In this episode Emkay and Dani share their current injury comeback statuses, first reactions to the release of the 2026 Golden Trail World Series Calendar, and previews of the Black Canyon 50k and Tarawera 50k, both happening this weekend.

Élisa Morin is a 5 time Canadian National Champion and was recently 10th at the Classic Up/Down race at the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Canfranc, Spain. Today she announced that she is signing with the Brooks Trail Running team. Dani and EmKay were super excited to get the chance to learn more about Élisa as she starts this new journey. Go give her a follow when you get a chance!

In this episode, Dani Moreno and EmKay Sullivan interview Cam Smith, a rare dual-threat athlete who’s carved his way from Vertical K and uphill mountain running to earning a spot on Team USA’s Olympic skimo team.

Cam breaks down how long he has been eyeing the 2026 Winter Olympics, what it actually takes to make an Olympic team in a endurance sport, and dives into his history of injuries and comebacks these past few years.

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📍 Venue: Stelvio Ski Centre in Bormio, Italy.

📆 Competition Dates:

• February 19, 2026 — Men’s and Women’s Sprint events

  • Morning session: Sprint Heats begin ~9:50–10:30 CET• Midday: Sprint Semis and Finals follow later in the morning/early afternoon.

• February 21, 2026 — Mixed Relay event

  • Early afternoon start (e.g., around 13:30 CET).

📋 Medal Events:• Men’s Sprint• Women’s Sprint• Mixed-Gender Relay

📺 How to Watch — U.S. & International

📺 United States✔ NBC — Primetime and marquee event coverage✔ USA Network — Live daytime action✔ Peacock — Live streaming of nearly all events online✔ NBCOlympics.com/NBC Sports apps — Live & replay streaming available

🌍 International✔ In Europe — Discovery+/Eurosport, BBC and other EBU broadcasters (country-specific) ✔ Elsewhere — Check with your local Olympic broadcast partner or national sports channel.

In this episode, Dani Moreno and EmKay Sullivan interview Anna Gibson, one of the most exciting uphill talents in mountain running and now a newly minted Team USA Olympic skimo athlete.

Anna shares her path into skimo, how her training is going and what it looks like, what it’s been like navigating two high-level sports at once, and what her 2026 holds.

photo: Owen Crandall

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📍 Venue: Stelvio Ski Centre in Bormio, Italy.

📆 Competition Dates:

• February 19, 2026 — Men’s and Women’s Sprint events

  • Morning session: Sprint Heats begin ~9:50–10:30 CET• Midday: Sprint Semis and Finals follow later in the morning/early afternoon.

• February 21, 2026 — Mixed Relay event

  • Early afternoon start (e.g., around 13:30 CET).

📋 Medal Events:• Men’s Sprint• Women’s Sprint• Mixed-Gender Relay

📺 How to Watch — U.S. & International

📺 United States✔ NBC — Primetime and marquee event coverage✔ USA Network — Live daytime action✔ Peacock — Live streaming of nearly all events online✔ NBCOlympics.com/NBC Sports apps — Live & replay streaming available

🌍 International✔ In Europe — Discovery+/Eurosport, BBC and other EBU broadcasters (country-specific) ✔ Elsewhere — Check with your local Olympic broadcast partner or national sports channel.

Jordan Hamm is the team manager for Brooks Trail. In the last year he has put together a super start team of young athletes all over the US. Many of these athletes have showed their talent in the sub ultra distances in the last year at the Golden Trail World Series, World Champs and WMRA series events. Jordan shares with us the why of how he puts together a team and the things he enjoys most about the current team.

In this episode, Dani Moreno and EmKay Sullivan sit down with Scottish trail running star Naomi Lang, a Salomon-sponsored athlete who has rapidly risen through the international mountain and trail running scene.

Naomi first broke onto the radar with a standout 5th-place finish at the European Up & Down Championships, and she hasn’t slowed down since. In 2025, she delivered a breakout season—earning bronze podium finishes at the Marathon du Mont-Blanc, ETC, and the World Trail Championships (Short Trail), and securing her first Golden Trail World Series victory with a dominant win at Pitz Alpine Glacier Trail in August.

The Sub Hub dives into Naomi’s background in life and sport, what it’s been like navigating the professional trail running world as a relative newcomer, a deep breakdown of her massive 2025 season, and what she’s setting her sights on heading into 2026.

Whether you’re a longtime fan or just getting to know one of the sport’s rising forces, this episode offers insight into the mindset, growth, and momentum behind one of trail running’s most exciting athletes.

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After a bit of a holiday break, Dani and EmKay get back together to catch up on their surgery progress. We talk about the difficulty of the comeback, what we are excited for for ourselves as well as the things that are getting us fired up for the 2026 season. We can't wait to bring you some exciting content in the upcoming weeks.

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We sit down with some of our favorite athletes of the year! Make sure to check out our full episode ⁠The Sub Hub's Picks⁠ to hear about our top 10 athletes of the year.

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