FIS World Cup

20Jul 2020 by DS News Team

Top Rollerskier Launches His Line Of Dietary Supplements

At least two thirds of elite athletes use dietary supplements, according to one oft-quoted study. And if athelets use these products, sometimes referred to as “ergogenic aids”, themselves it would be outright weird if they didn't partake in the promotion. Not on the market worth a whopping USD 120+ billion globally. Cristiano Ronaldo promotes Herbalife and Tom Brady the whole wellness / nutrition system called in case you forgot, TB12™. And only in the xcskiing hitherto nobody was pushing her or his line of products. Well, the skiing doesn't lag behind on that trend no longer: https://www.instagram.com/p/B-9k8B-otQb/?igshid=1566ma6atmexw Dmitry Voronin might not be a household name for every ski fan on the planet , but it's a very respected name in rollerski sprint circles and those of nascent superspint. The Russian…

11Jul 2020 by DS News Team

Peter Schlickenrieder On How World Cup Should Look

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You, most likely, would know who Peter Schlickenrieder is. Still, let us remind you how versatile the life & career experiences of the chief trainer of the German crosscountry ski team are: World class athlete with a silver of the Salt Lake City Olympics and several World Cup victories. Trained economist and a founder of a sports marketing agency. Experienced sport manager, a vice-president of the German Ski Association for over a decade. Television expert and program host at the public German television, ARD. Very successful author of several books. With his combination of rugged good looks, intellect and eloquence in delivery , a 50 year old Bavarian is a true household name in the German speaking world. Let's face it, Peter Schlickenrieder is much bigger, much more recognizable than…

24May 2020 by DS News Team

Team Russia Manager Turns 80!

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Yuri Charkovsky most likely is the busiest man in the international cross-country skiing world. [caption id="attachment_15861" align="alignnone" width="1920"] Yelena Vyalbe and Yuri Charkovsky form a rock-solid team. Charkovsky is used to be Vyalbe's coach in 1990s and for the last decade is Vyalbe's closest partner and confidant [/caption] As a manager of the world largest team (the Russians have 40 skiers in the national squad plus roughly equal amount of coaches & support personel) he is in charge of all the logistics. As the de-facto team captain he's present on most of the race-related meetings with the FIS & local organizers. As a coach with decades on international experience ,he is involved in mentoring athletes. And when all of the above is said and done, he's doing media interviews (Charkovsky's…

28Feb 2020 by DS News Team

Junior World Championships In Oberwiesenthal Is About To Kick Off

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Oberwiesenthal is a secret jewel. Certainly at this very moment. Look at the snowless World Cup stage in Lahti, Finland and Vasaloppet in Sweden and compare to that pristine looking pine forest in the Ore mountains. But it's more than just snowy forest. Oberwiesenthal is a core of the East German skiing culture, the place where people practice and understand the intricacies of the world of narrow planks. Frankly, it's a pity Oberwiesenthal is not home to a regular FIS World Cup stage, but Saxony already has one - in Dresden. [caption id="attachment_14946" align="alignnone" width="1920"] Not sure what his function is. Face control? ?[/caption] And then the " actors" themselves. The skiing is becoming younger and younger. 23 year old Klaebo and Bolshunov are two unquestionable leaders of men's skiing…

23Feb 2020 by DS News Team

Good Day For Norway, For International Skiing – Not So Much

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...On that photo Therese Johaug and Heidi Weng are looking at a race results monitor. But they might as well be looking at the competition. Norwegian juggernaut is not just strong - it's overpowering and pretty much zapping the air from the sport. Occasionally during the season it seems that the Norwegian dominance is broken - by Swedes in female skiing, Russians in male - but then Bang! And we are back to Top 10 being 75% Norwegian. That's dangerous. The International skiing lives off the money it gets from selling television rights. Now, put yourself in shoes of a national TV executive who is trying to decide: spend on skiing or on some Spartan race or whatever? There is 99% chance that yhe said executive would choose the sport…

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