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02Aug 2017 by DS News Team

Coming Up: Rollerski Brand With Attitide

What's the connection between Greek mythology and rollerskiing? And what the Dakar car rally has to do with all of that? Does the material used in rollerski production matters - or is it all about design and engineering? Stand by for the Daily Skier conversation with a founder one of the most exciting new brands in rollerskiing world. Coming up soon.

31Jul 2017 by DS News Team

Rise and Rise of Petter Northug , Skier Who Is Best At Converting His Fame To Fortune

Money & Finance, Newsfeed

Petter Northug Jr. might have had a rather disappointing last season on the ski trails ( and the recent Blink rollerski festival too) but at least in one competition a 31 year old Norwegian is continuing to dominate the pack. “the Mosvik Express” as he is known to his fans, is chugging along from one financial achievement to the next According to freshly released data, Petter Northug Holding AS received a profit of some NOK 10.5 million ( EUR 1.1 million) in 2016 Norwegian business publication Finansavisen stresses that it was a record after-tax profit ( 21% growth from the year earlier) for the company that has 1 (one) employee and shareholder – Mr. Northug himself. A World Cup winner Martin Johnsrud Sundby, by comparison, earned NOK 5.5 million (…

29Jul 2017 by DS News Team

Meet New Soreghina, Marchialonga’s Charming Ambassador

Newsfeed, Travel & Mass Sport

Eleonora Dellantonio – that is a name ( and a face) of a new traditional Marchialonga ambassador, better known as Soreghina. Each year the best & brightest young women of the Fiemme and the Fassa valleys compete for the privilege of being selected to officiate all functions related to what has become a defining event for the area – the Marchialonga race. The name Soreghina stems from a local legend Tradition has it that 'a princess' ought to be sunny in character, sporty and a polyglot From its rather humble local origins, in 45 years Marchialonga has grown to be premiere skiing event of the winter with 7000+ lucky participants from all over the world. 'Lucky' because the race starting slots that go to open sale get booked literally within…

24Jul 2017 by DS News Team

Jorge Vidal of Bonés Skiroll: ‘Some athletes ask us for 5.000€ for sponsoring, just to put a logo somewhere. With that money we can make advertisements for a year on Facebook or Instagram, and believe me, that’s much more effective’

Gear News, Money & Finance, Newsfeed

This is a second part of conversation with Jorge Vidal, founder of Bonés Skiroll , where we talk about what it takes to build the brand from scratch and where the whole rollerski industry is going. - What's your main development goal as a company, what' that niche on the market you're aiming to take? - Our core business is recreational use, aimed at people who are making transition from other sports like cycling, trail running or ski mountaineering, the people who want hard workout that does not impact joints. We know a lot about that, about the feeling you have when you start and what you need, because we are beginners too. If you focus too much on professional use, saying things like “best rollerskis in the world”, it…

22Jul 2017 by DS News Team

Longer, Bigger, Unconventional – Exotic Rollerskis the World Over

Newsfeed

One might be excused for thinking that most innovations in the world of rollersking are in the past, the Golden Ratio is found and all producers are just churning out thousands upon thousands of rollerskis of identical sizes made of similar materialы. True in most cases - but there are rebels in this world: designers and builders, who think outside the accepted norms – and fill our lives with something to talk about – and to try on. Woodski Inc., USA is based in Manchester, New Hampshire and is known ( you guessed) for its rollerskis with shafts made of laminated birch! To the best of our knowledge, nobody else in the world is using olle good wooded frame for production of two-wheeled skis. The company does not actively advertise…

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