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KINCAID PARK, Anchorage — Lauren Jortberg has now done eight laps of the Kincaid sprint course at race speed over the past seven days. She has done every single one of those faster than all of the athletes around her.
Friday was more of the same, as the Centre National d’Entraînement Pierre-Harvey skier won her second consecutive sprint, and third consecutive SuperTour race of the 2025/2026 season, by simply, well, skiing away from everyone all day long. Between the move to Québec, a healthy support system, and the million other small things that go into making an athlete feel comfortable and valued, Jortberg is clearly in a good place right now, and it shows…