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Gus Schumacher

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. ...

Right on schedule

Are you kidding me I always write these all the time! Right now I’ve been home for almost a month, just chilling and doing school like a normal person! The school aspect has been a big part of the no blogs. This spring my classes are a bit harder than ...

Period 1 is OVER

Starting with the photo dump, with little captions to hopefully make a story. Some insights into early racing at the end if you so desire. ...

My Season Plan and Goals!

I wanted to share my (ideal) travel and race plan this year, just to preview some cool places and events, and realized that I’d need to discuss my goals alongside that to really make everything make sense. I realized this would be the first time I was ...

My Digital Kappa Runway

Got a bunch of cool new Kappa gear at camp and I thought I’d share it! Kappa is an Italian clothing brand that signed a 12-year deal with the whole US Ski Team so I’m pretty stoked that the stuff is cool! ...

Altitude!

I’m 2 weeks into camp at altitude in Utah. The first week I was in Salt Lake City living with my brother and some U.S. teammates (Luke Jager, Walker Hall, Bryan Bushey) to acclimate a little bit and hang out with my boys. I also wanted to get some extr...

Editors Picks

Personal Essay: This is Where the Cowboy Rides Away

By John Wood John Wood has been an Alaska resident since age 11. You can find out more about his remarkable life in this fine first-person piece that he wrote...

Athletes in their own words: My worst race, and what I learned from it

History, they say, is written by the victors. Sports journalism typically is, too. The average race writeup in American nordic ski media includes thoughts from the winners, the top...

October Skiing Photo Roundup: Alaska, Alberta, Montana, Colorado, Michigan

It’s October. Shoulder season. Darkness and frost season. Colds and flu season. 8.5 hours of daylight and losing nearly an hour a week season (hello, Fairbanks). L4 bounding intervals...