06Apr 2020 by DS News Team
Spring, Skiers, Singles…

Spring, Skiers, Singles…

Newsfeed, Trivia
Podrán cortar todas las flores, pero no podrán detener la primavera! ”You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep spring from coming!” That beautiful quote from Pablo Neruda (on a very different occasion) eerily relevant in describing what we got outside our windows this year. Being stuck at home is hardly romantic. Silver lining? Great time for dreaming! Let's just clarify a fee things: - Single is in " single boy". Analyzing girls eligibility for dating is oh-so-twentieth century! In short - go figure out yourself, we shan't tell you. - Shirtless post on Instagram is a must - nobody wants to dream about some shivering in a cold rando. Decidedly unsexy. Even for a skier. - You might be surprised by acute absence of Russian skiers, ditto…
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03Apr 2020 by DS News Team
This Is How Much Norway Spends On Its National Team

This Is How Much Norway Spends On Its National Team

Money & Finance, Newsfeed
It would be more correct to say "was". In interview with Aftenposten the figure was made public: In 2019 the country's national team including Paralympic , junior and , of course, main cross country squad cost some NOK 92 million - or around 9.3 million euros using then-exchange rate. Now the Norwegian dominance in Seefeld-2019 and in the World Cup has an actual price tag. Cross-country ski managers coaches and athletes in other countries would chuckle, wistfully - it's far above other teams' budgets. This year, however, it would go down by at least 20% - that's already known & budgeted-in loss of sponsorships so far...
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29Mar 2020 by DS News Team
Thea Murud Does 347 Kilometres In 24 Hours

Thea Murud Does 347 Kilometres In 24 Hours

Leaders, Newsfeed
Thea Krokan Murud went for a spot of skiing yesterday... 24 hour spot of skiing , to be precise - that ended in 347 kilometres covered. Murud, 25, runs for famed Team Ragde Eiendom. ...we shall try to update this story with more details as they become available... Photo courtesy of @theamurud Instagram
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28Mar 2020 by DS News Team
Crisis Hits Norges Skiforbund

Crisis Hits Norges Skiforbund

Newsfeed
The Norwegian Ski Federation is in full-blown financial crisis. The Skiforbund has lost its funding to the tune of NOK 50 million (about 4.3 million euros at the current exchange rate) for this budget year . Two thirds of personnel will be made redundant or moved to part-time employment arrangements as of March 30th. The Dailyskier has learned that all Norwegian national cross country skiing team' camps are formally cancelled all the way till autumn, the skiers are told to make their own arrangements until then. We have little doubt that Johaug, Klaebo and a few other leading athletes would be able to pay for the camps they deem necessary out of pocket, but at the end of March nobody would dare to predict when skiers' favorite spots in the…
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26Mar 2020 by DS News Team
Hard To Believe But FIS Congress In Thailand Still Not Cancelled

Hard To Believe But FIS Congress In Thailand Still Not Cancelled

Leaders, Newsfeed
Yes, the International Ski Federation Congress in Pattaya, Thailand due to kick off in 8 weeks is still on. Possibly, the last international event with 1000+ participants in the foreseeable future. It might be just a formality - yet still the fact worth noting and, some would say, symbolic. It was meant to be a special one: after 22 years as the FIS President Gian-Franco Kasper was going to retire with the Congress choosing his replacement. A new boss of international snow sports would only become fifth helmsman in more than a century of the FIS existence. As late as last week Kasper still insisted the Congress and,therefore election of his replacement would go on, but the world has changed massively since. Looking at the situation with corona pandemics at…
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