17Mar 2020 by DS News Team
Petter Northug Got Stuck In Russia Indefinitely. Or Not

Petter Northug Got Stuck In Russia Indefinitely. Or Not

Leaders, Newsfeed
Dagbladet reports that Petter Northug has got stuck in Moscow without means of coming back home as air travel between two countries has been shut down. Coronavirus-situation moves fast, faster even than the Norwegian double Olympic champion ever did. When Northug went to Moscow last week to star in the Legkov Race, the planes were still flying and rhe trains were still chugging along. Now it's all shut down except for a very few remaining flights from the Russian capital to places like Berlin or Paris...but those tend to put all the arrivals on quarantine the lenght/ severity of which varies. Or not to accept third country citizens at all. The situation (that is, if you are not following and we reckon you do) is very dynamic and is changing…
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11Mar 2020 by DS News Team
Reactions To Norwegians Dropping Out Of North American World Cup Stages

Reactions To Norwegians Dropping Out Of North American World Cup Stages

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[caption id="attachment_15179" align="alignnone" width="1920"] Yuri Borodavko, Alexander Bolshunov's coach: "That's not how we would like to get the World Cup! The fact that the Norwegians are not coming is a show of disrespect towards other nations. And a big hit on the FIS standings [/caption] [caption id="attachment_15180" align="alignnone" width="1920"] Gjøran Tefre, part of Team Norway's selection for the North American WC stages:" I am very sorry and very sad that we have to stay home. But then we have to take our and the all Norwegians' health seriously and stop the spread of the virus. So when they have decided that the best thing is to stay home, we just have to respect that. And with all races in Norway beeing cancelled, the right thing probably is not to race…
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09Mar 2020 by DS News Team
Oberwiesenthal JWC – Wrap

Oberwiesenthal JWC – Wrap

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...Financial markets are falling, coronavirus continues its spread - oh, and the winter was an utter piss-poor affair in most of the key markets. But life goes on, there is a hope that one day humanity will go back en masse to the most noble of winter sports, that of cross country skiing. When it happens, young ladies & gentlemen who now compete in Juniors shall become talk of the town. With that in mind, let's take a look at the just finished World Juniors & U23 championships in Oberwiesenthal. Good: Winners' pallet is possibly the most diverse ever. There are used to be surprising champions because the level of competition was similar to mom&pop affair on church weekend with participants having to wax their own skis - situation favoring…
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08Mar 2020 by DS News Team
Bolshunov’s Not-Too-Secret Stimulant

Bolshunov’s Not-Too-Secret Stimulant

Newsfeed, Trivia
Why is everyone so keen on talking about winner's training plans, ski choices or waxing, leaving aside, perhaps, the most important and,certainly, the most exciting factor there is to talk about? The " relationship factor". No study indicates definitively to what extent is it important for a world-class athlete to have a steady partner. "It surely helps" - the gist of we could find on Internet. Well, we want sport scientists, coaches and officials to consider this: Alexander Bolshunov is one of the two top Russian skiers to enjoy a steady relationship with a training group partner, Anna Zherebyateva. The other power couple are Sergei Ustiugov/Elena Sovoleva-Ustiugova. There are other "establish unions" in the Russian squad, but they are not in the same training group which means they only get…
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