Zak Ketterson is a professional nordic skier from Bloomington, Minnesota and is currently on the Stifel U.S. Ski Team B Team roster.
Fastenal Parallel 45 FIS Cross Country World Cup
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
Women and Men
Sprint
Fastenal Parallel 45 FIS Cross Country World Cup Freestyle Sprint
The Fastenal Parallel 45 four-day winter festival will bring together the FIS Coop Cross-Country Ski World Cup with live music, craft beer, citizen races, spectator events, and much more! Mark your calendars for Tuesday, March 17, 2020, and meet us at The Trailhead for this historic event.
World Cup athletes compete on American snow for the first time since 2001. Each athlete gets one shot to earn their way into the top-30 and onto the heats starting at 5 p.m. CDT at Wirth Park just outside of downtown Minneapolis.
Zak Ketterson
Noel Keeffe
Noel made his World Cup debut in January 2020 in Oberstdorf, Germany in the classic sprint.
Caitlin Patterson
Caitlin has been nominated to the 2019-20 U.S. Ski Team.
Gus Schumacher
Gus Schumacher, originally from Anchorage, Alaska, has been on the Stifel U.S. Cross Country Ski Team since the 2018-19 season and is proving he is one of the fastest in the world.
Kevin Bolger
Kevin Bolger is a 2022 Olympian and a returning member of the Stifel U.S. Ski Team B Team and is known for his strong and consistent sprinting. Hailing from Minocqua, Wisconsin, Kevin has made a name for himself on the World Cup circuit and currently resides in Trondheim, Norway.
Hannah Halvorsen
A FIS Junior World Championship bronze medal winner as part of the 4x3.3k relay team, Hannah scored her first World Cup points in December of 2020 and has her eyes set on further World Cup success and the 2022 Olympic Winter Games.
Julia Kern
World Championship medalist and 2022 Olympian Julia Kern is making a name for herself as one of the fastest sprinters in cross country.
Rosie Brennan
Born and raised in Park City, Utah, Rosie is a four-time U.S. champion, 2018 and 2022 Olympian, and ranked in the top-10 in the world for cross country skiing.
Simi Hamilton
A three-time NCAA All-American from Middlebury College, and a three-time Olympian, Hamilton is among the top sprinters in the world with four World Cup podiums on his resume.
Sadie Maubet Bjornsen
A World Championship bronze medalist, five-time U.S. Champion, and two-time Olympian Sadie became the first American to wear the FIS World Cup Yellow Leader's bib following two top-5 finishes to kick off the 2019-20 season.
Jessie Diggins
Three-time Olympic medalist (bronze, silver, and gold), 7x World Champion, 29x World Cup winner (79 podiums), and 2021, 2023 and 2025 overall World Cup Crystal Globe winner, Jessie Diggins of Afton, Minnesota, is one of the most dominant and successful cross country skiers in the world.