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‘It Was Like Hell Today’: Østberg on Keeping the Red Bib; Diggins Up to 3rd in TdS Stage 3

Alex KochonJanuary 1, 2018

Not one of the last three days in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, were alike, with three different American women standing on the coveted podium and three vastly different conditions for the first three stages of the 2018 Tour de Ski. Technically, it wasn’t 2018 until today — with Jessie Diggins racing to third in the women’s 10-kilometer freestyle pursuit on Monday, the first day of the new year and her first podium of the season. She did...

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Tour de Ski Rundown: Caldwell 2nd on Day 1; Van der Graaff and Ustiugov on Top

FasterSkierDecember 30, 2017

FIS Cross-Country Tour de Ski (Lenzerheide, Switzerland): Stage 1 freestyle sprint Men’s report Sophie Caldwell is back on the podium. It’s been two years since the 27-year-old U.S. Ski Team sprinter won an individual World Cup race and

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Men 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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Diggins Fourth in Davos: Now I ‘Realistically Expect to Be in the Fight’

Chelsea LittleDecember 10, 2016

DAVOS, Switzerland — Coming off a won the day. “Working on the long distances, it’s still a ways to catch up to the girls at the top,” Diggins said. “But it’s a long season, and we have a lot of belief, a lot of sparkles on our side.” By 10 k into the race, she was up into fifth place, and within a second of the time laid down by Nathalie Von Siebenthal of Switzerland....

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Johaug News Stuns U.S. Women’s Team; Saarinen Takes to Social Media

Alex KochonOctober 19, 2016

In the days following the news of Therese Johaug's positive drug test, several members of the U.S. women's ski team react along with coach Matt Whitcomb. While most agree "this is any athlete’s worst nightmare", Finnish World Cup skier Aino-Kaisa Saarinen sympathizes while pushing for fair play.

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Randall to Resume Training, Cautious but Excited: ‘I Feel Refreshed’

Alex KochonMay 31, 2016

On Wednesday, June 1, U.S. Ski Team veteran Kikkan Randall plans to resume training, six weeks after giving birth to her first child. While she's admittedly antsy, she also knows it's wise to ease back into things with a goal of peaking for 2017 World Championships. “I’m really curious to see how it feels,” she said of racing. “My body is refreshed from a little break, my mind is refreshed and that could open totally new doors.”

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Diggins Second American to Win in Three Stages: ‘It is Totally Surreal,’ Coach Says

BrainspiralJanuary 8, 2016

Jessie Diggins fended off all challengers for her first individual World Cup victory -- that's right -- another one for the U.S. in the last three stages of the Tour de Ski. Diggins did so in the 5 k freestyle in Toblach, Italy, besting four Norwegians in the top five.

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First Report: Another U.S. World Cup Win, Diggins Tops Field in 5 k Skate

BrainspiralJanuary 8, 2016

Jessie Diggins captured the second win of the Tour de Ski for the U.S. Ski Team on Friday at Stage 6 of the Tour de Ski in Toblach, Italy. She fended off four Norwegians in the top five, and improved to 10th in the Tour.

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One for the Books: Caldwell Wins Oberstdorf Classic Sprint, Over Weng & Østberg

BrainspiralJanuary 5, 2016

Sophie Caldwell mainly had one tactic on Tuesday, and it put her in prime position for the best race of her career: “Push it over the tops, stick on Ingvild on the ups, and have a strong finish," she explained. The American ended up beating Ingvild Flugstad Østberg and another Norwegian, Heidi Weng, to achieve her first World Cup victory.

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First Report: Caldwell Does What She Considered Unthinkable

BrainspiralJanuary 5, 2016

Sophie Caldwell beat two Norwegians en route to her first career World Cup victory on Tuesday -- winning the women's classic sprint at the Tour de Ski Stage 4 and becoming the only other U.S. woman besides Kikkan Randall to win a World Cup race.

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Johaug Tallies 25th World Cup Win in Toblach; Bjornsen 19th, Diggins 20th

Kaitlyn PattersonDecember 20, 2015

Therese Johaug once again dusted the women's field, this time in the 10 k classic individual start at the World Cup in Toblach, Italy. There, two U.S. women finished in the top 20, about two minutes behind her.

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Pellegrino Wins Again; Hamilton Second in Toblach for Second Career Podium

BrainspiralDecember 19, 2015

Simi Hamilton, 28, notched the second World Cup podium of his career on Saturday, finishing second to Italy's Federico Pellegrino by less than half a second in the freestyle sprint in Toblach, Italy. Two U.S. women finished in the top 10, with Sophie Caldwell in seventh and Sadie Bjornsen in ninth.

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Caldwell Sneaks into Davos Sprint Final for Sixth; Diggins 9th

Alex KochonDecember 13, 2015

Sweden's Stina Nilsson pulled off a last-minute move from third to first in the women's freestyle sprint in Davos to win her first World Cup, and Sophie Caldwell advanced as a two-time lucky loser to ultimately place sixth in the final. Her U.S. teammate, Jessie Diggins placed ninth overall, and two other U.S. women made the heats.

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Diggins Wins Again, Gregg Joins Her on Podium in Gällivare 10 k

Alex KochonNovember 22, 2015

Jessie Diggins did it again, winning her second-straight race in Gällivare, Sweden, on Sunday by 10 seconds over Czech skier Petra Novakova. Caitlin Gregg also reached the podium -- in day reminiscent of the 2015 World Championships 10 k -- and Liz Stephen and Rosie Brennan placed fourth and fifth.

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Norway’s Brun-Lie Impressed with U.S. Women’s Team: ‘I Think We Have A Lot to Learn’

Alex KochonJuly 22, 2014

Norway's Celine Brun-Lie chatted with FasterSkier while wrapping up her camp with the U.S. Ski Team and APU on Eagle Glacier. She flew home Tuesday, but not before flying around Alaska, visiting cabins, eating salmon, seeing moose, lots of moose -- and training 20-plus hours for each of the last two weeks.

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U.S. Women Get Their Swagger Back with Randall, Caldwell on First Double Podium

Alex KochonMarch 1, 20149

The first thing U.S. women's coach Matt Whitcomb tweeted after Saturday's freestyle sprint, the first World Cup since the Olympics: "We are back!" Randall had won another skate sprint to rise to the top of the World Cup sprint standings, and Sophie Caldwell joined her on the podium -- the first time two U.S. women have shared an individual World Cup podium.

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U.S. Women Sparkle, Lack Spark in Sochi Olympic Relay

Alex KochonFebruary 15, 201412

Medal hopefuls to start the day, the U.S. women had to reconcile with ninth place in Saturday's Olympic 4 x 5 k relay, a result they said didn't reflect their best day but one which indicated they were still very much a team, united in success as well as on off-days.

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Lone North American in the Semis, Sargent Gets Hers in 10th

Alex KochonDecember 21, 2013

Ida Sargent became the latest US Ski Team member to break through this winter with her first top 10 of the season. All four U.S. women made the heats and finished in the top 25, but most left wanting more.

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Johaug Takes Off ‘Like a Crazy Lady’ to Set Up Norway’s Relay Win; U.S. Hammers for Third

Alex KochonDecember 8, 2013

While the Norwegian women's team seized a predictable victory in the Lillehammer World Cup 4 x 5 k relay on Sunday, Finland and the U.S. duked it out for second, with a late crash taking the Americans out of the running for their best-ever relay result.

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Bjornsen Uses Birthday Fuel to Rocket into Fifth; Seven USST Women Make Top 30 in Beitostølen

Alex KochonNovember 22, 2013

Placing fifth in her first FIS race of the season, Sadie Bjornsen broke up a Norwegian sweep of the top 10 on Friday in Beitostølen, Norway, along with fellow U.S. Ski Team member Kikkan Randall in 10th. Five other U.S. women finished in the top 30, and Noah Hoffman led the U.S. men in 42nd.

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