13Apr 2018 by DS News Team
ATEX – Brand That Dares To Be Different

ATEX – Brand That Dares To Be Different

Money & Finance, Newsfeed, Training & Outfitting
Once upon a time all racing suits were .. shall we say "monocolor"? Already made of Lycra ( or Spandex. Or Elastane - whichever name you prefer - it's the same, essentially) but still featuring single-color "design". How very boring! ...We'll skip for now the rest of history of ski racing clothing in the last 30 years, since the first patterns started to appear on them - an jump straight into 2018. The year that saw appearance of one of the most original race suits designs ever. Like ever-ever! Meet Lithuania national biathlon team , the Olympic edition Have you seen anything more impressive? With clear references to famed Battle of Grunewald a.k.a Tannenberg ( check how well you remember your history lessons ), the Lithuanian biathletes have tried to…
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24Feb 2018 by DS News Team
Meet Alexander Bolshunov, Newest (And Youngest) Star Of Skiing

Meet Alexander Bolshunov, Newest (And Youngest) Star Of Skiing

Leaders, Newsfeed
Alexander Bolshunov turned 21 less than two months ago - and that makes even Johannes Klaebo to looked like a seasoned veteran by comparison. A youngster from Bryansk, on the Russian border with Ukraine and Belarus, has become one of the Olympics' brightest stars: four races that he run - four medals. But his path to Pyeongchang's glory was anything but smooth this season [caption id="attachment_7144" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] Bolshunov had a brilliant start of the season, convincingly winning 15k race at the Gällivare Premiere, beating Ustiugov, Cologna and Hellner among the others[/caption] [caption id="attachment_7140" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] This photo was taken as the Russian skiing team was listening to announcement by the IOC's President Thomas Bach that their country won't be allowed to participate in the Games under its flag, no…
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23Feb 2018 by DS News Team
…Yet Experience Still Matters At Olympics – And These Guys Prove It

…Yet Experience Still Matters At Olympics – And These Guys Prove It

Leaders, Newsfeed
While Pyeongchang-2018 was, undoubtedly, a break-out tournament for the youth, some top athletes keep on proving their mettle year after year, the Olympics after the Olympics [caption id="attachment_6929" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] Dario Cologna, quadruple Olympic champion - Vancouver, Sochi, Pyeongchang. Incredibly, he won 15k race in all three of those. Beijing-2022, Dario?[/caption] [caption id="attachment_6657" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] Charlotte Kalla, triple Olympic champion - Vancouver, Sochi and now Pyeongchang[/caption] [caption id="attachment_6963" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] Martin Johnsrud SundbySilver in Vancouver, bronze in Sochi - and, finally, two golds in Pyeongchang[/caption] [caption id="attachment_6668" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] Marit BjørgenThe last one here (but most certainly not the least) is the most decorated Winter Olympian ever!Silver in Salt Lake CitySilver in TurinAnd mind-boggling seven golds in Vancouver, Sochi and Peyongchang! [/caption]
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21Feb 2018 by DS News Team
Randall & Diggins Make History: First Olympic Gold For Non-Europeans

Randall & Diggins Make History: First Olympic Gold For Non-Europeans

Leaders, Newsfeed
They say "A picture is worth a thousand words". We concur - and instead of stuffing you with various info about two ladies who made a history last night by winning the very first non-European gold in cross-country skiing, we shall effort to convey what we saw throughout this season, their steps to triumph in Pyeonchang Without further ado: [caption id="attachment_7102" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] Kikkan Randall storming uphills of Swedish Gallivare during the first international meet-up of the season ( NB - since it's not a part of the World Cup, Randall is wearing club colors of Power Woman by Anna Haag & Emil Jönsson[/caption] [caption id="attachment_7099" align="aligncenter" width="1184"] Jessie Diggins, warm up before the race[/caption] [caption id="attachment_7094" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] Breck Stuart Randall Ellis enjoying early Swedish winter in Gallivare as…
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10Feb 2018 by DS News Team
Who Is Running In Men’s Skiathlon At Olympics

Who Is Running In Men’s Skiathlon At Olympics

Leaders, Newsfeed
For presentation of the world's best skiers who are to open their Olympic competitions with skiathlon on Sunday we are going to change the format. Instead of efforting to put on display as many skiers' faces as possible - as we did with the skiathlon-running ladies - here we are going to limit ourselves to ten skiers only. Three out of these ten , we believe, will stand on the podium on Sunday. ... And it's going to be a Norway vs the Rest of the World game! Norway has four fantastically strong skiers running, including but not limited to Martin Sundby, current world vice-champion in skiathlon ( everybody, of course, remembers his battle with Sergey Ustiugov on the final uphill) and bookies' top favorite and outright Golden Boy of…
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