We were fortunate to catch up with Lenka Sterling, the head Nordic ski coach at Ski and Snowboard Club Vail. Born in the Czech Republic, Sterling arrived in America and helped CU win a national title in 2006. Since then, she's worked with the Boulder Nordic Junior racing team, Auburn Ski Club and Sugarbowl Academy before arriving in Vail. Now a mother of two, Lenka has all sorts of incredible stories, wisdom and insight to share.

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We're back! After a family vacation kept us off Shovel Lake Public Radio for a week, we chat about the most talked about talker of all Nordic ski talkers - the Tour de Ski - plus we discuss a couple of Langrenn.com articles on bicarb.

It's ok; you don't have to listen to it if you don't want to.

We recap stage 2 with audio clips from Diggins, Gus and Zanden plus:

- standings updates

- Johaug doing everything wrong

- Diggins doing everything right

AND

We chat with University of Utah sophomore Nina Schamberger. The Leadville local discusses how she's navigated emotional and physical adversity the last couple of years — including having to miss the Minneapolis World Cup and posting a DNF at NCAAs last spring — what it's like to ski with Scandinavians at the U, and much more! A must listen!

Apparently you can win from heat 5! (We love you Kersh....).

Instant reactions, hot takes, and more from stage 1 of the TDS:

- We grade the men

- Klaebo scared?

- What we all can learn from Maja

- Diggins clear path to TDS win?

- What's wrong with the new climbing comp?

- Plus, Will Bentley joins the show to chat about the upcoming U.S. senior nats and how he's prepping for his final prep season.

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Let's be clear about one thing: Lisa Isom has been crushing the endurance sports scene for a long time....and she's showing no signs of slowing down, either.

Now in her 50s, the Eagle Valley High School legend, XTERRA Worlds podium placer and former USA Mountain trail team member is giving back some of her wisdom as head coach of the Battle Mountain Nordic ski team.

Pretty cool for someone who originally earned a college scholarship for volleyball and didn't run her first cross-country race until after high school....

Isom would need at least a 3 hours podcast to share all of her sports stories and wisdom, but we only had about 45 minutes before she had to head out from Tennessee Pass for practice in Vail.

...so....this is all for now...but we'd love to bring her back on the show sometime in the future.

Thank you, Lisa, for the time.

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Atomic skier Victoria Carl makes her first appearance on the Seder-Skier Podcast today!!

The German star has emerged as one of the most formidable all-around skiers on the World Cup. The 29-year-old was kind enough to join us at the end of her recent altitude camp in Davos.

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PS....Ajee, it's MOOOOONio....

Sick of seeing a bunch of Norwegian guys in the top 10 of every World Cup ski race?

So is Friedrich Moch.

The German star is busy preparing for the Tour de Ski, where he finished second in 2024. In this show, he chats about his surprisingly late start in the sport and what caused his big jump in the crystal globe standings. Plus, we asked him what other skiers scare him the most when it comes to that epic TDS final climb....

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German skier Katharina Hennig makes her first Seder-Skier Podcast appearance in advance of the Tour de Ski!

The 28-year-old classic specialist has finished 11th or better in the overall standings each of the last four World Cup seasons. A two-time Olympic medalist, Hennig and her teammate, Victoria Carl, shocked the world with a team sprint gold medal in Beijing in 2022. The pair is spearheading a new wave of German Nordic ski talent and hoping for more medals in Trondheim later this winter.

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We chatted with EnjoyWinter.com's Andy Gerlach about The Factory Team 2.0, which includes yesterday's guest, Annika Landis, and Simon Zink of BSF Pro Team fame.

That's not all, though.

Gerlach shared memories from the original Subaru Factory Team, including some Ivan Babikov stories. Plus, he gives his opinion on the state of loppet racing in America and why Peltonens are back.

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Annika Landis has seen a lot in her ski career. She earned five EISA podiums and made a couple NCAA national appearances as a four-year skier at Middlebury. Then she returned home for a season with the SVSEF Gold Team before spending two more with the Craftsbury Racing Project on the Super Tour circuit. Now, the 26-year-old is focusing on a new project: Enjoy Winter's Factory Team.

Landis believes a vibrant loppet community is essential to the overall health of the sport in the U.S. I believe her story is an important one for the North American Nordic ski community and hope you all enjoy the show!

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