11Jan 2019 by DS News Team
Dresden Skiweltcup. Curtain Raiser

Dresden Skiweltcup. Curtain Raiser

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Key facts: Takes places on Koenigsufer or King's Embankment, the very heart of the historic city of Dresden, the capital of Saxony. 2019 is the second year the FIS World Cup stage is organized by Dresden and, by all accounts, all involved see it as a success – the "license" to hold the FIS competition was recently extended till 2022. Dresden Skiweltcup in numbers - 4000 cubic meters of snow ( compared to the last year's 3000 – the organizers learned some lessons there and made a surplus) - track length 1600 meters. Yes, it's mostly flat hence longer distance - over 2000 paying spectators expected - 290 volunteers to prepare tracks and help organizers - 53.000.000 viewers across Europe saw an inaugural Skiweltcup Dresden in 2018 on television and…
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22Nov 2018 by DS News Team
Peter Schlickenrieder, New Man At Helm

Peter Schlickenrieder, New Man At Helm

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Peter Schlickenrieder is the name that needs no introduction. Here's just a quick reminder of his career milestones: A Silver Olympic medalist of 2002. Together with Tobias Angerer, Rene Sommerfeldt and Axel Teichmann represents the Golden Age of German cross country skiing when international medals and podiums were galore. After the end of the sporting career got coach's diploma as well as launched a sports marketing agency. For over 15 years Schlickenrieder was a main cross country ski expert and commentator on ARD, German public television with a huge audience. He also wrote several successful books on cross country skiing and mountaineering. Earlier this year Peter Schlickenrieder was appointed the Head Coach or "Teamchef" of the German national cross country ski team - after the season that was quite disappointing…
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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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07Nov 2018 by DS News Team
Straight From Source: Thomas Drindl, Head Of Fischer Nordic

Straight From Source: Thomas Drindl, Head Of Fischer Nordic

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Whether you are skier, coach or , perhaps, working for a retailer selling Nordic skis & equipment, you have surely came across products produced by Fischer Sports. No other brand came to define the great sport of skiing as much as the company from the Austrian town of Ried im Inkreiss in the last 50 years. Yet  the people behind the company's success are not going on record with media very often. And this is something we aim to ameliorate with this two-part interview. Here's straight from the source:     Thomas Drindl, 50 Worked for Fischer Sports since 1999 , became a Head of Fischer Nordic ten years later, in 2009. One of the architects of Fischer's last decade's success - both in racing and amateur/mass skiing department. Arguably,…
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11Oct 2018 by DS News Team
Ramsau Glacier, Middle Of October

Ramsau Glacier, Middle Of October

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[caption id="attachment_9065" align="aligncenter" width="1920"] Not much snow yet - but the view is overwhelming [/caption] [caption id="attachment_9070" align="aligncenter" width="1920"] Team US [/caption] [caption id="attachment_9067" align="aligncenter" width="1920"] Piteå Elit and their world-famous training/race gear [/caption] [caption id="attachment_9071" align="aligncenter" width="1920"] Justyna Kowalczyk and her diagonal stride [/caption] [caption id="attachment_9075" align="aligncenter" width="1920"] View from the top[/caption] [caption id="attachment_9068" align="aligncenter" width="1920"] Mika Kodama from Team Japan is happy with her training[/caption] [caption id="attachment_9074" align="aligncenter" width="1920"] Future of XCskiiing [/caption]
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