What why is there not a regularly scheduled blog with pictures and stories and advice and realizations from Gus’s summer training?? That’s because I don’t feel like doing it that much right now! Summer has been busy with training, seeing friends at hom...
It's been a crazy week! Currently in Finland to kick off the end of the world cup season, after an absolutely amazing time in North America. First, I got to be home for a week and do some ski touring, school, and hanging with the fam. Then, I went to C...
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...
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...
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...
By Gavin Kentch
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By Gavin Kentch
LAGO DI TESERO — The Olympics...
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...
