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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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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Ski fans are just learning about sprint star Jack Young.

But those who've been in the sport for a long time have known about the place where Young matured from promising high school talent to a World Cup contender: Colby College.

Today, we brought the Mules coach, Tracey Cote, onto the show for a chat. Cote is entering her 28th season at the helm at Colby, where she has been named the EISA coach of the year twice (2007 and 2008).

We talked about her ski story, her coaching philosophy and what she saw in Young when she recruited him four years ago.

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Sydney Palmer-Leger capped off Period 1 of World Cup racing with a nice 28th-place finish in the 20k mass start classic. The 22-year-old was kind enough to check in and chat before spending Christmas with her family.

In addition to analyzing the first three weeks of the season, Palmer-Leger spoke about her journey from Park City to Sun Valley and Vermont, where she is a member of the SMS T2 team.

Of course, that's not all we talked about — stick around to hear about how this skier navigates being a vegan athlete, what she learned about herself after sweeping the NCAA podium as a freshman and what the chances are of Keegan Swenson signing her up to ride the Leadville 100....

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Content coming all week:

Tomorrow: Sydney Palmer-Leger

Wednesday: Tracey Cote

Thursday: Annika Landis

Next week: Andy Gerlach, Friedrich Moch, Victoria Carl and Katharina Hennig

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The hottest thing in cross-country skiing since a Devon Kershaw take — the world-famous Diggins Collapse Index — joins the Seder-Skier Podcast to break down the Lillehammer World Cup weekend and explain how the algorithm works.

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After placing 8th in the 10k classic in Ruka last weekend, the Norwegian-Irish skier is ready to be a consistent top-10 threat heading into the second week of World Cup action.

North American fans might remember Westgård's incredible swing through Canmore, where he posted his first top-30 finishes, and Minneapolis, where he placed 6th in the 10k freestyle. The classic specialist, who trains with Team Aker Dæhlie, has an incredible story — from not owning skate gear until he was 16 to competing in two Olympic Games.

Today's show is a must-listen.