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Kappa Caput: R.I.P. Kappa®, the Official Technical Apparel Partner of U.S. Ski & Snowboard, 2022–2026

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 reader...

Job Posting: Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks Seeks Head Coach for Junior Program

The following job posting is from the fine folks at Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks. While the rest of their job listing is obviously posted verbatim, I will editorialize only that...

Exclusive: USSS to Move from Kappa to The North Face for Uniforms and Apparel

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 reader...

21 Athletes Officially Nominated to National Team for 2026/2027

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 reader...

World Cup Podiums and Olympic Dreams: Women’s Nordic Combined Looks to the Future

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 reader contributions, which...

Exclusive: Who’s On the 2026/2027 U.S. Cross-Country Ski Team?

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 reader...

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Matt Whitcomb to Leave U.S. Ski Team After This Season

By Gavin Kentch Welcome to Nordic Insights 2.0. We’re still working out what weekly coverage will look like this season, but I can tell you now that we are sending...

So Long, and Thanks for All the FIS: Nordic Insights Quasi-Retires

By Gavin Kentch Announcement: I am stepping away from full-time work on Nordic Insights. Ski journalism was never going to be a long-term job for me; it was more just...

Persistent to the End: Rosie Brennan Quasi-Retires

By Gavin Kentch Rosie Brennan is officially retiring from World Cup ski racing… but is spending this summer training twice a day, and will be taking her rollerskis with her...