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NordicX Takes Anchorage: Part One, Chainsaws and Smoke Bombs

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — What did Saturday’s NordicX, the second annual cross-country ski cross competition at Hilltop Ski Area, mean for its participants? For Hailey Swirbul, it was a chance to discover that...

Job Posting: NENSA Seeks a Youth and Introductory Program Director

The following job posting was recently submitted by the New England Nordic Ski Association. Clubs interested in having comparable announcements published on this site should be in touch: info (at) nordicinsights.news. The...

Readers’ Choice Awards: Best American Male Domestic Skier

Last round of voting* for this spring: Who was the best American male domestic skier in the 2022/2023 season? For those athletes who raced both at home and abroad, the focus...

Readers’ Choice Awards: Best American Female Domestic Skier

Moving on from the World Cup to domestic racing, today brings voting for the best American female domestic skier. For those skiers who raced both home and abroad, the focus here...

Readers’ Choice Awards: Best American Male World Cup Skier, Non–Ben Ogden Division

Yesterday was voting for the best Ben Ogden performance of last season. (Polling there is currently virtually neck and neck between “green bib for top U23 skier” and “eighth overall in...

Nordic Insights Readers’ Choice Awards: Best Ben Ogden Performance

On the one hand, these awards are based exclusively on votes from readers. On the other hand, I presumptively declared that Ben Ogden was the best American male skier on the...

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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...