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02Jul 2020 by DS News Team

Bookies View On World Cup 2020/21

No huge surprises there: Alex Bolshunov leads in every chart with Johannes Klaebo not far behind. The rest of the world's elite skiers seems to have odds ranging from fairly low to purely theoretical. Yet there are some differences: [caption id="attachment_16110" align="alignnone" width="1600"] British Unibet puts Pål Golberg 3d and gives pure distance runners Kruger and Roethe something of chance. Note Ustyugov's 7th place...[/caption] [caption id="attachment_16111" align="alignnone" width="1600"] Italian Sisal gives Niskanen a fighting chance but Ustyugov is nowhere to be found. Human error?[/caption] [caption id="attachment_16112" align="alignnone" width="1600"] Norwegian NordicBet, however, catapults Ustiugov to 3d place and seriously doubts SkiTour 2020 winner's Golberg chances[/caption] Unlike all of us, fans and observers, them bookies deal in mathematically proven odds. We hardly can fault their analysis. Can you?

20May 2020 by DS News Team

Ola Vigen Hattestad Will Work With Johaug & Co

Leaders, Newsfeed

Ola Vigen Hattestad is a surprise late addition to the Team Norway coaching staff who's appointment was announced on Wednesday. Just a few months ago Hattestad sounded very content at his job with Team Slovenia. There he was coaching among the others, his wife Katja Višnar as well as Janez Lampic, Anamarija Lampic's younger brother and Eva Urevc, who is returning to competitive skiing in the upcoming season, . Katja won the surprising silver medal at the World Championships last year (together with Anamarija in team sprint) while Eva and Janez are considered to be huge talents. [caption id="attachment_15834" align="alignnone" width="1920"] Hattestad trains with Janez Lampic [/caption] But when Team Norway calls - it's hard to say no. At his new job Hattestad will work together (or under? It wasn't…

07Dec 2019 by DS News Team

How To Be Ski Fan

Leaders, Newsfeed

[caption id="attachment_13882" align="alignnone" width="1920"] How to be a great ski fan in three simple steps:Dress warm for the race....[/caption] [caption id="attachment_13883" align="alignnone" width="1035"] ...Make a placard with your favorite skier. Or two, as the case may be...[/caption] [caption id="attachment_13881" align="alignnone" width="1920"] ..Cheer for them as loud as you can and wave the said placard as they run by ...[/caption] [caption id="attachment_13888" align="alignnone" width="1920"] ...repeat a couple of times....[/caption] [caption id="attachment_13884" align="alignnone" width="1889"] ..most importantly, enjoy yourself to the full![/caption]

04Jan 2018 by DS News Team

“ChaosLoppet” Or Most Impressive Ski Race Of Season, All For Wrong Reasons

Leaders, Newsfeed

Whichever way you slice it, the 15k mass start race at Tour de Ski on Thursday is bound to be remembered and talked about for a long time. For those who missed the “show” from German Oberstdorf: the rain turned the ski track into a distant cousin of skating rink while curvy downhills made the race totally unpredictable affair. Pretty much everyone had a fall, a broken pole or at least a stumble. Even flats were dangerous: no lesser athlete than Heidi Weng fell at the last meters of the distance, seemingly without a reason. Swedish Aftonbladet has summed it all up in one phrase “Chaosloppet The mass start in Oberstdorf was chaotic, crazy with dangerous crashes and incidents” Marcus Hellner ( fell on the distsance) "It was a strange…

09Dec 2017 by DS News Team

Behind Scenes At World Cup Stage In Davos

Newsfeed, Trivia

World's best skiers are in Davos, Switzerland this weekend for two races of the cross-country skiing's World Cup. While the competitions themselves are aptly covered by experienced TV crews, there are many things around that simply don't get televised. Here is an effort to show you what does not meet the eye - or lens - of TV camera in broadcast. And yes, it is a very good idea to come visit the place where the XC ski World Cup stage is being held - a few days before the actual event. You get to watch, ski along and even chat to some of the world's best skiers - just be considered & polite. [caption id="attachment_6056" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Davos gained fame last century as town where uber-fancy tuberculosis sanatoriums were…

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