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06Nov 2019 by DS News Team

That Is How Many Collabs Klaebo Did This Year – And Why His Are Of Totally Novel Kind

There is nobody like Johannes Høsflot Klaebo. Never was in the history of skiing. Ans we are not talking his crazy Olympic and world titles' count for a guy aged only 23. We are talking about his mass appeal. The world did know popular skiers but it would be fair to say that nobody, not even Therese Johaug or Petter Northug, could be compared in volume of buzz that surrounds the skiing's youngest Olympic champion. And that buzz has quite a material side. Since the end of the last season a 23 year old Norwegian super star: - launched Hufs hair product line https://www.instagram.com/p/BzqfQflBEmI/ - became a face of Abilica training equipment line https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5ITHvImHIY&list=PLXmLfJZ3LlLXgPyBRufdjiB1veqJU6Xuw - continued his cooperation with international giant Hoka One One [caption id="attachment_13537" align="alignnone" width="1080"] Clifton 6…

01Nov 2019 by DS News Team

Rollerski Market: Yearly Review

Gear News, Newsfeed

November 1st seems to be a good day to look back at what we saw on many a rollerski track & competition in the season behind us & to share the impressions. A couple of points before we start: - We absolutely refuse to be dragged into a conversation about which rollerskis are better and in what way. As far as we are concerned, the skiing public is discerning enough to make all the right choices. Choices both rational - and those determined by emotions. - There will be nothing said about the so-called "speed rollerskis: those 530mm rockets have evolved into pretty much a separate sport with its own technique, races, stars etc. It hardly overlaps any longer with snow skiing ( only in boots and poles, to be…

30Oct 2019 by DS News Team

IDT Goes SKF

Newsfeed, Training & Outfitting

IDT Solutions, rollerski supplier to the national teams of Norway, Sweden & Russia, have announced that the company is changing its approach to essential component sourcing: instead of several manufacturers of ball bearings , from now on there will be just one: Svenska Kullagerfabriken. Better known as SKF, the biggest and , likely, the most iconic name in that "bearing business" worldwide. Iconic brand products don't tend to come cheap. But IDT boss Svein Iversbakken thinks it's worth it: "We used to purchase ball bearings from four to five different suppliers. The quality has generally been very good, but we have discovered quality differences within the parties from the same suppliers. This has been a moment of uncertainty both for us as a manufacturer and for all skiers who use…

09Aug 2019 by DS News Team

Equipment Update As Seen At Blink Ski Fest

Gear News, Newsfeed

Blink Skifest is not just the world's biggest summer event in skiing & biathlon - it's also sort of a catwalk of the newest equipment issued to world's best athletes by their material sponsors. [caption id="attachment_12431" align="alignnone" width="1920"] Showstopper of this year's Blink Skifest - Alpina ESK 2.0 Summer Racing [/caption] [caption id="attachment_12436" align="alignnone" width="1230"] As evident from photos, they closely resemble august ESK 2.0 Winter - lest insulation [/caption] [caption id="attachment_12430" align="alignnone" width="1920"] Although Russian-based Spine was showing a prototype of full-carbon rollerski boots on similar Rottefella platform on ISPO this year, these Alpinas are officially world's first production rollerski boots with carbon soles. Finally!.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_12432" align="alignnone" width="1920"] These new Salomon S/LABs don't quite look production-ready, more like a prototype....[/caption] [caption id="attachment_12435" align="alignnone" width="1920"] ...but since they were…

20Jun 2019 by DS News Team

Meet Man Behind Success Of Summer Skiing Fests In Norway

Leaders, Newsfeed

Man behind the scenes. Meet Morten Iversbakken, co-founder, manager & driving force behind the rapid rise of @idtsports. Star-studded rollerski races Norway is known for ( and the appeal is growing with each year) won't be possible without dedicated sponsorship(s) by the company both willing and able to provide world-class equipment to world-class stars of skiing. Hand delivered (literally as you can see on this photo) to each & every destination e.g. Hamar's Kirkebakken Grand Prix yesterday, Oslo Skifest today. Is he alone? By no means. There are other dedicated men, women and their outfits in rollerskiing, yet we think this case special: IDT is a large company and was doing well before it went into skiing. Morten is a well-off young man with a growing family. He could have…

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