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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By Amy Armstrong Cancer doesn’t discriminate. It doesn’t care that you are young, ridiculously healthy and making ‘all the right choices’ when it comes to eating and exercise. It doesn’t even care if you’re a gold medal-winning Olympian. Anchorage’s Kikkan Randall is a five-time Olympian, nine-time World Championship team member, whose determination and grit has […]
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Another season, another winter on the road, another year of committing my life towards this sport and this goal of mine. I have been racing on the World Cup full time now for six years, which means I have been to the same race venues as many as seven or eight times. Hard to believe […]
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BY LISA COSTANTINI | APRIL 05, 2019, 6:25 P.M. (ET) The International Day of Sport for Development and Peace — declared by the United Nations in 2013 — celebrates the power of sport to drive social change, community development and to foster peace and understanding. In honor of this initiative, which takes place annually on April 6, we’re highlighting […]
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From Davos, we drove to Cogne, Italy. Cogne was definitely my favorite World Cup stop of the season so far. Cogne is a small mountain village with serious old school Alps culture. The entire village was lined with cobbles and the food was seriously delicious. Thursday before the races I got to reconnect with Jessica […]
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From Davos, we drove to Cogne, Italy. Cogne was definitely my favorite World Cup stop of the season so far. Cogne is a small mountain village with serious old school Alps culture. The entire village was lined with cobbles and the food was seriously delicious. Thursday before the races I got to reconnect with Jessica […]
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In preparation for World Championships, myself and several other US distance skiers went to Davos, Switzerland for a two-week training camp. Davos is situated at the perfect altitude for a training boost, has reliable snow, and has a reputation for being blue-bird conditions pretty much all the time. Thus, the USST (and a lot of […]
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In preparation for World Championships, myself and several other US distance skiers went to Davos, Switzerland for a two-week training camp. Davos is situated at the perfect altitude for a training boost, has reliable snow, and has a reputation for being blue-bird conditions pretty much all the time. Thus, the USST (and a lot of […]
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Whenever I make a trip to the East coast, specifically the Northeast I try to pack in as much as I can. This recent trip was no different with stop is in New York City, Vermont, Quebec City and Maine. It’s busy days but somehow I come out more energized than when I arrived. When […]
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Ten days have passed, and I think I have finally completely processed the past couple weeks of World Championships in Seefeld, Austria. I walked away not having achieved my goals on a piece of paper, but having achieved many other process goals along the way. For that reason, I can truly say I have no […]
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Sometimes we choose to do things that push us out of our comfort zones. Sometimes those things happen to us and we have to dig in, embrace the discomfort and use all of our tools to push through. Kikkan Randall has experienced both categories. Kikkan is a lifelong skier. Her family moved to Alaska when […]
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