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13Jul 2019 by DS News Team

Shock: There Is Someone Who Doesn’t Want To Live Close To Martin Sundby!

A newly crowned World champion Martin Johnsrud Sundby might have to split his attention between skiing and going to court next season. According to to ABC Nyheter a 34 year old plans to sue municipality of Ringsaker for revocation of already issued building permit. Four years ago Sundby bought some land at one of the Norwegian ski paradise locations - Sjusjøen. It looks like he only got around to building a cabin on it this year with municipality first OKeying his blueprints, but then abruptly cancelling it. Something to do with a Norwegian law stipulating how close the walls of your house could be from the land plot borders and whether the neighbors agree to getting too close to them and/or blocking their views. [caption id="attachment_12230" align="alignnone" width="1920"] According to…

12Jul 2019 by DS News Team

Marketing Potential Of Ski Prodigy: 25 Agents Applied To Represent Frida Karlsson

Money & Finance, Newsfeed

If you manufacture anything with even remote appeal to broader public AND had a way of foretelling the future, chances are you would apply last year to become Friday Karlsson's sponsor. Or, if you are representative of a burgeoning profession of intermediary between sport stars and sponsors, you'd do anything to become her business development & marketing agent. It's too late now though: in interview with SVT Sport her mother ( and former world class skier), Mia Karlsson says that only during the World Championship some 20 to 25 agents contacted the family and offered to represent Frida Think about it and tell your friends: 25 already highly paid professional reps, all queuing for the honor to represent hitherto unknown Nordic skier. Honor - and a lot of money. The…

12Jul 2019 by DS News Team

Norway Where You Rollerski On Streets

Newsfeed, Trivia

Norway is a country that is consistently on top of all sorts of prosperity and people's happiness charts. Experts routinely attribute it to strong welfare state, educated & motivated labor plus that gift of Nature, lots of oil on the shelf. We say: don't forget about skiing. Or rollersking, for that matter. When you can ski out of your house - that should really make one a tad happier.

11Jul 2019 by DS News Team

Apparel Brands By Skiers. Russian Trio Leads

Gear News, Newsfeed

No less than three top Russian skiers produce and sell their personal apparel lines. While the sales figures are not quite those of Daehlie or Johaug brands, strong race performances and active social media use help the business to grow for all three makes. More are more ski clubs in Russia feature racing suits and training textiles developed by the trio. Sales pitch can't be be argued with: all three emphasize that through years of hard training and competing they've learned how apparel should be made to fit the needs of skier. All three generally sell in Russia but if you are so inclined, you also could order a piece of clothing bearing your favorite Russian "lyzhnik" name, special delivery. [caption id="attachment_12200" align="alignnone" width="1522"] VMax is well known acronym for…

10Jul 2019 by DS News Team

Haakon Klaebo: It Is Actually Athlete Who Owns Market Rights

Money & Finance, Newsfeed

In written response to the Daily Skier, Haakan Klaebo, Johannes'father and manager , clarifies what the agreement between the Norwegian Ski Federation and the world's best skier contains - and why it took so long to reach it: "In short, we have reached a better understanding with the Ski Federation ( NSF) side in relation to the fact that it is actually the athlete who owns the market rights, and that the NSF can thus not enter into as many agreements as they want without this being stipulated in the contract with the athlete himself. ” "We have achieved a proper delineation as to when an athlete is a private person, can represent his club and when he represent the NSF» "The NSF has accepted that they have to…

Author: DS News Team