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27Dec 2020 by DS News Team

Krasnogorsk Ski Stadium – That’s How We All Going To Ski Soon Enough

Cross country skiing is not for everyone. It's for people who are blessed (cursed) to live in the areas with more or less guaranteed snow at least a few weeks / year. It is so happens that those are the most heavily urbanized places on Earth: Northern America and Europe nowadays sport quite astonishing 80% plus urbanization rates, about double from what was the case in 1950s. Add Covid mayhem and Covid travel restrictions - we might never thought about them but they are here and who knows for how long! Long story short: absolutely new variety of ski tracks " station" a.k.a ski stadium is suddenly needed. The one where pros could compete a few times a year, kids & committed amateurs train the rest of the winter -…

19Dec 2020 by DS News Team

Weltcup Dresden: Despite Everything

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Skiweltcup Dresden might not be a purist idea of cross-country skiing, but its one of the best organized events on the FIS calendars - and most loved by the athlets. Dresden is a tourist city in normal times and thousands of visitors and 50 million television viewers worldwide the Dresden City Sprints get go a long way toward promoting the beauty of the Saxonian capital. Alas, the things are not normal this year and Dresden is probably hit harder than the rest: Saxony is posting some of the worst Covid infection rates in Germany in the last few weeks and all tourist attractions are shut. Yet Weltcup Dresden is to happen. We speak to the event spokesperson and one of those people who work on organizing it full time, 365…

15Dec 2020 by DS News Team

No Norwegians And Swedes? Bad For Sport, Excellent For Popularity

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Let us be blunt: Davos Nordic survived & thrived even without two out of three best teams in the world. Were Johaug taking start at Davos Dorf last Sunday, she would likely demolish the competition as per usual, she is particularly strong on altitude. Ditto for the mega-talented crop of the young female Swedish sprinters. But who wants Norwegians and Swedes to win? Not statistically significant majority of fans, not global sponsors and gear manufacturers. And not television rights holders. Those countries' populations are tiny compare to the American, Russian and German. Moreover, the Scandinavian and Finnish xcski goods & services markets appear to be saturated - unlike the big ones were the xcskiing is simply not fashionable enough. Not yet. The way it works, big countries need victories. It's…

07Dec 2020 by DS News Team

British Team Had Impressive Start Of Season In Ruka, We Talk To Coach Jostein Vinjerui

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The first and what seems to be only full-strenght FIS World Cup stage brought a bit of a sensation. That, on closer observation, is more like a testament to the fact that results could be drastically improved even by seasoned skiers. Andrew Musgrave, 30, and Andrew Young, 28, had their best season start ever. Musgrave finished Ruka Triple in 6th position and Young, hitherto to primarily known as skating-oriented sprinter , came in solid 14th. Basically, the Brits run three races on par with dominant Norwegians and Russians as well as the Finnish hosts who traditionally aim to reach peak form for Ruka. And well, well ahead of far bigger, richer teams such as Sweden, Germany and France. What gives? We've got in touch with the team coach Jostein Vinjerui:…

05Dec 2020 by DS News Team

Ustiugov Tells His Fans He’s Got Severe Case Of Coronavirus, Faces Slow Recovery

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Sergei Ustiugov appeals to his fans via Instagram, telling them that he had a severe case of Covid-19 that stopped him from competing and even training in last few weeks. https://www.instagram.com/p/CIauZQVsTNR/?igshid=1au78krzaro9l In the post to his 84000 followers on the social network, the 28 year old ex-world champion says he fell ill in late October in Val Senales, Italy, and hasn't been able to restart proper training ever since as " body refused to adequately perceive the load and and each time I fell into a hole" The Russian wraps up by saying that he feels better now, undergone an extensive screening and is slowly starting to exercise properly, hoping to rejoin the team "soon".

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