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18Jun 2019 by DS News Team

Top Skier Turns His Mishap Into Advertizing Tool – And We Love It

Gleb Retyvikh is one of the world's top skiers who proved his mettle by winning a bronze at the World Championships in Seefeld this year. However, his real moment of fame last season came during the World Cup stage in Otepaa in January.... ...About ten meters before the finish of Sprint's quarterfinals a 27 year old Russian did this: https://www.instagram.com/p/BtOlbLJhWMN/ Spectacularly novel finishing touch immediately led to all sorts of #retivykhchallenge mems on social media ( do you your quick googling, some of them are actually quite fun) Lesser people would get upset but Retivykh have decided to use his newly found internet fame to promote his vary own apparel brand, GR [caption id="attachment_11858" align="alignnone" width="1920"] Where else to present a new "Retivykh Leap" collection than same very place where…

12Jun 2019 by DS News Team

Thus Trained Bolshunov This Morning…

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Here's this morning's training regimen of the world's leading distance skier: - 1h15m road bike - 1:15 classic rollerskis on dedicated rollerski track i.e. with uphills/downhillls - 1:15 skating rollerskis on the same track - 1:15 trail running, medium to hard terrain For the total of 5 hours. No pauses between sessions , maximum fast equipment swap. All in 1-2 pulse zone ( but to a casual observer it honestly looks like a competition tempo, especially on classic rolllerskis). There is obviously a second training session of the day after lunch and, possibly, a warm-down job in the evening. To be clear, the rest of Yuri Borodavko' s training group did exactly same - we single out Bolshunov for obvious reasons that he's the most successful in the group in…

10Jun 2019 by DS News Team

Will Johaug Help Huawei To Thrive Even Without American Software?

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Ever thought why Therese Johaug is the richest skier ever - if you only count money made during the career (Bjorn Daehlie is a dollar multimillionaire, but his money primarily come from wise investments after the skiing career end) Yes, that's one thing cross country skiing could be proud of - it's biggest earner is a female. But how does the Norwegian champion makes her hard earned buck? We are, obviously, not privy to details of her contracts. But, judging by amount of social media posts, Huawei is one of her main sponsors - if not the main one. The Chinese smartphone brand signed Therese early - and did not blink an eye when she was sidelined for two years through banned substance discover. To be fair, none of her…

08Jun 2019 by DS News Team

How Rossignol Skis Are Made At Racing Workshop

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See those three smiling gentlemen in our top photo? Richard Gueraud-Pinet on the right is a Master skimaker at Rossignol experimental factory - sorry, racing workshop at Saint Jean de Moirans. Simon Caprini in the middle is the guy who makes sure that the right skis are chosen, tested and prepared for the race ( working with team waxers, of course). Finally, the job of the guy on the left is to win races on those skis - his name is Alexander Bolshunov and at 22 he's exceptionally good at that! Today Bolshunov is to produce his very own skis - that's the Rossignol's tradition reserved for the best of athletes competing on the skis from Isere. And we shall follow his progress showing you how it's done - and…

07Jun 2019 by DS News Team

Inside Rossignol Headquarters And Secretive Workshop

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All top skis are the same? Yes and No. Yes - because all top manufacturers tend to use similar "construction elements" - most, for instance, source material for ski bases from just two producers. No, because "big variable" are the people who make them skis. With all the mental, cultural differences you'd expect - plus business strategies vary greatly. We did our best to tell you how Fischer , Madshus , Peltonen are made - and who are the people making them. This week The Dailyskier traveled to Saint Jean de Moirans near Grenoble, France, to visit Rossignol [caption id="attachment_11666" align="alignnone" width="1920"] When it comes to location, Rossignol beats all competitors flat out. That view of French Alps from the office window...don't we all wish to have something like that?[/caption] [caption…

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