Was there ever such a screwed up FIS World Cup season as this one? Two WC stages scrapped- ostensibly – because of Covid, while every other snow sport was happily competing at the same time, even in the same countries. The World Cup final cancelled because of the politics –…
 Les Rousses World Cup stage cancelled – organisers admit it could have been held, but …too much trouble. And who are we to blame them?The Les Rousses World Cup scheduled for January 14 to 16 is canceled It’s the first time in the ” Covid era” when the major event is not cancelled on…  Two top female skiers announce break in their careers for medical reasons-just weeks before the Olympics. What’s going on and what’s to be done?The Sunday news came as a bit of a shock View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (@ingvildflugstad) And then again it didn’t – Oestberg’s…  Max Volkov: no other team in the world has as much high-tech equipment to improve quality of the training process as we do in Team ChinaMax Volkov is not a household name among xcski fans the world over – yet. But the coaching prowess of a 31 year old from Moscow region is very well…  Master of nebulas and galaxies: Francesco De Fabiani and his astrophotography==================================== Francesco ‘s astrophotography kit: -Celestron 1400 Edge HD -ZWO ASI2600MC-Color(cooled) -SONY A7SII (astromodified) ===================================== Starry, starry night… We found the right spot to talk: Aurora Borealis was raging in…  Goodbye, Dresden!Es ist vorbei. The FIS World Cup just said goodbye to the great city of Dresden after five seasons. It was a valiant and in many ways interesting try. A…  Let’s talk about Zihi. Because their motto is Best training plan is one you can do – and we dig that attitude…So, you came home from work totally exhausted and instead of planned 20k out in a rain you just want to eat Pringles in front of TV? Yes, you can!…  Rumor Mill: Fischer Speedmax HeliumFischer is about to roll out a new model of race skis called Speedmax Helium. It will sit a notch above currently top-shelf Speedmax 3D. The very word helium hints…  Davos where top talent congregate this weekWorld’s best playground this week is in Davos, Switzerland. The Swiss resort is practically oozes raw power. Except that this week it not about world’s richest and most powerful –…  Johannes Klaebo and leader’s burdenOn Thursday Johannes Klaebo has reappeared right where everyone expected him: in front of his teammates, doing speed work on Friday’s sprint course in Lillehammer, ahead of the pack of… |
