The sun continued to shine at the Stifel Loppet Cup in Minneapolis on Sunday as American Gus Schumacher made history, skiing to victory in the 10km freestyle individual start at Theodore Wirth Park. He is… Read More »Schumacher Wins Loppet Cup 10km, Diggins Claims Third in Women’s Race
As the first day of the Stifel Loppet Cup dawned, with women’s and men’s sprints on the horizon, several questions hung in the air: Will the Swedish women continue their utter dominance of the discipline? Will Johannes… Read More »Sundling and Klaebo Win Loppet Cup Sprints in Minneapolis
A bald eagle soared against a bluebird sky, while six inches of fresh snow coated the Minneapolis landscape. This Friday afternoon at the Stifel Loppet Cup venue, the day before racing kicks off, was a… Read More »Minneapolis World Cup Ready to Go
Jessie Diggins has always wanted to race a World Cup on home snow. This coming February, on trails that she raced as a junior near her hometown in Minnesota, the three-time Olympic medalist’s dream will… Read More »World Cup Races Come to North America in 2024
For the U.S. Ski Team, the 2024 Tour de Ski—the notoriously grueling seven-stage, multi-day race in Italy and Switzerland—was a tour of firsts. It was the first time that a U.S. skier made the podium… Read More »Tour de Firsts for Americans, Plus a Second for Diggins
Cross country skiers are arguably the fittest endurance athletes on the planet. OK, not arguably—we are the fittest athletes. Many of us spend our weekends finding the next goal, the next boundary to push, and… Read More »Jessie Diggins’s “Big Stupid” Workout and Other Epic Challenges