29Feb 2020 by DS News Team
Siri Wigger Makes Big Entry To World Of Skiing

Siri Wigger Makes Big Entry To World Of Skiing

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... After winning pretty much everything there was to win at the recent Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne, Siri Wigger arrives to the Junior World Championships 2020 - and wins bronze in her first race ?. Not to disparage in any way the valiant effort by the race winner & the silver medalist , but the native of Switzerland is full 3 years younger than them, she is only 16! How do you say Huge Talent in proper Swiss ?
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27Feb 2020 by DS News Team
Skier Becomes Firefighter

Skier Becomes Firefighter

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All pro-skiing careers end one day and athletes are faced with a choice of a new career in life. Jackline Lockner chose to become a firefighter. [caption id="attachment_14918" align="alignnone" width="1920"] A 25 year old Swede is a silver medalist of the FIS Rollerski world championship in sprint [/caption] [caption id="attachment_14919" align="alignnone" width="1920"] She is a also one the leading figures of the emerging sport of Ski Supersprint...[/caption] [caption id="attachment_14917" align="alignnone" width="1075"] ...and a full-time student of the Sandö college of SwedishCivil Contingencies Agency. That's her in orange suit practicing to extinguish fires [/caption] Photo courtesy of Jackline Lockner's Instagram
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24Feb 2020 by DS News Team
Gear Update: What New We Spotted At Ski Tour 2020

Gear Update: What New We Spotted At Ski Tour 2020

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There wasn't a huge amount of premiers at Ski Tour 2020 when it comes to gear, yet some notable debuts were spotted: [caption id="attachment_14890" align="alignnone" width="1920"] Anamarija Lampic " podium walks" the newest One Way Diamond SLG20 poles [/caption] [caption id="attachment_14887" align="alignnone" width="1920"] At 50g/m SLG20 are incredibly light. One Way is only supplying its sponsored athletes with the new poles. Start of sales: fall 2020[/caption] [caption id="attachment_14885" align="alignnone" width="1920"] Swix is lagging a tad behind its Fischer-owned rival: Triac Aero 4.0s only appeared as non-foiled " Release Candidate" version...[/caption] [caption id="attachment_14886" align="alignnone" width="1920"] ..what's important is who had them: Alex Bolshunov is not exactly known for heaping praises on gear yet he says that Aero 4.0s feel really good. [/caption] [caption id="attachment_14884" align="alignnone" width="1920"] Rossignol S series hitherto camouflaged…
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23Feb 2020 by DS News Team
Good Day For Norway, For International Skiing – Not So Much

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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17Feb 2020 by DS News Team
Uphill Sprint 666 Is Next On Ski Tour 2020

Uphill Sprint 666 Is Next On Ski Tour 2020

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You may or may not believe it, but the official length of the Åre ski sprint is exactly 666m. And it's going to be hell for all the participants! [caption id="attachment_14762" align="alignnone" width="1920"] Miha Šimenc of Team Slovenia has done Alpe Cermis climb on TdS this year. He reckons Åre will be even tougher[/caption] The event is being staged at the downhill ski stadium where recent World Championships was held Except that in " our skiing " the direction is reversed. [caption id="attachment_14766" align="alignnone" width="1920"] Maximum climb: 54 meters .Total climb :67m[/caption] [caption id="attachment_14767" align="alignnone" width="1920"] This photo should give you an idea how steep it is [/caption] [caption id="attachment_14768" align="alignnone" width="1920"] Team Japan athlete's reaction caught on camera [/caption] [caption id="attachment_14765" align="alignnone" width="1920"] If uphill skiing is a piece…
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