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Gus Schumacher

the sickness blog

What’s up fans?! As many of you may know, I got sick during an especially fast streak for me at the Tour de Ski. It was definitely a bummer, but I want to talk through how that whole thing went down, and why decisions like the ones I made are really ke...

Early winter up north

I’ve finally chilled out a bit and have some more time to sit down and write/show pictures about the World Cup so far. It’s been super busy with a lot of racing and school that has kept me from doing much else besides that. School was good though! Kind...

How I adjust training for a vacation (+ photo update)

Whaddup! If you follow me on Instagram (@gus.schumacher) you may have seen that I traveled to Wisconsin to visit family. Seeing them is very worthwhile to me, even if it means disrupting my training rhythm a little bit. I haven’t gone every summer, bec...

Bend Camp!

I always look forward to this one. Such a nice location and such low stress. It’s really nice to spend time with the whole team when racing is pretty far from our minds. It’s much lower stress! ...

Multiple sports to get better at one! (for Skipost)

I wrote this for Skipost ! They’ve got lots of articles from lots of people on lots of topics. ...

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Olympics Outlook: Who’s Going to Italy for the U.S.?

By Gavin Kentch This is a reader-funded website. Virtually all of my income (for perspective: I took home less than $5,000 from Nordic Insights last year after paying staff) comes...

From Sweden With Love: JC Schoonmaker + Emma Ribom, Kevin Bolger + Maja Dahlqvist

This article was first published in October 2023. It is back up on the home page because it remains the second most popular piece I have ever written for...

A Very Special Caturday: Skiers and Their Cats

By Gavin Kentch This article was first published in December 2022. Bringing it back now because cat content is timeless. Enjoy. This website has previously featured a 5,000-word profile on APU...