Trivia

15Aug 2017 by DS News Team

In Case You Missed It: Here Is Most Talked About Ski Video Of This Week

This got to be the most talked about event in the skiing world this week: On this video with tens of thousands of views to it, Magdalena Pajala, 29 is seen perfecting her diagonal uphill technique in a bright sunny day near Piteå, Sweden where she lives. Being 31 week ( or about 7-8 months) pregnant. https://www.instagram.com/p/BXnWmAqAztm/ The text under the video is equally cheeky: " Yes, some days I think intervals are my craving" says former Olympian and Swedish A Team skier ( best result - fifth in the 4 x 5 km relay in Vancouver 2010 together with Anna Olsson, Charlotte Kalla and Ida Ingemarsdotter ) Instagram video have gathered over 1100 likes so far with comments overwhelmingly in support of Pajala's "interval cravings" – including those from fellow…

08Aug 2017 by DS News Team

Roll Goldie Roll: Rollerskiing On Motorways As Way Of Raising Awareness

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Christopher Gouldsmith also known as Goldie is on rollerski tour of epic proportions. Mr. Gouldsmith, an avid skier and the founder/owner of Chris-Cross-Ski Fitness in Hayscastle , UK is efforting to make history by becoming the very first rollerskier to ride all the way from John O’ Groats to Land’s End ( those happen to be the island of Britain north-eastern most and south-western most points, respectively) The former solder hopes to cover the distance of 824 miles ( 1326km) in about 2 weeks, making 60miles per day on average and here's the map of his ride. As it is common in the UK, Christopher is raising money for The National Autistic Society and Headway( £6000 target) And it is hard to deny that his journey is raising awarness about…

16Jul 2017 by DS News Team

Path To Olympics – What It Takes To Get To Pyeongchang

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Last week Pourya Shafizadeh, a 37 year old Norwegian of Iranian origin made headlines in Scandinavia. A financial consultant from Sandnes near Stavanger have declared his ambition to run a cross-country skiing race at the Olympic Games next year – despite having no experience in international competitions ( he's a dedicated and fairly strong long distance skier though). Shafizadeh, according to VG.no, is now training very hard to make his dream come true. Here at the Daily Skier we have a soft spot for stories of will and determination so we have decided to take a closer look at Shafizadeh's chances of making it to Pyeongchang. ...A major difference between the FIS World Cup races and FIS World Championships – and those of the Olympic Games is difficulty of qualifying.…

10Jul 2017 by DS News Team

Daredevils On Rollerskis

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https://www.facebook.com/teamsantander/videos/803652566479113/ Over 8 thousand views and dozens of comments: Team Santader has published a video where two of the team's top skiers, Andreas Nygaard and Øyvind Moen Fjeld are seen descending from 2,315m high Livigno Pass ( also known as Forcola) into the valley, located at approx. 1,800m - a vertical drop of some 500 meters. All of that on classic rollerskis - needless to say, with no breaks of any kind are present. Unlike most of Alpine skis, known for its hairpin turns, Forcola is a rather straightforward affair – it is, however, busy with car traffic this time of the year. And the speeds – on a 14 kilometer descent even on classic rollerskis still reaches 60 km/h+ Please, don't try it at home, kids! For your visual…

07Jul 2017 by DS News Team

Interview: People Who Make Marwe Rollerskis

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The name Marwe stands out in cross country skiing world. Bright yellow/black rollerskis from Finland are used by such a vast array of national skiing and biathlon teams that one would be excused in thinking that Marwe is sponsoring the whole sport. Remarkably, the opposite is true – there are no endorsement deals that became so standard in sport – just a considered choice of so many, who rely on Hyvinkää -produced rollerskis' legendary reliability and ski-like feel. While Marwe products are ubiquitous, very little is known about the company and the people who work there. The Daily Skier have decided that it wouldn't do - and got in touch with the people behind the Marwe rollerskis Meet Marwe's Sales Manager Olli Welander and Paul Fletcher, Marketing Manager. Olli represents…

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