In a weekend featuring a trio of races at the iconic Lillehammer cross country venue, the Stifel U.S. Ski Team put together a strong day despite the challenging conditions. Jessie Diggins led the charge in fifth, Sophia Laukli in 15th and Gus Schumacher in 25th. 

One might say today's conditions were slow; Schumacher described them as "tough," but the athletes did what they had to: click the skis on and hammer down for 10k of skating. The Lillehammer venue, which dates back to the 1994 Olympic Winter Games, is one of the most iconic Olympic venues, and today, it plays host to the best cross country skiers in the world, including many hometown favorites. 

The men kicked off the action, with seven U.S. men on the start list, including, Michael Earnhart, John Steel Hagenbuch, Zak Ketterson, Zanden McMullen, Ben Ogden, Hunter Wonders and Schumacher. 

It was anyone's game, with 15-second intervals splitting up a field of 87 men. Interval start races can be mentally challenging, with athletes only knowing their results from coaches on the course giving "splits." Splits are where a coach can use live timing to determine the time it takes to complete a section of the race course, essentially giving the athlete an idea of how far ahead or behind they are to the leader or another athlete. 

How does one define success in a race like today's? Schumacher adds, “success for me is executing well, going through the motions and not getting too caught up in the results. It’s a long season, if I can recognize that I will do better at World Champs, where things matter more - its just time to relax and not stress too much about it - that’s success for me." 

Behind Schumacher in 15th was Ogden in 31st, McMullen, coming off a career-best result in Ruka in 32nd, Hagenbuch in 38th, Wonders in 53rd, Earnhart in 64th and Ketterson in 72nd, respectively. Norway ultimately dominated the day and swept the podium, led by Lillehammer's own Martin Loewstroem Nyenget in first, Simen Hegstad Krueger in second and the 2023-24 Overall World Cup champion Harald Oestberg Amundsen in third. 

The women's turn. The snow began to fall a little heavier around the man-made artificial snow loop. Eight women represented the U.S. today, led by Diggins, Laukli, then Rosie Brennan, coming off two top-10s the weekend prior, Julia Kern, Sydney Palmer-Leger, Alayna Sonnesyn, and Renae Anderson. With live splits showing how athletes were doing, Laukli and Diggins were putting up a fight in the top 10. 

How do you ski interval start races? "I just want to go out there and ski like every race is a three-second battle for the win. Which is to say, I am going to go out there and try as hard as I can," Diggins said. "I am racing the course against my own limitations. That's what I like to think about - my process goals. How am I going to pace this? How am I going to ski most efficiently? How am I going to pick seconds here... I am just thinking hard the whole time." 

It was a similar story for the women's field, with another Norwegian sweep. 100-time World Cup winner Therese Johaug, officially coming out of retirement last weekend in Ruka, put the hammer down and was victorious in her home country alongside two teammates—Heidi Weng in second and Astrid Oeyre Slind in third. 

Diggins did her best in the finishing stretch - put everything on the line. Across the finish, she was fourth, only to be pushed to fifth by less than two seconds when Sweden's Frida Karlsson crossed the line. Today's fifth place still gives Diggins enough points to continue her top-three rank in the overall standings, sitting second behind Johaug. 

When the last racer crossed the line, the results were set. Diggins was fifth, Laukli 15th, Brennan just out of the top 30 in 31st, Kern 34th, Sonnesyn 35th, Palmer-Leger 47th, Brewster 55th, and Anderson 68th. 

When asked about pressure, Laukli said it's a "good problem." 

 "I would say there is a bit more pressure for sure, but I’d say this is a good “problem," said Laukli. "It just means I’m closer to being at the top in the field, and that’s always what I’m working towards. But it can definitely make racing a bit more stressful, both with more expectations from myself and from others. But again, it’s a sign I’m moving in the right direction, so I take it as positive pressure."

Now, the team will reset before tomorrow's race, the skate sprint. Watch LIVE on skiandsnowboard.live, with qualifications (not streamed) at 3:00 a.m. ET and sprint rounds/finals at 5:30 a.m. ET. 

RESULTS 
Men
Women

Park City, UT (Dec. 5, 2025) – The U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team is proud to announce the launch of Insider, a unique fan club for winter sports enthusiasts to connect more deeply with the action, athletes and excitement of the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team. Designed for passionate fans, the program offers exclusive benefits, pro deals from some of the world’s biggest brands and unforgettable experiences with athletes for the inaugural price of $60.

“The Insider Fan Club celebrates the spirit of our incredible community, offering fans VIP-level access to our domestic World Cup events and the chance to interact and cheer on the world’s best athletes,” said Sophie Goldschmidt, U.S. Ski & Snowboard President and CEO. “Insider is a step forward in bringing the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team closer to the community that has supported our 240+ athletes and 10 teams for years.”

What is an Insider?

As an Insider Fan, members gain:

• Exclusive Welcome Pack: This pack includes a collectible enamel pin, custom neck gaiter, sticker pack and welcome card.
• Partner Perks:
  • Ikon Pass: 30% off U.S. Ski & Snowboard Insider membership for all Ikon pass holders.
  • Backcountry: 20% off your entire cart, with more discounts on the way. 
  • Outside+: A complimentary 90-day trial. Watch all domestic World Cups live and on-demand, more than 75 Warren Miller films and unlimited access to articles, videos and stories from Outside magazine and affiliated brands like Backpacker, Climbing, Ski, Trail Runner, VeloNews, and more.
  • Protect Our Winters (POW): Free membership and 15% discount on all merchandise. 
  • United Airlines: 5% off select flights for MileagePlus members to dozens of domestic snow destinations. 
• VIP Experiences: Custom credentials to domestic World Cup events, providing exclusive viewing spots. 
• Sweepstakes: Entry to win the coveted U.S. Ski & Snowboard ultimate lift pass, an unrestricted, with no blackout dates, ski and snowboard pass to more than 200 resorts throughout the U.S.

How to Join

Becoming an Insider Fan is easy:

1. Visit our Insider webpage. 
2. Complete the sign-up process.
3. Once payment is confirmed, members will receive a welcome email with access to benefits, the Welcome Pack, a personalized web page with partner discount codes, and more.

Eligibility: The program is open to U.S. residents aged 18 and older.

Nearly 40,000 fans turned up and turned out for the Stifel Killington World Cup weekend, which closed out on Sunday, Dec. 1 with another nail-biting race that saw two Swiss and one Swede take the podium – Camille Rast in first, and Wendy Hoeldener and Anna Swenn Larsson tied for second. 

None of the Americans were able to make a play at the podium today, but there is still much to celebrate. Mikaela Shiffrin, Paula Moltzan and Elisabeth Bocock, who all received injuries in their races this weekend, did not suffer anything season-ending. Despite not qualifying for a second run in slalom, Nina O’Brien is still celebrating a career-best World Cup result in the giant slalom on Saturday. Katie Hensien continues to build on her giant slalom momentum from the beginning of the season. Mia Hunt finished her first-ever World Cup run in front of a home crowd on a difficult course. 

“The slalom course was really difficult today,” commented O’Brien. “They set a really technical, really tight course. And that, combined with a little bit of changing snow at the top that definitely had some grooves in it by the end when I ran, and a bottom that held up really well but was slick. So I found it pretty difficult, but there were still some impressive runs from the back showing that anything is possible.” 

Shiffrin is out of the hospital and on the mend after receiving a puncture wound to the right side of the abdomen and some severe muscle trauma. She is sore but still tuned in to watch the race today and is looking forward to some much-needed rest before jumping on the rehab train. Moltzan is in a similar boat, having suffered a dislocated shoulder during the first slalom run on Sunday. Her shoulder was immediately reset and is currently stable, with no current need for surgical operation. Bocock was slated to start Sunday’s slalom but chose to sit it out after warm-ups proved her wrist injury sustained in Saturday’s giant slalom made blocking gates more painful than she initially anticipated. 

Despite the injuries, the women’s alpine team is walking away from the weekend of racing in Killington, feeling positive and looking ahead to the rest of the season. Racing on home soil is always a great way to kick things off for a group that spends the majority of their winter competing in Europe, far from family, friends and the loud and proud American crowd. 

“This race is my favorite race on tour for a handful of reasons – A) it’s in Vermont, B) my family can be here, and C) the crowd is unreal,” says Moltzan, who raced at University of Vermont and currently lives in the state. “Every ski racer from bib one to bib 60 receives the biggest welcome into the finish no matter the result, and that’s pretty special because not all World Cups are like that. Getting to cross that finish line and get that big welcome home from Vermont is pretty incredible.”

With the Tremblant World Cup tech series canceled, the next time the women’s alpine team will hit the slopes will be in Beaver Creek, Colorado, at the Stifel Birds of Prey downhill and super-G, Dec. 14 and 15. 

RESULTS
Women’s slalom

The Toyota U.S. Para Snowboard Team took on their first banked slalom World Cup of the season this week at the icebox in Landgraaf, Netherlands. Noah Elliott dominated again, finishing atop the podium two days in a row. 

Landgraaf is the team's favorite stop on the circuit, kicking off the season for the last few years. 

The women started the action on day one, where Darian Haynes (UL) finished fourth overall. Kate Delson (LL2) of Team Utah Snowboarding finished fifth, just missing out on finals. 

On the men's side, Noah Elliott again showed his dominance following his two wins at this location last season, with another win in a stacked LL1 field. Mike Schultz also made the finals, finishing fourth. In the LL2 classification, Zach Miller added another podium finish to his resume, landing in third. Evan Strong finished just behind him in fifth, followed by Joe Pleban in 10th. Colby Fields from Adaptive Action Sports ended in seventh place in the UL classification. 

The team continued to impress on the second day of competition. Haynes improved upon her fourth-place finish on day one with a third-place podium appearance. Delson finished ninth. Elliott went lights out to land atop the podium once again, his 18th career win. Also in the LL1 category, Schultz finished the day in eighth. In the men's LL2 class, Miller again led the way, finishing fourth, followed by Strong in sixth and Pleban in 10th. 

Next, the team will return to the States for a training block before returning to Europe for their first snowboard cross World Cup of the season in Pyhä, Finland, Jan. 18-19. 

DAY 1 RESULTS
Men
Women

DAY 2 RESULTS
Men
Women

The FIS Park & Pipe World Cup returned to Beijing’s iconic Shougang Park for the second big air competition of the 2024-25 season. Eighty-one riders looked to throw down against the backdrop of the former steel mill, the site of the 2022 Beijing Olympic Winter Games big air Olympic venue.

Saturday, Nov. 30, qualifications featured a young American squad of seven Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team rookies. In her first World Cup start, 15-year-old Lily Dhawornvej proved her place on the World Cup stage by stomping all three of her runs - a back 7 stalefish, front 7 indy and back 9 stalefish - and finished the contest with an impressive 13th place finish. Dhawornvej was joined by Hahna Norman, who followed up her first-career 1080 in competition at last month’s Big Air Chur with a respectable 17th-place finish amongst a field of heavy hitters.

On the men’s side, Brooklyn Depriest and Fynn Bullock finished within the top 30 - an impressive feat in a stacked field of riders, with only five from each heat moving on to finals. Returning to the same venue where he landed the first quad-cork in Olympic history, veteran and team captain Chris Corning punched his ticket to the big show with a fifth-place qualification finish.

With the most big air World Cup wins amongst the field of active riders, Corning’s experience was evident and he showed composure under pressure by landing all three of his runs under the lights in Beijing. An impressive combo of a back 18 melon and two front 18 melons earned him fifth place.

It was a wild and historic night as Italy’s Ian Matteoli stomped the first-ever 2160 in competition, but he was edged out for the win by Japan’s Hiroto Ogiwara by a mere four points. On home soil, China’s Wenlong Yang earned his first World Cup podium with a third-place result to round out the top 3.

The Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Slopestyle Team returns stateside to train at Idaho’s Soldier Mountain before heading out for a pair of big air competitions at the start of the new year.

RESULTS
Men
Women

The men’s U.S. Nordic Combined Team kicked off the 2024-25 World Cup season in Ruka, Finland, this weekend with exciting performances, including a top-five jump, two athletes in the top 20 overall, a new PR and all four men scoring World Cup points.

The weekend consisted of three events, each with a different format and some fast, exhilarating ski races. Thursday, Nov. 28, was a double PCR, or Provisional Competition Round, part of every event as a back-up in case jumping is canceled on the day of competition. Niklas Malacinski got the world’s attention with a jump of 126.5 meters, landing him in fifth place overall.

Friday’s race was the Individual Compact Large Hill HS142, a 7.5k ski race with start times compacted into a tighter window. This makes for a more exciting ski race that typically benefits fast skiers, of which the U.S. men are ranked. All four U.S. men landed in the top 40, with Erik Lynch scoring his first World Cup points: Malacinski 21, Loomis 25, Schumann 33, Lynch 40.

Malacinski made headlines again in Saturday’s race when he held tight with the second lead pack to finish in 13th place.  This was another Gundersen Large Hill HS142 with a 10k ski race this time. Malacinski jumped 126 meters, which landed him in 12th place after ski jumping, and he followed that up with an incredible ski, sticking with the best athletes in the world to finish 13th place overall and a new personal best. Following closely behind was Ben Loomis in 17th, giving the U.S. men an impressive start to the season.

Next, the U.S. Nordic Combined team will head to Lillehammer, Norway, where the women will join the men for another weekend of World Cup competition.

Link to Results 

It was a day to remember for Stifel U.S. Cross Country Ski Team as the Americans delivered standout performances in Ruka, Finland. Jessie Diggins showcased her tenacity with a commanding win in the women’s 20k skate. Zanden McMullen and Gus Schumacher powered to two top 10 results, with McMullen in seventh, a career-best, and Schumacher in eighth. 

Men’s 20k: McMullen and Schumacher Rise to the Challenge
The men’s 20k skate saw McMullen and Schumacher assert themselves early and stick with the lead pack throughout the 12+ miles of racing. Both skiers remained in contention throughout the tactical and challenging four-lap race, unfolding on a fast, climbing-heavy 4k loop with ripping descents that saw athletes reach up to 30mph. 

As the field entered the final 5k, the race turned tactical, with athletes deciding whether to push the pace or conserve energy by drafting. McMullen and Schumacher made their move, surging into 9th and 10th positions. By the final 3k, the duo sat within the lead pack, with McMullen in seventh and Schumacher just behind in eighth.

It was a career-best result for McMullen and Schumacher’s strong finish underscored his consistency and determination. 

"Career best result? Music to my ears," said McMullen. "I feel it gives me so much confidence that I’m making progress and learning how to ski at the highest level. There is so much value to knowing how to race challenging courses with the fastest in the world that you can only learn by trial and error." 

Ultimately, only one Austrian and the Norwegians stood ahead of the two Americans, a testament to the strength of the young U.S. men's squad. “This result is a critical dynamic for the U.S. team,” added Kikkan Randall during her commentary on skiandsnowboard.live. “It’s a long season, but performances like today show that the training and preparation are paying off. You carry this good feeling forward.”

Women’s 20k: Diggins Dominates, Laukli Impresses
The women’s race was a thriller, with Diggins executing a perfect strategy to claim her 24th career World Cup victory and 72nd podium. From the start, Diggins showed her intent, surging into the lead early and claiming a spot in the lead pack throughout the entirety of the race. 

The final lap was all-out chaos, with Diggins, Norway’s Therese Johaug and Heidi Weng, and Sweden's Jonna Sundling battling for the lead. Sophia Laukli took turns with the lead, eventually leading the chase pack into the last lap. The steep climbs and blistering downhills pushed everyone to their limits, but Diggins found another gear in the last kilometer. Closing a 13-second gap to the leaders, she unleashed a final surge, navigating the course’s technical sections precisely and with the intention to make a move on the final climb.  

“It was an epic battle,” said Diggins. “I was trying to be smart with the draft, but in the last kilometer, I saved it up, found a line, and played it well in the end. I also had amazing skis, so thank you to our wax techs," said Diggins following her victory. 

Behind Diggins, Sophia Laukli impressed with a 10th-place finish, showing her early-season form. Laukli, who placed 14th in this event last year, remained in the top 10 for much of the race, leading the chase pack and feeding off the energy of her competitors. Behind Laukli was Rosie Brennan in 20th and Julia Kern rounding out the top 30 in 30th. 

"What I’m most happy about is that I had the confidence to make moves and take the lead in the chase a couple of times, I never really did that last year so I’m excited to ski a bit more agressive this year," said Laukli. "I also felt like I have never skied as technically well as I did today so that’s a huge confidence boost as well."

A Momentum-Building Day 
With McMullen and Schumacher in the top 10 and Diggins atop the podium, the day marked a powerful start to the season for the U.S. team. Fast skis, smart strategies and relentless grit were the themes of the day, setting the tone for what promises to be a thrilling World Cup season.

“Big results like today show that the training and preparation are paying off,” said Randall. “The U.S. team is in Europe for the long haul, and they’re proving they belong among the world’s best.”

From the speed and skill of the men’s race to Diggins’ commanding finish in the women’s, it was a day for the books in Ruka—and the Americans are just getting started.

RESULTS
Men
Women

The Stifel Killington Cup was fraught with emotion on Saturday, Nov. 30, when the U.S. women’s alpine team had not one, not two, but three athletes achieve career-best results in front of a home crowd in Vermont. Paula Moltzan led the charge, finishing fifth, her best result in giant slalom, followed by Nina O’Brien in sixth, a career-best World Cup result. 

“Crossing the line and getting the green light and hearing the crowd scream is just the best feeling ever,” O’Brien said. “I don’t think I’ve ever had that here in Killington, so that was pretty incredible.”

Katie Hensien also had a stellar day, posting the 11th fastest speed in the second run to move her from 21st into the final position of 13th. World Cup rookie Elisabeth Bocock made a storied fight to the finish in her second run to earn her first World Cup points in 23rd.

Bocock pushed out of the start gate wearing bib 47 and drove through the course’s bumps and divots to earn eighth in the first run. In her second run, the 19-year-old never lost her ferocity and continued to push despite clipping a gate and losing one of her ski poles -- Bocock ended up skiing the second half of her run with just one pole. 

“Today, there is no one I look up to and am more inspired by than Elisabeth,” said O’Brien. “Here skiing first run was so sick and incredible, but for me, it’s even more impressive to have a first run as she did and then go and send it on the second run because that takes courage, and she skied with a lot of courage second run.” 

Shiffrin was the final racer to ski down Superstar on the second run. After winning the first run by 0.32 seconds, anticipation was high. Shiffrin was on the brink of winning her first giant slalom in Killington and her 100th World Cup. After coming over the pitch, Shiffrin took a tumble into the b-netting, a rare sight, as Shiffrin does not often take tumbles on the public stage. Despite being dragged down the slope in a sled, Shiffrin still took a moment to wave to the crowd on her way to an ambulance and asked about her splits in the interim moments during evaluation. 

“Not really too much cause for concern at this point,” Shiffrin reported to Instagram a few hours after the race while being evaluated at the hospital. “I have a pretty good abrasion, and something stabbed me? But I’m okay. I am so sorry to scare everybody, and it looks like all scans so far are clear, so thank you so much for your support and concern.” 

On The Stifel U.S. Alpine Team will compete in the slalom at the Stifel Killington Cup on Sunday, Dec. 1st. Shiffrin will not start due to injury. 

RESULTS 
Women’s giant slalom

HOW TO WATCH

10:00 a.m. ET - women's slalom, run 1, Killington, Vermont - LIVE: Outside TV, On Demand: Outside 

The 2024-25 FIS Freestyle Moguls circuit has officially kicked off on the iconic battery run in Ruka, Finland, where Olivia Giaccio added another podium to her resume, finishing third overall. All six U.S. women finished in the top 13. 

"I put a newer trick for me on my top jump, and it was great to see that pan out in the judges’ scores," said Giaccio. "I love the consistency of this first stop here. Our team always spends a few weeks in Ruka before the first event of the season, so it’s fun to dial in the finer details before gearing up for the big show."

Ruka is a staple on the moguls circuit. It has been held annually since 2011 and consistently provides great results for the Stifel U.S. Freestyle Team. In 2021, Giaccio earned her first World Cup win on this course. The athletes battled thick fog and freezing conditions on the bumps early in the day, proving challenging for many competitors. 

Despite the conditions, all six U.S. women advanced from qualifying to finals. Jaelin Kauf, who qualified in third, suffered some instability in the midsection, lowering her turn score forcing her out of the super finals, finishing 10th. Kasey Hogg finished just behind in 11th and Alli Macuga in 13th. 

Three women advanced to the super finals, where Olivia Giaccio secured her 13th career podium. Tess Johnson and Kai Owens also gave suburb performances, finishing fifth and sixth overall, respectively. 

On the men’s side, Charlie Mickel, Dylan Walczyk and Cole McDonald advanced to finals. This is Mickel’s first full season on the World Cup circuit, earning an individual start after winning the 2023-24 NorAm circuit. He finished 12th overall. Walczyk rounded out the top 10, finishing in ninth. McDonald gave a beautiful finals run and advanced to super finals in fifth and ended the day fifth overall. 

Next up, the moguls athletes will head to Idre Fjäll, Sweden for a set of moguls and dual moguls events Dec. 6-7. 

RESULTS
Men
Women

The 2024-25 season officially began with the 10k classic individual start in Ruka, Finland, with two in the top ten, including Jessie Diggins in seventh and Rosie Brennan in ninth. Schumacher led the men’s team in 18th.

This season, athletes will compete in 15 weeks of races, including the annual Tour de Ski and then World Championships, totaling more than 30 competitions. Kicking off in Ruka, the home of the first World Cup of the season, the Finnish crowds welcomed back the best skiers in the world to their course, which included some of the steepest hills and ripping descents on the circuit. Athletes kicked out the start gate every 30 seconds in the individual start format. 

For the women, the U.S. athletes competing included Haley Brewster, Julia Kern, Sydney Palmer-Leger, Brennan, Diggins, Sophia Laukli, and Alayna Sonnesyn of Team Birkie. For the men, Ben Ogden was back in the start gate after a season cut short due to illness, alongside teammates Schumacher, Zanden McMullen, Michael Earnhart, and Alaska Pacific University athlete Hunter Wonders. John Steel Hagenbuch did not start. 

Women Take on Ruka 10k

The women started the day with U.S. National Champion and University of Vermont athlete Haley Brewster out first for the team. As athlete after athlete left the start, one name that stood out was Norway’s Therese Johaug. Johaug retired in 2022 and is back on the World Cup circuit. Her storied career includes 83 individual World Cup wins, six Olympic medals (four gold) and 14x World Championship medals. Through the various checkpoints on the course, the U.S. women were putting up solid splits, led by Diggins and Brennan. Brennan, who started last season with a podium result in this specific race, showed consistent times among the strong field. Then came Frida Karlsson of Sweden. 25-year-old Karlsson, coming off a competitive 2023-24 season, skied a strong race and put down split times that Diggins, Brennan, or Johaug couldn’t catch. 

At the finish line, Karlsson was the ultimate victor by 46 seconds, ahead of Johaug in second and Norway’s Astrid Oyere Slind in third. Diggins, whose summer training focused on classic skiing, put up a seventh-place time to secure her first top 10 of the World Cup season. Brennan was eight seconds behind Diggins, putting up a ninth-place result, notching another top 10 to her strong results list. As veterans of the Stifel U.S. Ski Team, with  331 career World Cup starts for Diggins and 247 for Brennan, today's results further solidify their competitiveness on the world stage. For the team, with Diggins and Brennan in the top 10, Laukli followed in 31st, Sonnesyn in 48th, Kern 49th, Palmer-Leger 56th, and Brewster 57th. 

“Today felt like a decent start to the season,” said Brennan. “I felt strong but didn’t quite have the pace I knew I needed to compete with the top. There were no major red flags, so I am taking it as a good place to start, move forward, and work toward the rest of the season!” 

“I was stoked on my classic skiing today,” Diggins said. “I think this was the first time in my career that I could kick up the entire north hill on my first lap - definitely not on my second lap because I went out really hard and was tired! But i was honestly really happy with today and really excited for the rest of the season.” 

Men’s Turn in Ruka
The snow began to fall harder for the men, the tracks became more slick, and the kick wax became even more critical for a good race. For the Americans, Ogden was out at the start first. Ogden, whose 2023-24 season was cut short due to illness, put together a strong summer of training, leading him to be more than ready to get back to competing - evidenced by his smile on the start line and ripping tempo out of the gate. Ogden was followed by teammate McMullen and Schumacher, who threw down solid times through the checkpoints. 

More on Ogden being back, “I certainly missed the people most. Being back with everyone on the U.S. team and beyond is so much fun. I missed chumming with the whole World Cup squad, and cross country skiing is a small community. Sometimes, I don’t appreciate how awesome everyone from all the nations is until I have to leave them for a while. Congratulating everyone after the races and getting fired up is just so fun.”

Livo Niskanen of Finland was putting on a clinic for his hometown crowd, leading the charge through the checkpoints. Niskanen stood atop the podium, Amundsen took second place, and Nyenget third. Schumacher put together a strong race for the Americans, adding another top 20 with his 18th place result to his resume, and is going into tomorrow’s classic sprint on the right foot. The U.S. men put three in the top 30, including Ogden in 29th and McMullen in 30th. Ketterson was 36th, Wonders 46th, and Earnhart 53rd. 

Next is the classic sprint tomorrow, Nov. 30th, with qualifications kicking off at 3:00 AM ET and heats/finals at 5:30 a.m. ET. Watch LIVE on skiandsnowboard.live. 

RESULTS
Women
Men