23Nov 2017 by DS News Team
Up Close And Personal With Astrid Øyre Slind, Part 2

Up Close And Personal With Astrid Øyre Slind, Part 2

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Part II of a profile of Astrid Øyre Slind, star of long distance ski racing from Team Koteng ( ex Team United Bakeries) . See Part 1 here:    ....On the role of the media, both traditional and social: Kim Kardashian has 100 million followers on Instagram and you have one – one thousand. How come? - (laughs) I don't have my TV series.. it's about being posh, something that normal people don't have. It's a lot about being confident and willing to sell yourself. Is Astrid Slind confident? - She's pretty confident in a way that she likes her life and likes who she is. I don't want to change but I don't think many people would necessary wish to have my life. - - This photo of five…
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22Nov 2017 by DS News Team
Up Close And Personal With Astrid Øyre Slind, Part 1

Up Close And Personal With Astrid Øyre Slind, Part 1

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Meet Astrid Øyre Slind who is well on her way of becoming one of the top stars of international skiing. She spent a beginning of her career competing at the World Cup distances, winning U23 World Championship. In 2014 she, however, had switched to classic ski marathons. First year wasn't that impressive, but the last season Slind was constantly breathing down the neck of the Ski Classics leaders, Britta Norgren, Justyna Kowalczyk and Katerina Smutna  , all of whom have been on the ski circuit for much longer. Would the coming season be the one of Astrid Slind? Not much left to wait, the season kicks off in Pontresina at the end of November. ...For the ease of reading we have decided to separate the interview with Slind into two parts: in…
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10Nov 2017 by DS News Team
Part II Of Keeping Up With World Best Skiers: Team United Bakeries

Part II Of Keeping Up With World Best Skiers: Team United Bakeries

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… In Part II of Team United Bakeries profile ( see Part I here) the team members talk about their training methods, what sort of money are there in the professional skiing as well as share their views on how to grow a popularity of skiing in the world – and pretty much everything in between. All answers represent common team opinion ( when and if opinions are split, it is clearly marked as such) The conversation(s) took place over several evenings during the joint rollerski camp on Mallorca at the end of October Just to remind you that in the season of 2017/18 Team United Bakeries 2016-2017 are: Tore Bjoerseth Berdal John Kristian Dahl Stian Hoelgaard Astrid Øyre Slind Torleif Syrstad plus Team Director Bernhard Ronning, former competitive ski…
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03Nov 2017 by DS News Team
UpDated: Rollerski Mallorca And Keeping Up With World Best Skiers

UpDated: Rollerski Mallorca And Keeping Up With World Best Skiers

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UPDATE Sept. 2018 ...Kind of hard to believe, but almost a year has flown by since Team United Bakeries director Bernhard Rønning and the boss of Rollerski Mallorca, Manu Rullan came up with the idea as brilliant as it is simple: Allow amateur skiers into a professional skiing team camp. To train, live and even eat their meals together with some of the planet's best long distance skiers: Tore Bjorseth Berdal, Stian Hoelgaard, Astrid Øyre Slind, Torleif Syrstad and, of course, triple Vasaloppet winner John Kristian Dahl. Team United Bakeries had since become Team Koteng. But the idea really took off. This October Rønning & Rullan cordially invite skiers to join them on island of Mallorca again in late October for one-of-a-kind experience. And no, this is not an advertorial.…
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