The Devon Kershaw Show by FasterSkier
Episodes
An anything but placid finish to the season
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Yeah...the Olympics really took it out of us. But we've finally rallied the troops, plus a special guest, for our last episode of the season. We recap...
The post-Olympic hangover is over — with head injuries
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We had to take a break after our three-week Olympic sprint, but we're back to catch up on a couple of weeks of World Cup racing.Devon and Nat take a q...
Glory, grit and agony in the women's Olympic 50 k
22 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We're done and dusted at the Olympics after a rockin' women's 50 k — the first-ever at the Games. Devon and Nat smash out a recap of the epic breaka...
Down to the wire with the men's Olympic 50 k
21 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We'll keep it short and sweet: Here's a recap of the men's 50 k. It was a fun race to watch and left us with a lot to discuss.We'll be back after Sund...
A Tesero team sprint slugfest
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The highs were high and the lows were low in the Olympic team sprint in Italy, with the Ogden-Schumacher men's team claiming silver and the Diggins-Ke...
An Olympic men's relay wrap and a team sprint preview
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We took a couple of days off to do the necessary things, like eat pizza and ski. (And, rest assured, we were working, too — just not on the podcast...
Mayhem in Tesero: Women's relay recap
14 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
That was a banger. We're deep into the Olympics now, and Devon and Nat return for the third straight night to recap the women's relay. One more race —...
Klaebo, Hedegart and the rest gun for 10 k gold in the race of truth
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We're back for the second day in a row with a recap of a lights-out 10-kilometer freestyle race. It was a good one. Devon and Nat are here with the de...
Bonus episode, with cheese: A peek into Ben Ogden's life since his Olympic silver
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
America's first man to win an Olympic medal in cross-country skiing, Ben Ogden, joins the show for a cheese-tasting and a description of his past 72 h...
The one she was waiting for: Diggins vs. the Scandinavians in the 10 k
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The one Jessie Diggins was waiting for: Nat and Devon were both on hand for the Olympic 10-kilometer freestyle and have this recap. It gets pretty hea...
The Ben Ogden hardware episode
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you watched, you already know what happened. If you didn't, we won't spoil it for you, other than to say: You should watch.Ben Ogden won a medal to...
Tesero Day 2: A skiathlon showdown in the sun
08 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Men's racing is underway at the Olympics, and there were some surprised on Sunday. Norwegian legend Pål Goldberg joins us to break down a day that in...
Milan is on: Holly Brooks joins to recap Olympics Day 1
07 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The race was ON from the gun: We recap the women's 20-kilometer pursuit, which was a rough go for Jessie Diggins and a tight fight between the Scandin...
Swedish rivalry: An Olympic preview with Expressen
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The bad news? Devon is indisposed and isn't here for the Olympic preview podcast. As a consolation: We have a great guest in Philip Gadd, a sports rep...
Oberhof recap: Handful of Swix, better grab an umbrella
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is a rap podcast now. Okay, it's not, but the recap of last weekend's World Cup races in Germany does include discussion of an iconic hit from Fa...
Tour de Ski recap: We're not dead, just tired
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Forgive us — life intervened. We're delayed but not denied, and today we bring you the long-awaited episode wrapping up the 2026 Tour de Ski. We al...
TDS stages 3&4: sorry Norway, America is the global xc ski capital now
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Deep into this winter's Walkabout de Northern Italy, we're wearing a little thin, but Devon rallies just before midnight to recap stages three and fou...
Recap: stages 1&2, Tour di Northern Italy, aka Olympic selection nightmare, aka Tour de Ski
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Devon and Nat bring you more podcast content from stages one and two of the Tour de Ski, which is proving to be a further headache for those responsib...
The Italian Walkabout de Ski preview, 2025 edition
27 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for the Tour de Ski, which really is just a northern Italy promenade this year — no races in Switzerland or Germany. Nonetheless, we're ex...
Rosie Fordham: three continents, a 135-mile ski session, and a World Cup 13th.
26 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rosie Fordham grew up in Sydney and has taken perhaps one of the most unconventional routes to a professional cross-country skiing career. She takes u...
Zak Ketterson moved to Norway. He's now having a breakout season.
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After growing up in the Twin Cities, Zak Ketterson embarked on an experiment this past year, moving to Oslo and training with a Norwegian team. The de...
Slugging it out in Davos with guest Bill McKibben
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Climate activist and author Bill McKibben joins the show this week to recap some surprising results in Davos, including standout performances from a p...
The World Champs of Norwegian Olympic qualification, and a Kersh mea culpa
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're back to recap three days of racing in Trondheim and for Devon to eat some of his words from last weekend's podcast.We'll have more after the Wor...
Buckle up for the six-race Ruka recap
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's on — the 2026 Olympic season, that is. Devon and Nat break down six season-opening races from northern Finland, including a thriller in Sunday'...
Season openers, mom's spaghetti edition: You got one shot, one opportunity
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For some, the season opening races in Sweden and Norway, especially, are tuneups. For others, they're effectively athletes' 'one shot' to qualify for ...
Astrid Øyre Slind's long and winding career arc
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Norway's Astrid Øyre Slind grew up in a skiing family and has been competing her whole life. But she didn't break through at the highest level, on th...
Joe Davies' journey from British Columbia to repping Great Britain
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Davies has notched multiple top-20 World Cup finishes representing Great Britain. The 24-year-old takes us through his compelling backstory, start...
We're back, baby, with Benny: The Olympic season has arrived
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Guys, the Olympic season is upon us. Athletes are getting into the sharp end of the dry-land season and waiting for snow to fall; Devon and Nat have a...
Carrots and yellow cards and biathlete trash talking — tying a bow on 2025
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sorry, we're late. We know. But we haven't forgotten about you. Devon and Nat are back to wrap up the 2025 season and recap Oslo, Tallinn and Lahti.We...
Recapping 100 kilometers of highs and lows to wrap Trondheim
09 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sorry we missed yesterday, but Nat had to stop by the Klæbo victory party and Devon was busy. Not to fear: We've got recaps of both the men's and wom...
A nail-biter in Trondheim as World Champs hits the homestretch
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Devon and Nat return to recap one heck of a women's relay as the weather continues cooperating. And we preview Saturday's men's 50-kilometer race.A fu...
The rain finally stopped but the racing is still on: Men's relay recap
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Phew. Trondheim finally got a break from the relentless precipitation that's afflicted us for the past week, and take our word for it: We're grateful....
Full saturation: Recapping wet and wild Trondheim team sprints
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Whew. The weather in Trondheim hasn't let up, and neither has the racing.Norwegian marathon skier and TV commentator Petter Soleng Skinstad joins us f...
More duels in Trondheim as world champs hit halfway
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The colors on the podium were the same, but the individual start distance races brought more drama in Trondheim on Tuesday.Devon and Nat return with t...
A thriller in the rain in Trondheim
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Remember on the last episode where we talked about how exciting we thought the women's skiathlon would be? It delivered every ounce, and maybe a littl...
World champs pursuit recap: Trondheim just keeps getting better
01 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Trondheim packs the stands and the trails for an epic men's 20-kilometer skiathlon at World Championships. Here's a full recap.We'll be back Sunday or...
Trondheim, Day 1: Two legends stay gold
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're off and running in Trondheim and launch into this episode with some local flavor, literally. Devon and Nat are back at the hotel to recap a glor...
It's go time in Trondheim
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The eagles have landed in Trondheim: Devon and Nat are both on the ground (emphasis on ground, not snow) for World Championships.Here's a quick dispat...
Tuning up for Trondheim with Gus Schumacher
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're gearing up for our on-site coverage of the World Championships in Trondheim, Norway, with a recap of last weekend's racing in Sweden. Top U.S. d...
Back from the dead: A Cogne recap and looking ahead
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're sorry. Life intervened, and this podcast is nearly two weeks late. But it's here, and we had a fun session breaking down a weekend of World Cup ...
Enga-dang: Three days of racing mayhem and a special, tree-planting guest
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're back to recap a long weekend in glorious Switzerland, with some familiar names topping the podium but still doing it in exciting fashion. Plus, ...
The Devon Kershaw Show: Getting les rad in Les Rousses, with Katherine Stewart-Jones
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
France always serves up a good time, and this weekend of World Cup racing in Les Rousses was no different. Katherine Stewart-Jones of Canada joins us ...
The Tour is over. Time for some risotto, and a nap.
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We've reached the summit of the Alpe Cermis. The Tour de Ski has concluded.Nat needed a break after covering U.S. Nationals, so Jess Cockney jumps on ...
Diggins cracks, Amundsen dips and the Tour rolls on
02 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Devon and Nat are back to recap a riveting couple of days of racing on the Tour de Ski and to discuss the surprising exits by Norway's Harald Ostberg ...
RIP OG Tour de Ski — stages 1 and 2 recap
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's the most wonderful time of the year — or is it? The Tour de Ski has returned, but Devon has some beef with this year's watered down format. Pl...
Christmas recap in Davos with the US Ski Team men
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's vacation time. We hear from some of the U.S. Ski Team men holed up in their Christmas cottage in Davos, Switzerland — featuring a new lightning...
Lillehammer recap: Did u know Norwegians are good at skiing
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Norwegians are born with skis on their feet, blah blah blah, we know. They're good at skiing and they won pretty much all the races on home snow this ...
A breakout McWeekend in Ruka, and much more from Finland
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Devon has a cold, but don't let that deter you — he perseveres, and we welcome special guess Zanden McMullen after his breakout weekend in Ruka. We'...
Thanksgiving turkeys (and stuffing) with Canada's Julia Ystgaard
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's race season, baby. It's also Thanksgiving week, at least in America. Tune in to learn how to avoid turkey legs while you're racing and for a full...
Burger King and the Thugometer — diving into 2025
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You know you missed us.Devon and Nat return with a soft launch into the 2025 winter season. We cover off-season developments and other hijinks, from t...
Glitter edition: World Cup champ Jessie Diggins joins the Devon Kershaw Show
23 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jessie Diggins should not need an introduction at this point, but for anyone who needs a quick reminder: This episode of the Devon Kershaw Show featur...
Finale in Falun: The not-last episode of the 2024 season
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reports of our demise are greatly exaggerated. Apologies for the tardiness of this episode, but we're back with a wrap from Falun, the last World Cup ...
Winding down 2024 in Norway, with guest Sam Hendry
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Long distance in Oslo, city sprints in Drammen. The World Cup takes its late-season swing through Norway and Devon and Nat have a full breakdown, with...
Back on European snow in Lahti as World Cup gets down to the wire
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
No frills, no guests, just Devon and Nat breaking down six races from Lahti, Finland, as the World Cup returns to Scandinavia. Two more weekends to go...
World Cup withdrawal? William Poromaa is just what the doctor ordered.
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a minute. We, and the World Cup circuit, took a break from racing, and podcasting, last weekend, but things are about to heat up again in La...
Minneapolis magic: A live-taped recap with Devon, Muzzy, Benny and an extra special guest
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What a weekend. If you weren't able to make it to Minneapolis, we had the good fortune of taping this episode of the podcast in front of a live audien...
Quick hit: Hear from World Cup winner Gus Schumacher
18 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
American skier Gus Schumacher won a World Cup distance race in Minneapolis today — the first time a U.S. man has done this in decades. We'll have mo...
Quick hit: Hear from Minneapolis' lead organizer as racing nears
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We caught up quickly with Claire Wilson, lead organizer of the Minneapolis World Cup and head of the Loppet Foundation, to get a sense of what's going...
Canmore is a wrap. On to Minneapolis for the Jessie Diggins show.
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're back, with our fourth? Fifth? episode in the past week. It's been a whirlwind, but we're still here to wrap up the last day of World Cup racing ...
A tale of two races in Canmore distance classic
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're grinding on with our third episode in four days. Hope you're still listening. If you don't get the hat reference, read our coverage.We'll be bac...
Sprint recap: fast and furious in Canmore
10 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're back, in less than 24 hours since hour last pod. Devon is burning the midnight oil in Norway to bring you this new episode recapping the excelle...
Canmore is lit and so was the racing
10 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The World Cup gave us two great races in Canmore today to start a 10-day swing through North America. Devon and Nat recap the results, and hear from a...
A James Clinton Canmore bonus with JC Schoonmaker
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Coming in hot from Canmore, Alberta, where the World Cup circuit makes its North American return after five years away. We've got a preview here of so...
Go big and go Goms
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Goms! These races, in Switzerland, were unambiguously awesome. Wipeouts, sun, fondue, North American podiums and breakout performances. And an Alaskan...
A French Canadian-inflected, 90-minute recap from Oberhof
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Prince of Quebec Alex Harvey and his protege on the Canadian team, Tony Cyr, check in with us after a three-day weekend of racing in Germany. We went ...
It's time for the yearly bag 'o mail, and it's a good bag
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Did Devon Kershaw once jump over a cattle guard, on rollerskis, at 40 miles an hour? Is a seven-and-a-half hour classic ski a wise choice in the middl...
What do Jessie Diggins and Ron DeSantis have in common? Maybe more than you think.
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Iowa caucuses were this week, and on this episode of the hit New York Times podcast The Daily, we have a recap of the results with our distinguish...
Laukli, Diggins crown a historic Tour de Ski finish for USA
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
They've reached the summit — the athletes, have, anyway. Devon certainly has not, thanks to frozen pipes in his Oslo apartment. He and Nat persever...
Flames, snow squalls, U.S. podiums: Davos delivers
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're in deep to the Tour de Ski now, after a couple of legitimately rad days of racing in Davos, Switzerland. Mikael Gunnulfsen of Norway joins us to...
Ringing in 2024 and the Tour with Gus Schumacher
02 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
American star Gus Schumacher joins us from Switzerland to break down the first three stages of the 2024 Tour de Ski. And Devon gives us the goods on N...
Trondheim recap with U.S. wax team's Eli Brown
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Eli Brown, a member of the U.S. Ski Team's waxing and ski service staff, joins us this week to talk about his job and the new enforcement of the rules...
Stars are born in Ostersund, with special guest Luke Jager
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Multiple U.S. podiums. Near-misses. Coaches barging into the classic track. This past weekend was pretty fun. We get up-and-coming Alaska star Luke Ja...
Bonus: She's second in the world right now. Rosie Brennan joins us.
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
American skier Rosie Brennan is second in the World Cup standings right now, after a double podium in the season's first weekend of racing. She's a ve...
Put on your parkas for a recap of a frigid weekend in Gallivare
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
More smashing results from U.S. women, boring-on-paper but fun-to-watch racing from the Norwegian men's distance team and some interlopers wearing sim...
U.S. rocks Ruka as 2024 season kicks off
26 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Damn. What a weekend for the U.S. Ski Team, with three podiums in three days of racing at the World Cup opener in Finland.Erik Bråten, a Norwegian wh...
We're back, baby: Kicking off the 2024 season
19 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're off. The 2023-2024 winter kicks off with season opening races across Scandinavia, and the World Cup launches next week.Devon and Nat go old-scho...
Dahlqvist and Bolger: cross-country skiing's most famous international couple
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A couple of years ago, Swedish Olympic medalist cross-country skier Maja Dahlqvist matched with U.S. sprinter Kevin Bolger on Tinder. They've since be...
Johannes Høsflot Klæbo has a lot to say. We listened.
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A few weeks ago, Nat got a Facebook message from one Haakon Klæbo — father of Johannes Klæbo, also known as one of the greatest skiers of all time...
Shaking off the summer cobwebs with Aker Daehlie's Jostein Vinjerui
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We know, we know...we're way overdue for the promised summer content. Is it even summer any more?Anyway: We're excited to bring you this episode with ...
Bonus episode: Hear us interview Petter Northug Jr. on the Holmenkollen
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Oh, you thought we were done? Nat had the chance to interview Norwegian cross-country skiing legend Petter Northug Jr. for his story for the New York ...
A Finnish finish: Tying a bow on the 2023 season in Lahti
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is the end. Of the 2023 racing season. Devon and Nat go without guests and are here to take you through the last three events of the winter in La...
Live from Estonia, it's Tuesday night
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Estonia put on one heck of a show at a city sprint in the nation's capital, Tallinn, this week. We give you a full recap with the help of an on-site e...
Swinging through Sweden with Canada's Katherine Stewart-Jones
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The World Cup's penultimate weekend of the year took us to Falun, Sweden for a trio of races, including two more fun 10 ks and a mixed relay. Canada's...
Double trouble in Norway: recaps from Holmenkollen and Drammen
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
No rest for the weary (except those who skipped Holmenkollen): We're back with recaps of, objectively, the most lit series of races on the World Cup c...
That was a really fun World Champs 50 k.
05 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We've made 10 podcasts in 11 days and I have no juice left to come up with snappy episode titles or show notes. So this is what you get. Click play an...
An epic 30k to finish off women's racing in Planica
04 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This race had it all — a solo breakaway, chase packs and a nail-biting performance from America's Rosie Brennan. Devon and Nat ditch the guests to b...
Quick bonus: Hear from the Canadian relay men on their World Champs fifth place
04 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Canada threw down an impressive fifth place finish in Friday's men's 4x10 k relay, finishing just seconds from the medals. We caught up with the team ...
IgNor-way and it was an awesome men's World Championships relay
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Yeah, Norway smoked everyone in the men's 4x10 k relay at World Championships in Planica, Slovenia. But the race for silver and bronze was a thriller,...
Guests galore to recap a showstopping women's World Champs relay
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We've got guests. Former FasterSkier Managing Editor Rachel Perkins and U.S. Olympian and World Cup podium finisher Sophie Caldwell join us to recap a...
The Jessie Diggins of Swedish ski journalism helps us break down the 15k
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tomas Petterson, a veteran sports reporter for the Swedish newspaper Expressen, joins us to recap the men's 15 k at World Championships, and to discus...
Bonus World Champs episode: Hear straight from Diggins, and her coach
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We wanted to let you hear straight from the medalist's mouth. So we're posting these short interviews Nat did yesterday with World Championships gold ...
Kristin Størmer Steira joins to recap a history-making day for Jessie Diggins
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Two words: Jessie Diggins. The American superstar smashed her competition Tuesday, winning America's first-ever World Championships gold medal in an i...
Kern and Diggins team to deliver World Champs hardware in Planica
26 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you're reading this, you already know: Jessie Diggins and Julia Kern teamed up to deliver a bronze medal for the U.S. at the World Championships in...
Planica skiathlon: Swedes storm, Slind surprises and Brennan gets a tough break
25 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ebba Andersson wins the World Championships skiathlon followed by a strong Frida Karlsson, with a surprise third by a Norwegian with a cinderella stor...
Planica Day 2: Norway pulls out the broom for a clean pursuit sweep
25 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Longtime Canadian racer Jesse Cockney joins us to recap a surprisingly exciting men's pursuit race at the World Championships in Planica, Slovenia.We'...
World Champs Ep. 1: Ben Ogden joins us for a salty start in Planica
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bang! We're off and running with a recap of the classic sprint, the first of six medal events at the World Championships in Planica, Slovenia. America...
At long last: You had questions. We have answers.
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We've promised. And promised and promised. Now, it's finally time for us to deliver: Answers to dozens of questions that came in from our dozens of li...
A final tuneup in Toblach
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
World Championships is looming; Devon and Nat return to cover three days of racing — and two podiums from Jessie Diggins — in Toblach, Italy. We'l...
Don't sleep on Les Rousses
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Holy smokes, that was an epic weekend of racing. Devon and Nat are joined by Tony Cyr, the breakout Canadian star, and a mystery guest drops in later ...
Getting high in Livigno — the World Cup is back
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a couple weeks since you last heard from us. The World Cup and the Devon Kershaw Show are back from a hiatus with a recap of the high altitu...