Marit Bjørgen

21Jul 2020 by DS News Team

Bjorgen, Sundby & Andresen Band Together To Launch New Project

"Workouts that Make You See Results Fastest"- that's the credo of the new project by the three Norwegian stars who need no introduction. Because SkiX is going to be headed by Marit Bjørgen, Martin Johnsrud Sundby and Ragnar Bragvin Andresen. "Ski-X is a platform and in the near future also the app where we collected all the knowledge that we gathered in our years as athletes and coaches. You might want to see it as an Encyclopedia of cross country skiing: it will contain all the data regarding endurance and speed training (both on snow and "dry land") , strength building exercises, skiing technique and even nutrition. It's aimed at the very wide cross-section of the skiing community, from youth to very ambitious pros - everyone will able to find…

26May 2020 by DS News Team

You’d Never Guess Who Is Back On Ski Tracks

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Marit Bjørgen is back! The most decorated skier in history is coming out of her retirement ( or was it just a planned hiatus) to join Team Ragde. https://www.instagram.com/p/CAqKjHspP-M/?igshid=1jjyf6te3xygg Yes, Marit is 40. But Anders Auckland will be 48 in September and is still kicking butts of strong skiers less than half his age.

21Dec 2017 by DS News Team

Thus Trained Marit Bjørgen: Scientific Study Details Training Regimen Of Most Successful Skier Ever

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Nobody could dispute that Marit Bjørgen is the most successful cross-country skier ever, male or female. 6 Olympic golds and 18 ( eighteen!!) world titles say so - and rather unequivocally. Bjorgen's career spans almost 20 years – yet a 37 year old Norwegian shows no sign of slowing down in her hunt for race podiums. Naturally,training regimen of the skier from Trondheim has become an object of major scientific study, undertaken by the scientists from Nord University, Bodø and University of Science and Technology, Trondheim in cooperation with The Norwegian Olympic Federation The study in full could be found here We today highlight key points, those of interest to both serious sportsmen and skiing fans. - Marit was steadily increasing her training load throughout her career ( it would…

23Nov 2017 by DS News Team

Up Close And Personal With Astrid Øyre Slind, Part 2

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Part II of a profile of Astrid Øyre Slind, star of long distance ski racing from Team Koteng ( ex Team United Bakeries) . See Part 1 here: ....On the role of the media, both traditional and social: Kim Kardashian has 100 million followers on Instagram and you have one – one thousand. How come? - (laughs) I don't have my TV series.. it's about being posh, something that normal people don't have. It's a lot about being confident and willing to sell yourself. Is Astrid Slind confident? - She's pretty confident in a way that she likes her life and likes who she is. I don't want to change but I don't think many people would necessary wish to have my life. - - This photo of five…

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…

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