Path To Olympics – What It Takes To Get To Pyeongchang

Path To Olympics – What It Takes To Get To Pyeongchang

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Last week Pourya Shafizadeh, a 37 year old Norwegian of Iranian origin made headlines in Scandinavia. A financial consultant from Sandnes near Stavanger have declared his ambition to run a cross-country skiing race at the Olympic Games next year – despite having no experience in international competitions ( he's a dedicated and fairly strong long distance skier though). Shafizadeh, according to VG.no, is now training very hard to make his dream come true. Here at the Daily Skier we have a soft spot for stories of will and determination so we have decided to take a closer look at Shafizadeh's chances of making it to Pyeongchang. ...A major difference between the FIS World Cup races and FIS World Championships – and those of the Olympic Games is difficulty of qualifying.…
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