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26May 2020 by DS News Team

You’d Never Guess Who Is Back On Ski Tracks

Marit Bjørgen is back! The most decorated skier in history is coming out of her retirement ( or was it just a planned hiatus) to join Team Ragde. https://www.instagram.com/p/CAqKjHspP-M/?igshid=1jjyf6te3xygg Yes, Marit is 40. But Anders Auckland will be 48 in September and is still kicking butts of strong skiers less than half his age.

25May 2020 by DS News Team

Fans, Rejoice: Johaug To Compete Next Month!

Leaders, Newsfeed

World's best female skier is to return to our television screens and papers' pages when she takes a start for the first time in months. The Norwegian national broadcaster NRK reports that June 11th Therese Johaug will take part in the annual Bislett Games this year dubbed "Impossible Games". Yes, Bislett is about athletics but Johaug is a reigning Norwegian champion in 10000m so it all makes sense. Frankly, does it really matter what the multiple Olympic and world champion competes in? Last year, for instance, Johaug took part in the competitive reality show Landskampen on TV2 - and it got great ratings. In other words, the audience wants Therese first - sport later. ...Somehow, we are ready for Klaebo taking on Bolshunov in poker or chess by now -…

24May 2020 by DS News Team

Team Russia Manager Turns 80!

Leaders, Newsfeed

Yuri Charkovsky most likely is the busiest man in the international cross-country skiing world. [caption id="attachment_15861" align="alignnone" width="1920"] Yelena Vyalbe and Yuri Charkovsky form a rock-solid team. Charkovsky is used to be Vyalbe's coach in 1990s and for the last decade is Vyalbe's closest partner and confidant [/caption] As a manager of the world largest team (the Russians have 40 skiers in the national squad plus roughly equal amount of coaches & support personel) he is in charge of all the logistics. As the de-facto team captain he's present on most of the race-related meetings with the FIS & local organizers. As a coach with decades on international experience ,he is involved in mentoring athletes. And when all of the above is said and done, he's doing media interviews (Charkovsky's…

20May 2020 by DS News Team

Ola Vigen Hattestad Will Work With Johaug & Co

Leaders, Newsfeed

Ola Vigen Hattestad is a surprise late addition to the Team Norway coaching staff who's appointment was announced on Wednesday. Just a few months ago Hattestad sounded very content at his job with Team Slovenia. There he was coaching among the others, his wife Katja Višnar as well as Janez Lampic, Anamarija Lampic's younger brother and Eva Urevc, who is returning to competitive skiing in the upcoming season, . Katja won the surprising silver medal at the World Championships last year (together with Anamarija in team sprint) while Eva and Janez are considered to be huge talents. [caption id="attachment_15834" align="alignnone" width="1920"] Hattestad trains with Janez Lampic [/caption] But when Team Norway calls - it's hard to say no. At his new job Hattestad will work together (or under? It wasn't…

16May 2020 by DS News Team

Skier And Skin Impurities . Candid Talk About Long Battle, Won

Leaders, Newsfeed, Travel & Mass Sport

Anna Zherebyateva is a trailblazer. She opted to speak about things others don't. In that conservative world of cross country skiing you often enough hear athletes talking about that last race final climb or ski glide or any such subjects. Which is probably of interest to some audience - no need to be dismissive about that. However, the skiing is a part of the larger world. And in that larger world the XXI century gave rise to influencers. It ain't easy to be one if you are a skier. Pro-influencers can concentrate on the their looks - athletes are also expected to train hard. Wind, cold, constant change of climate and diet - welcome to the world of pro-skier! You are constantly in focus of video and photo cameras. Which…

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