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Johaug Takes 30km Gold and Diggins Wins Historic Silver in a Gusty, Gutsy Race
Jessie Diggins held on for silver in the grueling women’s 30km mass start freestyle, earning her two medals total in this Olympics. But she faced some challenges along the way, as did teammate Rosie Brennan, who finished sixth in the race.
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In a weather-shortened 50km, Scott Patterson Earns a Top-10 Finish
With temps dropping and wind gusting, officials decided to run the final men’s race as a 30km. Though he said he would have preferred the grind of the longer-distance event, Scott Patterson turned in a PB and best-ever American result
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The Olympic Bus System Makes up the 10th Circle of Hell
There’s a lot to like about these Beijing Olympics; the transportation set-up is not one of them.
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In Fast, Aggressive Team Sprints, German Women and Norwegian Men Win, while Diggins and Brennan Place Fifth; Ogden and Schoonmaker Are Ninth
The team sprint is one of the most fun, and fast-paced, cross country ski events to watch. In addition to a recap of the results, U.S. skiers Rosie Brennan and Jessie Diggins, and Ben Ogden and JC Schoonmaker share their race strategies and reactions.
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Extreme Weather Turns the Men’s and Women’s Biathlon Pursuits into Sufferfests of Olympic Proportions
Bone-chilling temps, erratic gusts of wind and super-slow snow challenged racers during the men’s and women’s biathlon pursuits. But that didn’t stop Quentin Fillon Maillet of France and Norway’s Marte Olsbu Roeiseland from increasing each of their gold medal counts.
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What’s It Really Like in the Olympic Village?
The Olympic Village is in many ways the heart of the Games; it’s where the athletes sleep, eat, rest and recover, and socialize. Davis U.S. Cross Country Ski Team member Hannah Halvorsen takes us behind the scenes of daily life in the village.
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From the Mixed Zone: What Other Olympic Sports Are You Watching?
When Olympic athletes aren’t busy training or competing, they like watching the other sports as much as the rest of us do. Cross Country Skier asked some of the Davis U.S. Cross Country Ski Team members which ones they like to watch the most.
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Novie McCabe Skis to 24th place in Women’s 10km Classic in Impressive Olympics Cross Country Debut: Diggins finishes 8th
Out of a crowded field of 98 skiers, Novie McCabe, who started fifth, skied to 24th place, finishing in 30:34.9, which was two minutes and 28.6 seconds off the pace of gold medalist Therese Johaug. Finns Kerttu Niskanen and Krista Parmakoski took silver and bronze, respectively.
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From the Mixed Zone: Are References to Women’s Body Types Ever Appropriate?
The conversation around women’s sports has undeniably undergone a sea change, with the focus primarily on accomplishment rather than appearance (the issue of participation on the other hand … why, again, is there no Olympics Nordic combined for women?) But sometimes a reference to body type hits a nerve, as was the case in a recent New York Times article about Jessie Diggins’s bronze medal in the women’s individual sprint.
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U.S. Biathletes Shine in First Few Days at Beijing with Two Best-Ever Olympic Results
Within the Winter Olympics’ first three days, American biathletes turned in a pair of head-turning performances at China’s Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre. And seven seems to be their lucky number.