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Ruka Sprint (with full video): Klæbo Runs Away with the Win; Schoonmaker 19th, Ogden 22nd

Race: Men’s 1.4-kilometer classic sprint, Ruka, Finland Is there embedded video you can watch? Yes, from Finnish broadcaster YLE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqyS_Si1lH0 What happened at the front of the race: It looks like Johannes Høsflot Klæbo’s...

Ruka Sprint (with full video): Emma Ribom Wins First World Cup; Kern 11th, Diggins 23rd for American Women

Race: Women’s 1.4-kilometer classic sprint, Ruka, Finland Is there embedded video you can watch? Yes, from Finnish broadcaster YLE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqyS_Si1lH0&ab_channel=Taistelu_pelto What happened at the front of the race: Racing in cold and dark conditions...

How to Watch World Cup Cross-Country Ski Races and Biathlon from the U.S.

How to watch or stream World Cup cross-country skiing races and biathlon races from the U.S.

Weekend Viewing Guide for November 25–27: Ruka World Cup

Welcome to the Nordic Insights viewing guide, your one-stop shop for learning when and where World Cup and SuperTour races are happening and how to watch them (or at least follow...

Iivo Niskanen Headlines List of Covid Cases and Other Illness Withdrawals for Ruka Weekend

In a recent press conference, Jessie Diggins succinctly expressed the current state of health and wellness precautions for pro athletes approaching the start of the 2022/2023 World Cup season. On the one...

Jessie Diggins on the Season Ahead: Nothing to Prove, and ‘So Psyched’ to Race Holmenkollen 50km

Jessie Diggins’s passion and drive have never been up for debate. But her fire is typically expressed in a Midwestern-nice register, more “oh gosh” than other, less printable four-letter words. Indeed,...

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Official 2023/2024 U.S. Ski Team Nominations Announced

U.S. Ski & Snowboard earlier Wednesday announced the 23 athletes nominated to the cross-country skiing national team for the 2023/2024 season. All athletes named under objective criteria were accurately...

Announcing the First Annual Nordic Insights Readers’ Choice Awards

The race season is largely over for North American pro skiers. Jessie Diggins is off surfing on one coast. Julia Kern is off surfing on another coast. Gus Schumacher...

A Very Special Caturday: Skiers and Their Cats

This website has previously featured a 5,000-word profile on APU coach Erik Flora, a 3,000-word interview with a young Gus Schumacher, and, so help me, a full 10,000 words...