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Interviews NewsTara Geraghty-Moats, the Undefeated Women’s Nordic Combined Pioneer

Gretchen BurkholderJanuary 10, 2019

Tara Geraghty-Moats started ski jumping when she was nine years old. Fearless for sure, but all part of the multisport athlete’s mojo. But after suffering multiple knee injuries when she was 16, Geraghty-Moats was forced to take a break from ski jumping. That hiatus was a four-year jumping drought that only served to push her into other aspects of nordic sport. During her time away from jumping, Geraghty-Moats competed in cross-country skiing and biathlon where...

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Camps Resources WorkoutsWednesday Workout: Old-School Strength with the NTG

FasterSkierAugust 23, 2017

For this week’s workout, we asked for a specific-strength workout from this year’s Junior National Training Group (NTG) Camp, which was held Aug. 2-15 near Park City, Utah. One of three coaches at the camp, Maria Stuber (head nordic coach at the College of St. Scholastica), shared the following, which she described as an “old-school endurance strength workout.” She led the camp with two U.S. Ski Team (USST) staff members, development coach Bryan Fish and...

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Camps Dryland Juniors Resources Training US Ski Team WorkoutsWednesday Workout: Make Your Own Agony Hill

FasterSkierJuly 19, 2017

When it comes to U.S. Regional Elite Group (REG) training camps, there are a few running themes that remain consistent across the country and from year to year. In the West and

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Camps General Multimedia News Photo Gallery TrainingMen Go to SoHo, U.S. Women in the Methow (Camp Photo Galleries)

FasterSkierJuly 14, 2017

(Note: This article has been updated to include comments from Canadian coach Ivan Babikov on his team’s recent camp in Park City, Utah.) Two days after Andy Newell and Erika Flowers tied the knot in Bozeman, Mont., seven members of the men’s U.S. Ski Team and eight U.S. women’s team members jumped into an intensity training block at their respective dryland camps in Park City, Utah, and the Methow Valley in northern Washington. The 10-day camps...

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Camps Dryland General Juniors TrainingWestern REG Camp Recap: Agony Hill and All

FasterSkierJuly 11, 2017

The following recap was written with the help of Mike Elliott, director for the Western Regional Elite Group (REG) camp, which took place June 17-24 in Park City, Utah. FasterSkier encourages coaches and athletes from any regional offseason camps (dryland or on-snow, in the U.S., Canada or abroad) to submit their own recaps and photos to

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General Interviews Juniors Nordic CombinedUnder 23 Questions with Stephen Schumann

FasterSkierFebruary 2, 2017

In an effort to showcase the North Americans competing at this week’s International Ski Federation (FIS) 2017 USANA Nordic Junior World Championships and U23 Cross Country World Championships at Soldier Hollow in Midway, Utah, we asked those qualifying athletes several questions about themselves — actually, we had them fill in the blanks. Here we have 16-year-old Stephen Schumann, of the Park City Nordic Ski Club and U.S. Nordic Combined/USA Nordic, who’s representing the U.S. at his first...

Juniors RacingTuesday Rundown: Soldier Hollow & Almaty (Updated x2)

FasterSkierJanuary 31, 2017

FIS Nordic U23 World Championships (Midway, Utah): Classic sprint [UPDATED] All four American women and three Canadians qualified for the women’s classic sprint heats on the first day of U23 World Championships on Tuesday, and in the men’s qualifier, three Americans finished in the top 30 to advance to the quarterfinals at Soldier Hollow in Midway, Utah. Kelsey Phinney led the Americans in sixth in the women’s 1.3-kilometer qualifier, clocking in 2.77 seconds off the fastest women’s...

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General NewsRoad Burn Behind Him, Bjornsen Brings On New Season with Heat

Gabby NaranjaDecember 22, 2016

U.S. Ski Team B-team member hasn't made many big changes to his training plan this year.

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Camps Canadian National Ski Team General Interviews Training Travel World CupFour Canadian Women Aim to Put Their World Cup Team on the Map

Gerry FursethDecember 1, 2016

To kick off this World Cup season, Cross Country Canada (CCC) had planned to send four women for Period 1. After its men’s team has gathered most of the attention in recent years, the Canadian women are now in a position to develop depth at the top level of the sport. In her third full World Cup season, Emily Nishikawa, of Canada’s World Cup B-team, will be joined for Period 1 by national U25 Team members Dahria Beatty...

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General Juniors News RacingSoHo and Park City Gear Up to Host First U23/Junior Worlds in 30+ Years

Peter MindeNovember 9, 2016

Soldier Hollow and Park City are as ready as they're going to be to host the first Junior/U23 World Championships in the U.S. in 31 years. “If we did nothing from now to January 30, facility-wise, we’re ready to go,” Greg Porier said in early August. “If athletes showed up tomorrow, we’re ready.”

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Canadian National Ski Team General Interviews News Racing17 Questions for 2017: Katherine Stewart-Jones

BrainspiralNovember 5, 2016

More volume, double-poling, and a strong female training posse: Nakkertok and Thunder Bay's Katherine Stewart-Jones is feeling fast and looking forward to racing U23 World Championships Utah this winter.

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General Interviews News Nordic Combined Racing17 Questions for 2017: Ben Loomis

BrainspiralNovember 3, 2016

A silver medalist at 2016 Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway, 18-year-old Ben Loomis was named this year to the U.S. National Team for nordic combined.

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Canadian National Ski Team General Interviews News Racing17 Questions for 2017: Julien Locke

Chelsea LittleOctober 31, 2016

After a junior and U23 career spent skiing for Rossland, BC's Black Jack ski team, Julien Locke earned a national team nod in May and has relocated to Canmore, Alberta. He's aiming to impress at the World Cup sprint selection races at Frozen Thunder this week.

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General Interviews Juniors News Racing US Ski Team17 Questions for 2017: Julia Kern

BrainspiralOctober 30, 2016

Having joined the SMST2 Elite Team this year as well as enrolling at Dartmouth College, Kern has made some changes and is looking forward to another big year. "I think there isn’t one specific area where I have seen improvement over the past few months, but actually in every area," she wrote.

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Canadian National Ski Team General Interviews News Racing17 Questions for 2017: Devon Kershaw

BrainspiralOctober 29, 2016

Kershaw tackled our "17 Questions" from a training camp in Utah. After training around Oslo this season, he thinks that Martin Johnsrud Sundby will still be the man to beat when the World Cup starts: "he's a beast."

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Interviews Multimedia News Nordic Nation Podcasts US Ski TeamNordic Nation Podcast: Rebounding with Liz Stephen

Jason AlbertOctober 28, 2016

Go, go, go. That's the type of energy Liz Stephen brings to skiing. From a high-tempo skate technique to steeper is better, Stephen has been a force on the Distance World Cup since her push into the top 30 in 2012. Last year was a setback for the Park City resident and she feels like this offseason she's done the work to make a rebound.

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General Interviews News Racing US Ski Team17 Questions for 2017: Hannah Halvorsen

BrainspiralOctober 24, 2016

After her first SuperTour podium and junior national titles last season, Sugar Bowl Academy's Hannah Halvorsen snagged a U.S. Ski Team nomination. Now she's making the most of her first training season without school.

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Biathlon General Interviews News Racing17 Questions for 2017: Carsen Campbell

Alex KochonOctober 20, 2016

Carsen Campbell, a stalwart on Canada's youth and junior biathlon squads, has moved into the senior ranks and got his first World Cup start last season. What's the first thing he packs for a European race tour? "My Hammock! Never know when you'll have to sleep in an airport."

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General Lifestyle News Racing US Ski Team17 Questions for 2017: Noah Hoffman

Chelsea LittleOctober 10, 2016

U.S. Ski Team member Noah Hoffman tackles our "17 Questions" series, revealing a summer of concerts and cornhole while he tries to conserve energy and improve recovery from an increased training load.

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Nordic Combined Nutrition WorkoutsWednesday Workout: Brotherly Bonding with Adam and Ben Loomis

Alex KochonMay 25, 2016

Adam Loomis moved from Wisconsin to Utah when he was 17. His brother Ben was 11 at the time. Together again in Park City, the two U.S. Nordic Combined B-team members try to sync schedules on the weekends whenever possible. "There’s definitely a special competition that provides extra motivation between brothers!" Adam explains.

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