Highlights from each of our five interviews in advance of the 51st American Birkebeiner.

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Buildup 2 Da Birkie episodes

⁠⁠⁠⁠Part 1: Peter Gebhardt⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠Part 2: Willson Moore⁠⁠⁠

⁠Part 3: Barbara Zellmer⁠

⁠Part 4: Dan Mitchell

Part 5: Jill Sonneysn

We cap off our American Birkebeiner podcast story series with Jill Sonnesyn, the mother of four-time Birkie champ and World Cup skier Alayna Sonnesyn.

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Buildup 2 Da Birkie episodes

⁠⁠⁠Part 1: Peter Gebhardt⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠Part 2: Willson Moore⁠⁠

Part 3: Barbara Zellmer

Part 4: Dan Mitchell

The Birkie is a big deal for Dan Mitchell and his family.

The family patriarch raced his first Birkie back in 1983. Ever since then, the family's trips to Telemark have rivaled Christmas. His son Josh — who, like Dan, is a world loppet master — will join his wife and son in portraying the historic Inga and the Warriors this February.

"My family has received so much joy and connection from the Birkie that we excitedly share this love with as many friends as possible," Josh Mitchell wrote in his application to serve as the Birkie warriors.

Between the 14 Mitchells who have raced the Birkie, the family has over 100 Barnebirkie/Prince Haakon/Korte/Birkie finishes.

Having raced the Birkie isn't a pre-requisite for enjoying this show, though.

All you really need is a love of family and appreciation for skiing ... and the twists and turns the sport — and life — can bring ...

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Buildup 2 Da Birkie

⁠⁠Part 1: Peter Gebhardt⁠⁠

⁠Part 2: Willson Moore⁠

Part 3: Barbara Zellmer

Barb Zellmer skied her first Korteloppet when she was 50-years old. Since then, she's completed 20 more.

"I’m slow, very slow - but with dogged determination I’ve managed to finish the race every year," she said. "What a great event - and a great way for me to get outside on the snow every winter trying to get into racing shape!"

Zellmer's ski story resonated with me in many ways, and I hope you find it interesting and valuable, too!

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Buildup 2 Da Birkie

⁠Part 1: Peter Gebhardt⁠

Part 2: Willson Moore

Welcome to our second installment of our American Birkebeiner story series!

The Super Tour skier joins the Seder-Skier Podcast for the first time to talk about his ski story — from Maine state titles to his 'Into the Wild' year in Alaska and inundation with Norwegian elite skiing while living in Oslo to earning a spot at Middlebury — and how having a chip on the proverbial shoulder has spurred improvement at every level.

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Part 1: Peter Gebhardt

We were hanging out at day 2 of the DU Invite at Maloit Park today and caught up with several prominent athletes and coaches.

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- CU head coach Jana Weinberger

- Swedish skier and Univ. of Utah star Erica Laven

- Univ. of Utah freshman and Norwegian Selma Nevin

- Montana State University coach Adam St. Pierre

- University of Alaska Fairbanks coach Eliska Albrigtsen

- SSCV's Alex Current and Will Bentley

- DU winner Lea Stabaek Wenaas

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Our first installment of our first-annual 'Buildup 2 Da Birkie' story series features Stevens Point, WI skier Peter Gebhardt.

He raced his first FULL Birkie at age 16...and he's come back every year since.

The wave 1 classic skier has a picturesque ski story and a warm heart for inspiring a love for the sport in the next generation.

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New Hampshire-based podiatric sports medicine specialist Dennis Claire hops on the show to discuss Jessie Diggins' plantar fasciitis injury outlook after listening to my discussion on the Cogne Preview show.

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*AUDIO RECOVERED!

Lots of exciting stuff going on here at GripWax Nation.

Join us tomorrow as we chat with a podiatric sports medicine specialist about Jessie Diggins plantar fasciitis injury.

Then, on Saturday, we kick off our 'Buildup 2 da Birkie' story series.

On Sunday, BSF Pro team and Middlebury alumnus Willson Moore hops on the pod!

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In her second appearance on the Seder-Skier Podcast, the Fairbanks legend chats about the upcoming Cogne World Cup and U23 champs, whether she'd take a World Champs slot instead of racing NCAAs, and reflects on the ups and downs since the last time we spoke in 2020.

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