rollerski

13Jul 2018 by DS News Team

World’s Best Abdominal Muscles, Pictured And Explained

On the photo above is a great looking washboard stomach. A skier's stomach ( of course - otherwise, why would it be here, on the xcskiing site?). A perfect combination of beauty - and function. ...It was in the 1990s when Professor Bengt Saltin made a discovery: with each generation, muscles of cross country skiers are growing. Although aerobic capacities have improved only marginally over the years, the strength and muscular endurance of the upper body of cross country skiers have become dramatically better . Famed scientiest, FIS expert etc. etc., Saltin had an extensive experience working with Swedish elite cross-country skiers. His conclusions: elite XC skiers of the 1990s demonstrated 15–25% larger fiber areas, especially in their arm and core muscles, than their counterparts of the 1970s! Fast forward 20…

02Jul 2018 by DS News Team

Elite Skier Launches His Own Apparel Brand. And There Is More To It

Leaders, Newsfeed

What does a skier do when she/he has a bit of time? Launches his own apparel line, naturally! At least that's what Gleb Retivykh, one of the leaders of the Russian sprint team just did. [caption id="attachment_7875" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] Gleb Retivykh at the training camp in Estonia. Putting GR apparel through the grind[/caption] “ There are two things that I want to accomplish: first one is to give pro-skiers and serious amateurs apparel that is not just functional – but was built out of experience, of thousands of hours of hard training and competing....” says the World Cup stage winner and the former Junior World champion. [caption id="attachment_7876" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] "|See, it's light and stretches well... Testing it myself every day, several hours a day"[/caption] But the fame & the…

14Jun 2018 by DS News Team

How One Swedish Orthopedic Doctor Enlisted Science To Save Skiers’ Limbs

Newsfeed, Training & Outfitting

Many a skier have heard by now of StaffanStaven, shock absorbing poles from Northern Sweden By placing carefully calibrated springs into carbon fiber tubes that are attached to original poles, StaffanSTAVEN helps to offset unfortunate effects - the price we all pay for our love of skiing on hard surface and, especially, rollerskiing. Yes, it's about taking away the pain in elbows, shoulders and wrists - and yes, the StaffanStaven tech works! A picture is worth a thousand words - while a video is, presumably, worth, ten thousand - so to get a basic concept, please watch this video featuring Dr.Gunnar Winroth. Winroth, an experienced Orthopedic surgeon, who dealt with trauma most of his career ( and still does - he keeps his medical practice running!) had developed a concept…

04Jun 2018 by DS News Team

Meet & Greet Jacob Fantuzzo, Marwe Contest Winner

Newsfeed, Travel & Mass Sport

Today we are happy to present the entry that won inaugural Marwe/DailySkier contest on the best story about rollerskiing. Our winner is 16, he is from Upstate New York where winters are long, snow is plentiful – and Nordic skiing is popular. Ditto for rollerskiing, especially among young athletes Meet and greet Jacob Fantuzzo and the story of his path to the best summer sport ever – that of rollerskiing, of course! [caption id="attachment_7715" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Jacob in Pittsford Nordic racing suit [/caption] " ...When Coach told us that the beginning of the Nordic season would be mainly roller skiing, we realized we were in a quandary. Many of my teammates, including myself, did not in fact own roller skis so we had to borrow them. This was a skate…

28May 2018 by DS News Team

We Have Marwe Contest Winner!

Gear News, Newsfeed

We have a winner! Back in March we announced a competition for the best rollerki-related story written by our readers https://dailyskier.com/start-the-new-rollerskiing-season-with-marwe/ Just to remind you, that for this contest we at DailySkier paired up with Marwe Oy, the Finnish company that produces top quality rollerski used by some of the best skiers and biathlets worldwide. After some internal debate in our jury ( yes, it took us a while to choose between two entries!) we are finally ready to announced the winner! Top Prize – a pair of top-of-the range Marwe 620XC rollerskis goes to Jacob Fantuzzo from Pittsford, NY, United States! A runner-up in our contest, Doug Von Korff from Seattle, WA, United States, will get a memento from Marwe Oy to mark his dedication to rollerskiing We shall…

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