 12, 2018

In early August, Norwegian Monika Kørra was named Norway’s national junior team coach, an under-the-radar, nordic news event that resonates. Kørra, a 29-year-old accomplished runner and cross-country athlete in Norway, comes to the job with an undergraduate degree from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, and a master’s in coaching and sport psychology, which she completed in Oslo this summer. Kørra’s primary athletes are 12 junior skiers (six boys and six girls) that comprise Norway’s National...

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Nordic Nation: The ‘Take a Bow’ (50th!) Episode with Marit Bjørgen

Jason AlbertJuly 16, 2018

And she won that in un-Bjørgen like style by coming from behind to reel in a speedy Jessie Diggins. This brings us to the point that this is the 50th episode of Nordic Nation. So, we wanted to go big. Really, no one is bigger than Bjørgen in the sport. In this ‘Take a Bow’ episode with Marit, we cover motherhood, training, racing, the media, and growing up in a small Norwegian club with three racers. The...

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Closing the Gap: Head Games

FasterSkierJanuary 16, 2018

Editor’s Note: The following is part of a series proposed by Maks Zechel, a 20-year-old Canadian cross-country skier embarking on his first season training abroad. In August, he made the big move to Norway, where he’ll be training and racing with Team Asker for the entire winter. Through these updates, Maks hopes to share his personal “observations, stories and lessons learned” to help close the gap between North American and Scandinavian nordic skiing. Previous posts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. ...

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Nordic Nation: The Astrid Chronicles

Jason AlbertJuly 28, 2017

Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen. At 30 years old, Jacobsen is a longtime member of the venerable Norwegian national ski team — and she’s truly busy. Her career on the World Cup has spanned a decade, bookended by her first World Championship medal in 2007 in Sapporo, Japan (a sprint), and three 2017 World Champ medals in Lahti, Finland. There, Jacobsen placed third in the 10-kilometer classic and 30 k skate and was part of the winning...

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Pettersen: ‘I Understand Why You Doubt,’ But Norwegian Ski Team Doesn’t Dope

BrainspiralOctober 24, 2016

An eight-year member of the Norwegian national team, Øystein Pettersen insists: "There are sides of Norwegian cross-country skiing that are not so positive. Eating disorders, overtraining, stress, pressure, the equipment arms race and much more. But doping, this is not part of the Norwegian cross-country sport."

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Wednesday Workout: Diggins Dives into Norwegian Camp, Leaves with Big Takeaways

Gabby NaranjaJuly 6, 2016

After recently returning from a training camp with the Norwegian women's team, Jessie Diggins describes how the opportunity came about and one of her favorite workouts from her week in Norway. "I’m always looking for ways to make summer training exciting, new and adventurous," Diggins said.

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Kristiansen Out, Norwegian Coaching Shuffle Continues

BrainspiralApril 27, 2016

Getting used to seeing the same ol' Norwegians year after year? Next season will look different, at least on the coaching staff, as the Ski Federation's men's and women's cross-country coaches are both moving on after five and 10 years of service, respectively.

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Back On the Team: Northug and Norwegian Ski Team Reach 3-Year Agreement

BrainspiralOctober 29, 2015

About a month and a half after the Norwegian ski federation said it was effectively done with Petter Northug Jr., both sides have come to agreement and, you guessed it, Northug is back on the national team.

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Northug Off the Norwegian Roster, Out for World Cup

BrainspiralSeptember 14, 2015

Petter Northug, Jr., is off the Norwegian national team after he denied its terms to compete for Norway on the World Cup and Tour de Ski this season. Northug has previously said he might turn to long-distance racing apart from the mainstream circuit.

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Marit the Mom: Before and After Baby

BrainspiralSeptember 9, 2015

Due with her first child in December, Marit Bjørgen has found that life has changed slightly so far, but anticipates a comeback 10 weeks after birth. “I hope to be back as early as March,” she said at a team training camp in Italy.

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Norway’s Steira Retires After 12 years on World Cup Circuit

Inge ScheveApril 29, 2015

Last week, Norwegian national-team staple Kristin Størmer Steira announced her retirement following a dozen years on the World Cup. "I’ve experienced so much as a cross-country skier and I love ski racing, but the time has come to find a new track," she said in a press release. "And that won’t be a ski track."

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Norway, Sweden Announce 2015/2016 National Teams

BrainspiralApril 24, 2015

Both Norway and Sweden announced their National Team picks for the 2015/2016 season Friday. The respective teams of the two rivals will see few changes in the upcoming year as both hope to either maintain or improve their team successes.

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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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Østberg on Letting Up and Letting Go (Exclusive Interview)

Inge ScheveNovember 26, 2014

One of Norway's rapidly rising stars, Ingvild Flugstad Østberg, 24, took the time to chat with FasterSkier last weekend after her first FIS race of the season. Here she offers advice for anyone training full time: "You have to go for quality over quantity,” she says. “I used to just want to do more and more and more ... but what you do really matters more."

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Norway’s 10,000-Meter Champ, Steira Taking One Step at a Time

Alex KochonAugust 25, 2014

Kristin Størmer Steira's in the game for another season, but she's not so sure what the next four years hold -- definitely some school and not another Olympics. "I learned from my earlier mistakes saying this is my last year, but I don’t think longer than Falun ... we’ll see," she says in an exclusive interview.

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Interview: 1985 Overall World Cup Champion Anette Bøe

Lander KarathAugust 14, 2014

Norwegian skiing star Anette Bø discusses her introduction to skiing, being the first woman to skate ski on the international racing circuit, her mountain bike World Cup podium, her two national championships in hockey, and a possible move to the U.S.

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Johaug and the Future of the Norwegian National Team

Pasha KahnApril 11, 20142

Therese Johaug could be the Norwegian Ski Federation's MVP. But can they keep her? "She’s going to make more money than both Petter Northug and Marit Bjørgen," one expert says. "The girl has everything, so the sponsors will be willing to pay very much."

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Northug and the Future of the Norwegian National Team

Pasha KahnApril 6, 201412

This FasterSkier series will examine the growing challenge to the national team model by privately funded ski teams and independent sponsorship agreements. Will national teams be able to support themselves in the future, or will corporate teams take over cross country skiing? This first article in the series will look at Petter Northug’s record deal with Coop and the implications it has for the Norwegian National Team and the sport as a whole.

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