Skirious Problems is your backstage pass to the brilliantly unpolished world of elite cross-country skiing. Hosted by World Cup racers Mika Vermeulen and James Clugnet, the show delivers a sharp mix of insider insight, chaotic travel tales, training drama, and the kind of brutally honest banter you only get from athletes who spend far too much time together on the road. The hosts aren’t afraid to voice strong opinions, roast each other, or poke fun at the quirks of their sport — all with a wink and a sense of humility.What truly elevates the show, though, is the lineup of prominent guests who drop in: World Cup winners, rising stars, Olympic medalists, wax technicians with cult followings, and the occasional wild-card personality from outside skiing. Their stories bring depth, humor, and a fresh range of perspectives, whether they’re unpacking tense race moments, revealing team secrets, or debating the future of the sport.With its mix of authenticity, sharp humor, and unfiltered athl
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Signup to Generate a PitchSkirious Problems is your backstage pass to the brilliantly unpolished world of elite cross-country skiing.
Recent episodes include "Victor Lovera: From Almost Quitting to Olympic Silver" (22 October 2026, 57 minutes), "Zak Ketterson: The Pressure to Finally Break Through" (16 October 2026, 65 minutes), and "TESTED Park City Altitude 2200m... the Results Were Not What We Expected" (8 October 2026, 43 minutes).
Skirious problems publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 55 minutes across 105 episodes.
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Victor Lovera almost quit skiing. Now he has an Olympic silver medal, a place in the French relay team, and a training base in Norway. This week, Jimmy’s childhood friend and French Olympic medalist Victor Lovera joins...
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Too much snow cancels a ski camp. Naturally, we end up at Zak Ketterson’s house talking about how to save skiing. Just another week on Skirious Problems. Zak joins Mika and Jimmy from somewhere approximately halfway up...
This episode of Skirious Problems is a full preseason catch-up: altitude camps, questionable biathlon technique, brutal VO2 max testing, Russian participation, Norwegian team drama, Tour de Ski rumors, and plenty of...
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Alvar Alev is back with Mika and Jimmy for a Park City catch-up that moves from serious skiing to completely unnecessary personal conflict.They talk about Alvar changing his training after six years, why Park City keeps...
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Mika got sick on the final day of the SKIRIOUS Park City camp, so Jimmy handed the second microphone to Norwegian coach Vetle and opened the floor to the athletes.What began as a quick camp recap became a live coaching...
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Does the famous “Norwegian training method” actually exist? Professor Øyvind Sandbakk joins Mika and Jimmy for a deep conversation about what has really made Norway so successful—not only in cross-country skiing, but...
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Jimmy and Mika are back with your No. 1 Nordic podcast, and this time they’re joined by Johannes Rydzek for an in-depth conversation about one of the biggest stories in winter sports: the removal of Nordic Combined from...
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Jimmy and Mika are back with your No. 1 Nordic podcast, and this time they're joined by American ski star Sophia Laukli for an honest conversation about one of the toughest seasons of her career. After stepping away...
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Jimmy and Mika are back — and this time we’re joined by Norwegian ski legend Gjøran Tefre for a proper catch-up on everything happening around the sport right now. We get into the current state of the Norwegian national...
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Jimmy and Mika are finally back after a long break — and this time it’s just us catching up on everything that’s been going on in the ski world. We’re kicking off a new rhythm with fresh episodes every two weeks, plus...
To finish the season in style, we brought you the best world cup skiers, on a Live Podcast in Lake placid. It was insane laughs the whole time. Stay tuned for a epic evening with the crew and exciting guests from the...
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Jimmy and Mika somehow pulled off booking Alison Mackie—literally at the last minute—and she brings all the good vibes and killer stories from her breakout season on the World Cup. Alison dives into her crazy jump from...
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Your nb 1 nordic podcast is back for the debrief of one of the biggest race of the season the 50k in holmenkollen. The first ever 50k with women and men racing simultaneously ! Hedegart is becoming a GOAT, KOT doing kot...
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Your number-one Nordic skiing podcast is back—this time diving straight into the thrills of the FIS Cross Country World Cup. Drammen delivered its trademark chaos: sprint mayhem, elbows everywhere, and yellow cards...
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Your nb 1 nordic skiing podcast is back, this time we discuss the FIS Cross country World Cup from Lahti. Today we have the honor of being joined by Benni Moser who was close to being an MVP this weekend. Chaos happened...
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Norwegian cross-country star Martin Løwstrøm Nyengät has got a wild ride to share. He wasn’t some child prodigy winning every junior race, but through a mix of stubborn patience, plenty of setbacks, and some serious...
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The Pre World champ world cup in falun had everything to make it a exciting one, we discuss all the exciting things that have happened in Falun + the world junior champ race and Vasaloppet. Tune in for some exciting...
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We’ve got a special guest on the pod this week in honor of the upcoming Paralympics! Dani Aravich is a Biathlon Bandit, a two times Paralympian and the host of the FIS podcast “Hidden Champions - The Best Athletes...
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You chose fresh snow and blue skies over sitting inside to watch a brutal women’s 50km classic? Fair enough 😉 Don’t worry — we’ve got you covered with a high-quality debrief. We break down everything that went down in...
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You wanted to enjoy the fresh snow and nice weather to go skiing rather than watch a 50km classic race where norwegians win ? We got you sorted with a good quality debrief, we chat about everything that has happened in...
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