Ranked #1
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
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1hr 4mins
Ranked #2
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
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59mins
Ranked #3
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
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31mins
Ranked #4
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
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28mins
Ranked #5
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
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56mins
Ranked #6
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
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26mins
Ranked #7
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
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33mins
Ranked #8
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
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56mins
Ranked #9
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
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49mins
Ranked #10
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
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40mins
Ranked #11
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
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40mins
Ranked #12
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
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27mins
Ranked #13
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
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1hr 3mins
Ranked #14
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
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28mins
Ranked #15
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
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41mins
Ranked #16
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
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42mins
Ranked #17
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
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59mins
Ranked #18
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
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29mins
Ranked #19
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
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23mins
Ranked #20
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
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25mins