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05Sep 2018 by DS News Team

Gambling And Skiing: Immoral Combo Or Great Source Of Income?

There are not many controvercies in the international cross country skiing – the debate storms that rock, say, NFL thanks to Colin Kaepernick kneeling, are virtually unheard of. But things might be changing in some respect. Charlotte Kalla made headlines this spring when she went public with her dislike for gambling. A triple Olympic champion went on record to say that "There is such a level of abuse - and the gambling companies, they must take their share of responsibility for that." A 31 year old pointed out that her own psychologist Thomas Nilsson's works with gambling addicted clients and listening to him convinced her even further. "His profession has influenced my attitude and knowledge about it. Just as with other dependencies, so many people are affected" Kalla, who is one…

25Jul 2018 by DS News Team

Arne Idland: Blink Skifestival Could Become Start Of FIS World Cup Season

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Arne Idland is a legend. It's under his stewardship that the Norwegian biathlon, featuring great Ole Einar Bjørndalen & Co, became the world's best. Twice Idland was in charge of the Norwegian team this century - and twice it was on top of the podiums. Last year a 49 year old native of Sandnes resigned his commission as a top coach of the Norwegian national biathlon team to concentrate at his other job - that of the Sports Director for Blink Skifestival ( Idland is also a coach for Figgjo IL, local sports club) International experience and energy of Idland is in no small part a reason why a summer sporting event in relatively "non-skiing" part of Norway have gradually became an absolute must-go for the world's best skiers and…

02Jul 2018 by DS News Team

Elite Skier Launches His Own Apparel Brand. And There Is More To It

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What does a skier do when she/he has a bit of time? Launches his own apparel line, naturally! At least that's what Gleb Retivykh, one of the leaders of the Russian sprint team just did. [caption id="attachment_7875" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] Gleb Retivykh at the training camp in Estonia. Putting GR apparel through the grind[/caption] “ There are two things that I want to accomplish: first one is to give pro-skiers and serious amateurs apparel that is not just functional – but was built out of experience, of thousands of hours of hard training and competing....” says the World Cup stage winner and the former Junior World champion. [caption id="attachment_7876" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] "|See, it's light and stretches well... Testing it myself every day, several hours a day"[/caption] But the fame & the…

08Feb 2018 by DS News Team

Art Of Feeding (And Keeping Hydrated) Your Athlete

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The Daily Skier reporter has spent a day with an Assistant Coach of the Russian ski team Egor Sorin during Toblach- Cortina 50k race last weekend, part of Visma Ski CLassics Series - and gleaned an invaluable insight into how the team of technical personal, aides and helpers work to keep "their" skiers fed, hydrated - and ready to win Follow the story through Instagram posts & captions https://www.instagram.com/p/Be5TNxaBJhb https://www.instagram.com/p/Be5XtU6BIfa/?taken-by=daily_skier https://www.instagram.com/p/Be5_j3whDf4/?taken-by=daily_skier https://www.instagram.com/p/Be7U5yhBy7P/?taken-by=daily_skier https://www.instagram.com/p/Be8PR9Ehw4A/?taken-by=daily_skier To refresh your memory: Ustiugov, for whom it was the first- ever Ski Classics race, have managed to stay with the leading group till the very end but lost a few centimeters to eventual winner Tord Asle Gjerdalen and Andreas Nygaard ( Ilya Chernousov was disqualified for obstruction)

01Feb 2018 by DS News Team

Legkov Gets His Olympic Gold Back, Other Russians Reinstated: Facts And Observations

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This story needs to be split into two distinct parts: objective facts and subjective observations Here's a brief summary of facts the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upheld the appeals by Russian skiers and, effectively, reinstated them in international sport. Not all were cleared - but most recognizable names in skiing, including Sochi Olympic champ Alexander Legkov and silver medalis, ex-world champ Max Vylegzhanin are on the list of reinstated. Full list here FIS immediately removed all the restrictions put on those cleared – they are now free to participate in the World Cup etc. The International Olympic Committee (IOC), however, says that nothing changes when it comes to the Pyeonchang Olympics –“The result of the CAS decision does not mean that athletes from the group of 28 will…

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