Bold headline, we know. For the last few weeks we kept on asking that question to various people in the know. Here’s what we found out. None of this is directly attributed as none of our sources was willing to go on record – so, it’s up to you whether…
 U.S. Ski & Snowboard Effectively Cancels All National Competitions For 2020/21” The U.S. Ski & Snowboard Cross Country Sport Committee has voted to formally restructure many of our national-level competitions for the 2020-21 season. This includes the SuperTour, U.S. National…  Art Of Thermobelt Or Creativity Takes CourageWhat’s a thermobelt in the life of a skier? A utilitarian convenience? Yet another place for advertising messages ? That’s where things stood for decades. But with the advent of…  Sponsors Seriously Pimped Skiers’ Rides RecentlyWe register a trend that we like: top xcski stars drive fancier and fancier cars. Why are we happy? Easy: because in all cases here we are talking sponsors-provided vehicles…  Spine That Does Things Differently (But Finally Launches Its Website)Spine Sports is perhaps the oddest company there is in the whole of the xcski industry. Yet their market strategy seems to be working as more and more athletes and…  Finland, Norway Start Closing Borders Again. Will There Be Season?This week on Wednesday Norway announced that it’s tightening cross-border admissions policy – again… …Two days earlier Finland went even further, bringing back travel restrictions in the form of quarantine…  Toppidrettsveka’s Aure Sprint Breaks Viewership Record On TVToppidrettsveka’s Aure Sprint last Friday was watched by some 451.000 viewers on NRK, national public television channel. That’s an absolutely whopping figure for the country with 4.2 million of adult…  Nejc Brodar: Slovenians Are Sporty Nation. People Put Heart Into ItPetra Majdič, Vesna Fabjan, Katja Višnar, Anamarija Lampič…how does the nation of two million people, where national sports are football, basketball and Alpine skiing, keeps on producing not just world-class…  One Small Step For Apparel Maker, One Giant Leap For MankindIn 2020 the most important piece of gear for cross country skier is…not skis – smartphone! Assume you all agree that’s an axiom and thus doesn’t need proving: enough to…  Key Quotes From Petter Northug’s Presser :Key takeaways for Petter Northug’s press-conference in Trondheim on Friday: – have serious substance abuse problem, both drugs and alcohol – never took drugs or alcohol while competing – tried… |
