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The Devon Kershaw Show by FasterSkier

As a former World Champion and veteran World Cup cross-country ski racer, Kershaw provides an unfiltered look at elite level cross-country ski racing. Tune in after every World Cup weekend.

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42:08

Out of Quarantine and a Dive into the News Cycle

The Devon Kershaw Show by FasterSkier ·

2020/03/31

Kershaw is free from quarantine and back at home in Lillehammer. As we all know, the race season has been shut down. That means it's time to discuss news items of note. Like...the "flexing" of some skiers as they ski an un-godly number of kilometers, Stina Nilsson's switch from cross-country to biathlon, the Norwegian Ski Federation's financial crisis, and, the retirement of Norway's Eirik Brandsdal.(The U.S. Ski Team's Erik Bjornsen also announced his retirement via Instagram. That news

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46:16

The Quarantined in Sjusjøen Episode

The Devon Kershaw Show by FasterSkier ·

2020/03/16

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

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35:03

Back in Oslo: Post Holmenkollen

The Devon Kershaw Show by FasterSkier ·

2020/03/09

A return to semi-normal: Devon is back from World Juniors and better for it. It was a big week in Germany for North America. This episode is a return to our discussion of the World Cup. The famed Holmenkollen hosted the weekend's 30 k / 50 k classic mass start races. Hindsight is 20/20, the Norwegian women should have swapped skis, and frankly, not much anybody can do about a steamrolling Bolshunov.

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43:36

Calling it what it is: the mostly Junior World's...

The Devon Kershaw Show by FasterSkier ·

2020/03/06

Straight up this is mostly about Junior Worlds -- specifically the junior women's 4 x 3.3 k relay and the 4x 5 k relay for the junior men. A good day all around: U.S. men in first, Canada second. And in the women's race, U.S. junior women in second overall. We do discuss the World Cup sprints from this past Wednesday...but not a big discussion. In this episode, Kershaw also mentions a video interview published by Norwegian broadcaster NRK, in which Jessie Diggins discusses her new book and

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19:11

An American in Germany ... and A Recap of Lahti's Relays

The Devon Kershaw Show by FasterSkier ·

2020/03/02

It is Monday after all. A day late for the Lahti relay recap but right on time to discuss U.S. skier, Gus Schumacher's 10 k classic win at World Juniors. The 19-year-old Schumacher from Anchorage, Alaska can close - and he did that Monday with a burning fast final 3.3 k loop in taking the win. And yeah, the women's 4 x 5 k and the men's 4 x 7.5 k relays played out at Lahti's World Cup on Sunday. It wasn't exactly a yawner, but simply put, the relays, this late in a jam packed season,

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36:35

Living Large in Lahti and a Wee Bit on Junior Worlds

The Devon Kershaw Show by FasterSkier ·

2020/02/29

Post Ski Tour 2020 it was back to the basics for the World Cup: Interval start classic races for the men and women. The local boy, Iivo Niskanen, still claims the 15 k classic as his race, especially when it goes down in Finland. For the women, Norway's Therese Johaug pipped out the win over Ebba Andersson of Sweden. This was good solid racing in the 10 k and 15 k, respectively. Devon, by the way, is in Oberwiesenthal, Germany for the 2020 Junior/U23 Worlds. He's there helping out the

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38:25

Stage 6 Ski Tour 2020: Waxing for Hell or High Water

The Devon Kershaw Show by FasterSkier ·

2020/02/24

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

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44:59

Stage 5 Ski Tour 2020: Championship Style Classic...

The Devon Kershaw Show by FasterSkier ·

2020/02/22

A full-on championship course in Trondheim, Norway where the World Championships will go down in the mid-2020s. That's a long way off. This much was true: the venue, like this tour, has been kind to Norway. Maiken Caspersen Falla and Johannes Høsflot Klæbo pleased the home fans. And yes, with all the fans, it seems this might be a venue to revisit in the near future. One more day, a Stage 6 15 k/ 30 k classic pursuit to go.

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43:31

Stage 4 Ski Tour 2020: Lung Busting Across the...

The Devon Kershaw Show by FasterSkier ·

2020/02/20

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.

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38:12

Stage 3 Ski Tour 2020: The Leg Flooding Sprint

The Devon Kershaw Show by FasterSkier ·

2020/02/19

Åre, Sweden -- the site of the national (alpine) ski area in Sweden. Also the site of Stage 3 of the Ski Tour 2020's skate sprint. Short at 0.66 k, but oh so steep with a finishing climb with slopes at 28 percent. Yah! 28 percent. Maybe part sideshow, maybe not. Either way, athletes had to get themselves to the top. In what was a leg-burning affair, for a one-off event, it was sporting entertainment. Thanks for listening.

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45:45

Stage 2 Ski Tour 2020 and a Deviation into Biathlon

The Devon Kershaw Show by FasterSkier ·

2020/02/16

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

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49:23

Stage 1 Ski Tour 2020

The Devon Kershaw Show by FasterSkier ·

2020/02/15

It was all Norway in both the men's and women's Stage 1 of the Ski Tour 2020 from Östersund, Sweden. Sjur Røthe on the men's side was pacing perfection while Therese Johaug simply steamrolled. This was clear, Norway had the best skis, and perhaps by default, the fastest skiers almost across the top-10 board. Yet, it is a long week ahead, and we are one stage into a six stage event. Here's the debrief from Devon: post 15 k/ 10 k interval start skate.

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37:38

Falun's Mass Starts and Eating Words

The Devon Kershaw Show by FasterSkier ·

2020/02/09

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

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35:28

Bravo Falun! We Loved the Classic Sprint Show

The Devon Kershaw Show by FasterSkier ·

2020/02/08

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,

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37:20

Slinging Stats with the Statistical Skier

The Devon Kershaw Show by FasterSkier ·

2020/02/05

This week, we re-posted a great piece from the Statistical Skier (Joran Elias). Before jumping into this episode, it's worth taking some time to digest some of the findings. Elias wrote the piece in response to a podcast we posted after the classic sprint in Oberstdorf, Germany. In that sprint, Norway's Johannes Høsflot Klæbo had an astounding qualifier. In the podcast following the race, we discussed Klæbo'performance and the time-back to some skiers in the field.What does it all mean

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39:22

Finding the Magic in Oberstdorf: Day 2 Classic Sprints

The Devon Kershaw Show by FasterSkier ·

2020/01/27

In this episode of of The Devon Kershaw Show from FasterSkier, it is all classic: a deep breakdown from Devon on the nature of Obertsdorf, Germany's classic sprint course. The course has some relevance for this basic reason: the 2021 FIS Nordic Ski World Championships will be held at this venue next season. And what a preview. With three steep climbs, a wee bit of recovery, this sprint course demands big capacity. There's also the highlight of the day for Kershaw - three American women in

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45:07

From Oberstdorf with Love -- Day 1 Skiathlons

The Devon Kershaw Show by FasterSkier ·

2020/01/25

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

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39:39

The Baggy Bib Edition from Nové Město

The Devon Kershaw Show by FasterSkier ·

2020/01/20

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

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45:15

The mail is delivered

The Devon Kershaw Show by FasterSkier ·

2020/01/17

In this episode, Devon answers questions ranging from how World Cup athletes maintain in season fitness to why in fact relays don't end with a classic leg. Fell free to send in questions regarding the World Cup to info@fasterskier.com or devon@fasterskier.com. This week's post-racing recap will be posted on Monday following the weekend's racing in Nové Město.

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26:18

Round and Round with the Dresden Team Sprint

The Devon Kershaw Show by FasterSkier ·

2020/01/12

We are corrected in this episode: we try to be better Francophiles by improving our pronunciation of the weekend's stand out performer on the men's side, Lucas Chanavat. We also dig down and find the fun in Sunday's team sprint in Dresden. With a whirlwind 0.7 k loop, and each skier racing six legs, it was basic sprinting fun. Thanks for listening.

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