April 24, 2020 at 2:23 PM Stories of Selflessness: The First U.S. Gold Medal in Cross-Country Skiing NBC Sports With sports on hold and so many of us hunkered down to slow the spread of COVID-19, the Olympic research team thought now would be a good time to take a look at some moments […]
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I am currently updating from Seefeld, Austria. With the weekend off from racing I’m able to have a bit of a recover/training camp here. The camp is going great so far. I’m looking forward to racing World Cup in Scandinavia for the next several weeks before flying back to the States March 9th. I have […]
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FIVE-TIME OLYMPIAN CROSS-COUNTRY SKIER AND CANCER SURVIVOR KIKKAN RANDALL SPOKE AT THE CHAT WITH CHAMPIONS EVENT ABOUT HOW TO COMBAT NEGATIVE THOUGHTS. Check it out here: https://www.olympic.org/news/olympic-channel-podcast-inspiration-from-kikkan-randall-plus-mini-ski-jumps-from-lausanne
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Well, after a long hiatus from blogging, my brain has finally filled back up with lots of fun and funny feelings to share! For those of you following cross country skiing, you are likely just as exhausted from watching all the races in the past two weeks as we are from racing them. I just […]
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How Kikkan Randall Keeps Coming Back Of the many story lines that came of the New York Marathon this November, perhaps the most inspiring was the performance of Kikkan Randall. The 35-year-old was racing in her first-ever marathon, yet she finished 51st among all women and 12th in her age group. It was impressive, even […]
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I jumped in the first races for my season last weekend and let’s just say there are still quite a few cobwebs hanging around. I had a period of sickness in the fall the hindered getting on snow time trials in while in Alaska, so my body wasn’t quite used to the race efforts. Saturday […]
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I left Anchorage on November 15th with Beitostølen, Norway as my first destination. I will be here for a little over a week training and competing in two distance races over the weekend before traveling to Finland for the first World Cup weekend. I stopped in Seattle for a night, which broke up the travel […]
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Outside of my own media channels, there are several opportunities to follow along with results for this season. These are basic suggestions that I’m sure can be elaborated on by those following along in the US. There are a few weekends (such as this coming weekend in Beitostolen) that may be a little more difficult […]
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Check out my winter racing schedule https://scottgpatterson.wordpress.com/schedule-results/
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Olympic cross-country skiing champion Kikkan Randall will run the New York City Marathon on Sunday to celebrate last year’s successful breast cancer treatment, but she mentally signed up for the 26.2-mile race several years before her diagnosis. Randall felt the marathon itch while in Norway for competition, long before winning the U.S.’ first cross-country skiing gold medal […]
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Kikkan recently participated in Episode 24 of the Birkie Guide Podcast along with fellow Cross-Country Olympian Brian Gregg. Both running in this year’s New York City Marathon. To listen to the Podcast click HERE.
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Kikkan Randall, who was diagnosed with breast cancer soon after winning cross-country skiing gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics, is set to run the New York City Marathon on Nov. 3. Last February was a shining, defining moment for cross country skier Kikkan Randall. With a beaming smile and tears in her eyes, Randall stood […]
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Air date: 10/27/19 Amazing Americans with Jerry Schemmel It took her 16 years and five Olympics, but Kikkan Randall realized her dream of Olympic Gold. And, just three months after the triumph, she was an Olympic champion – and cancer fighter. Podcast To hear more podcasts by Amazing Americans click HERE
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By Beau Dure of NBC Sports Kikkan Randall, who was diagnosed with breast cancer soon after a gold medal in the cross-country skiing team sprint at the 2018 Olympics, will run Nov. 3 in the New York City Marathon as part of a group of people with inspirational stories, race organizers announced Monday. Randall has […]
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Kikkan Randall is the embodiment of achieving your childhood dreams—she knew from the time she was 5 years old that she wanted to be an Olympic skier. Her dream came true 14 years later, when she competed in her first Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City in 2002 at the age of 19. She finished […]
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By Risa Kerslake Cross-country ski champion Kikkan Randall managed to sneak having a baby into her training schedule between the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics. “I had put in all the hard work, and it was just getting to the fun part, where you could really put all that work into action,” she tells Romper […]
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Troy and Mike sit down for an inspiring conversation with Kikkan Randall. Olympic Gold medal winning cross country skier, breast cancer survivor and pure inspiration. She embodies “Go Because You Can”
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Imagine winning your countries first gold medal and then coming home to find out you have cancer. That’s the reality that Kikkan Randall faced in 2018 after the Winter… HeroesLikeYou Podcast interview by Joe Belliston. The full podcast (33 min) is available on: Apple Stitcher Spotify or on the HeroesLikeYou website.
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by Young Survival Coalition | May 14, 2019 | Health and Wellness | For National Women’s Health Week, we’re sharing our favorite stories and resources for your best health. We’ve collected everything from partner promotions to curated wellness content to help you establish a wellness routine right for you, diet and nutrition that works for your body and practices that improve your […]
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By Nolin Ainsworth for the Juneau Empire Olympian cross-country skier stresses importance of goal setting. Wednesday, May 1, 2019 5:50pm – Anchorage-raised Olympian Kikkan Randall knows the hefty metal disc like the back of her hand. She’s displayed it in thousands of photos, brought it all over the country with her and amusedly watched her 3-year-old […]
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