19Jul 2019 by DS News Team
Blink Skifest: Top Stars Sign Up For Inaugural Lysebotn Doublepoling Race

Blink Skifest: Top Stars Sign Up For Inaugural Lysebotn Doublepoling Race

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Some, clearly like it hot. Then there are others who like it "hot all the way" - like in " Lysebotn Double Poling all the way" Just to remind you, that a traditional Blink Skifest Lysebotn Climb is in skating style and involves 6.4 kilometers of constant climb for a total altitude gain of 640 meters - or a crazy average gradient of 10% ! Monsters of doublepoling ( can't think of a better way of putting it) will do exactly same distance - but on slower wheels! Yep, according to latest, skating will be held in the usual Wheels Speed 1 ( fast) while doublepolers demanded Wheels 2 ! All the rollerskis will be, of course, 0 X 0 i.e. no ratchet mechanism in either to prevent "diagonal cheating"…
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17Dec 2018 by DS News Team
Davos Potpourri – In Vision

Davos Potpourri – In Vision

Newsfeed, Travel & Mass Sport, Trivia
Davos Nordic is always kind of special: for one, it's the first continental stage of the FIS Ski World Cup... It is also the first one on altitude - and heck, it's arguably the fanciest place the international ski circus is travelling to in its season. ...The following photo-spread is not about who came first (although, if you're Johannes Klaebo you automatically get more media & fans'attention) After all, that's what a multi-camera television broadcast does the best in effort to inform you. We, however, try to add to it by giving you a glimpse into what happens before, after & behind the scenes as the world best skiers meet in the Swiss Alps Enjoy - and write to us who and what you'd like to see captured next time!…
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11Nov 2018 by DS News Team
Muonio FIS Races. In Vision

Muonio FIS Races. In Vision

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Why are is Olos/Muonio is a roving capital of world cross country skiing in mid November? - guaranteed snow for one - Muonio is the place where they invented snowfarming - world class recovery and out-of-snow facilities - chance to train with some of the world's best skiers and biathlets on the same tracks - and even to compete against them - all you need to sign up is a valid FIS code [caption id="attachment_9341" align="aligncenter" width="1356"] Muonio/Olos FIS races traditionally serve as astart of international ski season[/caption] [caption id="attachment_9340" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] International superstars like Alexander Bolshunov come to participate[/caption] [caption id="attachment_9335" align="aligncenter" width="899"] ..sometimes stars get beaten by the relative outsiders of the previous season - like Erik Valnes[/caption] [caption id="attachment_9338" align="aligncenter" width="900"] for many victory in Olos is…
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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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07May 2017 by DS News Team
Justyna Kowalczyk: Bring It On!

Justyna Kowalczyk: Bring It On!

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Justyna Kowalczyk is back in the saddle and has started preparing for the Olympic season. Koniec obijania. Dzisiaj zaczęłam przygotowania na igrzysk! Niech się darzy! (The end of bumming around. Today I've began the preps for the (Olympic) Games. Bring it on!), the double Olympic champion informed her 21.4 thousand Twitter followers. Koniec obijania? Dzisiaj zaczęłam przygotowania na igrzysk! Niech się darzy✊✊✊ pic.twitter.com/p314g1GL6Z— Justyna Kowalczyk (@JuiceKowalczyk) May 3, 2017 When a Twitter fan asked whether the beginning of May is considered to be an early or late start of the season for a professional skier, Kowalczyk replied that the photo caption was a metaphor, and that she was already training but the first "official" training camp began last week at Poronin, a ski resort village in Poland close to the…
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