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How do you solve a problem like Johannes? The World Cup weighs in on how to dethrone him.

Nathaniel HerzDecember 25, 2024

In cross-country skiing, sprinting is a notoriously inconsistent discipline for a single competitor to dominate. The short distance leaves little time for racers to recover from even small mistakes; sharp corners and tight spaces often produce race-ending crashes. Which makes the track record of Norway’s Johannes Høsflot Klæbo almost impossible to comprehend. Klæbo, a five-time Olympic gold medalist, has won the last 10 straight sprint races he’s entered on the World Cup — the highest...

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Norway Rules in Lillehammer—Nyenget Scorches 10 k Freestyle

John TeafordDecember 6, 2024

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. There will be a Cross-Country World Championships in Trondheim, Norway later this winter—and it looks like the anticipation of those important race days on the International Ski Federation (FIS) calendar is causing this...

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Can jet-setting ski racers be climate activists? Schumacher, Diggins lean into “imperfect advocacy.”

Nathaniel HerzFebruary 25, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS — After Gus Schumacher’s upset win at an international cross-country ski race here last week, one of his first moves was not to celebrate at a bar, but instead, to stand in front of the crowd and talk about climate change. With hundreds listening to the panel discussion from the grandstand, Schumacher, his teammate Jessie Diggins and activist and author Bill McKibben passed a microphone back and forth. The subject, for Schumacher, is immediate...

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Canmore Reporter’s Notebook: Scandinavian Feuds, Nearly-Nudes, Car Crash Recovery, and Doping Doubts

Nathaniel HerzFebruary 12, 2024

CANMORE, Alberta: We’re three days into a six-race series of World Cup racing in North America and I’m just one guy, which means there hasn’t been time to share all the fun little stories and subplots that have been filling my notebook. I’m summarizing a few of the better ones here. Stay tuned for more notes and some feature stories after Tuesday’s final race in Canmore. If you have ideas for stories, tips or feedback...

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The Devon Kershaw Show: Canmore is lit and so was the racing

Nathaniel HerzFebruary 9, 2024

The World Cup gave us two great races in Canmore today to start a 10-day swing through North America. Devon and Nat recap the results, and hear from a couple of special guests at the tail end of the show. We’ll be back tomorrow. Questions? Comments? nat@fasterskier.com and devon@fasterskier.com.

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The Devon Kershaw Show: Go big and go Goms

Nathaniel HerzJanuary 29, 2024

Goms! These races, in Switzerland, were unambiguously awesome. Wipeouts, sun, fondue, North American podiums and breakout performances. And an Alaskan guest who watched the races firsthand. We really went above and beyond the call of duty this week — we’ve got sounds from the side of the trail and even a profanity-laced tirade from Devon if you stick it out to the end of the show. We’ll be on scene at the next round of...

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The Devon Kershaw Show: Recapping a frigid weekend in Gallivare

Nathaniel HerzDecember 4, 2023

More smashing results from U.S. women, boring-on-paper but fun-to-watch racing from the Norwegian men’s distance team and some interlopers wearing similar colors, and a poorly-attended relay. Devon and Nat break it all down. Keep the feedback and questions coming: nat@fasterskier.com and devon@fasterskier.com. We’ll see you next week.

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The Devon Kershaw Show: An epic 30k to cap World Champs women’s racing

Nathaniel HerzMarch 4, 2023

This race had it all — a solo breakaway, chase packs and a nail-biting performance from America’s Rosie Brennan. Devon and Nat ditch the guests to break down the race themselves. We’ll be back tomorrow with a last World Championships episode. Thanks for your support. Reach us at devon@fasterskier.com and nat@fasterskier.com.

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The Devon Kershaw Show: Recapping the 15k with the Jessie Diggins of Swedish ski journalism

Nathaniel HerzMarch 1, 2023

Tomas Petterson, a veteran sports reporter for the Swedish newspaper Expressen, joins us to recap the men’s 15 k at World Championships, and to discuss Sweden’s fantastic women’s team and the country’s hopes for its raw, talented men’s squad. Reach us at devon@fasterskier.com and nat@fasterskier.com. Seven days down, four to go.

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The Devon Kershaw Show: Norway’s men pull out the broom for a pursuit sweep

Nathaniel HerzFebruary 25, 2023

Longtime Canadian racer Jesse Cockney joins us to recap a surprisingly exciting men’s pursuit race at the World Championships in Planica, Slovenia. We’ll be back tomorrow. Send your questions to devon@fasterskier.com and nat@fasterskier.com.

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The Devon Kershaw Show: Norway’s COVID crisis, and a Latvian star is born

Nathaniel HerzJanuary 5, 2023

There’s too much going on in the Tour de Ski for us to cover in just one episode — so we’re back to quickly hype up a breakout performance by Latvia’s Patrīcija Eiduka yesterday, and to break down a COVID crisis on the Norwegian team that’s erupted in the past 24 hours. We’re at devon@fasterskier.com and nat@fasterskier.com; we’ll be back Sunday.

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The Devon Kershaw Show: They only raced half a 50k. We’ve still got a full podcast.

Devon KershawFebruary 19, 2022

This isn’t a spoiler, even if it spoiled some of the glory Saturday: Organizers shortened the Olympic men’s 50 k to a 28 k skate. People were mad; the athletes still raced and delivered a good show. We’ve got our own show here, featuring guest star Kris Freeman, the retired American Olympian. Alaska’s Scott Patterson threw down the best Olympic result for a U.S. man in nearly a half-century, too. We break that down, plus...

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Bolshunov collects third gold medal while Krüger rebounds to bronze post-COVID; Patterson historic 8th place for USA

Rachel PerkinsFebruary 19, 2022

This World Cup coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and the 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. There were a number of stories to unpack during the men’s 50-kilometer mass start free, which was changed last minute to 28 k due to extreme weather conditions in Zhangjiakou....

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News Brief: COVID Outbreak in the Norway Olympic Delegation, and updated plans to get Klæbo, Johaug, and teammates to Beijing

Ben TheyerlJanuary 27, 2022

The Planica World Cup cancellations this month brought the skiing world to the perilous edge of what it feared most, but hoped wouldn’t happen – the central focus of this ski season, and the sport’s biggest moment, the Olympics – affected by the Omicron COVID-19 variant. Over the last week in the Italian Alps, the sport went over that edge. This Olympics, as with everything in the world right now, will have to deal with...

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Krüger Dominates the 15k Skate in Davos; Schumacher 29th

Ian TovellDecember 12, 2021

This World Cup coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and the 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 second day in Davos, Switzerland started with the Men’s 15K Freestyle individual race. In contrast to yesterday’s snow and wind, it was a beautiful blue sky...

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Bolshunov Pulls Away for a Solo Victory in the 15 k Classic; Cyr 21st

Rachel PerkinsMarch 13, 2021

This World Cup coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and their 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. It’s the last hurrah, folks. Roughly a year after the COVID-19 virus achieved its global pandemic title, the World Cup finds itself at the end of a season that once...

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A Mega-Classic 50 k to Close out the Championships: A Klæbo DQ in the Final Straight Reshuffles the Podium

Jason AlbertMarch 7, 2021

This World Championship coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and their 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. It was under overcast skies that the men made their final preparations before the start of Sunday’s mass start 50 k classic, the final event of the 2021 World...

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Another Norwegian Sweep in the 15-Kilometer Skate: Holund, Krüger, and Amundsen

Rachel PerkinsMarch 3, 2021

This World Championship coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and their 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. Here we are in the back half of the 2021 World Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany. As athletes strive for their peak fitness, storylines from the World Cup season, pandemic,...

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Bolshunov Victorious in the 30-Kilometer Skiathlon; Patterson 14th, Norris 17th

Rachel PerkinsFebruary 27, 2021

This World Championship coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and their 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. With swaths of bare ground peeking through the melting snow, skis rattling through tracks and swooshing across the lanes, and short-sleeved race tops, World Championship racing continued in a...

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Bolshunov Wins a Nail-Biter in Falun; Schumacher 9th and Patterson 15th (Updated)

Ella HallJanuary 29, 2021

This World Cup coverage is made possible through the generous support of Marty and Kathy Hall and their 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. Sunny skies and cold snow greeted the skiers for the start of the men’s 15 k individual freestyle on Friday, kicking off an extended weekend of racing in Falun,...

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