Johaug

09Sep 2017 by DS News Team

Butter Your Toast With Sundby Or How Skiing Remains So Popular In Norway

...I've managed to butter 8 toasts before Martin Johnsrud Sundby made a sudden appearance and destroyed my effort. It was no better with Niklas Dyrhaug either. For some reason, it was much easier to deal with Emil Iversen and I've got no less than 15 toasts done before he finally crashed into my knife. Petter Northug was not present but then I did not really expect him to turn up. A vivid dream after watching too much of Beitostølen ski racing? Nope, an online game the supermarket chain SPAR Norge running off its website since 2015 ( sorry, I know that I should have been able to butter those toasts better by now) Norwegian skiing might be a tad down after the recent doping cases of Sundby and Johaug –…

07Sep 2017 by DS News Team

Johaug Is Not Losing Her Sponsors – She Is Actually Gaining New Ones!

Money & Finance, Newsfeed

Here's a bit of news that would surely split the world ski fans' opinion once again: Therese Johaug is not only NOT losing her sponsors – on the contrary, she's gaining new ones! Norwegian VG.no is reporting that Saltdalshytta, country's largest wooden cottage builder and rental agency, has just announced its partnership with the Norwegian Olympic and world champion, currently banned for doping " She is banned ( from competing) but we know her as a person and we are fond of her - just as the Norwegian people seem to have become fond of her” Trond-Arve Nikolaisen, Saltdalshytta's Marketing Manager told VG https://www.instagram.com/p/BOO-k2nDv4K The reference to “Norwegian people being fond” of Johaug is a key to understanding the sponsors' reaction to the CAS verdict, that deprived the skiing star…

23Aug 2017 by DS News Team

Johaug Appeals Directly To Her Fanbase on Instagram – Gets Outpour of Support

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Therese Johaug might be out of the Olympics - but not out of the hearts of her fans. In the first social media post since the CAS verdict on Tuesday, a 29 year old Norwegian has spoken directly to her followers vie social media: 'The Olympics will go without me this season, but the dream of the World Championship in Seefeld 2019 no one can take away from me. Thank you for all your support, I'll make you proud' reads the message in Norwegian. https://www.instagram.com/p/BYItqVnBJaA/ In just one hour since appearing on Instagram the post got nearly 30000 likes ( and growing) - a result that is likely impossible for most if not all other skiers. Therese must be down - but definitely not out!

22Aug 2017 by DS News Team

Johaug Verdict: Reactions

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Here's some of the reactions on the CAS verdict extending the Therese Johaug ban to 18 months, denying her the right to participate in the 2018 Olympics: Therese Johaug: - I'm completely broken. I had a dream of going to the Olympics. I was told yesterday that I can not get it. I've tried to get into it, worked every single day, practically trained to try to succeed in the Olympics, so this is very tough. (seconds later Johaug was forced to interrupt her press conference when she broke up and left the room in tears) Marit Bjørgen - The length of the exclusion is deeply unfair. This shows how vulnerable are we , the sportsmen, to the whims of legality. Norwegian television journalist Hallvard Flatland - I think Norwegian skiers should be…

22Aug 2017 by DS News Team

URGENT: Johaug Banned From Olympics ( Adds Full Text Of CAS Ruling)

Leaders, Newsfeed

Therese Johaug will miss the 2018 Olympic games in PyeongChang This is the verdict made public today by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne — Johaug is to be banned from all competitions for 18 months, starting from October 2016. "...the Panel noted that Ms Johaug failed to conduct a basic check of the packaging, which not only listed a prohibited substance as an ingredient but also included clear doping cautionary warning. Such omissions resulted in an anti-doping rule violation inconsistent with her otherwise clean anti-doping record. Nevertheless, in order to ensure equality in applying antidoping rules, the Panel highlighted that it was obliged to apply a proportionate sanction, consistent with the level of fault. For this reason, the Panel noted that, in such a situation of…

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