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Shifting the Mind from Training to Racing(Post)
As we transition into the racing season I find it beneficial to actively shift my mindset as well. When the training modalities move from pavement to snow, and the training stimulus from higher volum ...
Update + The Spring Experiment(Post)Hey there sports fans!! Hope everyone has been doing well and having a fantastic spring! I know I have! I took a bit of a hiatus from writing once my race season was finished to focus on finishing my ...
Back Onto Dry-Land! (Post)If you’re like me (maybe you’re more ambitious…), you took some time away from the gym and other types of training after a winter of skiing and racing. Taking this break after the snow melts is a hug ...
Olympics!(Post)It seems weird to be writing a mid-winter blog post from Los Angeles, California, but I’m here for a good reason: I’m going to the Olympics! It feels a bit surreal to say that I am heading to the Oly ...
A New Home for the New Year(Post)Hello, SkiPost readers! If you don’t know me, I am an athlete on the USA Nordic Combined National Team. I’m writing this blog from mine and my teammates’ European base in Scharnitz, Austria, our home ...
All I Want for Christmas is a Volume Block(Post)Hello Skipost fans! From now until up through the Olympics, I’ll be posting weekly to share with you my physical and mental preparation for the games. As of now, I have seven weeks until the cl ...
A Brief History of the Worldloppet(Post)“For the uninitiated, you may have heard the words, ‘World Loppet’, and have had some vague notion that it has something to do with cross-country skiing. And you would be right. The Worldloppet is a ...
In the Afterglow of Minneapolis with Lumi(Post)In the Afterglow of Minneapolis with LumiStill aglow several weeks after the World Cup races in Minneapolis, Lumi guest Neil from Massachusetts was inspired to write about his long weekend at the Wor ...
Pre-Olympic (or any big race) Training(Post)I’m typing this from Livigno, Italy, where most of the U.S. Olympic cross-country team is doing our pre-camp. The location was chosen because it’s at a similar altitude (6,000ft) and has similar weat ...
Here's to one more: The "Last Ski of the Season"(Post)Here’s to one more: the “last ski of the season”Back on March 20, I packed my bags in Sjusjøen, Norway. Guests on Lumi’s Norway Birken trip had finished the Birken a few days earlier. I stayed in Sju ...
In Defense of Carbohydrates(Post)Hi Ski Post!The GRP just finished up our first big block of training for the summer here in Craftsbury, and we are finally starting to feel like we are back in the flow of training. We have been luck ...
Adaptability(Post)Hello! Annika here checking in from the Craftsbury GRP with some tips on how to be adaptable in diverse training environments and conditions.Adaptability is a skill that I value highly but am also co ...
The value of sprint simulations(Post)I have talked a lot about getting better at qualifying–what about heats? You can be a somewhat successful sprinter in the US if you only have qualifying speed–you will always qualify and ...
Hip Stretching-IMPORTANT for ALL Nordic Skiers(Post)Greetings from Sun Valley! It’s been hotter than normal here, and the Gold Team has been training well. We’ve been fitting in our longer and harder sessions early in the morning to beat the heat, but ...
May Update+ The Thing With Spring The update:(Post)May Update+ The Thing With Spring The update:And just like that, we’re already 4 weeks into the 2021-2022 season! After wrapping up a big on snow training block in Alaska, I went down to Texas for my ...
Dogs Are Amazing (Post)Hi everyone,I am writing you in regards to a recent accident with my dogs. They were hit by a car and are in full recovery mode.https://www.gofundme.com/f/teamrosteampsivu?utm_source=customer&utm_med ...
"...Only Made Me Hungrier to Get Better and Continue Ski Jumping"(Post)In spring 2020, after an abrupt end to my ski season due to the cancellation of USA Nordic Junior Championships and a ski jumping injury to my elbow, and with the end of my senior year of high schoo ...
2026 Tour de Ski(Post)Now that the 2025 Tour de France finished in Paris last weekend, it’s time to set our sight on the next big stage race: the Tour de Ski – a cross country ski stage race, modeled after the ...
Birkie Recapped (Post)Hi SkiPost Community,I hope everyone who participated had a great Birkie week! Something I’ve always loved about the Birkie is how there really is an event for everyone, and, of course, you can’t bea ...
Spring Reset(Post)Racing at spring series presented a funny mixture of feeling being sad that the season was over but also relieved for a break both mentally and physically. I had been working with a PT for the previo ...
A Love Letter to College Skiing(Post)What’s up, SkiPost fans! I hope that everyone has had a great summer of enjoying the warm weather - and maybe even a little training too! This is my first time writing for SkiPost, so I thought ...
Out There Nordic: The Shoreline Events Return for Another Year of Festivities and Elite Racing. July 12th and 13th. (Post)This Summer, The Shoreline Events and Rollerski Races return to Rice Lake for a weekend of elite rollerski racing and festivities. Click the link here to read more about the shoreline events.&nb ...
Multi Sport Athletes - XC Running (Post)By Andy Newell This time of year many skiing athletes also run cross country. We have athletes and coaches ask us all the time whether running xc is adequate preparation for the ski season. I a ...
Happy Mothers Day! (Post)Happy Mother’s Day!Calling all Parents & Adult Children: Ski in Europe together in 2025(plus savings from Mother’s Day to Father’s Day!)Leading up to Mother’s Day, we’re taking an opportunity to refl ...