13Jun 2017 by DS News Team
Incredible Story of Fern Cates & Her Love of Skiing

Incredible Story of Fern Cates & Her Love of Skiing

Leaders, Newsfeed, Trivia
Fern Cates' story is one of a kind. A fourteen year old from Bridgnorth, United Kingdom first found out what cross country skiing looks like watching the Vancouver Olympics on TV. UK's Midlands is hardly a sort of place that is natural habitat of a cross country skier – but Fern had made up her mind. It sounds incredible, but it took Ms. Cates only 6 years from the very first 'taster session' on rollerski as a gift for her 15th birthday to becoming a full member of the Senior British Nordic Ski Team . Together with Andrew Musgrave and Andrew Young, among the others, Fern was wearing Team GB colours at the Lahti World Championships earlier this year. The Daily Skier spoke to Fern Cates about her training, her…
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06Jun 2017 by DS News Team
Ski Marathons – What to Choose, How to Choose

Ski Marathons – What to Choose, How to Choose

Newsfeed, Travel & Mass Sport
It's a month of June – which means different things for different people, but for the skiers it means the ski marathon schedule for next year is unveiled & published. There is no need to convince those who ever done one to come back. But for those who didn't and reading this: you ought to give that gift to yourself - there's simply nothing out there that compares to taking part in mass skiing event! We will not insult your intelligence by providing exact location details and "how to get there" info – it's all just a click away on Internet. Instead we'll effort to fill the gap in available information and - hopefully - help you choose your first ever marathon. November – December 2017. One of the biggest…
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03Jun 2017 by DS News Team
Blink Fest This Year Draws More Stars Than Ever Before.

Blink Fest This Year Draws More Stars Than Ever Before.

Leaders, Newsfeed, Travel & Mass Sport
Blink Ski Festival this year is shaping up to become more star-studded than ever before. A four day rollerskiing/ summer biathlon event in Western Norway is cementing its unique position in the skiing world. Blink the only real competition where the best & greatest of the World Cup cross country skiing circuit get to see face to face the Visma Ski Classics' strongest marathoners as well as the world's best biathletes. The preliminary list of participants in Blink 2017 reads like who-is-who in the world of “narrow skis”: Marit Bjørgen, Martin Fourcade, Iivo Niskanen, Maiken Caspersen Falla, Heidi Weng, Charlotte Kalla, Krista Pärmäkoski, Martin Johnsrud Sundby, Johannes Thingnes and Tarjei Bø are all attending. And did we mention the King of Skis ( and the last year's winner of Blink's 60km…
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01Jun 2017 by DS News Team
Most Expensive/Exotic Training Classic Rollerskis

Most Expensive/Exotic Training Classic Rollerskis

Gear News, Money & Finance, Newsfeed
The classic training rollerskis segment is dominated by solid, time-tested models such as Marwe Rollerski 800 XC Classic, Swenor Fiberglass, and Elpex Evolution. We, however, take a look at what expensive exotics can be found in this most conservative of rollerski sectors. 1. Ski Skett Elite Classic Flex (formerly known as Flex CL) The Italians are world leaders in carbon fiber monocoque manufacturing (Ferrari, Colnago anybody?). Whatever they learned in supercar and superbike production is, obviously, drifting into rollerski making. The first of the two Italian entries on our list is a brightly colored pair from Sandrigo. They feature a carbon monocoque frame - with forks, however, made of stainless steel. Wow-factor: they are bright. Ski Skett is one of the oldest names on the market – they were making…
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31May 2017 by DS News Team
Scotland to Stage First Ever Ski World Cup Event

Scotland to Stage First Ever Ski World Cup Event

Leaders, Newsfeed, Travel & Mass Sport
Scotland is to get its first taste of elite cross country skiing in the near future, as the FIS conference last week decided to stage a World Cup event there in 2020. "The idea has been there for a while, but now it's determined" Vegard Ulvang, the chairman of the FIS cross-country committee told Norwegian newspaper VG. Hopes for the world's best racers doing laps in Cairngorm National Park are slightly premature – the event will most likely be staged in one of the cities, probably Edinburgh, on artificial snow. "We will produce enough snow for a short track and bring ski sprint to a new country," says Ulvang. Scotland's appearance on the skiing map is totally due to recent successes of Team GB racers and Scottish natives - Andrew…
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