06Sep 2017 by DS News Team
Study Of Global XC Skiing Market Size Is Out: We Look At It And Question Its Findings

Study Of Global XC Skiing Market Size Is Out: We Look At It And Question Its Findings

Money & Finance, Newsfeed
Have you ever thought about how big really is a global market for cross country skiing gear? Last week Ireland-based market research & business intellegence firm Fact.Mr has attempted to answer just that with their Cross Country Ski Equipment Market Forecast, Trend Analysis & Competition Tracking – Global Review 2017 to 2022 The access to the whole reports costs a cool $ 2595 – which we thought is a tad expensive for the purposes of this discussion, so we rely on the data the report authors made publicly available To quote: A new study published by Fact.MR has estimated the global cross country ski equipment market to exhibit a steady expansion through the forecast period 2017 to 2022. We could only agree with that premise. Despite challenges of snowless winters…
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05Sep 2017 by DS News Team
Justyna Kowalczyk Lights Up Twitter With New Photos

Justyna Kowalczyk Lights Up Twitter With New Photos

Newsfeed, Trivia
Justyna Kowalczyk have made thousands of her fans go ecstatic with new pictures she just published on her Twitter account. https://twitter.com/JuiceKowalczyk/status/904637598961991682 A 34 year old, who has a cult following in her native Poland – and is hugely popular with skiing fans the world over - has posted an "inside view" of a commercial photoshoot for her sponsor, Bank Santader. On one of the photo a double Olympic champion dons a "femme fatale" image, featuring long night gown and enhanced by vampish makeup. Twitter went crazy with many fans comparing their hero to actress Cate Blanchett ( we're not so sure) https://twitter.com/JuiceKowalczyk/status/904776687472320512  Justyna Kowalczyk , a recognized specialist of classic style, has left the ski marathon Team Santader last month with a bit of a slam on the door, accusing…
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12Jul 2017 by The Daily Skier Editorial
Here’s How To Make XCSkiing Ratings Jump

Here’s How To Make XCSkiing Ratings Jump

Leaders, Money & Finance, Newsfeed
...We love cross-country skiing – otherwise why would we launch this media empire webplatform dedicated to it? What we don't like is how relatively little TV coverage it gets . Because said TV coverage generates buzz, buzz translates into popularity, popularity brings bigger investments, bigger investments provide us with more places to ski and better ( and cheaper) equipment to buy. So, we have to have more xc skiing on TV in order to be able to enjoy it more. Simple, right? We take our media responsibilities seriously and have put together a list of new competition formats that could be introduced to augment those already existing ones ( see, we did not say “replace” - that would be causing a wrath of skiing purists!). If you happen to see…
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20Jun 2017 by DS News Team
Doublepoling Rebel Who Took On FIS

Doublepoling Rebel Who Took On FIS

Leaders, Newsfeed
Magnus Vesterheim is not quite a household name in the skiing world– yet. A 22-year old from Lillehammer, however, is an author a viral sensation, that was (and is) being discussed well after the season is over – and that has potentially wide repercussions for the future of cross country skiing competitions. But first things first. At the meeting a year ago FIS had decreed ( "decided" simply does not sound strong enough to describe the depth) that from now on , race officials, at their sole discretion, may designate clearly marked zones where no doublepoling is allowed during classical cross country skiing races i.e " no DP zones" “All nations agreed that we need to find a way to preserve the classic striding technique within classic skiing” Fasterskier.com then…
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16Jun 2017 by DS News Team
Premium Rollerski From Bavaria That Really Stand Out In the Crowd

Premium Rollerski From Bavaria That Really Stand Out In the Crowd

Gear News, Money & Finance, Newsfeed
A popularity of rollerskiing must be exploding. At least, seriously increasing. That is a strong impression one gets from observing the amount of the new entrants to already pretty saturated field of rollerski producers. The latest trend seems to be easy to summarize in one word: "suspension" A Canadian Rundle advertises " a unique suspension that helps absorb the bumps, tracks straight, and make rollerski overall more comfortable" for its Flex model. A close-to-impossible to find in Europe US-made Pursuit Fork Flex ( that gets raving reviews in the North American skiing press ,. http://fasterskier.com/fsarticle/living-the-dream-2016-skate-rollerski-review/ is featuring spring-steel fork to provide flex " that simulates the flex of a ski better than concave flex typical of composite frames" Needless to say, those are flagship, top-of-the line models costing quite a bit of…
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