Will Luxury  Save Nordic Skiing?

Will Luxury Save Nordic Skiing?

Money & Finance, Newsfeed
Brush Creek Luxury Ranch Collection in Wyoming. Not your average resort , what with "offering its guests all-inclusive pricing for accommodations, gourmet meals, premium beers, wines andspirits and a vast array of on ranch experiences." We shall tell you about what that pricing actually is  a bit later - otherwise you might just stop reading before we could come to the explanation as to why this story is here. ...As Robb Report writes, " Brush Creek has recently acquired the 600-plus-acre Green Mountain, with plans to launch it this December as a guests-only hub for downhill skiing and snowboarding, cross country skiing, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, and tubing".   We, frankly, don't care much about snowshoeing and even less about tubing - but the idea of skiing on exclusive resort appeals to…
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What Is That Brand Russians Are Dressed In

What Is That Brand Russians Are Dressed In

Gear News, Newsfeed
Team Russia racing suits are made by Bosco di Ciliegi or Cherry Woods. Despite very Italian sounding name , the company is actually Russian - and huge, employing some 5000 people with dozens of uni-brand stores. [caption id="attachment_12900" align="alignnone" width="1920"] Bosco logo got quite a bit of television exposure already in its first season of sponsorship of Team Russia - here's 1-2-3-4 Russian finish at Holmenkollen 50k last season [/caption] Anybody who's ever been to Moscow, had likely stopped at the GUM by Red Square, country's premier department store. Well, it's leased in full by Bosco and also contains its flagship brand store. With such a location one would suspect it's fancy - an it is, with winter parkas, for instance, in excess of 1000 euros in ruble equivalent. It…
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IOC Cuts Teams Sizes For Olympics. Time To Consider Change Of Allegiance?

IOC Cuts Teams Sizes For Olympics. Time To Consider Change Of Allegiance?

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Bad news for Swedish female skiers. Ditto for the Russian males. But the much the worst for the Norwegians of both genders: The IOC rather severely cut the quota for participation in the 2022 Olympics. If in Korea 2018 the teams in cross country skiing were supposed to have no more than 20 athletes, in China in two and half years time it will be reduced to 16 total, 8 girls and 8 boys. Which is really tight for 6 events for each but that's a different story. The one we want to raise and debate today is called " change of allegiance". We all know that some counntries produce talents in excess e.g. Brazilian footballers, Chinese table tennis players or long-distance runners from Kenya. It became a norm for…
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Rosie Frankowski: Right Now In the US There Are Larger Political Issues We Need To Address Than Growing Nordic Skiing

Rosie Frankowski: Right Now In the US There Are Larger Political Issues We Need To Address Than Growing Nordic Skiing

Leaders, Newsfeed
Who is Rosie Frankowski? - One of the world's top skiers yet the one that you've not necessary heard about. Originally from Minnesota , Rosie long lives, trains - and works - in Alaska. While not officially a member of US Squad A ( and thus lacking much of material support afforded to the USA's bestest) , Rosie is a regular at the international competitions including the Olympics 2018 ( 21st at 30k C) and Seefeld 2019 ( 24th in skiathlon) Why is this fairly long interview? - Because it's nothing short of fascinating to learn how different the whole pro-skiing system is set up and works across the ocean. In a word: much tougher conditions in nearly everything. Here's our conversation with Rosie, slightly trimmed for length ( we…
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Elena Vyalbe Announces Three Pregnancies In Team Russia!

Elena Vyalbe Announces Three Pregnancies In Team Russia!

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The boss of the Russian skiing has made it known today that no less than three of her female athletes will miss at least the beginning of the season trough pregnancies. "I told them all girls in the team that if they think about babies they've got to hurry up and get pregnant this year, the one without the World Championships or the Olympics" Vyalbe who won dizzying 14 world and 3 Olympic titles during her career , herself had missed the Olympics of 1988 through pregnancy. Olympic and world medalist Yulia Belorukova and ex U23 champ Elena Ustiugova, nee Soboleva, were mentioned by name, the third future mother was not.
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