In four months, the FIS Cross-Country family is kicking the season 2022/23 off in Ruka, Finland.

Until then, many hours of soaking up the sun on and off training and regeneration sessions await. Make sure to follow your favorite athletes on Social Media, and as a little extra, we have gathered links to special Behind the Scenes activities online, produced by atheltes. Dive into the world of vlogs and blogs and catch a special insight into the life of a sports professional - enjoy!

Latest addition to the "vlogging world": Julia Kern

With an insight to the team gathering of the US Ski and Snowboard's Cross-Country national team, Julia has started out her vlog in June. Follow her online journey to learn not just about training insights, but more also what it means to live the life of a professional athlete!
-> YouTube Channel of Julia Kern

Not to miss: #1 FIS Cross-Country athlete's VLOG by Jens Burman

With the most regular updates - and real honest and fun insights what comes along a life as an athlete - Jens would definitely win the FIS Cross-Country VLOG crystal for vlogging - if there was one.. 
Tune in and don't miss out to follow -> Jens Burman's YouTube channel <-

Online with Johannes Høsflot Klæbo

For four seasons, the 25 year-old Norwegian has taken his followers along to races and given insights to his life off the race course. With regular updates, Johannes still shares Behind the Scenes from his latest trips and training sessions.
Check out the -> YouTube Channel of Johannes Høsflot Klæbo here.

Behind the Scenes with Anna Dyvik

Swedish Naitonal Team member Anna Dyvik (and her dog Stella) have been sharing their adventures for the past 3 years in -> Anna's Vlog on YouTube. With insights on how to combine busy training schedules with all that everyday life tags along, Anna set up a real fun Vlog, published on a regular basis and - so far - in Swedish only.

Diary of Lauri Vuorinen & Vernerni Suhonen

Have you ever wondered how it is to spend the majority of your time in winter with your team mates? Don't miss out to follow Lauri & Verneri from the Finnish National Team, as they share thoughts (in Finnish but with English subtitles) every month in:
-> Lauri & Verkku Diaries on their Youtube channel

Behind the Scenes with Jason Rüesch

The 28 year-old national team athlete from Switzerland started his Vlog over the past season and shared some great insights into the daily Olympic life of an athlete. Don't miss out on checking the -> Vlog of Jason Rüesch.

Days in the life of of Cyril Fähndrich

The young Swiss who is getting his World Cup career started shares insights from the training and racing life of a young athlete. The Vlog is in Swiss German but luckily with English subtitles included.
Have a look on -> Cyril Fähndrich's Vlog.

Opening up the world of Blogs: Jessie Diggins

Away from the world of Vlogs, Jessie is one of the FIS Cross-Country athletes bringing her thoughts down on paper online. Her blog gives a very valuable insight of reflecting the outcome of a race result or sharing thoughts on a current state of mind.
-> For Jessie Diggins' Blog, set your bookmark here.

Blogging away from the World Cup: Moa Olsson

Putting thoughts down after a World Cup race sometimes needs a bit of space and time. Swedish National Team athlete Moa Olsson has been taking this valuable time to share her conclusions throughout the World Cup season and we sincerely hope, the wonderful stories are to be continued!
-> Click here to read through Moa Olsson's Blog.

On the Blog front - with less regular updates, but very valuable inputs - do not miss out on catching up on the Blog reads by Rosie Brennan, Hailey Swirbul and Momo Manificat.

Podcast: Between sky and ski tracks by Ebba Andersson and Lisa Vinsa

For all Swedish Cross-Country lovers understanding Swedish, Ebba and Lisa have come up with their own podcast series of "Mellan himmel å skidspår" (between sky and ski tracks). The duo catches up on each other's week, talking to guests and sharing everything from food to training schedules and time off the professional athletes life. 
-> Find all episodes from "Mellan himmel å skidspår" here.

Photography skills by Francesco De Fabiani

Last but not least, stories can also be told in a different way. And in case of Italian National team member Francesco Fabiani, his stories do not evolve around the World Cup but the world around him and need neither a video nor a microphone. Go and check out the photography skills of Francesco and his sister Susanna, with whom he shares some amazing images from around the world (literally, check out his astrophotography skills!).
-> Find out more on fs-photography.it

Are we missing out on the channel of your favorite FIS Cross-Country athlete? Send us a message on Social Media and we'll catch up.