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Bryan Armen Graham

Hardy Diggins leads next generation into cross-country’s ‘wall of sound’

Jessie Diggins Ben Ogden Gus Schumacher Trondheim United States Norway World Cup
Jessie Diggins, right, will bring her trademark sparkle to the Nordic world ski championships starting Thursday in Trondheim, Norway.
Jessie Diggins, right, will bring her trademark sparkle to the Nordic world ski championships starting Thursday in Trondheim, Norway. Photograph: Federico Modica/NordicFocus/Getty Images

Competing in a Nordic world ski championships is always special, but doing so in the heartland of cross-country skiing elevates the experience to a whole different level. This year’s edition kicks off in earnest on Thursday with the first medal events in Trondheim, the picturesque university town seated on the lip of a fjord in central Norway. More than 190,000 tickets have already been sold and the sport’s most passionate fans will spend the next week and a half packed into vertigo-triggering grandstands around the finishing area. The intensity and tradition of ski racing in Norway create an intoxicating backdrop for any athlete, a challenge an upstart American contingent is keen to embrace.

Cross-country skiing schedule

All times EST. All events live and on-demand on skiandsnowboard.live.

Thu 27 Feb

• Men's Skate Sprint, 6.30am

• Women's Skate Sprint, 6.30am

Sun 1 Mar

• Men's 20k Skiathlon, 8am

Mon 2 Mar

• Women's 20k Skiathlon, 8am

Wed 4 Mar

• Men's 10k Classic, 7am

• Women's 10k Classic, 9.30am

Thu 5 Mar

• Men's Classic Team Sprint, 8.30am

• Women's Classic Team Sprint, 8.30am

Fri 6 Mar

• Women's 4x7.5k Relay, 6.30am

Sat 7 Mar

• Men's 4x7.5k Relay, 8am

Sun 8 Mar

• Men's 50k Skate, 5.30am

Mon 9 Mar

• Women's 50k Skate, 6.30am

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