Post-trip Musings: Why You Should Consider Going To Gällivare

Post-trip Musings: Why You Should Consider Going To Gällivare

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It's standard procedure to write stories about events before they happen – "upcoming event intro" as it's known in business. Helps to remind the audience what to expect - and when, There is one fault with that – a writer/reporter rarely sees & feels the atmosphere of the event ahead of time. So, today we are going to try the other formula – telling you about the event after it happened, in due hope that you'd consider visiting the said event (or indeed the venue of thereof) in the future. [caption id="attachment_5939" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Crowds gather for 10/15 k classic race at the Gallivare Premiere[/caption] So, the Gällivare Premiere http://www.sporteventgellivare.com/en/the-gallivare-premiere/, the cross country skiing event that gathered ( and, one hopes, will continue gathering) the world skiing elite in the…
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Some Of World’s Best Skiers In Gällivare. Photoessay

Some Of World’s Best Skiers In Gällivare. Photoessay

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Just take a look at the world's best skiers training on perfect but extremely demanding tracks of Gällivare ahead of the races on Friday, Saturday and Sunday A picture is worth a thousand words. Enjoy https://www.instagram.com/p/Bbj-Qv5hCwF https://www.instagram.com/p/BbkQhq8hJIx https://www.instagram.com/p/BbkTYPXhFY3 https://www.instagram.com/p/BbkVAmoBG-E https://www.instagram.com/p/Bbj19fth-dl https://www.instagram.com/p/BbkSpPkBI0Q
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Gällivare Premiere: Skiing Stars Gather In Swedish Lapland

Gällivare Premiere: Skiing Stars Gather In Swedish Lapland

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https://www.instagram.com/p/BbhTEsnhqA7/ "We never had such a strong line-up of participants like we have this year!", the organizer of the Gällivare Premiere, Stefan Nieminen, can't hide his satisfaction. He – and the team he runs – also look very tired from having to work from 5AM in the morning till 8PM at night to to make the competitions. It's not easy to prepare the tracks fit for Olympic and world champions. https://www.instagram.com/p/BbiJKiCBtJP/ Out of 21.000 cubic meters of farmed snow that were stored from last year only some 14.000 have survived the unsually rainy summe of Swedish Lapland. But that's was just enough to lay crucial parts of the track – and then Mother Nature helped the last moment with a snowfall. The Olympic champions Marcus Hellner of Sweden ( after…
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Gällivare Premiere Is First Meet Of Season For Top Skiers. We Effort To Understand Why Is It So Popular

Gällivare Premiere Is First Meet Of Season For Top Skiers. We Effort To Understand Why Is It So Popular

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The wait is almost over – just one month & a change before the start of the competition season. The World Cup this year kicks of in Ruka, Finland on November 24th But before the WC first stage, some of the world's strongest skiers will meet, as it is their custom, on the tracks of the Swedish Gällivare – first for training and then to compete at the famed Gällivare Premiere. Nothing beats the first face-to-face race, World Cup or not. Apart from A-team from the home side, Sergey Ustiugov of Russia, Alex Harvey of Canada, Dario Cologna of Switzerland, Kikkan Randall of Team USA are all expected – and so will their teammates. The icing on the cake from the media & publicity point would come in a shape…
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