Natalia Nepryaeva, Part 2: I Live Effing Fantastic Life!

Natalia Nepryaeva, Part 2: I Live Effing Fantastic Life!

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...Here's Part 2 of out conversation with Natalia Nepryaeva. "Conversation" is an instrumental word here - it was part interview, part open talk about the skiing world and those who live & compete in it. As most open conversations, it kinda lacked that structural rigidity expected of formal interview, was going back and forth on several subjects. Anyhow, it was fun and here's a gist of it :   [caption id="attachment_11975" align="alignnone" width="1920"] I live effing fantastic life! ( for the Russian language experts among you -  Natalia is using the word "охренненная" in her native tongue - effing is the best translation we could come up with ))) .  I do like the popularity that comes with victories, I do like that growing attention to myself. And it's not…
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Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen Gets Very Prestigious If Complicated New Job

Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen Gets Very Prestigious If Complicated New Job

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Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen is a new head of the Norwegian Sports Association's committee of athletes. Which, effectively, means she is a new official representative of all Norwegian sportsmen and women. With that title, an Olympic champion of PyeongChang 2018 also gins a seat on all-powerful Idrrettsstyret, a steering committee that determines the direction of sport development in the country as we all as financial means to fund that. A 32 year old had a good last season with several podiums at the World Cup and a silver at Worlds in Seefeld - she's been selected for the main national team for 2019/20 and there is no word of career ending . It would be interesting to see how Astrid combines her training schedule and that of her new , effectively…
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