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.

Enjoy!

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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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Don't worry, we'll get you through the Nordic ski abyss....

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.

If you follow skiing, you need to listen to this show. Right now!

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.

We chat about former Nanooks star Joe Davies' breakout performance at the Ruka World Cup last weekend

PLUS

Albrigtsen's training philosophy — particularly her success in combining cross-country running with Nordic skiing.

A really fun, fascinating, full conversation you won't want to miss!

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Check out our interview with Joe Davies prior to Beito

Day 1 of the World Cup is in the books!

We caught up with French sprint star Lucas Chanavat to chat about his background and development, what he learned from two weeks of training with the GOAT, Johannes Klaebo, what his nutrition strategy/philosophy is and so, so, so much more!

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Haley Brewster — the breakout star of the 2023-2024 season — hops on the SederSkier Podcast in advance of the World Cup opener in Ruka, Finland.

The 21-year-old won a U.S. senior title, placed silver at the U23 World Championships, competed at the MPLS World Cup and claimed a pair of NCAA silvers at nationals in Steamboat last March.

This year, she's going for it all again.

Stick around to hear about the secret to her successes and who the best Bananagrams player on the U.S. Ski Team is.

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U.S. senior nats

NCAA nationals

U23s

Minneapolis feature story

We discuss Kendall Kramer's NCAA performance as well as highlights from the DI, DII, and DIII meets.

Plus, we provide a World Cup-inspired solution for the Diamond League.

Then, we shift to skiing full-time and reflect on some of our recent shows with Jim Galanes and Matt Whitcomb, discussing development, the state of the U.S. team and Russian participation.

The snow is falling - get out there!

One of our favorite skiers on the World Cup, Hugo Lapalus, makes his first SederSkier Podcast appearance (who knows, maybe there will be more in the future - we can only hope) to chat about the Alpe Cermis, the French team culture and whether or not his coaches are trying to force him to lift with Jouve.

We hope you enjoy this edition of the SederSkier Podcast!