22Dec 2019 by DS News Team
World Cup Stage Fail?

World Cup Stage Fail?

Money & Finance, Newsfeed
Planica is a lovely place, but this weekend's World Cup stage was a fail. The weather played its part making skiing look like a form of OCR competition, but even in the best of conditions the very idea of having it where it was held and when it was held raises a lot of questions, among them: - What's the point of having it in the country/ region that is lukewarm to cross country skiing despite very impressive performance by its (mostly female side of) team? Ski jumping events in the area draw tens of thousands of spectators, ditto for alpine skiing - but cross country ones are, sadly, not and shall not in a foreseeable future. - What's the point of scheduling Planica stage two days ahead of Christmas?…
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14Dec 2019 by DS News Team
Miracles Do Happen: Linn Svahn’s Incredible World Cup Debut

Miracles Do Happen: Linn Svahn’s Incredible World Cup Debut

Leaders, Newsfeed
Just think about it: a 20 year old Linn Svahn debuts at the World Cup. Naturally, she is outside the elite seeded group and thus starts her qualification 34d. With that starting position you are considered very good to make it to Top 30, extremely good if you make it to the Semis. To go on winning the stage is simply unheard of, never happened. Miracles do happen and today's one is called Linn Svahn.
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09Dec 2019 by DS News Team
PSYOP Comes To Skiing?

PSYOP Comes To Skiing?

Newsfeed
If you think it was Johannes Klaebo or Alex Bolshunov who the fans who lined up the tracks of Birkebeineren ski stadium on Saturday were cheering on the most - think again. Nope, it was Vebjoern Turtveit who has totally stole the show with his choice of ergh...racing apparel. Moreover, we hereby postulate that wearing something like that in a mass start is nothing but a page from psychological ops or PSYOPs ! Surely no skier who follows a mighty 25 year old Norwegian on uphill could think of anything else but those, you know palms or whatever else is pictured. Or just laugh hysterically. Learn from the best, kids: Turtviet came strong 12th in the race that featured the world best. They probably did not see.
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07Dec 2019 by DS News Team
Team Sweden Talents Bench Is Endless : Meet New Stars

Team Sweden Talents Bench Is Endless : Meet New Stars

Newsfeed
If Moa Lundgreen (l) and Emma Ribom are not household names for you yet, they soon will be. Both U23 athletes just knocked on the door of the super-elite dept. by finishing in Top 15 at @wclhmr skiathlon. How really deep is the Team Sweden talents' bench? Seems to be never ending - Lundgreen and Ribom were running today because Andersson and Karlsson are out with injuries!
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19Nov 2019 by DS News Team
Bright Future Of XCSkiing : Introducing Karolina Kaleta

Bright Future Of XCSkiing : Introducing Karolina Kaleta

Leaders, Newsfeed
Things to know about Karolina Kaleta: - at 17 (she turned 17 only last week), she is the youngest member of the " Super Squad" led by Aleksander Wierietielny and Justyna Kowalczyk where the best Polish female skiing talents are assembled. Their progress is astonishing and we fully expect this team to start seriously fighting for top podiums as of this year. ((Correction: Karolina is the 2d youngest. Hanna Popko is even younger)) - Karolina has older sister, Weronika Kaleta, 20, who is also part of the Super Squad. As she's younger, Karolina calls herself Kaletka or " little Kaleta" on Instagram. - Karolina is occasionally practicing biathlon as well as skiing. - Karolina is 180cm tall. - Karolina just reached a true elite level in her sporting career by…
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