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Former Swimmer Kendall Gretsch on Unexpected Paralympic Golds, Hunger for More
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Former Swimmer Kendall Gretsch on Unexpected Paralympic Golds, Hunger for More

Gabby NaranjaSeptember 11, 2018

As a sophomore at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, Kendall Gretsch stumbled across an article that would change her life. It was the spring of 2012, just a few months before the Summer Paralympics in London. Gretsch had been reading the local news when she came across a story about a St. Louis college student who hoped to attend the London Games as part of the U.S. Paralympics Swimming team.   Born with spina...

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Summer of 2018: Coaching and Industry Moves (Updated)
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Summer of 2018: Coaching and Industry Moves (Updated)

FasterSkierAugust 13, 2018

(Note: This article has been updated to include the hiring of Miles Havlick as the University of Utah’s head nordic coach, which was announced Monday afternoon.)  There have been several notable career changes in North American nordic skiing this summer. Here’s a quick look at who moved where: Robert Lazzaroni: from U.S. Ski & Snowboard to Salomon. Last week, Salomon announced via a press release that Lazzaroni, of Park City, Utah, will join its staff as...

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FasterSkier’s Para-Nordic Skiers of the Year: Oksana Masters and Brian McKeever
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FasterSkier’s Para-Nordic Skiers of the Year: Oksana Masters and Brian McKeever

FasterSkierApril 12, 2018

With the 2017/2018 season officially in the rearview, FasterSkier is excited to unveil its annual award winners for this past winter. Votes stem from the FS staff, scattered across the U.S., Canada, and Europe, and while not scientific, they are intended to reflect a broader sense of the season in review. This set of honors goes to outstanding Para-Nordic skiers on the international circuit. Previous categories: Collegiate Skiers of the Year | injured her elbow and...

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Wilkie, McKeever, Masters All Win Gold in Last Individual Race of Paralympics
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Wilkie, McKeever, Masters All Win Gold in Last Individual Race of Paralympics

FasterSkierMarch 17, 2018

2018 Winter Paralympics (PyeongChang, South Korea): 5/7.5/10 k cross-country races Saturday marked the last day of individual racing at the PyeongChang Paralympics, and as they have over the last week, the U.S. and Canadian teams did not disappoint, with the U.S. Paralympics Nordic Team adding a gold and two silvers to its medal count and the Canadian Para-Nordic Team notching two golds and two bronze medals in the middle-distance cross-country races. Seventeen-year-old Natalie Wilkie of...

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Arendz Gets Gold He Came For; Cnossen and Masters Silver in Last Paralympic Biathlon Race
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Arendz Gets Gold He Came For; Cnossen and Masters Silver in Last Paralympic Biathlon Race

FasterSkierMarch 16, 2018

2018 Winter Paralympics (PyeongChang, South Korea): 12.5/15 k biathlon races Canada’s Mark Arendz captured his first Paralympic gold, the sixth Paralympic medal of his career and his fourth medal of the PyeongChang Games on Friday in the men’s 15-kilometer individual standing biathlon race — the longest and final biathlon event on the schedule. Meanwhile, Dan Cnossen of the U.S. continued his medal streak with his fifth medal in as many races, taking silver in the...

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Cnossen Tallies 3rd Medal of PyeongChang Paralympics; Soule and Arendz Take Bronze
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Cnossen Tallies 3rd Medal of PyeongChang Paralympics; Soule and Arendz Take Bronze

FasterSkierMarch 13, 2018

2018 Winter Paralympics (PyeongChang, South Korea): 10/12.5 k biathlon races Amid soft and slow conditions at the Alpensia Biathlon Centre on Tuesday, American Dan Cnossen raced to his third-straight medal in as many races at the 2018 Paralympics, claiming silver in the men’s 12.5-kilometer sitting biathlon race just ahead of his U.S. Paralympics Nordic teammate and fellow military veteran Andy Soule, who earned bronze. Cnossen, a retired Navy SEAL, previously won gold in Sunday’s 15...

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McKeever Wins Record-Breaking 14th Paralympic Medal, 11th Gold
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McKeever Wins Record-Breaking 14th Paralympic Medal, 11th Gold

FasterSkierMarch 12, 2018

2018 Winter Paralympics (PyeongChang, South Korea): 15/20 k visually impaired and standing races Make that record-breaking medal No. 14 for Brian McKeever. In his fifth Paralympics, the 38-year-old Canadian raced to the 11th gold medal of his career (and 14th medal total) on Monday at the 2018 Paralympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. He did so in the 20-kilometer visually impaired freestyle cross-country race with his guides Graham Nishikawa and Russell Kennedy, who traded guiding responsibilities during...

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Gretsch Scores Second Gold, Cnossen Silver, Masters Bronze in PyeongChang
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Gretsch Scores Second Gold, Cnossen Silver, Masters Bronze in PyeongChang

FasterSkierMarch 11, 2018

2018 Winter Paralympics (PyeongChang, South Korea): 12/15 k sitting cross-country races It was a gold, silver and bronze day for the U.S. Paralympics Nordic team on Sunday at the 2018 Paralympics in PyeongChang, as Kendall Gretsch raced to her second-straight victory in as many races, Dan Cnossen took silver and Oksana Masters claimed bronze in the cross-country distance events. A day after achieving a won the sitting biathlon sprint to open the Paralympics, also won...

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Wednesday Workout: Preseason Agility with U.S. Paralympics Nordic
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Wednesday Workout: Preseason Agility with U.S. Paralympics Nordic

Alex KochonNovember 8, 2017

It’s that time of year when everyone’s raring to get on snow. Let’s say you’re lucky enough to find some — even just a few hundred meters — like the U.S. Paralympics Nordic team did late last month at a training camp at Mount Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid, N.Y. Seven athletes — a combination of high-performance and development skiers — spent a week at Van Ho from Oct. 23-29 for the nordic center’s earliest...

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Five Races in Four Days: U.S. Paralympics Sit Ski Nationals & IPC Continental Cup Recap
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Five Races in Four Days: U.S. Paralympics Sit Ski Nationals & IPC Continental Cup Recap

BrainspiralJanuary 16, 2016

Last week, the 2016 U.S. Paralympics Sit Ski Nationals and IPC Continental Cup were held in Craftsbury, Vt., where Oksana Masters swept the women's races, newcomer Joy Rondeau placed second in four of them, and Andy Soule won all but one of the men's races. “I was impressed with the group as a whole and am excited to see what is to come,” head coach Eileen Carey explained.

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Fourth No More, Soule Up to Third Overall in IPC World Cup with Five Medals at World Champs
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Fourth No More, Soule Up to Third Overall in IPC World Cup with Five Medals at World Champs

Alex KochonFebruary 12, 2015

With five medals already in his possession before the last day of IPC World Championships in Cable, Wis., American Andy Soule didn't have to ski the standing, skate course in the mixed relay -- but he wanted to. Not only did it show him what he was capable of, but it allowed "a lot of people to see exactly what is possible for a sit skier, too,” Soule, IPC Athlete of the Month, said last week.

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T-1 Day ‘Til IPC World Championships in Cable; U.S. Team Raring to Go
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T-1 Day ‘Til IPC World Championships in Cable; U.S. Team Raring to Go

Vince RosettaJanuary 22, 2015

For the third time ever, the IPC World Championships are being held in the U.S. and kick off Friday with the opening ceremony in Cable, Wis. Team USA is ready, according to coach Eileen Carey. “We are thrilled to get another chance to test out some of our training and racing strategies," she says. "Having the opportunity to do that on home snow is a great bonus for us.”

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Wednesday Workout: Reverse Pursuit Sprints with U.S. Paralympics Nordic
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Wednesday Workout: Reverse Pursuit Sprints with U.S. Paralympics Nordic

BrainspiralNovember 5, 2014

This week's workout comes from U.S. Paralympics coach Eileen Carey, who shares a fun head-to-head speed session that works on both technique and tactics. "This type of workout is important for our program because we often have training sessions with athletes with a wide range of experience levels and/or with different impairments competing against one another," she says.

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