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19Jan 2018 by DS News Team

Faces Of Skiers Tell Stories

We don't often get to see their faces - television cameras only stop at them for a fraction of time and the spectators' stands are too far away, as a rule. Let's take a look at what relatively close access the press is entitled to brings - hopefully, the camera lens had managed to capture emotions written on their faces. [caption id="attachment_6476" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] Federico Pellegrino of Italy[/caption] [caption id="attachment_6479" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] Kasper Stadaas of Norway [/caption] [caption id="attachment_6485" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] Andrey Krasnov of Russia listens to assistant coach Egor Sorin[/caption] [caption id="attachment_6484" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] Andy Newell of Team U.S.A. & coach [/caption] [caption id="attachment_6483" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] Andrej Segec of Slovakia[/caption] [caption id="attachment_6482" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] Teodor Peterson of Sweden[/caption] [caption id="attachment_6492" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] Caitlin Patterson and Kikkan Randall of the…

18Jan 2018 by DS News Team

Laurien van der Graaff: Star Who Breaks With Conventions

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"...no, I don't like it all" confirms Laurien - and laughs heartily. You know what makes Laurien van der Graaff different from the rest (most – not all) top level ski sprinters? She's mellow. Now soft, not slow – mellow, relaxed, polite, smiley. And very pleasant to talk to. Not enough has been said or written so far about differences between traditional, distance skiing – and that of ski sprints. Distance skiers spend long hours doing well, distance skiing, Or rollerskiing. Or running. More time for self-reflection, for finding one's own zen. Sprint is one tough business. You give it all out going uphill - then accelerate, often risking, downhill and cutting tight turns. Plus pushing and shoving, sometimes very literally, against your competitors. And, of course, unpredictability – one…

17Jan 2018 by DS News Team

Klaebo vs Chanavat. Who’s Got More Fans?

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We do need rock-stars of cross country skiing - without them adoring crowds shall move elsewhere, in search for other objects to follow and to love. Luckily, this season we have not just one - but two who have emerged. Just ask these fans who passionately waited for Johannes Klaebo and Lucas Chanavat to finish shaking hands with officials and doing media interviews in order to have "a minute of selfie & autograph" with their heroes.

15Jan 2018 by DS News Team

Skiweltcup Dresden: It Was Success, Start Marking Your Calendars For Next Year

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Skiweltcup Dresden had its inugural edition this past weekend – and by all indications, it was a success for all parties involved. We look at what went well, what could be improved – and, big picture, why is it great to have a new competition venue. Good 15000 people on the stands and along the race course. Fifteen thousand spectators! Can we say it one more time??! What's a routine attendance for the biathlon World Cup races, is but an impossible dream for the cross country skiing these days outside a couple of storied events in Scandinavia. For that reason alone Dresden is a resounding success story. Organization. Despite it being the first experience of a kind, the event went very smoothly and left all involved happy & wishing for…

14Jan 2018 by DS News Team

Photo Essay Skiwelcup Dresden: Skiing Stars, Fans & Things To Look At

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[caption id="attachment_6351" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Skiing is great. Skiing with world-famous Zwinger on the background - priceless. [/caption] [caption id="attachment_6360" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] ...massive ski wax trucks by the stately Ministry of Finance of Free State of Saxony [/caption] [caption id="attachment_6358" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] 3000 fans packed the stands that in summer time are used for open-air concerts. Another 8000 viewers spread along the tracks and on top of nearby bridges[/caption] [caption id="attachment_6370" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Qualification runs fly fast: some are just starting , while others are at the finish line[/caption] [caption id="attachment_6359" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] That contraption is called fly-cam and helps to capture action for television from above[/caption] [caption id="attachment_6354" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Johannes Høsflot Klæbo trusts his earphones in warm up [/caption] [caption id="attachment_6352" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] ....Lucas Chanavat never goes anywhere without…

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