…On that photo Therese Johaug and Heidi Weng are looking at a race results monitor. But they might as well be looking at the competition. Norwegian juggernaut is not just strong – it’s overpowering and pretty much zapping the air from the sport. Occasionally during the season it seems that…
 Uphill Sprint 666 Is Next On Ski Tour 2020You may or may not believe it, but the official length of the Åre ski sprint is exactly 666m. And it’s going to be hell for all the participants! The…  Cool Train Running. Carrying Athletes On SkiTour 2020Being cool is the most important thing there is. At least in the developed world. Travelling by train was always, frankly, the coolest way of transporting one’s earthy body from…  Fischer’s Dominance In Distance Racing Evident? Or Is It Being Challenged?Is glass half full or half empty? Start lists of today’s pursuit races at Ski Tour 2020. Of note: the left column, who-is-who in female distance racing, continues to be…  SkiTour2020 Kicks Off Very PromisinglyThe inaugural SkiTour 2020 kicked off in Östersund today. Here’s what we saw and what we came to think: Overall felt like an “old school event” in that almost forgotten…  Klaebo And Karlsson Generate Most Interest. How Come We Are Not Surprised?…once athletes entered the room, reporters did what reporters learn to do at the first month interning and then keep as essential skill throughout career: jump & run to the…  New Study: Skiers 30% Less Likely To Develop Parkinson’s DiseaseGood news: long-distance skiers are significantly less likely to develop Parkinson’s disease than matched non-skiers, says new complex study . Scientists in Sweden analyzed medical records of nearly 200,000 long-distance…  Solving No-Snow Issue: Cooled Ski Track Of Kontiolahti, FinlandWith La Transju, Tartu Ski Marathon and Finlandia-Hiihto to name but a few cancelled due to the lack of snow and Vasaloppet teetering on the brink of cancellation, we revisit…  Cancelled, Cancelled, Cancelled…La Transju – cancelled. No snow. Tartu Ski Marathon – cancelled. ” Exceptionally mild winter in Estonia “. Finlandia-Hiihto, country’s premier mass race is not happening for the first time…  Frida Karlsson Is Out Of World Cup Again?…It looks like Frida is going to miss Skitour2020 – after showing that she is in form by coming 9th. 10k F in Falun. Now the Swedish media report that… |
