Skiers And Their Cars: Who Drives What

Skiers And Their Cars: Who Drives What

Newsfeed, Trivia
In the first edition of Ride Like a Skiing Star we introduced you to the favorite vehicles of skiing stars ( or, perhaps, of their sponsors – but it's the same thing, right? ) Since any skier spends much time lugging her/his gear around, the relationship between them is rather tight, intimate we might say. Small wonder that when skiers do not post their snaps with gorgeous snowy mountains as a background – they do so with their rides. Not everyone is there – Alex Harvey of Canada and Sergeey Ustiugov of Russia are both avid car enthusiasts – but good luck finding any photo of them behind the wheel or lovingly hugging their steel horse. Nobody knows what Martin Sundby drives because nobody knows anything about Martin Sundby who…
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Toppidrettsveka Sets New Record In TV Viewership, We Effort To Figure Out Why

Toppidrettsveka Sets New Record In TV Viewership, We Effort To Figure Out Why

Money & Finance, Newsfeed
Toppidrettsveka rollerski festival in Aure/Trondheim last week was a success. Like all the previous Toppidrettsvekas that were held since 2006. Like pretty much anything that has to do with the great sport of cross country skiing in Norway. In a sign that things are going better and better, a combined domestic television audience has reached 1.5 million viewers - or 500,000 more compared with last year. That's in a country with a total population of 5.2 million. Nations fathers and concerned politicians the world over – take a notice! There must be a tight link between popularity of skiing and the fact that the Scandinavian country currently tops the rankings as the world's happiest nation. One thing, however makes this conversation slightly less straighforward and calls for a bit of…
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