11Oct 2018 by DS News Team
Ramsau Glacier, Middle Of October

Ramsau Glacier, Middle Of October

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[caption id="attachment_9065" align="aligncenter" width="1920"] Not much snow yet - but the view is overwhelming [/caption] [caption id="attachment_9070" align="aligncenter" width="1920"] Team US [/caption] [caption id="attachment_9067" align="aligncenter" width="1920"] Piteå Elit and their world-famous training/race gear [/caption] [caption id="attachment_9071" align="aligncenter" width="1920"] Justyna Kowalczyk and her diagonal stride [/caption] [caption id="attachment_9075" align="aligncenter" width="1920"] View from the top[/caption] [caption id="attachment_9068" align="aligncenter" width="1920"] Mika Kodama from Team Japan is happy with her training[/caption] [caption id="attachment_9074" align="aligncenter" width="1920"] Future of XCskiiing [/caption]
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01Oct 2018 by DS News Team
Meet Vegard Vinje, Scientist And Skier

Meet Vegard Vinje, Scientist And Skier

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One sub-genre we love at the Daily Skier is talking to people who combine successful work career with high-level sporting performances. Here, for instance, is a life story of Annika Sjöström, a biathlete and a software engineer at Valmet, Finland. Today it's Vegard Vinje's turn to be introduced & interviewed. Mr. Vinje is working in the cutting-edge field of science where medicine meets math. He is also a very, very strong skier, running with the world's best both in sprints and long distance races. A 27 year old Norwegian is also well known for exotic locations he trains at – thanks to his scientific career, that takes him to places where a top skier rarely sets foot onto – like London, UK, where he currently resides. You got to be…
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19Sep 2018 by DS News Team
Dream XCSki City To Be Built – And We Already Want To Move There

Dream XCSki City To Be Built – And We Already Want To Move There

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...Almost 100 years ago great Le Corbusier, father of modern urban planning, came up with Ville Radieuse or Radiant City - an ideal city project where everything is done to " to reunite man, nature, and the machine in an unalienated harmony" Now Serneke, one of Sweden's largest construction companies, wants to take the ideal city concept a step further by adding one hitherto missing crucial element within that city: cross country ski track. Serneke and the municipality of Järfälla have agreed to move forward with plans of development brand new neighborhood. ".... In Järfälla City we are planning housing units, hotels, shops, restaurants - and a 1.2 km long cross country ski trail built underground and open all year around!" declares Serneke at its website And this is how…
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27Jul 2018 by DS News Team
Nancy Okoro, Balkan Cup Winner: How Did I Get My Abs And Why Are They So Important

Nancy Okoro, Balkan Cup Winner: How Did I Get My Abs And Why Are They So Important

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Nancy Okoro just turned 19 She is a Balkan Cup overall winner of this year racing for Bulgaria. The Daily Skier profiled a Bulgarian cross country skiing talent last year More relevant to the story of today, Nancy is one extremely fit individual representing what is rapidly becoming a must-have for an elite cross country skier in order to succeed – a body with a very high ratio of muscles & a low fat count. Ms Okoro says that started to work on her core muscles some 4 years ago and works specifically on her abs some 2-3 hours each week. For statistical purposes, Nancy is 169cm and weighs some 55 kilograms. Her latest muscle mass measurentns gave her 48.7 % - basically, off the charts , half of her…
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23Jul 2018 by DS News Team
Best Skiers: What Eyewear Do They Prefer ( Part 1, Ladies Edition)

Best Skiers: What Eyewear Do They Prefer ( Part 1, Ladies Edition)

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Eyewear is important. For skiers spending umpteen hours on the glittering snow it is, quite simply, indispensable part of the equipment. Yet "shades" are more than working instrument - hardly anything is more fashionable and is better known to make a statement about its owner - and that's the fact. We ain't going to delve into differences between materials used, sponsorship deals and other important but need-proper-research trivia that may or may not be of interest to you. We just aim to educate "skiing masses", so to speak, as to what their favorite athlete prefers - whenever we managed to identify not just the brand, but the specific model too, it will be mentioned as well All photos for this piece were taken during the Lahti Games at the beginning…
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