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19May 2019 by WMaster

NORWAY’S NATIONAL DAY IS FOR NORSKE BUNADER

Norske Bunader. Elaborate and very expensive dresses that are such a big deal in Norway - but not in neighbouring Sweden or Denmark. The day to get dressed - and to have a good photo taken with your significant other [caption id="attachment_11448" align="alignnone" width="1510"] Johannes Klaebo with Pernille Døsvik[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11449" align="alignnone" width="1426"] Emil Iversen (sans Bunader for some reason) and Marte EmilsenNiklas Dyrhaug and Frida Martinsen[/caption]

28Aug 2018 by WMaster

Role of Individual In History Or How One Man Made Wearing Helmets Cool

Newsfeed

With his clean shaven head and bulging muscles, the gentleman gives a very solid appearance, often associated with say, long term football firm members in England. In reality a 49 year old native of Innfjorden in Romsal, Norway is one of those people who changed lives of many – and in a very good way. Meet Olav Hagen, a former policeman ( hence a “don't you f@#k with me” appearance) who pretty much singlehandedly brought about a tectonic change in the world of skiing: He made rollerskiing in helmet cool! Ask yourself, how many times have you, personally, stepped out on the trail with your two-wheels companions and a pair of sticks – but without a helmet? Even knowing full clear it's totally wrong? You should be blamed of course…

20Apr 2017 by WMaster

In the Army Now…

Leaders, Newsfeed

Niklas Dyrhaug shared with 55 thousands of his subscribers on Instagram a photo of himself along with Didrik Tønseth and Finn Hågen Krogh sporting a rather different uniform of Team Norway Taken at Setermoen Leir, Norwegian Armed Forces largest military base near Tromsø, the image features the trio in brand-new Army uniforms , including bullet-proof kevlar vests, Tønseth, Dyrhaug and Krogh are seen holding various versions of a standard Norwegian Army assault rifle, Heckler & Koch HK416N. No pacifists there, it seems! Since no explanation for a sudden militarization of the trio of most promising new talents in the Norwegian team was provided with an Instagram post, we are all left wondering whether they seek continue their careers with the Heimevernet or the Home Guard. https://www.instagram.com/p/BTG8pA9B9d1/

20Apr 2017 by WMaster

Elbow pain from poling? StaffanSTAVEN to the rescue

Gear News, Newsfeed

Low impact on our knees and feet is one of the benefits of the cross country skiing that we appreciate the most. There is one caveat though – from time to time, at least some of us develop a pain in the elbow due to the overuse of sticks, causing tendinitis, a minor inflammation. Once upon a time the doctor's verdict was simple: give it a rest and avoid training for a while. Now, all that is coming to an end thanks to a Swedish innovation, the StaffanSTAVEN shock dampers. StaffanSTAVEN (or "Staffan's poles") is the brainchild, of Staffan Larsson, the winner of the 1999 Vasaloppet, and Gunnar Winroth, an orthopedic surgeon. Together, they figured out that inserting a specially calibrated spiral spring encased in a carbon-fibre tube into a pole handle would provide a very…

19Apr 2017 by WMaster

Night Ski Racing Is King

Travel & Mass Sport

The outgoing season o 2016/17 was the year when the popularity of night/dark racing has exploded. It's not like the nordic racing enthusiasts the world over didn't figure out how to put their silvas and petzls to good use before, but the future historians would likely name the last season as the one when night skiing became a true sport. Because the last year two of the most popular cross country skiing festivals in the world both were nocturnal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1BD5WWv8YA First Vasalappet franchise gave birth to NattVassan, arguably the most challenging Judge for yourself – instead of the usual for Vasaloppet's checkpoint per every 10 kilometers, only one, halfway through the 90 kilometer course was organized ( with a few more basic feedstations along the way). Instead, all the participants were…

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