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The Worst Norwegian . . .

John TeafordDecember 5, 2023

Seven Norwegian men—not even the seven best Norwegian men—entered the most competitive ski race the world has to offer (World Cup 10 k Interval Start Freestyle in Gaellivare, Sweden), and the worst Norwegian finisher was ninth! That’s the apparent nature of men’s cross country ski racing today: Norway shows up, Norway wins, Norway sweeps the podium, and the worst Norwegian in the field still manages to beat pretty much everyone else in the world. Norway...

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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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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...