27Dec 2021 by The Daily Skier Editorial
Two top female skiers announce break in their careers for medical reasons-just weeks before the Olympics. What’s going on and what’s to be done?

Two top female skiers announce break in their careers for medical reasons-just weeks before the Olympics. What’s going on and what’s to be done?

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The Sunday news came as a bit of a shock https://www.instagram.com/p/CX8Ntt8LHnw/?utm_medium=copy_link And then again it didn't - Oestberg's struggles with her form & health were well publicised. Even still, those troubles seemed to be behind her. Ingvild came strong 8th in 10kF in Davos mere two weeks ago, just 28 seconds behind Therese Johaug. Since the Beijing 2022 distance courses seem to clearly favor light yet strong and technical athletes, many felt the ex-World Cup winner's place in the Norwegian line-up is all but guaranteed. Not so, alas A little less noticed by the media but nonetheless shocking was a similar announcement earlier last week by one of the most promising young Italian athletes: Francesca Franchi informed her fans via Instagram that doctors told her to stop competing, effective immediately.…
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23Aug 2019 by DS News Team
Ingvild Oestberg: It’s Important For Me To Show That I Am Happy And That I Love Doing This

Ingvild Oestberg: It’s Important For Me To Show That I Am Happy And That I Love Doing This

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Ingvild Flugstad Østberg is more than a skier. With her polite manners and seemingly ever-present smile she's a symbol of all the positive cross country skiing brings to life. Yet smiling young woman turns into a ferocious fighter once she's on skis, be it sprint or long distance race. It's only too right , somehow that Ms. Østberg is a reigning World Cup holder and, by extension, a prime ambassador of the ancient sport to masses, skiing or otherwise. But that's not it. Can you think of any other active skier who took time to work on ski-related product and turn it into one of the world's best? Ingvild did. When you see both amateurs and pros alike doing miles on IDT's Invgvild Østberg Edition rollerskis - remember, it's not…
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10May 2018 by DS News Team
Faces Of Elite Skiing. Part 1

Faces Of Elite Skiing. Part 1

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Upon looking at the photos from the last season, a realization came: too much attention on the actual results, too little on the people behind those results A thing need to be remembered: one could be an indomitable champion - or not. But all those who made it to the World Cup or a pro-long distance team are some of the best trained humans on this planet. And some of the best looking too. Relaxed, smiling, tense, concentrated, angry, happy - their faces and body language betray emotions they feel before & after the race. So, without further ado, here are the elite skiers of 2017/2018 ( and it will be continued in Part II...Part III...then we'll see) [caption id="attachment_7506" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] Ragnhild Haga concentrates before the race start in…
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