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Nordic Nation

The Nordic Nation podcast is a production of FasterSkier.com, the premier cross-country ski website in North America. The podcast features interviews, commentary, and news updates.

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Nordic Nation: Estonia’s Karel Tammjärv

Nordic Nation: Estonia’s Karel Tammjärv

In this episode, we speak with Estonian athlete Karel Tammjärv. If you are unfamiliar with the latest news, Tammjärve wa... Read more

6 Mar 2019

1hr 4mins

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Nordic Nation: The So-Long-for-Now Episode with Noah Hoffman

Nordic Nation: The So-Long-for-Now Episode with Noah Hoffman

It’s the first of our “so long for now” episodes. In the code speak of sport, that means retirement. No North American n... Read more

30 Mar 2018

59mins

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Nordic Nation: Matt Whitcomb and the Art of Coaching

Nordic Nation: Matt Whitcomb and the Art of Coaching

In more than a decade with the U.S. Ski Team, women’s coach Matt Whitcomb has picked up a few lessons about how to conne... Read more

23 Nov 2017

31mins

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Nordic Nation: Sadie Bjornsen and the ‘Sadie System’

Nordic Nation: Sadie Bjornsen and the ‘Sadie System’

The Sadie System, as in the Sadie Bjornsen system, is the topic in this episode of Nordic Nation. That system involves a... Read more

24 Jan 2018

28mins

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Nordic Nation: The ‘Take a Bow’ (50th!) Episode with Marit Bjørgen

Nordic Nation: The ‘Take a Bow’ (50th!) Episode with Marit Bjørgen

The stats are simply mind-boggling. Essentially, Norway’s Marit Bjørgen has the mostest. The most decorated Winter Olymp... Read more

16 Jul 2018

56mins

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Nordic Nation: The New Coach Episode with Sweden’s Ida Ingemarsdotter

Nordic Nation: The New Coach Episode with Sweden’s Ida Ingemarsdotter

In this episode, we speak with now-retired Swedish skier Ida Ingemarsdotter. The thirty-four-year-old Ingemarsdotter bec... Read more

22 Nov 2019

26mins

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Nordic Nation: World Cup Preview with Devon Kershaw

Nordic Nation: World Cup Preview with Devon Kershaw

Devon Kershaw, for many years, was a go-to on the World Cup for Canada. He won a gold medal at the 2011 World Championsh... Read more

28 Nov 2019

33mins

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Bringing the World Cup to Minneapolis

Bringing the World Cup to Minneapolis

In this episode, we connect with John Munger, Executive Director of the Loppet Foundation in Minneapolis and Garrott Kuz... Read more

6 Jan 2020

56mins

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Nordic Nation: Author Peggy Shinn on the U.S. Women’s XC Ski Team

Nordic Nation: Author Peggy Shinn on the U.S. Women’s XC Ski Team

In this episode of Nordic Nation, we talk with author Peggy Shinn. She recently wrote a book titled “World Class: The Ma... Read more

23 Mar 2018

49mins

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Nordic Nation: The Patrick O’Brien (Patty O’) Epsiode

Nordic Nation: The Patrick O’Brien (Patty O’) Epsiode

He’s another skier who bleeds maple syrup. Raised in Putney, Vermont. Skied at the Statton Mountain School (SMS), Dartmo... Read more

14 Sep 2018

40mins

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Nordic Nation: The Good People Episode with Bill McKibben

Nordic Nation: The Good People Episode with Bill McKibben

Bill McKibben — author, educator, environmentalist as stated on his personal website. He is one of us, too: an individua... Read more

10 Jan 2018

40mins

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Nordic Nation: The Hard Work Pays off Episode with Rosie Brennan

Nordic Nation: The Hard Work Pays off Episode with Rosie Brennan

Back in 2015, prior to her first go at a World Championships, Rosie Brennan was asked this: What’s your biggest motivati... Read more

15 Nov 2019

27mins

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Nordic Nation: The ‘Brains of the Operation’ Episode with Øyvind Sandbakk

Nordic Nation: The ‘Brains of the Operation’ Episode with Øyvind Sandbakk

Here on Nordic Nation, we’re featuring back-to-back interviews with notable Norwegians. We previously connected with Mar... Read more

6 Aug 2018

1hr 3mins

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Nordic Nation: Joran Elias is the Statistical Skier

Nordic Nation: Joran Elias is the Statistical Skier

In this episode of Nordic Nation, we tread into the world of analytics with data-analysis guru Joran Elias. You might kn... Read more

27 Oct 2017

28mins

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Nordic Nation: Max Cobb, US Biathlon’s Straight Shooter

Nordic Nation: Max Cobb, US Biathlon’s Straight Shooter

In this episode, we speak with the president and CEO of the US Biathlon Association (USBA), Max Cobb. For nearly three d... Read more

18 Oct 2017

41mins

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Nordic Nation: The Dan Cnossen Interview

Nordic Nation: The Dan Cnossen Interview

In this episode of Nordic Nation, we spoke with Dan Cnossen, who, at 38, has much to celebrate. This past winter, he rak... Read more

7 Sep 2018

42mins

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Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) and the Climate in High Performance Skiing

Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) and the Climate in High Performance Skiing

In this episode, hosted by FasterSkier contributor Rachel Perkins, we dive into the issue of Relative Energy Deficiency ... Read more

22 Jan 2020

59mins

Ranked #18

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Nordic Nation: Wadsworth’s Two Cents on Period 1

Nordic Nation: Wadsworth’s Two Cents on Period 1

In this episode of Nordic Nation, we review November and December racing on the World Cup with Justin Wadsworth.   A for... Read more

27 Dec 2017

29mins

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Nordic Nation: Olympic Champ Kikkan Randall Elected to IOC Athletes’ Commission

Nordic Nation: Olympic Champ Kikkan Randall Elected to IOC Athletes’ Commission

FasterSkier would like to thank Fischer Sport USA, Madshus USA, Concept2, Boulder Nordic Sport, and Swix Sport US for th... Read more

23 Feb 2018

23mins

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Nordic Nation: The Wellness Episode with the U.S. Ski Team’s Zuzana Rogers

Nordic Nation: The Wellness Episode with the U.S. Ski Team’s Zuzana Rogers

In this episode, we talk with Zuzana Rogers an Anchorage, Alaska based physical therapist who can often be found working... Read more

25 Feb 2019

25mins

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