05Jun 2019 by DS News Team
Klaebo Has Not Signed Agreement With National Team – And Deadline Is Looming

Klaebo Has Not Signed Agreement With National Team – And Deadline Is Looming

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World's best male skier (do we need to say the name?) still has not signed a contract with the Norwegian national team - and June 10th deadline is looming. Bone of contention: social media and, more specifically, advertising & promoting on social media. The sides (Johannes does not get involved - he is represented by his father and manager, Haakon Klæbo, as always) don't want to comment beyond that. It's clear, however, that whatever boundary between "Klaebo being himself" and "Klaebo being part of the national team " they eventually find, it will serve as yardstick to all future contracts for all Norwegian skiers - and possibly beyond. Case in point: on this photo from the World Cup in Davos Johannes is seen wearing a jacket with all the team…
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03Jun 2019 by DS News Team
Rossignol Make-Your-Own-Skis. But Only If You Are Big Time Champion

Rossignol Make-Your-Own-Skis. But Only If You Are Big Time Champion

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Rossignol has very interesting tradition: the very best of its athletes once in a lifetime are invited to a race workshop in France where under watchful eye & quite a bit of guidance of the master skimaker Richard Gueraud-Pinet the said athlete makes her/his own skis Race model, naturally Alexander Bolshunov kept the tradition by producing his own Premiums today. C2s classic style, naturally. Pictured at Rossignol HQs Gueraud-Pinet, Bolshunov with Rossignol Racing manager Simon Caprini.
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31May 2019 by DS News Team
Guess You’ve Heard It – TdS Final Climb Is Going To Be Massstart

Guess You’ve Heard It – TdS Final Climb Is Going To Be Massstart

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FIS Conference in Dubrovnik introduced yet another change: Alpe Cermis climb, the last stage of Tour de Ski is reverting to being a mass-start again. For once it's hard to complain: overtaking on that almost 400 meter altitude gain climb is going to be quite a show for all spectators. Participants, however, are not universally keen: Sjur Røthe, one of the world's best climbers ,already spoke negatively about the change.
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29May 2019 by DS News Team
FIS On Prohibition Streak – More News From Conference In Dubrovnik

FIS On Prohibition Streak – More News From Conference In Dubrovnik

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Equal the field of play by limiting the ski testing possibilities ahead of races as much as possible: that the gist of new package of measures debated at the FIS Conference ongoing in Dubrovnik. Including but not limited to: - restrictions on skiing on the actual race trail both the day before and on the actual day of the competition. - limits on how many ski testers each national team could use. - limit the number of skis being tested. That's not it. Stay tuned for more bans & restrictions under discussion
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