A few miscellaneous bits of results, impressions, and opinions that stuck with me from recent episodes of the podcast at FasterSkier. Displaying imperfect technique makes success look attainable Recap of the Women's 30k at Zhangjiakou where US women finish in top eighteen (at 26' into the podcast); Nat Herz on Jessie Diggins as worldwide media …
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Diggins guts out silver medal in 30k
The story is just so worthy of the word, I couldn't... resist... using it! https://twitter.com/NBCOlympics/status/1495281881885069315?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1495281881885069315%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Folympics%2F2022%2F02%2F20%2Fjessie-diggins-food-poisoning-silver-cross-country-skiing NBC Olympics tweet with post-race video of Jessie Diggins That might have been the best race of my entire life, I’m not going to lie. It was also maybe the hardest race of my whole life.Jessie Diggins, after coming in …
Excitation x Opportunity
The Olympics are on. Jessie Diggins won her second Olympic medal three days ago, and in today's Men's 15k Classic, the podium was stacked with the favorites from Finland, Russia (ROC), and Norway. I can justify paying for cable because it allows me to watch the replays on the NBCSports streaming app. People who aren't …
Across the Snow Line 