01Jul 2022 by The Daily Skier Editorial
The BLINK Skifestival is back in full strength this year after last two editions hampered but not broken by COVID

The BLINK Skifestival is back in full strength this year after last two editions hampered but not broken by COVID

Leaders, Newsfeed
The BLINK at the beginning of August is one of those rare stories worth talking about, year after year. Why do we at The Daily Skier pay so much attention to it? Because the competition is evolving, growing in strength, getting more spectators, better sponsorship and more media attention. Because it's the world's first real fusion of xcskiig and biathlon (others are trying to imitate now) Because of its festive, celebratory atmosphere that is difficult to convey unless you are on the ground ( and if you haven't made up your mind about vacations yet, BLINK is on August 3-6 thus year!). In short, BLINK is bluntly showing what a successful cross-country skiing competition should be like, narrow skis or those wheeled. We talked to Arne Idlamd, the guy created…
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07Aug 2021 by The Daily Skier Editorial
Blink Skifestival introduces new promising race format

Blink Skifestival introduces new promising race format

Leaders, Newsfeed
Blink skifesfival is not just a unique amalgamation of xcskiing, biathlon and open-air pop-music concerts. It blazes the trail in introducing new race formats that show great potential. On Friday Blink rolled out a new idea: a combo race: individual prologues ( 2.6k women, 4.2k men) followed two hours later by pursuit races of 10/ 14k. The Sandness Arena is a primarily training grounds so slopes' difficulty is not on par with what the top international stars assembled are accustomed to - but we are talking rollerskis , no snow skier wants to risk an injury on treacherous asphalt downhill, so there were no complaints among the starters. That's to say that sprinters felt right at home in their relatively long prologue while a distance runner found her/ himself a…
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17Jul 2020 by DS News Team
Gear Silje and Vilde Used On Their Multi-mile Rollerski Vacation

Gear Silje and Vilde Used On Their Multi-mile Rollerski Vacation

Gear News, Newsfeed
Well, you surely read our story about Silje and Vilde who embarked on long rollerski vacation across Denmark. And now you want to know what gear and textiles the two young Norwegians used - 240 kilometers while pulling a heavy cart and sleeping al fresco is not something you want to do wearing a T-shirt from a supermarket and a pair of skis your uncle had stored in his garage! GEAR: Note Swix newest Roadline One poles - the company from Lillehammer promises that those are more gentle on your elbows while rollerskiing while maintaining the same low weight/ high stiffness as venerable Triacs. "They are amazing , - says Silje Vasvåg, - never tried any better" IDT's Classic RM2s, used by the most leading national teams, have been working…
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15Jul 2020 by DS News Team
Silje, Vilde And Their 50k/day Rollerski Vacation Across Denmark

Silje, Vilde And Their 50k/day Rollerski Vacation Across Denmark

Newsfeed, Travel & Mass Sport, Trivia
" Just living is not enough, says the butterfly in the short Hans Christian Andersen's tale , one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.” Meet Silje Vasvåg and Vilde Hammernes Pedersen, two urbanite millennials from Oslo who decided to experience Denmark in a very unusual way. " Vilde and I had worked together for some time, and went skiing on our time off at the season opening at Beitostølen. We found out that we loved to work out together, and so we decided to do a training camp upcoming summer. But it had to be something with skiing. Therefore we decided on visiting a country on rollerskis. From there we started to think about how we could make it a bit more complicated...." And complicated they did: "…
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13Jul 2020 by DS News Team
Ball Bearings: Who Uses What

Ball Bearings: Who Uses What

Gear News, Newsfeed
Some rollerski makers only produce frames, others also mill hubs and even mold rubber in house. One thing that all of them have to buy from third parties is, perhaps, the most crucial element in construction: Ball bearings. Devout rollerskiers want to shave a fraction of second from their results and thus use mega-expensive ceramic bearigns that they also clean before each race. We reckon there are only a few hundred people like that on the planet - and they all/mostly are into speed rollerskiing. The hundreds of thousands of "regular skiers" care more about longevity and reliability of their gear. [caption id="attachment_16189" align="alignnone" width="1920"] The most important quality of the ball bearings when it comes to rollerskiing is an ability to handle abusive treatment[/caption] Which means that pretty much…
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