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New Products for 2023/24 Season from 2023-10-09T11:07:40
This podcasts gives a quick overview of all new Toko products for the 2023/24 season. We have been busy developing exciting new products for you!
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Using Diamond Files: How and Why from 2023-03-02T13:57:12
This episode goes over the different diamond files that we offer and what each is best used for. Then I also go over some commonly asked questions and answers.
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Estimating Snow Temperature: An Essential Skill from 2023-02-28T13:25:37
This episode explains why the ability to estimate snow temperature for a future event is so critical to being a good waxer. I then explain how to do it and what the most common mistake is.
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Liquid Paraffin Questions and Answers from 2023-02-28T12:50:38
This episode includes 3 excellent listener questions about Toko liquid paraffins and our answers. The questions are can you mix liquid paraffins, can you iron liquid paraffins, and if I use liqu...
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How to Race Wax for Cold Conditions with Best Results from 2023-01-13T13:11:08
This podcast describes how to race wax for different types of cold conditions with best results. All cold conditions are not the same but can be classified effectively such that the best wax can...
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Successful Waxing with Toko Liquid Paraffin from 2023-01-11T13:26:57
This episode illustrates some key points in how to be successful waxing with Toko Liquid Paraffin. Attention is given to different amounts of drying time depending on the snow conditions.
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Hand Brush Selection: What, When, and Why from 2022-12-12T12:39:14
There are a ton of hand brushes out there. There are even more recommendations as to what to use when. This episode clearly outlines what hand brushes to use when and why. Ian talks about the di...
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Hot Waxing Skis and Snowboards: Why and How from 2022-11-29T08:08:20
This episode explains why and how to hot wax skis and snowboards. I make recommendations as to the best practice and also comment on a common technique that I think should be avoided.
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Thoughts on Current Post Fluorine Race Waxing from 2022-11-11T13:49:33
Especially now there are more forms of race wax than ever including buff on block, pastes, hot waxes, powders, and liquids. I give my thoughts on how to manage and prioritize these forms for bes...
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Interview with former USST Alpine Tech Neil Lande from 2022-11-01T09:47:02
Neil talks about what it is like to be a Alpine ski serviceman for the USST including thoughts on the personality traits that would be good for a serviceman to have, life on the road, long hours...
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Initial Wax Preparation of New Skis or Freshly Ground Skis (Alpine and Nordic) from 2022-10-24T13:20:23
Describes the recommended steps when waxing new skis or freshly stoneground skis. Explains why these steps are important and what the goal is of each of the three steps. For both Alpine and Nord...
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Nordic Race: Preseason Fleet Evaluation, Structure, and Considerations from 2022-10-11T15:17:35
Describes many of the considerations when evaluating a Nordic Race ski fleet preseason, what base structure to start the season with, and other thoughts.
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What’s New for 2022/23 Winter Alpine from 2022-10-03T14:15:08
Ian Harvey gives a quick 6 minute summary of new exciting products that we will be offering this winter. Highlights include Soelden 15 Powder, a new Rotobrush system, and a Ski Holder/Rack. Ian ...
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Interview withToko Chemist Stefan Jung on the development of fluorine free race waxes from 2022-09-30T06:09:32
This is an interview with Toko Chemist Stefan Jung about the development of fluorine free race waxes. Stefan relates some of the stories and challenges that he has faced as well as talks a bit a...
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2022/23 Winter New Products Preview (Nordic) from 2022-09-23T12:36:32
Ian Harvey gives a quick 10 minute summary of new exciting products that we will be offering this winter. Highlights include a new vastly improved Structure tool, Soelden 15 Powder, Rotobrushes,...
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Marty Hall Interview from 2022-01-31T13:17:54
Marty Hall was the first full-time paid US Cross Country Ski Coach and a true pioneer and innovator. Marty coached for the US Ski Team from 1970 through 1978 and for Cross Country Canada from 19...
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Beijing Olympic Roundtable Discussion from 2022-01-27T18:46:15
How are the Olympics different from a World Cup? Generally speaking the waxing and racing is the same but some other aspects of the Olympic Games are very different from that of a World Cup event. ...
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Sten Fjeldheim Interview from 2022-01-14T14:05:26
After 35 years of coaching the Northern Michigan University ski Nordic ski team, Sten Fjeldheim retired in the spring of 2021. Wining 4 NCAA Nordic Ski Team National titles, coaching 12 skiers w...
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Chris Magerl Interview (Important for understanding Toko Race Wax Tips) from 2022-01-07T13:15:41
Chris Magerl has been the Toko Race Wax Tip Coordinator since 2008 as well as a Toko Tech Team member. Additionally, Chris has been a groomer at the Mountain Dell Nordic Course since 2002 and has b...
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Dani Aravich Interview from 2022-01-03T17:25:02
Dani Aravich is on the US Paralympic team for Nordic skiing and Biathlon. She was a member of the US Paralympic team this past summer in Tokyo in track and field. Her goal is to compete in the P...
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Nancy Fiddler Interview from 2021-12-23T18:28:54
Nancy Fiddler came late to elite ski racing having had started skiing in college. Her world cup career started when she was 31 years old. Despite this Nancy won 14 US National Championship title...
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Head Toko Chemist Stefan Jung Interview from 2021-11-30T11:43:19
Stefan Jung started working for Toko as the head chemist in January 2021. He is an avid telemark skier and also participates in other outdoor sports such as skiing, hiking, and mountain biking. ...
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Sydney Palmer-Leger Interview from 2021-11-12T15:50:49
Sydney Palmer-Leger won both races at the 2021 NCAA championships as a freshman in college. Sydney is on the US Ski Team B Team and is the 6th ranked US distance skier. She is also a 5 time US M...
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Ben Ogden Interview from 2021-11-04T11:41:13
Ben Odgen has 5 individual top 10 finishes at World Juniors as well as 2nd, 1st, and 1st in the Junior relay. Also 11th in 2021 U23 Classic sprint after finishing 3rd in the qualifier. Ben finis...
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JC Schoonmaker Interview from 2021-10-28T21:39
JC Schoonmaker finished 26th in last winter’s World Championship Classic Sprint in Oberstdorf, Germany. His top World Cup results are 14th, 18th, and 18th. He was also 13th in World Juniors the ...
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Gus Schumacher Abilica Treadmill Interview from 2021-10-22T16:30:56
Gus Schumacher is the 3rd ranked U23 skier in the world and a US Ski Team A Team member. In an interview a few months ago, Gus brought up how excited he was to have gotten a new treadmill and al...
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Laura McCabe Interview from 2021-10-12T15:09:53
Laura McCabe got a late start to Nordic ski racing having had started Nordic track skiing and then racing in her early 20s. However, despite her late start, she made the 1994 and 1998 Olympic te...
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Catching up with Gus Schumacher 8.20.21 end of summer from 2021-08-20T15:34:46
Gus Schumacher is the 3rd ranked U23 skier in the world and a US Ski Team A Team member. This interview is to simply catch up and get his thoughts on how his summer training is going and some id...
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Catching up with Caitlin Gregg 3.3.21 post double Birkie from 2021-03-03T12:04:15
Caitlin Gregg has 5 American Birkebeiner wins, more than anyone in history. Additionally she is a bronze medalist from the 2015 World Championships. This 40 year old mother just competed in both...
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Reid Pletcher Interview from 2021-02-26T17:33:56
Reid Pletcher is one of the most talented fun adventuresome guys you will ever meet or hear of. Despite adversity Reid squeezes as much juice out of life as possible which I love. A few highligh...
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Carl Swenson Interview from 2021-02-16T21:54:24
Carl Swenson has represented the US 72 times in World Cup, World Championship, and Olympic competitions. His best international result was 5th place in the 2003 World Championship 50k skate in V...
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Reese Hanneman Interview from 2021-02-12T19:24:55
Reese Hanneman has represented the US 36 times in World Cup and Olympic Games. Reese has 4 US National Championships wins all in the sprints. He also won a NorAm race in 2016 in the Classic spri...
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Catching up with David Norris 2.3.21 post Lahti and Falun World Cups from 2021-02-03T12:05:24
David Norris has 10 top 30 World Cup, World Championship, and Olympic individual finishes. He is also the 2016 American Birkebeiner Champion. He has been one of our top 2 distance men for the pa...
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Catching up with Gus Schumacher 2 Feb post Lahti and Falun and pre U23 Worlds from 2021-02-02T11:09:17
Gus Schumacher is the defending World Junior Nordic Ski Champion and US National Skate Sprint Champion. This interview is to simply catch up and get his thoughts on the recently finished World C...
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Charley French Interview from 2021-01-29T11:27:16
I have a huge treat for you today. You know those “most interesting man in the world” advertisements that the beer brand Dos Equis does? OK, I have a true candidate for this title. Anyone who ra...
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Liz Guiney Interview from 2021-01-27T15:30:45
Liz Guiney has 8 individual World Cup starts and 1 World Cup relay start. Her best World Cup finishes were 13th in the Skiathalon and 24th in the Classic sprint in 2017 in Pyeong Chang, South Ko...
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Catching up with David Norris 1.19.21 after Covid-19 and pre Lahti World Cups from 2021-01-19T10:15:28
David Norris has 10 top 30 World Cup, World Championship, and Olympic individual finishes. He is also the 2016 American Birkebeiner Champion. He has been one of our top 2 distance men for the pa...
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Alison Owen Bradley Interview from 2021-01-14T17:17:45
Alison Owen Bradley won multiple World Cup races, finished 2nd in the famous Holmenkollen ski festival race, competed in two Olympic games and 3 World Championships, and won 8 US National Champi...
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Catching up with Gus Schumacher 1.12.21 post Tour deSki from 2021-01-12T11:29:18
Gus Schumacher is the defending World Junior Nordic Ski Champion, US National Skate Sprint Champion, and currently 2nd world ranked under 23 skier. I did a series of 3 interviews with him earlie...
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Jim Galanes Interview from 2021-01-07T13:07:35
Jim Galanes competed as a US Ski Team member from 1974 to 1984. Some of his top finishes include 5th place in Murmansk, Russia in 1984 and 6th place in Reit im Winkl, Germany in 1983 as well as ...
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Catching up with Gus Schumacher 12.29.20 from Seefeld, Austria before the Tour de Ski from 2020-12-29T12:15:53
Gus Schumacher is the defending World Junior Nordic Ski Champion and US National Skate Sprint Champion. I did a series of 3 interviews with him earlier this year to sort of introduce him and giv...
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Noah Hoffman Interview from 2020-12-15T14:36:47
Noah Hoffman, aka “the Hoff“ has 144 individual starts in World Cup, World Championship, and Olympic games. He has finished in the top 30 41 times with 3 top 10 finishes. His best performance ca...
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Jim Fredericks Interview from 2020-12-14T16:11:39
Jim Fredericks started Nordic skiing at Johnson State College and then became its head coach for all ski sports starting in 1973. As well as being one of the East’s fastest racers, Jim worked at...
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Catching up with Gus Schumacher 12.8.20 after Ruka and before Davos races from 2020-12-08T11:05:11
Gus Schumacher is the defending World Junior Nordic Ski Champion and US National Skate Sprint Champion. I did a series of 3 interviews earlier this year to introduce him and give people a chance...
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Udo Raunjak Interview from 2020-11-17T12:06:09
Udo Raunjak has been the head of Toko Research and Development for the past 15 years. In addition to developing innovative new waxes, Udo also oversees quality control, production, and purchasin...
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Ida Sargent Interview from 2020-11-16T20:07:57
Ida Sargent has represented the US 159 times in WC, WM and OWG. She has 59 individual top 30 finishes including 9 top 10s. Her best finish was 3rd place in the preolympic World Cup Classic sprin...
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Chris Cook Interview from 2020-11-13T11:49:38
Chris Cook has represented the US 45 times in World Cup, World Championship, and Olympic competitions. His best individual international result was 12th place in the Sovereign Lakes World Cup Sk...
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Jan Guenther Interview from 2020-11-12T16:33:32
Jan Guenther’s runs and owns the largest Cross Country ski retail store in the US. Jan is an owner who is involved in all aspects of the business and along with a great staff is directly respons...
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Torin Koos Interview from 2020-11-11T13:23:22
Torin Koos has represented the US 76 times in World Cup, World Championship, and Olympic competitions. His best individual international result was a 3rd place in Otepaeae, Estonia Classic sprin...
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Patrick Weaver Interview from 2020-11-10T21:59:42
Pat Weaver has represented the US 16 times in World Cup, World Championship, and Olympic competitions. His best international result was 16th place in the 2002 Olympic 15k Classic. Pat, a 2 time Ol...
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Garrott Kuzzy Interview from 2020-11-05T13:13:35
Garrott Kuzzy has 21 starts between World Cup, World Championships, and Olympic Games. He is a 2010 Olympian. His best individual World Cup finish was 9th place in a skate sprint. Garrott has fi...
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Rick Kapala Interview from 2020-11-02T16:22:16
Rick Kapala has been the program director and head Nordic ski coach for the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation since 1987. He has been named the US Ski and Snowboard "Coach of the Year" 3 times...
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Kikkan Randall Interview Part 2 of 2 from 2020-10-27T15:40:28
Kikkan Randall is a 5 time Olympian, 17 time US National Champion, and is an Olympic Gold Medalist. She also won the overall Sprint World Cup 3 times and was World Champion. This is part 2 of a ...
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Kikkan Randall Interview Part 1 of 2 from 2020-10-26T13:16:55
Kikkan Randall has 262 starts in World Cup, World Championships, and Olympic games. Of these international starts, she has reached the podium in individual races 31 times including 13 victories....
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Jeff Courter Interview (Rossignol Nordic Category Manager US) from 2020-10-23T16:25:07
Jeff Courter is the Rossignol Nordic Category Manager for the US. We discuss a variety of topics including the development process of new ski models, the new EVO touring skis, the new Xium Premi...
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Kaitlynn Miller Interview from 2020-10-20T10:35:31
Kaitlynn Miller is member of the 2018 US Olympic team. She has 33 World Cup starts, 5 US National Championship podiums, and one US National Championships win in the 2016 Classic Sprint. She reti...
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Kyle Bratrud Interview from 2020-10-18T17:05:40
Kyle Bratrud had 17 starts between World Cups and World Championships. His best finish was 25th place at the Cogne, Italy World Cup in the 15k Classic. Kyle skied all 3 World Championship relays...
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Ben Lustgarten Interview from 2020-10-17T16:58:58
Ben Lustgarten has represented the US 34 times in World Cup and World Championship events. He won the 2017 US National Championship in the 30k Classic Mass Start. He has 10 podiums and 4 wins on...
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Sverre Caldwell Interview from 2020-10-14T16:20:21
Sverre Caldwell coached the Stratton Junior Nordic Team from 1980 until he retired after the 2019 season. Sverre has been honored as USSA Coach of the Year 3 times, was a 1988 Olympic team coach...
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David Norris Interview from 2020-10-08T14:03:24
David Norris has 51 WC and WM starts including 10 top 30 finishes. 20th place 2019 WM 50k F MST and 24th Holmenkollen 50k C MST. 7 US National Podiums including a win in the 30k F MST 2019. 2016...
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Caitlin Patterson Interview from 2020-10-07T14:27:33
Caitlin has 72 World Cup, World Championship, and Olympic starts. She has 19 podiums at the US Nationals and has won the US National Championships 7 times. Despite seeming to be a pure distance ...
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Antje Harvey Interview from 2020-10-01T18:53:12
This is one of the most amazing and inspirational stories that I have ever heard. Antje Harvey grew up in former East Germany. As a 17 year old she finished 11th in the senior World Championship...
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Akeo Maifeld-Carucci Interview from 2020-09-30T14:02:17
Akeo Maifeld-Carucci is the 2019 American Birkebeiner Champion. He has been on the podium in multiple SuperTour races. Akeo studied at and skied for Harvard University and graduated with a degre...
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Bill Koch Interview from 2020-09-27T16:29:04
Bill Koch is the overall Nordic Ski World Cup Champion from 1982. He won the Olympic silver medal in 1976. He also won the Bronze World Championship medal in 1982. He was 3rd overall in the 1983...
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Ben Saxton Interview from 2020-09-25T14:35:25
Ben Saxton has finished on the podium 6 times at the US National Nordic Ski Championships including a win in 2019 in the US National Skate Sprint. He has 8 World Cup starts and 1 World Champions...
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Muffy Ritz Interview from 2020-09-23T12:20:47
Muffy was on the US Ski Team 1981-1984, has won the American Birkebeiner twice, holds the second fastest Race Across America time in history (the famous bike race which she did 3 times), has par...
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Barry Makarewicz Interview from 2020-09-21T15:17:56
Barry is a 59 year old 4 time individual World Masters Nordic Ski Champion. He has also won many big marathon events overall such as the Yellowstone Rendezvous and Snow Mountain Stampede. He has...
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Erik Flora Interview from 2020-09-18T18:38:50
Erik has been the director and head coach of the APU team since 2006. He has coached 13 recent Olympians and coaches 8 members of the current US Nordic Ski Team. The discussion ranges from cater...
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Rosie Frankowski Interview from 2020-09-15T19:47:33
Learn about Rosie's non traditional route to 21st place in the 2018 Olympic games. There is more than one way to go from start to excellence. Rosie is a great example of that and continues to fi...
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John Bauer Interview from 2020-09-15T08:02:26
John Bauer is a 12x US National Nordic Ski Champion and finished as high as 5th individually in World Championships. Amazingly as a 50 year old he finished 12th in the American Birkebeiner. Lear...
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Andy Newell Interview 2 from 2020-09-15T07:56:05
Andy Newell is one of the couple most successful Nordic ski racers in the history of the US. He has 247 WC/WM/OWG starts and was ranked 1st in the World for over a year. Additionally he finished...
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Andy Newell Interview 1 from 2020-09-14T21:21:39
Andy Newell is one of the couple most successful Nordic ski racers in the history of the US. He has 247 WC/WM/OWG starts and was ranked 1st in the World for a long time. Additionally he finished...
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Team Gregg Interview including 5 time American Birkebeiner champion from 2020-09-12T21:24:06
Interview with the amazing husband and wife Olympic duo of Team Gregg. Learn about how they alternate prioritizing each other and how they devote so much time energy and talent helping others. A...
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Erika Flowers Interview from 2020-09-12T19:27:47
Erika is a successful Nordic ski racer who transitioned from full time athlete to working and competing yet is doing extremely well including top US Nationals finishes and a Birkie podium. Learn...
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Interview with defending American Birkebeiner Champion Jessica Yeaton from 2020-09-12T19:21:14
Learn how defending American Birkebeiner champion adapted her training for school and living in Albuquerque, NM and still won the American Birkebeiner
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Gus Schumacher Interview Part 3 (of 3) from 2020-09-11T20:31:08
This last part of the interview involves more personal questions and will enable the listener to get to know Gus' personality and character.
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Gus Schumacher Interview Part 2 from 2020-09-11T20:19:29
Learn more about and from Gus Schumacher the defending Nordic Ski World Junior Champion and US Senior National Sprint Champion. Part 2
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Interview with Gus Schumacher Part 1 from 2020-09-08T21:31:26
Interview with Gus Schumacher. Gus is the defending Nordic ski World Junior Champion, anchored the past two US World Junior relays to gold, and also won the US senior national sprint title last ...
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