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I tro Timeout-stil avslutter gjengen i studio semesteret med å snakke om et bredt spekter av sporter og sportshendelser i den siste tiden. Vi kommer innom temaer som Europa-ligaen, Johaug, formel1 i Monacco og sportsfilmer. Her kan vi by på god stemning og gode diskusjoner; tune in! I studio: Lina Halvorsen Hvamstad, Anine Fredstad og Håkon Øverhaug Produsent: Alfhild Vuolab Ansvarlig redaktør: Sofie Larsen Nesdal
....And.....it's my birthday on April 5!
Ellen gråt da hun så venninne på TV, Kjetil ble fersket av datteren sin og er ikke Johaug helt ferdig likevel ? Episoden kan inneholde målrettet reklame, basert på din IP-adresse, enhet og posisjon. Se smartpod.no/personvern for informasjon og dine valg om deling av data.
Medaljregnet bara fortsätter för Sverige i skid-VM. Ebba Andersson knäckte Therese Johaug på 10 kilometer och körde hem tredje raka blågula guldet. Är damerna bättre än någonsin och borde Johaug ha stannat kvar på ålderdomshemmet? När det kommer till de svenska herrarna så... Ja. I dagens Sportbladet Daily tar vi oss till Anna Rydén och tar reda på allt ifrån hur man ska stoppa Kläbo till vilka medaljchanser Sverige har under de sista dagarna. Programledare: Demir Lilja
Lasse Granqvist om hotet mot föreningsdemokratin inför årsmötet i IFK Göteborg: ”Rätten att fritt utöva sin röst ska aldrig påverkas. Om det sker är det helt åt helvete”. Hör också berättelsen om hur medlemmarnas makt och supportrarnas ilska stoppade idén om FC Gothia 2007. Kan Elvira Öberg få Bragdguldet för vinsten i Skidskytte-VM, eller blir det nya bragdlopp när längdskidåkningens VM nu startar i Trondheim? Vi kopplar upp landslagschefen Anders Byström: ”När Frida Karlsson knäcker Johaug vill jag ha ett referat från Lasse”.Tommy Åströms frustration för framtidens fuskare, efter att tennisens världsetta Jannik Sinner gjort en uppgörelse som gav minimal dopningsavstängning: ”Det här hade aldrig hänt på Arne Ljungqvists tid”.OS-hockeyfeber med Connor McDavid och Sidney Crosby efter Kanadas vinst i 4 Nations Face-Off. Och kommer NBA-svenskarna Pelle Larsson och Bobi Klintman till basketlandslaget i sommar nu när det blir EM-slutspel? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We recap stage 2 with audio clips from Diggins, Gus and Zanden plus: - standings updates - Johaug doing everything wrong - Diggins doing everything right AND We chat with University of Utah sophomore Nina Schamberger. The Leadville local discusses how she's navigated emotional and physical adversity the last couple of years — including having to miss the Minneapolis World Cup and posting a DNF at NCAAs last spring — what it's like to ski with Scandinavians at the U, and much more! A must listen! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/seder-skier/support
För en månad sedan drog en skadad Frida Karlsson till Teneriffa och säsongspremiären var i fara. När världscupen idag drog igång var Frida TOTALT överlägsen. Var skadan bara fejkad? Har vi överskattat Johaug? Och har Frida formtoppat alldeles för tidigt så VM kommer bli medaljlöst? Med: Kristoffer Bergström Programledare: Demir Lilja
I helgen drar världscupen i längdskidor igång. Världens bästa åkare samlas i Ruka för att ta en första kraftmätning mot varandra. Vem kommer överraska? Vilka kommer vara bäst? Och hur är det egentligen att stå vecka ut och vecka in i en studio och följa tävlingarna i minusgrader? Med: Johanna Ojala Programledare: Demir Lilja
Vi snackar förstås om den svenska premiären i Bruksvallarna för längdåkarna. Överraskningar, var det några? Utropstecken var det gått om i alla fall och Robin hyllar både tekniker och de som har förmågan att klämma ut det sista. Och vad heter egentligen kanadensaren som vann, Lafayett? Vi hann också med att prata om norska premiären och en viss Johaug som faktiskt går att slå. Idrottsgalan har under veckan också släppt de nominerade i de tre övriga kategorierna.
A lot of ski news....but you have to wade through like 45 minutes of me going on, and on, and on AND ON about my miserable Pikes Peak Ascent first. Welcome to the SederSkier Podcast people! Glad you showed up! Show lineup: Pikes Peak Ascent Reflections Interesting data Training takeaways Cougar Ridge Classic Fueling choices by the winner… Ski News - Russians out again…. Hard financial times for Finland, Norway and Sweden Ski Classics updates Johnny Steel's Training week Johaug's training week - Plus: did I buy my last rollerskis? Listen to find out....you know you have to. Unfortunately, we ran out of time, so we'll have to wait to next week to discuss how to make oatmeal and whether or not Temu is indeed better than Ebay and Amazon. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/seder-skier/support
We're back with a jam-packed episode full of unpaid teases and great ideas we won't follow through on! Ski News - Helene Marie Fossessholm injured?! - Johaug or Northug? - A wax company is bankrupt! - Russians still out of the World Cup Scientific studies! - We tie a recent 'Real Science of Sport' show on running form to skiing technique development and talent identification --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/seder-skier/support
Efter tre års frånvaro från internationella tävlingar är hon tillbaka, Therese Johaug. Hon har varit inblandad i en dopningsskandal och blivit mamma till en dotter, men nu är comebacken ett faktum. Johaug siktar på att vara med och kämpa mot Ebba Andersson och Frida Karlsson under VM i Trondheim i slutet av februari och början av mars nästa år. Är hon mentalt och fysiskt redo för en comeback, kan hon vara med och slåss om medaljerna, och hur ska hon balansera familjelivet med den hårda träningen? Gäst: Anna Rydén Programledare: Erika Nielsen
Biljetter till Della Sports avskedsföreställning på underproduktion.se/biljetter chippen har skrivit en barnbok och varit i en taxfreebutik K har för första gången upplevt sköna grannar på landet Ed Sheran har köpt en fotbollsklubb En fransk spelare har blivit avstängd för att ha använt ordet kusin En tennisspelare har använt samma doping som Johaug men klarat sig utan straff Hör Della Sport reklamfritt inne i värmen på underproduktion.se/dellamonde
I takt med at vintersesongen – og med det skisesongen – nærmer seg slutten, ønsker vi velkommen til den aller siste episoden av Skisporet podcast for denne gang. Bli med når vi diskuterer landslagsuttak, reflekterer over Birken, og ser frem mot NM og VM. Med Mikael Gunnulfsen og Håvard Rønning. Skisporet podcast gis ut av Swix og Skisporet.no.
Therese Johaug er hele Norges skidronning. Hun la skiene (midlertidig?) på hylla i 2022, og har klart å skape seg en lønnsom karriere etter toppidretten. Hun har egen merkevare i ski- og treningsklær, Johaug, og driver treningscamper gjennom Johaug Recharge. I tillegg har hun navnet sitt på kosmetikkmerket Care by Therese Johaug. Hun var med å starte det nylig lanserte initiativet Powher, holder foredrag om motivasjon og er å se på NRK som ekspertkommentator.I denne episoden prater vi om hvordan hun har bygget en karriere med egne brands og konsepter etter toppidretten.Instagram: @doerspodden Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ikke alt med et nytt år kan være like bra, og noen ganger abdiserer til og med crushet ditt... Kvartetten Stian, Klara, Astrid og Sigurd, med hjelp av Malin på teknikk, har gått inn i gossipmodus for årets andre sending. Johaug har bestilt bryllup fra Wish (er det kunst?) og kjendiser løper fra trekanter (er det kødd?). Ikke vær så jævla nykter, tune inn for din ukentlige dose rykter!
Norges superstjärnor Therese Johaug och Martin Johnsrud Sundby dominerade längdskidåkningen totalt. Men sommaren 2016 skakades skidvärlden av två chockerande nyheter. Både Johaug och Sundby stängdes av för dopningsbrott. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. Samtidigt anklagades Norge för att behandla sina friska åkare med astmamedicin. Det norska landslaget misstänktes och kritiserades hårt. Det tumultartade året fick stora konsekvenser – och en vändning som få kommer ihåg.Ett program av Alexander Lundholm, 2023.Medverkande: Ulf Morten Aune, Norges landslagskoordinator 2016 och 2023.Per ”Pliggen” Andersson, Sveriges landslagsläkare 2016.Hanna Falk, sprintstjärna 2016 och Radiosportens expertkommentator 2023.Kjell Larsson, del av kommissionen som granskade Norge 2016-2017 och professor emeritus på Karolinska Institutet.Arkivljud: SR, SVT, NRK, TV2.
Bli med på en spennende reise i dagens episode av "Johaug redaksjonen" når Therese Johaug tar deg med gjennom hennes utrolige opplevelse av fødselen og de første stegene som mamma. Den nybakte mammaen åpner hjertet sitt og deler alle detaljer - fra det magiske øyeblikket selve fødselen skjedde, hormonenes virvelvind, søvnløse netter, diskusjoner rundt hva barnet skal hete og mamma-bleier. Du vil ikke gå glipp av denne morsomme episoden som tar deg inn i Therese Johaug's nye kapittel i livet!
The final World Cup ended today and we are here to wrap up all the storylines! *Moa saves Maja *Swix pole scandal!! *Is Klaebo's 20 wins the same as Therese Johaug's? *What the American skier's need to work on the most... *Who actually deserves the distance globe *thoughts from Jessie Diggins *2022-2023 World Cup season-ending awards. Listen for the nominees and send us your own at sederskier@gmail.com!!!! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/seder-skier/support
I ukens episode har Katarina fått med seg den søte gjesten Pernille Skarpenes, tidligere satsende langrennsløper som nå jobber i merkevaren Johaug. Andrea er dessverre syk, så Pernille stiller søsterlig opp på kort varsel på treningsreisen vår her i Spania, og gir oss en skikkelig fin prat om det å sammen jobbe mot et felles mål: Å gjøre kjæresten til den beste i sin idrett og hvordan man best mulig takler dette! Vi snakker om det å være nummer to i kjærestens prioriteringer, og om det å jobbe sammen mot et mål som i hovedsak gagner bare den ene. Hvordan påvirker oppturene og nedturene de som par? Vi snakker også om å bli overtrent, om kommunikasjon, sjalusi og om hvordan Pernille har måtte endre fokus når hun gikk fra å satse, til å nå trene på egen indre motivasjon. Annonse: Strøm det beste av eksklusive nye serier, storfilmer og originale programmer, til bare 45 kroner per måned i 3 måneder! www.skyshowtime.com
Kjørte knallhard test på løpemølle få dager før ski-VM. - Jeg gruet meg skikkelig, sier Johaug. Hør episoden i appen NRK Radio
Therese Johaug slet i perioder med å gå fort på ski fordi hun hadde for lite næring i kroppen. Nå skal hun hjelpe andre som sliter. Hør episoden i appen NRK Radio
Vi dykker ned i den absolutt kjedeligste tingen med husarbeid. I tillegg langer Vida Lill ut mot Johaug Episoden kan inneholde målrettet reklame, basert på din IP-adresse, enhet og posisjon. Se smartpod.no/personvern for informasjon og dine valg om deling av data.
Vi har undersøkt hva slags forhold topputøvere som Johaug og Ingebrigtsen har til hviledager og hvorfor. Hør episoden i appen NRK Radio
I dagens episode deler Therese sine tanker og følelser om første arbeidsdag i merkevaren Johaug. Hvordan føles det å gå fra å være verdens beste i noe til å gå inn i en hverdag der du egentlig ikke kan så mye? Therese gir Kathrine et konkret treningsprogram mot 10km, og hvordan man tar hensyn til skadeforebygging. Og vi får en update fra siste bytur..
Lege ved Olympiatoppen, Mona Kjeldsberg, løper ekstreme ultraløp i terrenget. Hun har løpt løp på over 300 km med 25 000 høydemeter. Da løper hun til hun hallusinerer og må legge seg rett ned å sove. Vi får vite hvorfor hun løp sitt første ultraløp i godt voksen alder, hvorfor den verdenen er så fascinerende, hva løping gir henne, hvordan hun klarer ville fysiske utfordringer. Og så må vi selvfølgelig spørre legen om hvor sunt dette er? Til slutt røper hun sitt nye store mål, som hun bare har fortalt til mannen sin til nå. Kristian har bestemt seg for hvor langt neste løp blir, og han og Jann diskuterer Johaug, Kosgei, Kipchoge, Vasaloppet, Nyenget, ukas økt og en 10 000 meter i USA. Dessuten er Vidar Higraff tilbake. Vi får høre en parodiepisode med en unik kommentatorduell. Hør episoden i appen NRK Radio
Her er siste nytt fra VG Nyheter.
Johaug Redaksjonen har premiere på sin aller første podkast episode! Tidligere toppidrettsutøver og vordende mor Martine Ek-Hagen, og hennes kollega Kathrine Meiner, snakker om det å motivere seg til trening ved endret livssituasjon. Vi blir bedre kjent med jentene og hva denne podkasten har å by på fremover!
Det har gått nio år sedan längdskidåkaren Therese Johaug tog sitt första individuella mästerskapsguld. Hon var överlägsen i tremilen på hemmaplan i VM i Holmenkollen 2013. Inför OS-tävlingarna har 33-åriga duracellkaninen Super-Therese bland annat samlat på sig tio individuella VM-guld, tre totalsegrar i Tour de Ski, tre totala världscuptitlar men hon jagar fortfarande sitt allra första individuella OS-guld.
Sköld & Stenquist frågar sig hur långt gånget tronskiftet mellan Johaug och Karlsson är, lyfter tvättskandalen inom landslaget och är oense kring Stina Nilssons förehavanden inom skidskyttet.
Sköld och Stenquist tar hjälp av Sportbladets Anna Rydén som var på plats i köldhålet Ruka. Vi summerar svenska framgången och förklarar både Johaug och Kläbo som slut. Var det rätt att peta Stina Nilsson? Och hur står sig Viaplay Vinter mot Vinterstudion.
20 år gamle Helene Marie Fossesholm ble så grundig lurt av Therese Johaug & co i fjor vinter at hun nå pønsker på «det drøyeste hun noensinne har gjort mot noen andre.» I denne podcasten åpner Norges nye skistjerne seg opp om: Treningssamlingen i høst som ikke gikk helt etter planen. Nå er hun usikker på seg selv før sesongstarten. Pranks og TikTok-sprell. Helene finner på de utroligste ting i sosiale medier. Dette planlegger hun nå. OL i februar. Hva tenker hun selv om egne sjanser i mesterskapet? Media og oppmerksomheten. Helene ble stjerne omtrent over natta. Hvordan taklet hun egentlig det? Spørsmål fra lytterne. I denne episoden blir det rett og slett enda bedre kjent med skistjernen Helene Marie Fossesholm
33 år gammel ble tobarnsmoren Kirsten Marathon Melkevik med en nabo på løpetur. To år senere løp hun maraton i VM. Eventyret endte med personlig rekord på 2.29.12, OL-deltakelse og Marathon som mellomnavn. Hør den utrolige historien og treningen som lå bak kometkarrieren. Kristian og Jann diskuterer 10 000-meteren til Grøvdal og Johaug. Og ivrige langrennsløpere som dunker til med knallharde baneintervaller får kritikk tilført en dose humor.
Er det sant at man puster ut fettet når man går ned i vekt? Er Therese Johaug egentlig svensk? Og er det sant at en bart egentlig bare er nesehår satt i system?
Here's Therese Johaug after her dominant 30 k classic performance at the 2021 World Championship: “I never have been in such good shape. I am so happy. I'm 33 years and I know I'm getting older and older and I know that this time ends soon, so I am just so happy.”What the World Cup field has historically known is a Johaug in shape. Outright, she's likely the best distance skier of all-time. What the field of skiers witnessed today was Johaug as clutch as ever. She soloed off the front early in the race, padded her lead with even more time, she won by 2:34. 2 over teammate Heidi Weng, as she remains untouchable as the championships closed out for the women. She raced three individual events in the 15 k skiathlon, 10 k skate, and 30 k mass start classic. She leaves Oberstdorf with three golds. In this 60 minute episode, we chat about Johaug, how it all played out, and what happened behind her during the 30 k grind. Thanks for listening - one more World Champs race to go.
The facts are this: with Johaug in the 4 x 5 k relay mix Norway remains a force late in the race when the skate legs ensue. Today in Oberstdorf, Johaug took over the race and made it a relative yawner up front. The real action was for third place where the U.S. and Finland threw down. Over 20 k of racing came down to the final straight when Krista Pärmäkoski and Jessie Diggins drag raced. Pärmäkoski crossed first securing third for Finland, while the U.S. settled for fourth. In this episode: 45 minutes of all you can take 4 x 5 k relay.
In today's 10 k story on FasterSkier, here's how it began: "The high pressure continued at the 2021 World Championships on Tuesday in more ways than one. Oberstdorf, Germany's temps hovered around 50 degrees Fahrenheit for the start of the women's 10-kilometer individual freestyle, and a rarefied number of skiers poised to step on the podium. The pressure cooker that is the individual start, with skiers setting off at 30-second intervals was on display from the first earnest pole plants out of the start."The pressure that may have been building for this event was released as Norway's Johaug won the race by 54 seconds over Sweden's Frida Karlsson. All things considered, even going way back to the 2000 Olympics, a relatively massive time gap to second place. And for her part, Jessie Diggins of the U.S. did not disappoint. She came within a few seconds of bronze. Cutting to the chase, we cover it all in the episode including a look at the American prospects in the upcoming 4 x 5 k relay. Thanks for listening.
Texans-spillerne har surret med ulovligheter, flere og flere head coach-seter åpner seg opp og corona klipper vingene til flere lag. Det prater vi om i denne episoden, i tillegg til KING HENRY og game picks.
Canceled. The North American leg of the World Cup became a blip as the weight of a pandemic became too much to bear for organizers. Minneapolis canceled. Canmore canceled. And....finally...Québec canceled. We discuss what was a crazy week when, accordingly, the globe shut down pro and amateur sport.We spoke with Kershaw when he was six days into a 14-day quarantine. Kershaw had been in Germany for World Juniors and upon his return to Norway, was part of a general quarantine for individuals who had traveled abroad since Feb. 27. Kershaw spoke to us from a snowed-in cabin in Sjusjøen, Norway. But it's not exactly paradise. True fact, Kershaw was running low on food: Johaug to the rescue. And as for velvet corduroy skiing (while keeping social-distance) in the Lillehammer area, grooming has been suspended. Be safe and healthy out there.
Stage 6 of the Ski Tour 2020 was, by any stretch of the imagination, a steamroller for Norway. A clean sweep on the men's and women's podium. On the men's side, that's not exactly what we expected. Russia's Alexander Bolshunov looked like a sure thing for the overall win. A 30 k classic for the twenty-three-year-old, I mean who would have predicted anything different? The weather was all over the place. As Devon has said several times, the weather in Trøndelag can be a mix of everything unpleasant. And that's the way it was. Big flakes of snow fell during the men's race. Let's just say that the klister on the Russian's skis didn't synch with the precipitation. Good on Johaug for her near clean sweep, she won five of six stages, and Pål Golberg and his wax techs scored a big one for the home crowd in Trondheim.
The race ended where it began: Stage 4 of the Ski Tour 2020. In between, it was 34 k mass start skate bliss through the Norwegian countryside for those watching from home. For those racing on course, it was not such a comfortable vibe. Pain cave anybody? We discuss the unstoppable Johaug and an Alexander Bolshunov who sent it ... and stuck it, as he made a one-skier-show of the front of the race. Of course, there's some chit chat in there too. Thanks for listening.
The Ski Tour 2020 show continued Sunday in Östersund, Sweden with the men's and women's classic pursuit races. Again, as we discuss in the podcast, it was Norway and Russia heavy on the men's side. For the women, Johaug did her thing, but the racing was gritty. A chase pack of three and a speedy group from fifth through sixteenth made the 10 k affair a fun watch.Like usual we dig into the day. We also diverge a bit and celebrate Susan Dunklee and her silver medal at the 2020 IBU World Champs, and we also discuss some of the latest doping news surrounding Russia and a few of their biathletes.Thanks for taking the time to listen and we'll be back on Tuesday after Stage 3.
Sometimes when the unexpected happens, it's a good thing. That's what went down today in Falun, Sweden. In the men's 15 k mass start skate, it was not a scrum of 20 to 30 skiers in a cluster at the finish. A fast and furious pace set by Hans Christer Holund turned that concept on its head. Although the race was won by Alexander Bolshunov, the wily Norwegian that is Holund, took it out hot and broke the field apart. For the women, well..., it was Johaug as predicted, but it was a tight race dictated by a select three of Johaug, Ebba Andersson, and Heidi Weng.We are not eaxctly all over the map in this episode, but we cover some ground: from the lack of national diversity in the men's top 10, to how soon is too soon for athlete's not meeting a national team's health standards to be back on the World Cup. Today was the Swedish phenom Frida Karlsson's first World Cups of the season since the opening weekend in Ruka, Finland. She had been held from elite competiton by the national team, for health reasons. She showed early signs of her former speed and endurance in her first race back. (Karlsson took the ski scene by storm last year, when she won three medals as a nineteen year old at the 2019 World Championships.)As always, thanks for listening. If you have questions for Devon, please send them to devon@fasterskier.com or info@fasterskier.com.
In this episode -- an analysis of a wonderful day of classic sprinting in Falun, Sweden. First off, hats off to the organizing committee: the fans were out in force, Sweden showed up to race, Johaug advanced to the semis, two Norwegians pounced in the men's race....inhale -- it was simply a fun day of skiing. And, Falun's course was for real. Stout climbs forced athletes to run hills and technical banked turns kept everybody honest.Really, it was an event, despite the region's low snow, that was a highlight. (We are biased towards these championship level courses on the sprint circuit.)In between the racing, there's some banter about Klæbo's broken fingers, and some chatter about the new baby in Lillehammer, Norway. Thanks for listening.
Next season the 2021 FIS Nordic Ski World Championships will be hosted by Oberstdorf, Germany. On Saturday, the women raced a 15 k skiathlon, the men 30 k on what is now a gut-punch of a course. It is championship-worthy.In today's episode, we cover all the striding, all the gliding, and the ski-exchanges in between. Bolshunov remains on form after the TdS, while two notable Norwegians, Johannes Høsflot Klæbo and Emil Iversen appear to be in a distance funk: both posted a DNF today as they pulled from the race. More pleasant news, father time has smiled on Martin Johnsrud Sundby who missed the podium by a fraction and Dario Cologna who raced to a top-ten.For the women, well, it was Johaug. But not by much. The top end of the field kept her within sight. It was good chase-them-down skiing on the women's side. And yeah, we discuss the down day for the Americans who have us conditioned for podium expectations.Thanks for listening.
Nové Město, Czech Republic served up a traditional rock'em sock'em pursuit series on the World Cup. Saturday featured a 10 k/15 k interval start skate, followed by a 10 k/15 K classic pursuit. Bolshunov and Johaug were the clear fitness outliers but some great races within the race unfolded. And yes, how about those big baggy bibs? Part art-class smock part moo-moo, it was not a good race look. But we digress. To break it all down, former Canadian National Ski Team member Jess Cockney joins Devon for the show.
Holy smokes. It concludes. First off, for those who have listened to this seven-episode post-TdS run, we appreciate it.And there was the racing. Johaug. Weng. Diggins and Brennan in form today on the Alpe, and Sadie Maubet Bjornsen in seventh overall. For the men .... Johannes Høsflot Klæbo faded on the Alpe while Alexander Bolshunov came into his own.We could digress. But we'll leave that for the podcast. Ciao.
Stage 4, a 10 k/15 k classic pursuit in Toblach, Italy saw Johaug retain the overall lead for the women, and Bolshunov snag the yellow leader's bib from Ustiugov. On a tricky classic course with steeper hills than Stage 3's skate loop, big efforts took their toll. Kershaw lays it out and discusses the winners and the faders from the day's stage. The Tour takes a rest day tomorrow as Val di Fiemme awaits for the last three stages.
Lots to breakdown after this weekend. Yup, Johaug crushed, but so did Diggins, Maubet Bjornsen, and Brennan. And cheers for the American women's second place in the relay. For the men, Hans Christer Holund was a master who was foiled only by the sprint closer Bolshunov in the 30 k skiathlon.Have a listen as we discuss Lillehammer's infamous climb, waxing, ski selection, and yes, coffee in the Norwegian wax truck.If you have any questions, send them to devon@fasterskier.com or info@fasterskier.com.
Norway still dominates the World Cup. With both Martin Johnsrud Sundby and Heidi Weng wearing yellow bibs as overall World Cup Leaders, it seems not much has changed besides Weng supplanting Therese Johaug on the podium's top step. Norwegian Journalist John Rasmussen is our guest on Nordic Nation (Courtesy photo) This past summer and fall, Norway's cross-country community — which is arguably the entire nation — took a hit when both Sundby and Johaug were linked to doping. Much has been written about the technical aspects of their cases. Nordic Nation reached out to Norwegian ski journalist John Rasmussen at Dagbladet, one of Norway's leading newspapers. Rasmussen's beat is the international and Norwegian ski scene. And since Google translate is not the most effective tool to go from Norwegian to English, we thought it best to get things straight from someone in the know. “Doping in sport is so not on in this country,” Rasmussen said on the phone from Norway when we spoke on Dec. 15. “It's considered such a shameful act, and particularly in cross-country, which is the national sport… If you're caught cheating doing that, it's probably like stealing from your neighbor. It's not good.” There's more in this episode from Rasmussen. We talk of Johaug in the broader context of Norway's sporting culture and the next steps in her doping case to be adjudicated late next month. There's also some real world talk on what a parent says to a child who idolizes Johaug in a country where skiing is the sport of the people and the gods. Click play to listen below or subscribe here on itunes. albuterol . buy naltrexone online buy chantix online The post Nordic Nation: Norwegian Ski Journalist John Rasmussen appeared first on FasterSkier.com.