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23Aug 2019 by DS News Team

Is It Worth Continue Having Identical Gear In Rollerski Races?

...the video looks like the stuff of rollerskier's nightmares: first a wheel disintergrates on speed , then an athlete loses control, careens and ,finally, falls hard in the ditch, taking another skier with her. https://www.instagram.com/p/B1g4nCCIqDo/?igshid=1uqytt96lm96u It does not help from a PR perspective that skiers are called Frida Karlsson and Nora Ulvang, respectively. An hour later ( and off cameras as far we know) Alexander Bolshunov' s rollerskis suffer similar sudden destruction, with a Russian " doing a total overhead flip" in his own words on rhe speed of almost 60km/h Miraculously, there seems to be no serious damage. Except, perhaps, to reputation of a rollerski producer that was supplying skis to all athletes in the race. There is no gloating from competitors. "I feel sorry for them. It's a…

23Aug 2019 by DS News Team

Ingvild Oestberg: It’s Important For Me To Show That I Am Happy And That I Love Doing This

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Ingvild Flugstad Østberg is more than a skier. With her polite manners and seemingly ever-present smile she's a symbol of all the positive cross country skiing brings to life. Yet smiling young woman turns into a ferocious fighter once she's on skis, be it sprint or long distance race. It's only too right , somehow that Ms. Østberg is a reigning World Cup holder and, by extension, a prime ambassador of the ancient sport to masses, skiing or otherwise. But that's not it. Can you think of any other active skier who took time to work on ski-related product and turn it into one of the world's best? Ingvild did. When you see both amateurs and pros alike doing miles on IDT's Invgvild Østberg Edition rollerskis - remember, it's not…

22Aug 2019 by DS News Team

Team GB Is Doing Something Right

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Two years after Jostein Vinjerui and Hans Kristian Stadheim took helm of the British Nordic Ski Team's senior squad it is evident that the things are going in the right direction. Andrew Young and Jimmy Clugnet are now firmly among the world's elite in sprint while Andrew Musgrave is a real man to watch in the upcoming season, his double victory at Blink be the witness ( just in case somebody forgot - Alex Bolshunov was the guy to win 60K C at Blink the previous year) [caption id="attachment_12545" align="alignnone" width="1920"] Andrew Musgrave [/caption] [caption id="attachment_12544" align="alignnone" width="1920"] Andrew Young[/caption] [caption id="attachment_12553" align="alignnone" width="1920"] James Clugnet finishing 2d at Blink Sprint[/caption] This is not an attempt of analysis of the trio's performance in the hands of their Norwegian coaches -…

19Aug 2019 by DS News Team

Wealthy, Happy And Skiing. Make Sure Your Politicians Are Aware Of That Connection

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Norway is one of the world's wealthiest countries It is also one of the world's happiest Finally, It clearly has more skiers than any other nation as a proportion of population while pro-skiing is a king on television. Norway's Top 20 Most Talked About features 5 sport-related personalities of which three are skiers ...Sometimes important things do not need to be complicated - just make sure your local politicians are aware of magic powers of cross country skiing. Especially before the elections.

14Aug 2019 by DS News Team

Fossli Sufferes Cardiac Arrest, Survives

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Sondre Turvoll Fossli suffered a cardiac arrest on Monday but survived and is recovering now. Quick thinking and speedy assistance by Sondre's girlfriend Henriette Mork and a cyclist who happened to drive by and fast arrival of emergency ambulance helped a 26-year-old cross country skier to escape with his life. He's now in recovery as medics are trying to establish what could have caused a sudden heart failure with one of the world's best athletes. Team Norway doctors have already said there was absolutely nothing wrong with Fossli's ECG at the last year's in-depth check-up, neither was there any other signs of heart-related problems. Fossli is currently #22 in FIS Sprint ratings and was/is a member of the Sprint Group of the Norwegian national team.

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