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16Sep 2017 by DS News Team

Justina Kowalczyk Signed By Revamped Team Robinson

“My new Italian long-distance lifestyle” that's how Justina Kowalczyk broke the news of her joining Team Robinson for the upcoming season. https://twitter.com/JuiceKowalczyk/status/909046176955150336 Previously known as Team Robinson Petshop Trainer , it is reborn this season as Team Trentino Robinson Trainer and will be lead by a veteran of the world ski circuit Bruno Debertolis At the unveiling on Saturday in Ziano di Fiemme at the heart of the famous Fiemme valley, it was announced that Team Robinson will enter the Visma Ski Classics series where it intends to “take on Norwegian monsters” who were/are running the show for the last decade. https://twitter.com/denis_kabanen/status/909054887597608960 The team will list, apart from Kowalczyk, a well known Finnish ski marathoner Heli Heiskanen plus some of the best homegrown talents, such as Nicolas and Thomas Bormolini…

15Sep 2017 by DS News Team

Legkov Repeats Personal Best In Test. First Salvo In Psy War Fired?

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Boxing great Vitali Klitschko once said “the fight begins long before the first bell” John McEnroe made a comment on his opponent-to-be that people remember decades after: "I've got more talent in my pinkie than ( Ivan) Lendl has in his whole body" While commonplace in martial arts and other pro-sports with huge payday check, psychological pressure & attacks on opponent (s) is not normally associated with cross country skiing. Or is it by now? Perhaps, the first salvo of the Olympic season was fired today https://www.instagram.com/p/BZD16_-Hprc/ The comment to the video posted by Egor Sorin, an assistant to Markus Cramer ( and world-class skier on his own right) reads: 2 tests today: the first to determine aerobic/anaerobic treshhold, the second - maximum exertion. @alexanderlegkov has repeated his personal best…

08Sep 2017 by DS News Team

Olympic Champ Legkov, World Champ. Vylegzhanin, Others Cleared By CAS To Compete In 2018 Olympics

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Suspended Russian skiing stars Alexander Legkov and Maxim Vylegzhanin - as well as somewhat lesser known Evgeniy Belov, Alexey Petukhov, Evgenia Shapovalova and Julia Ivanova, collectively known as The Russian Six - could start booking their tickets to the 2018 Olympics "if further investigations will produce no new facts that have hitherto been completely unknown" Furtheremore, Legkov and the rest of the six are cleared to compete in any FIS – officiated races without limitations starting November 1st this year – an ample time to prepare for PyeongChang. German lawyer for Legkov and Belov, Christof Wischemann has published the excerpts from the CAS ruling that was sent to the athletes this week on his website: ... The evidence so far, ie, the McLaren Report itself and the accompanying documents, which…

03Sep 2017 by DS News Team

Norwegian Ski Stars Get Rebuke From Authorities For Their Social Media Accounts

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It's not like top Norwegian skiers are not under enough pressure lately as-is, what with Johaug banned from the Olympics and those never ending rumours about using anti-asthma medications without compeling medical reasons. Now the skiing stars face an attack from the Norwegian authorities - from the Forbrukerombudet or the Consumer Ombudsman agency - to be precise. The issue at stake is one of the hottest, most debated ones the world over – when/how should celebrities and influencers reveal that those products and services they visibly enjoy on their social media accounts are often not so much their personal choice – but that they were paid for by providers of thereof ? The US Federal Trade Commission even runs a dedicated Q&A regarding paid promotion on its pages – although…

31Aug 2017 by DS News Team

Annika Sjöström: I really love my life with all things that are in it and all what I do

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Let's start with the basics: this website was conceived and created to convey two fundamental messages: cross country skiing is good for your body i.e. makes you stronger & healthier. cross country skiing is good for your soul i.e makes you happier and more content with life. This is a theory – but, like every theory, it needs a proof. More of real-life proof and stronger the examples – more reason for you to believe that all that hard training you do is a for a reason – and to spread the word to uninitiated. Here's a story of a young woman who could teach us all a great deal about achieving that perfect but elusive work-life-doing sport balance. Annika Sjöström is 29, she lives, works and trains ( mostly)…

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