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As a former World Champion and veteran World Cup cross-country ski racer, Kershaw provides an unfiltered look at elite level cross-country ski racing. Tune in after every World Cup weekend.
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The Nordic Nation podcast is a production of FasterSkier.com, the premier cross-country ski website in North America. The podcast features interviews, commentary, and news updates.
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Glitter edition: World Cup champ Jessie Diggins joins the Devon Kershaw Show
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Jessie Diggins should not need an introduction at this point, but for anyone who needs a quick reminder: This episode of the Devon Kershaw Show features the best American cross-country skier of all time. Diggins has three Olympic medals to her name, a gold from the last World Championships and, most recently, a crystal globe she was awarded a few d…
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Finale in Falun: The not-last episode of the 2024 season
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Reports of our demise are greatly exaggerated. Apologies for the tardiness of this episode, but we're back with a wrap from Falun, the last World Cup weekend of the season. It's just Devon and Nat kicking it old school again here, but we'll return soon with some guests. Seriously. Send us your 2025 predictions, Russian troll comments and Gjøran Tef…
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Winding down 2024 in Norway, with guest Sam Hendry
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Long distance in Oslo, city sprints in Drammen. The World Cup takes its late-season swing through Norway and Devon and Nat have a full breakdown, with special guest Sam Hendry, a Canadian athlete who's had some standout results late this season. We're sprinting to the finish of the 2024 podcast season. Send your long-shot requests for off-season co…
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Back on European snow in Lahti as World Cup gets down to the wire
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No frills, no guests, just Devon and Nat breaking down six races from Lahti, Finland, as the World Cup returns to Scandinavia. Two more weekends to go after this one — stick with us. Send feedback, comments and anything else at devon@fasterskier.com and nat@fasterskier.com.Autor: Devon Kershaw and FasterSkier
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World Cup withdrawal? William Poromaa is just what the doctor ordered.
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It's been a minute. We, and the World Cup circuit, took a break from racing, and podcasting, last weekend, but things are about to heat up again in Lahti, Finland, and we thought now was the perfect time to bring you an interview Nat did in Canmore with up and coming Swedish talent William Poromaa. Nat and Devon will be back with a recap after the …
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Minneapolis magic: A live-taped recap with Devon, Muzzy, Benny and an extra special guest
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What a weekend. If you weren't able to make it to Minneapolis, we had the good fortune of taping this episode of the podcast in front of a live audience at a local brewery, and we think it brings through a little of the amazing atmosphere. British skier Andrew Musgrave joined us in-person, Ben Ogden zoomed in from mono jail and a very special guest…
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Quick hit: Hear from World Cup winner Gus Schumacher
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American skier Gus Schumacher won a World Cup distance race in Minneapolis today — the first time a U.S. man has done this in decades. We'll have more from Schumacher later, but here are a few quick words from him at the finish line. Stay tuned.Autor: Devon Kershaw and FasterSkier
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Quick hit: Hear from Minneapolis' lead organizer as racing nears
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We caught up quickly with Claire Wilson, lead organizer of the Minneapolis World Cup and head of the Loppet Foundation, to get a sense of what's going on in the lead-up to the racing. We'll have more podcasts this weekend. We also set a time for our live show: Come hear us and join in at Utepils Brewing, 225 Thomas Ave N #700 in Minneapolis. It's a…
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Canmore is a wrap. On to Minneapolis for the Jessie Diggins show.
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We're back, with our fourth? Fifth? episode in the past week. It's been a whirlwind, but we're still here to wrap up the last day of World Cup racing in Canmore. Amazingly, Nat is posting this podcast from a moving airplane between Calgary and Toronto, with Victoria Carl and Katharina Hennig sitting a few rows up. We'll be back with more action fro…
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A tale of two races in Canmore distance classic
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We're grinding on with our third episode in four days. Hope you're still listening. If you don't get the hat reference, read our coverage. We'll be back with another episode after the last race in Canmore. To keep you from podcast withdrawal later in the week, we'll roll out some interviews we did with a couple of international athletes here. Then …
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Fast Tracks, Canmore skate sprint — Jack Young and Jessie Diggins
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We're bringing Fast Tracks back so you can hear directly from top U.S. and Canadian athletes! Today we're posting parts of our interviews with U.S. skiers Jessie Diggins and Jack Young. Diggins was the top American in the women's sprint and Young, an up-and-coming talent from Vermont, was 11th in the qualifier in his first-ever World Cup.…
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Sprint recap: fast and furious in Canmore
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We're back, in less than 24 hours since hour last pod. Devon is burning the midnight oil in Norway to bring you this new episode recapping the excellent sprint races in Canmore today. Stay tuned for another episode after tomorrow's race and a bonus episode where Nat will interview Sweden's William Poromaa. Email us at devon@fasterskier.com and nat@…
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Canmore is lit and so was the racing
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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.Autor: Devon Kershaw and FasterSkier
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A James Clinton Canmore bonus with JC Schoonmaker
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Coming in hot from Canmore, Alberta, where the World Cup circuit makes its North American return after five years away. We've got a preview here of sorts, featuring an interview with JC Schoonmaker, the California-raised U.S. Ski Team member who made his first World Cup podium earlier this season. We cover his rude awakening to the demands of elite…
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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 sti…
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A French Canadian-inflected, 90-minute recap from Oberhof
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Prince of Quebec Alex Harvey and his protege on the Canadian team, Tony Cyr, check in with us after a three-day weekend of racing in Germany. We went kinda long. Also: We have a first-of-its-kind waxing and service report from U.S. Ski Team technician Eli Brown. Let us know what you think: We're at devon@fasterskier.com and nat@fasterskier.com. We'…
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It's time for the yearly bag 'o mail, and it's a good bag
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Did Devon Kershaw once jump over a cattle guard, on rollerskis, at 40 miles an hour? Is a seven-and-a-half hour classic ski a wise choice in the middle of the racing season? Where are Tiril Udnes Weng and Simone Mocellini? These are among the many questions Devon and Nat fielded during the 2024 edition of the show's yearly mailbag episode. We had f…
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What do Jessie Diggins and Ron DeSantis have in common? Maybe more than you think.
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The Iowa caucuses were this week, and on this episode of the hit New York Times podcast The Daily, we have a recap of the results with our distinguished political correspondent, Reid Epstein. Wait, sorry, we got confused. This is still a cross-country skiing podcast. But this is, in fact, the crossover skiing-politics content you've been waiting fo…
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Laukli, Diggins crown a historic Tour de Ski finish for USA
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They've reached the summit — the athletes, have, anyway. Devon certainly has not, thanks to frozen pipes in his Oslo apartment. He and Nat persevere to bring you the recap of this year's final Tour de Ski stages, which featured some spicy and sloppy racing in Italy. Stay tuned til the end for an ode to Le Gruyère cheese. Next week, during the break…
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Flames, snow squalls, U.S. podiums: Davos delivers
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We're in deep to the Tour de Ski now, after a couple of legitimately rad days of racing in Davos, Switzerland. Mikael Gunnulfsen of Norway joins us to talk about the stunning performance of Henrik Doennestad, and of course we catch you up on the latest successes of Americans Jessie Diggins and Rosie Brennan and, oh yeah, Gus Schumacher. Get at us a…
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Ringing in 2024 and the Tour with Gus Schumacher
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American star Gus Schumacher joins us from Switzerland to break down the first three stages of the 2024 Tour de Ski. And Devon gives us the goods on Norway's social event of the year: Therese Johaug's wedding. Send us your questions and feedback: devon@fasterskier.com and nat@fasterskier.com. We'll be back in a couple days.…
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Trondheim recap with U.S. wax team's Eli Brown
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Eli Brown, a member of the U.S. Ski Team's waxing and ski service staff, joins us this week to talk about his job and the new enforcement of the rules banning fluorocarbons on the World Cup circuit. We recap another strong weekend for American athletes, along with all the hijinks that happened in Trondheim, Norway at the test event for next season'…
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Stars are born in Ostersund, with special guest Luke Jager
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Multiple U.S. podiums. Near-misses. Coaches barging into the classic track. This past weekend was pretty fun. We get up-and-coming Alaska star Luke Jager to join us for a recap and go through it all. Reach us with your questions, comments and feedback at devon@fasterskier.com and nat@fasterskier.com. We'll be back next week after Trondheim.…
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Bonus: She's second in the world right now. Rosie Brennan joins us.
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American skier Rosie Brennan is second in the World Cup standings right now, after a double podium in the season's first weekend of racing. She's a veteran with numerous podiums to her name and top-fives at championship events. Rosie joins us from Sweden to talk about her hot start to the season. Reach us at devon@fasterskier.com and nat@fasterskie…
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Put on your parkas for a recap of a frigid weekend in Gallivare
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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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U.S. rocks Ruka as 2024 season kicks off
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Damn. What a weekend for the U.S. Ski Team, with three podiums in three days of racing at the World Cup opener in Finland. Erik Bråten, a Norwegian who coaches the Swiss ski team, joins Devon and Nat to recap and share his experiences across a range of international ski cultures. Send us questions, feedback and anti-vax screeds to: devon@fasterskie…
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We're back, baby: Kicking off the 2024 season
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We're off. The 2023-2024 winter kicks off with season opening races across Scandinavia, and the World Cup launches next week. Devon and Nat go old-school, no guests to recap a bevy of interesting results so far. Send us your comments, questions and criticism: devon@fasterskier.com and nat@fasterskier.com. We'll be back next week.…
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Dahlqvist and Bolger: cross-country skiing's most famous international couple
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A couple of years ago, Swedish Olympic medalist cross-country skier Maja Dahlqvist matched with U.S. sprinter Kevin Bolger on Tinder. They've since become one of their sport's highest-profile couples. The two of them, during an altitude camp in Utah last month, joined Nat for a joint interview. We'll be back as the World Cup season kicks off in a f…
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Johannes Høsflot Klæbo has a lot to say. We listened.
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A few weeks ago, Nat got a Facebook message from one Haakon Klæbo — father of Johannes Klæbo, also known as one of the greatest skiers of all time. What followed was a visit by Nat to Klæbo's training camp in Park City, Utah, where he and Johannes taped this episode of the Devon Kershaw Show. Join us to hear an interview with the five-time Olympic …
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Shaking off the summer cobwebs with Aker Daehlie's Jostein Vinjerui
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We know, we know...we're way overdue for the promised summer content. Is it even summer any more? Anyway: We're excited to bring you this episode with Jostein Vinjerui, one of the coaches with Team Aker Daehlie, the international squad that boasts athletes from Great Britain, Latvia and, for the first time this upcoming season, the U.S., in Sophia …
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Bonus episode: Hear us interview Petter Northug Jr. on the Holmenkollen
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Oh, you thought we were done? Nat had the chance to interview Norwegian cross-country skiing legend Petter Northug Jr. for his story for the New York Times about the Holmenkollen ski marathons. Rather than leave the audio on the cutting room floor, we thought we'd share it with you. Sorry about the audio quality and the frequent interjections from …
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A Finnish finish: Tying a bow on the 2023 season in Lahti
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This is the end. Of the 2023 racing season. Devon and Nat go without guests and are here to take you through the last three events of the winter in Lahti, Finland. And we cover a couple of retirement announcements from U.S. skiers. We're taking a little break after this but, we promise: We won't leave you hanging for the whole off-season. Stay tune…
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Live from Estonia, it's Tuesday night
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Estonia put on one heck of a show at a city sprint in the nation's capital, Tallinn, this week. We give you a full recap with the help of an on-site expert, Vahur Teppan, and break down some complaints about a new system designed to level the waxing playing field — which may not have worked. We'll be back for one more recap after the Lahti Ski Game…
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Swinging through Sweden with Canada's Katherine Stewart-Jones
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The World Cup's penultimate weekend of the year took us to Falun, Sweden for a trio of races, including two more fun 10 ks and a mixed relay. Canada's Katherine Stewart-Jones joins us to recap her sensational season and what's ahead for her next year. We'll be back after Tuesday's city sprint in Tallinn, Estonia. Get at us at devon@fasterskier.com …
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Double trouble in Norway: recaps from Holmenkollen and Drammen
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No rest for the weary (except those who skipped Holmenkollen): We're back with recaps of, objectively, the most lit series of races on the World Cup circuit, in Norway. We've got the goods from the Holmenkollen 50 k races, including the first-ever for women, and the always satisfying Drammen sprints. We'll be back next week. Reach us at devon@faste…
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Four Birkies and the World Cup with Alayna Sonnesyn
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In this episode, we talk with Alayna Sonnesyn (SMS T2), who is coming off of her fourth consecutive victory at the American Birkebeiner in Hayward, Wisconsin. But the path between these victories, especially over the last two seasons, has not been smooth or direct. Alayna has had standout results on the SuperTour, but that has not directly translat…
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That was a really fun World Champs 50 k.
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We've made 10 podcasts in 11 days and I have no juice left to come up with snappy episode titles or show notes. So this is what you get. Click play and listen to us talk. It was a cool 50 k. Get at us at devon@fasterskier.com and nat@fasterskier.com. We'll be back after the first-ever women's 50 k, with both Devon and Nat on scene in Oslo.…
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An epic 30k to finish off women's racing in Planica
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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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Quick bonus: Hear from the Canadian relay men on their World Champs fifth place
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Canada threw down an impressive fifth place finish in Friday's men's 4x10 k relay, finishing just seconds from the medals. We caught up with the team afterwards in the mixed zone — here are our interviews with, in order, Tony Cyr, Graham Ritchie and Olivier Leveille. (We interviewed scramble leg skier Xavier McKeever earlier in the day, which is wh…
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IgNor-way and it was an awesome men's World Championships relay
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Yeah, Norway smoked everyone in the men's 4x10 k relay at World Championships in Planica, Slovenia. But the race for silver and bronze was a thriller, with Canada delivering an electrifying performance. Chris Jeffries, the Canadians' high performance director, joins us from on site to break the race down. Get at us at devon@fasterskier.com and nat@…
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Guests galore to recap a showstopping women's World Champs relay
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We've got guests. Former FasterSkier Managing Editor Rachel Perkins and U.S. Olympian and World Cup podium finisher Sophie Caldwell join us to recap an epic women's relay from World Championships in Planica. Nine races down, three to go. You can reach us at devon@fasterskier.com and nat@fasterskier.com.…
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The Jessie Diggins of Swedish ski journalism helps us break down the 15k
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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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Bonus World Champs episode: Hear straight from Diggins, and her coach
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We wanted to let you hear straight from the medalist's mouth. So we're posting these short interviews Nat did yesterday with World Championships gold medalist Jessie Diggins and her coach Jason Cork. We'll be back later today with coverage from the 15-kilometer men's race. Stay tuned, and email us at devon@fasterskier.com and nat@fasterskier.com.…
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Kristin Størmer Steira joins to recap a history-making day for Jessie Diggins
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Two words: Jessie Diggins. The American superstar smashed her competition Tuesday, winning America's first-ever World Championships gold medal in an individual race. Kristin Størmer Steira and some guy that's married to her, Devon Kershaw, join Nat for a recap. Get at us at nat@fasterskier.com and devon@fasterskier.com.…
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Kern and Diggins team to deliver World Champs hardware in Planica
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If you're reading this, you already know: Jessie Diggins and Julia Kern teamed up to deliver a bronze medal for the U.S. at the World Championships in Slovenia. We've got a full breakdown and oh yeah, there was a men's race, too. The championships is rolling along; email your notes and questions to devon@fasterskier.com and nat@fasterskier.com.…
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Planica skiathlon: Swedes storm, Slind surprises and Brennan gets a tough break
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Ebba Andersson wins the World Championships skiathlon followed by a strong Frida Karlsson, with a surprise third by a Norwegian with a cinderella story. We break the race down and cover Rosie Brennan's ski mishap. We'll back back with more after Sunday's team sprint. Send us your questions at devon@fasterskier.com and nat@fasterskier.com.…
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Planica Day 2: Norway pulls out the broom for a clean pursuit sweep
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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.Autor: Devon Kershaw and FasterSkier
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World Champs Ep. 1: Ben Ogden joins us for a salty start in Planica
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Bang! We're off and running with a recap of the classic sprint, the first of six medal events at the World Championships in Planica, Slovenia. American sprint sensation Ben Ogden joins us. We'll be podcasting after each race day in Slovenia. Get at us with questions at devon@fasterskier.com and nat@fasterskier.com.…
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Hailey Swirbul: Prioritizing mental health and rediscovering passion
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In this episode, we chat with Hailey Swirbul, who took an alternate path to the World Cup this season, prioritizing her own mental health and aiming to rediscover her love for cross-country skiing along the way. Listen in to hear her discuss the challenges she's faced in transitioning into a professional athlete, along with how the Olympic experien…
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At long last: You had questions. We have answers.
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We've promised. And promised and promised. Now, it's finally time for us to deliver: Answers to dozens of questions that came in from our dozens of listeners. Sadie Bjornsen Maubet, the World Championships medalist from Alaska, joins Devon and Nat to lend her insights into international cross-country ski racing. We'll be back as World Championships…
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