16Aug 2017 by DS News Team
Bringing Rollerskiing to Masses: My Business Is Booming, Says Coach

Bringing Rollerskiing to Masses: My Business Is Booming, Says Coach

Newsfeed, Travel & Mass Sport
Stephanie Cook sounds like a woman who found success. “ Business is booming, I have lots of groups signed up and starting in September.." ...This year Stephanie – or Steph, as she prefers to call herself – has launched a rollerskiing academy ( although she doesn't use the word 'academy') in Bracknell, Berkshire near London, UK. Together with her business partner Jordan Andrews ( Great Britain's national rollerski series champion) Ms Cook, 28 runs the only dedicated kids rollerskiing project in England. It is aimed at getting children aged 5-11 a into rollerskiing "in the playground" - i.e right where they live. The goal is to develop the next generation of English skiers. “We started in January with one group of 10 now we have 3 groups of 15 each…
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15Aug 2017 by DS News Team
In Case You Missed It: Here Is Most Talked About Ski Video Of This Week

In Case You Missed It: Here Is Most Talked About Ski Video Of This Week

Newsfeed, Trivia
This got to be the most talked about event in the skiing world this week: On this video with tens of thousands of views to it, Magdalena Pajala, 29 is seen perfecting her diagonal uphill technique in a bright sunny day near  Piteå, Sweden where she lives. Being 31 week ( or about 7-8 months) pregnant. https://www.instagram.com/p/BXnWmAqAztm/ The text under the video is equally cheeky: " Yes, some days I think intervals are my craving" says former Olympian and Swedish A Team skier ( best result -  fifth in the 4 x 5 km relay in Vancouver 2010 together with Anna Olsson, Charlotte Kalla and Ida Ingemarsdotter ) Instagram video have gathered over 1100 likes so far with comments overwhelmingly in support of Pajala's "interval cravings" – including those from fellow…
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14Aug 2017 by DS News Team
‘Trofeo delle Contrade’, Europe’s First Ski Race of Season

‘Trofeo delle Contrade’, Europe’s First Ski Race of Season

Newsfeed, Travel & Mass Sport
When does competition skiing season start in the Northern Hemisphere? Most people would likely point at the races in Lapland in November – but we say it starts with the ‘Trofeo delle Contrade’ held annually – where else?- in Livigno, Italy. On Friday, August 25th the town high street, via Plan, will once again become one kilometer long skiing stadium - just for the night. Nothing like watching skiers flying down the middle of one of the fanciest shopping streets in the Alpine region, with all those mannequins dressed in top Italian clothing brands in shops' windows for atmosphere. And what of snow? We think Trofeo delle Contrade’ is as much about showing off Livigno's prowess in snowfarming as about anything else. The snow that will be used to set…
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12Aug 2017 by DS News Team
Sergei Dolidovich, 44 Goes Online To Fundraise For His 7th Olympics

Sergei Dolidovich, 44 Goes Online To Fundraise For His 7th Olympics

Money & Finance, Newsfeed
There are no easy paths to the Olympic Games yet the one that Sergei Dolidovich of Belarus have chosen appears to be extra tough. By fundraising on online crowdfunding platform the country's best skier for the last quarter of the century ( yes, you read it right) is hoping to gather enough money to qualify for PyeongChang. If successful, the OG 2018 would become the seventh he were to participate in – on par with legendary Ole Einar Bjørndalen who is also in the running ( but without a crowdfunding element in his preps) A 44 year old native of Orsha has been competing internationally since 1994 – including the World Chapmionships in Lahti where he finished respectful 22d in 50km freestyle. Dolidovich career highlights include coming 5th at the same…
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11Aug 2017 by DS News Team
Charlotta Kalla, Swedish Ski Federation – And 205.000 Swedish Kronor Between Them

Charlotta Kalla, Swedish Ski Federation – And 205.000 Swedish Kronor Between Them

Money & Finance, Newsfeed
The standoff between the Sweden's best skier and the Swedish Ski Federation over bonuses for the last season seems to continue. It also lifts the veil of relative secrecy over rarely discussed system of remuneration in cross skiing at the elite level. It is revealed that the Swedish Ski Federation promised its athletes SEK 150.000 bonus for gold, 60.000 for silver and 30.000 for bronze at the World Championships in Lahti. Charlotta Kalla won silver in 10km race and came 3d in  15 km  skiathlon – as well as being instrumental in winning the silver for Team Sweden in 4 X 5 relay in Lahti this year. That should have made her entitled to SEK 105.000 ( circa EUR 11.000) in bonus money. Except that the Federation is now refusing to…
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