Cologna

02Feb 2022 by The Daily Skier Editorial

How much does it actually cost to prepare an Olympic champion? We talk to the man in the know

Markus Cramer needs no introduction. A "doyen du corps" of the international cross country skiing coaches " guild", the German specialist had a great career spanning decades with different national teams, Olympic gold medals under his belt and is currently at his 6th Winter Olympic Games. Who would be better placed to talk about the simple yet complicated for many question: How much does it cost to prepare an athlete who has a chance to win medal at the Olympics? "... Ah, it depends on many, many factors, of course, smiles Marcus, - but if you want to be serious and count everything - a minimum 150.000 euros needs to be budgeted. Per person, per season. To win, to have a realistic chance at the Olympic gold, an athlete absolutely…

14Apr 2020 by DS News Team

Swiss Team Announces Squad Selection 2020/21

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The Swiss ski federation is traditionally among the first to announce the squad selection for the upcoming season - pretty much the moment the last one is over. Corona-crisis or not, the Swiss have decided to keep with traditions Only three athletes made it to the national team this time around: Dario Cologna, Nadine Fähndrich and Laurien van der Graaff. No surprises there - all three had strong last season. [caption id="attachment_15560" align="alignnone" width="1920"] Fähndrich/ van der Graaff duo is among the strongest in the world. Here they are captured right after the silver finish in Dresden, their second Team Sprint podium of the season[/caption] [caption id="attachment_15561" align="alignnone" width="1920"] 2019/20 wasn't the best season for the Olympic champion, only one individual podium - but, rumor has it, Cologna was experimenting…

17Feb 2020 by DS News Team

Cool Train Running. Carrying Athletes On SkiTour 2020

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Being 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 point A to point B. But since we all are eco-minded now, it is also the trendiest. Enter Norwegian train and bus company Vy, that taken a big step of becoming the Main Sponsor for Ski Tour 202o. Part of that sponsorship is transporting all the athletes from one venue to the next. On the specially chartered and custom-painted train, no less! Today the first charter have taken some of the world's best skiers from Östersund to Åre. Athletes only. Coaches and support personnel had to go old-fashioned way - by bus & truck. Poor them. Athletes did look properly…

09Sep 2019 by DS News Team

Peek Inside Cologna Ski Center

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The town of Davos has two claims to fame: the annual World Economic Forum and the fact that Dario Cologna for the last circa ten years lives there. The latter is actually more obvious throughout the year - even if not as well-covered by media. [caption id="attachment_12678" align="alignnone" width="1920"] Swiss national performance center for cross-country skiing is located right in the middle of the Alpine resort town[/caption] [caption id="attachment_12682" align="alignnone" width="1920"] The fact that last year it was named after Dario is significant in itself - not exactly a Swiss tradition to name facilities after active athletes[/caption] [caption id="attachment_12681" align="alignnone" width="1920"] but the fact that they - wait for it - allocated a separate, personalized parking space for the quadruple Olympic champion speaks volumes of his status in town [/caption][caption…

19Dec 2018 by DS News Team

New Equipment Seen At World Cup In Davos

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You might be excused in your thinking that FIS World Cup stage is about race results and points earned. The way we see it, it is as much about newest equipment and/or new ski related fashion promoted by the world's best athletes. And the most attractive ones too. Especially when the new items are put on display against that gorgeous ( and uber-fancy) backdrop of Swiss Davos. Without further ado - here's what we spotted on the trails of Davos Nordic: Skis [caption id="attachment_9669" align="aligncenter" width="1920"] Quite possibly the biggest novelty on the WC stage: Sandra Schützová premiers Kästle skis. Read more [/caption][caption id="attachment_9684" align="aligncenter" width="1061"] Miki Kodama and Chika Kobayshi with newest Ogasaka W Carbon. The Japanese brand hitherto available only in Asia is slowly coming to Europe via…

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