Nordic

13Jul 2019 by DS News Team

Shock: There Is Someone Who Doesn’t Want To Live Close To Martin Sundby!

A newly crowned World champion Martin Johnsrud Sundby might have to split his attention between skiing and going to court next season. According to to ABC Nyheter a 34 year old plans to sue municipality of Ringsaker for revocation of already issued building permit. Four years ago Sundby bought some land at one of the Norwegian ski paradise locations - Sjusjøen. It looks like he only got around to building a cabin on it this year with municipality first OKeying his blueprints, but then abruptly cancelling it. Something to do with a Norwegian law stipulating how close the walls of your house could be from the land plot borders and whether the neighbors agree to getting too close to them and/or blocking their views. [caption id="attachment_12230" align="alignnone" width="1920"] According to…

12Jul 2019 by DS News Team

Marketing Potential Of Ski Prodigy: 25 Agents Applied To Represent Frida Karlsson

Money & Finance, Newsfeed

If you manufacture anything with even remote appeal to broader public AND had a way of foretelling the future, chances are you would apply last year to become Friday Karlsson's sponsor. Or, if you are representative of a burgeoning profession of intermediary between sport stars and sponsors, you'd do anything to become her business development & marketing agent. It's too late now though: in interview with SVT Sport her mother ( and former world class skier), Mia Karlsson says that only during the World Championship some 20 to 25 agents contacted the family and offered to represent Frida Think about it and tell your friends: 25 already highly paid professional reps, all queuing for the honor to represent hitherto unknown Nordic skier. Honor - and a lot of money. The…

10Jul 2019 by DS News Team

Haakon Klaebo: It Is Actually Athlete Who Owns Market Rights

Money & Finance, Newsfeed

In written response to the Daily Skier, Haakan Klaebo, Johannes'father and manager , clarifies what the agreement between the Norwegian Ski Federation and the world's best skier contains - and why it took so long to reach it: "In short, we have reached a better understanding with the Ski Federation ( NSF) side in relation to the fact that it is actually the athlete who owns the market rights, and that the NSF can thus not enter into as many agreements as they want without this being stipulated in the contract with the athlete himself. ” "We have achieved a proper delineation as to when an athlete is a private person, can represent his club and when he represent the NSF» "The NSF has accepted that they have to…

27Jun 2019 by DS News Team

XC Skiing Massively Lucked Out With Klaebo Brothers

Leaders, Newsfeed

Yes, it did. In today's world, to be a champion in whatever sport is desperately not enough. Having a shy, reserved, introvert champion is detrimental to that sport's effort to stay in the media limelight and to attract investments/sponsorships. The august sport of cross country skiing has been lucky - its biggest star is also a true international fashion icon on the rise. But the king is made by his entourage. It looks like Ola Klaebo sacrificied his potential illustrious skiing career (his older brother's assessment) in order to help build Brand Klaebo. Talented families are often talented in many ways - Klaebo YouTube channel run by Ola is a great example of how so much could be achieved with so little investment ( but a lot of effort). Johannes…

22Jun 2019 by DS News Team

Love Thy Fan

Gear News, Leaders, Newsfeed

A short spontaneous meeting. A simple gesture. No, we don't know his name or his story. It's just a moment the lense caught in a short pause between races. And she was in a hurry. Yet she stopped and talked and listened. As any great athlete meeting her/his fan should. ... We know, we observe two types of athletes: those who do understand and do act like Therese on this photo did. Those are many, a majority - and we are always happy to take and share the pictures of fans' joy from interacting with their hero. Yet there is minority who don't. Either they are too concentrated on the next race or simply too are tired - but they run away as fast as they can immediately after their…

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