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                                <title><![CDATA[The Niskanens and Pärmäkoski included – Finland’s team for the Tour de Ski]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:10:00 +0200</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Finland’s team for the Tour de Ski taking place around the turn of the year has been announced.]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[Sweden with a powerhouse team for the Tour de Ski – See the selections]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:13:00 +0200</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Sweden has selected a strong team for the Tour de Ski taking place around the turn of the year.]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[A few surprise selections – Here is Norway’s team for the Tour de Ski]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 10:29:00 +0200</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Norway named its team on Wednesday for the Tour de Ski, which will be raced around the turn of the year.]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[Svahn and Poromaa are back – Here is Sweden’s killer lineup for the Trondheim World Cup]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 14:25:00 +0200</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Sweden is sending a strong team to next weekend’s World Cup in Trondheim.]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[23 skiers to Trondheim – Here are Finnish selections for the upcoming World Cup]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 10:35:00 +0200</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[The XC Skiing World Cup continues on 5–7 December 2025 in Trondheim, Norway. Here are Finland’s athlete selections for the three-day competitions.]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[Norway sends 52 skiers to Trondheim – See the selections for the weekend’s World Cup]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 08:34:00 +0200</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Norway has announced an enormous team for its home World Cup competitions in Trondheim. See the selected athletes.]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[Krista Pärmäkoski to End Career After Upcoming Season]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 10:02:00 +0200</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Finnish cross-country star Krista Pärmäkoski has announced that the 2025–26 season will be her final one.]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[Olympic Skiing Champion to Miss Ruka World Cup Opener]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 08:29:00 +0200</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Olympic skiing champion Simen Hegstad Krüger will miss this weekend’s Ruka World Cup opener due to illness.]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[Ruka World Cup Sprint Event Without French Star]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 15:03:00 +0200</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[French sprint skiing star Lucas Chanavat will not participate in this weekend’s Ruka World Cup.]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[Megalomaniac-sized team for Ruka – See Norway's selections for the season opener]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 09:35:00 +0200</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[A total of 28 Norwegian skiers will compete in the World Cup season opener in Ruka.]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[Youth brigade strongly represented – Here is Sweden’s team for the Ruka World Cup]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 08:58:00 +0200</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Sweden is sending a sizeable squad of 21 cross-country skiers to the World Cup opener in Ruka. The team includes several successful athletes from junior championship levels.]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[Finland’s team for the Ruka World Cup named – See the selected athletes]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 14:11:00 +0200</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[The Cross-Country Skiing and Nordic Combined World Cups will begin next weekend in Ruka. The program in Ruka also includes the third men’s Ski Jumping World Cup competitions of the season.]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[Skistad in a league of her own in the Beitostølen sprint – Weng was furious at the finish]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 17:11:00 +0200</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Kristine Stavås Skistad left no room for surprises as the Norwegian cross-country ski season kicked off.]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[Sweden’s ski season opens on Friday in bitter cold – Check out the fierce start lists & the live TV broadcast]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:28:00 +0200</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[The opening competitions of the Swedish cross-country ski season will be held in Gällivare in severe freezing conditions. See Friday’s high-level start lists and live TV broadcasts.]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[Norway’s high-quality opening to the ski season begins – See the Beitosprinten start lists & livestream]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 08:21:00 +0200</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Norway’s cross-country skiing season kicks off as usual on Friday in Beitostølen with the three-day Beitosprinten event. See Friday’s sprint start lists and the livestream broadcast info.]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[Norway’s cross-country elite open their season this weekend in Beitostølen – Check out the star-studded entry lists]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:34:00 +0200</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Norway’s cross-country skiing season opener will be held, as usual, this coming weekend in Beitostølen. Practically the entire Norwegian top tier will begin their season in these races, along with members of the French national team.]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[Sweden’s Ski Season Opener at Risk of Being Canceled]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 08:40:00 +0200</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Severe cold threatens Jällivare’s weekend ski competitions]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[Norwegian Ski Star Will Miss Season Opener]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 07:45:00 +0200</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Ingvild Flugstad Østberg, 35, will not participate in the season-opening cross-country event in Beitostølen.]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[Jasmi Joensuu and Federico Pellegrino first out on the course – Here are the start lists for the opening races of the Olos Tykkikisat]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 10:39:00 +0200</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[The Olos Tykkikisat will kick off on Friday morning with classic technique sprints. Jasmi Joensuu will be the first to start in the women’s qualification, while on the men’s side, Italy’s Federico Pellegrino will set the benchmark time to beat.]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[Top-level skiing for free – Watch the Olos Tykkikisat live!]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 08:51:00 +0200</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[The traditional Olos Tykkikisat will once again be broadcast live and free of charge this year.]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[Niskanen, Hennig, Stadlober, Pellegrino... High-level Olos Tykkikisat kick off on Friday – See entries]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 10:24:00 +0200</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[The traditional Olos Tykkikisat will be skied on 14–16 November 2025 in Muonio. The three-day event once again attracts Finnish and international top names.]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[USA Announces Cross-Country Ski Team – Could This Be Jessie Diggins’ Final Season?]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 12:12:00 +0300</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[U.S. Ski & Snowboard officially announced its 21-athlete cross-country ski team for the 2025–26 season.]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[Prize Money in Tour de Ski 2025-2026 - 80 000 € in store for winners]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 06:45:00 +0300</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[Check out the prize money of the Tour de Ski 2025-2026.]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[Therese Johaug to Make a Comeback at the World Championships – in a New Sport]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 11:02:00 +0300</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[She hung up her skis and is expecting her second child — but Norway’s ski queen isn’t done competing just yet. Therese Johaug has announced plans to return to the World Championships next year, this time as a runner in the half marathon.]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[French Skiing Prospect Injured – Will Miss the Olympics]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 07:45:00 +0300</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[French cross-country star Flora Dolci will miss the 2026 Winter Olympics after a paragliding accident.]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[4 million euros up for grabs  - See prize money in XC skiing World Cup 2025/26]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 11:27:00 +0300</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[In the Cross-Country Skiing World Cup, a total of four million euros in prize money will be distributed during the 2025/26 season. See how the prize money is divided.]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[Financial farce, Norwegian style – Junior World Ski Championships must be moved]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 16:00:00 +0300</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[The Junior World Ski Championships were originally scheduled to be held in March 2026 in Trondheim. However, last spring’s World Ski Championships host is unable to organize the event due to financial problems.]]></description>
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