10May 2018 by DS News Team
Faces Of Elite Skiing. Part 1

Faces Of Elite Skiing. Part 1

Leaders, Newsfeed
Upon looking at the photos from the last season, a realization came: too much attention on the actual results, too little on the people behind those results A thing need to be remembered: one could be an indomitable champion - or not. But all those who made it to the World Cup or a pro-long distance team are some of the best trained humans on this planet. And some of the best looking too. Relaxed, smiling, tense, concentrated, angry, happy - their faces and body language betray emotions they feel before & after the race. So, without further ado, here are the elite skiers of 2017/2018 ( and it will be continued in Part II...Part III...then we'll see) [caption id="attachment_7506" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] Ragnhild Haga concentrates before the race start in…
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13Apr 2018 by DS News Team
ATEX – Brand That Dares To Be Different

ATEX – Brand That Dares To Be Different

Money & Finance, Newsfeed, Training & Outfitting
Once upon a time all racing suits were .. shall we say "monocolor"? Already made of Lycra ( or Spandex. Or Elastane - whichever name you prefer - it's the same, essentially) but still featuring single-color "design". How very boring! ...We'll skip for now the rest of history of ski racing clothing in the last 30 years, since the first patterns started to appear on them - an jump straight into 2018. The year that saw appearance of one of the most original race suits designs ever. Like ever-ever! Meet Lithuania national biathlon team , the Olympic edition Have you seen anything more impressive? With clear references to famed Battle of Grunewald a.k.a Tannenberg ( check how well you remember your history lessons ), the Lithuanian biathletes have tried to…
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08Apr 2018 by DS News Team
Why Galtür Nordic Night Race Should Be Event You Spend Your Easter Vacs At Next Year

Why Galtür Nordic Night Race Should Be Event You Spend Your Easter Vacs At Next Year

Newsfeed, Travel & Mass Sport
At the Daily Skier we happened to believe that the best way of promoting skiing – is getting more people to watch it. In that spirit the visit to the inaugural Galtür Nordic Night Race was organized. And here are the impressions https://www.instagram.com/p/BhMCRxyh47u/ [caption id="attachment_7406" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] Skiing through town? Doable![/caption]   If you do it – do it right. Paznaun valley where Galtür is located, is one fancy place, seeing steady influx of well-heeled downhill skiers throughout the winter season. ( " We don't need to advertize or share profits with online booking systems – we are more than 85% full most of the time" opens up a proprietor of one of the Galtür hotels). How is it relevant to cross country skiing? Well, directly – to bring/lay the…
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26Mar 2018 by DS News Team
Night City Sprint In April? Yes Says Town In Tyrol

Night City Sprint In April? Yes Says Town In Tyrol

Newsfeed, Travel & Mass Sport
You know what? We can state with some certainty that the popularity of cross country skiing is growing. Need a proof? Well, here's a brand-new xc skiing event that has every chance of becoming popular in itself - and paving the way for more. Paznaun - Ischgl area in Austrian Tyrol is very well known - for its downhill skiing. But as "narrow skiing" destination - not so much. No, it never lacked dozens of miles of great ski tracks ( more about which below) - but it lacked The Event. Nearby Engadin valley has mass distance race, ditto for Livigno while Davos has historic, famed World Cup stage - and Seefeld has both mass and WC races. Enough is enough - probably thought good citizens of Paznaun valley -…
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12Mar 2018 by DS News Team
Up Close & Personal With Yelena Vyalbe: Part II

Up Close & Personal With Yelena Vyalbe: Part II

Leaders, Newsfeed
Part 2. Past and present. And a bit about future too. How would you compare Team Russia at the Olympics in Sochi in 2014 and in Pyeongchang-2018? Well, we failed in Sochi . Despite memorable victory at 50k. ( Russia's 1-2-3 on the podium) The fate was against us - Ustiugoiv fall, sprint relay collision, broken poles etc. - but one can't blame the fate only. Our women failed miserably and yes, I was calling them «Tumbochka” ( literally - “nightstand”, implying that somebody's heavy, overweight, unwieldy) publicly – and much worse in the locker room. Did we play unfair in Sochi? There was no “state sponsored” or any other doping in our team – period, but we did use “legally permitted tricks” such as extending last stretch on sprints…
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