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28Mar 2020 by DS News Team

Crisis Hits Norges Skiforbund

The Norwegian Ski Federation is in full-blown financial crisis. The Skiforbund has lost its funding to the tune of NOK 50 million (about 4.3 million euros at the current exchange rate) for this budget year . Two thirds of personnel will be made redundant or moved to part-time employment arrangements as of March 30th. The Dailyskier has learned that all Norwegian national cross country skiing team' camps are formally cancelled all the way till autumn, the skiers are told to make their own arrangements until then. We have little doubt that Johaug, Klaebo and a few other leading athletes would be able to pay for the camps they deem necessary out of pocket, but at the end of March nobody would dare to predict when skiers' favorite spots in the…

27Mar 2020 by DS News Team

FIS Congress Postponed, Kasper To Continue As President

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The International Ski Federation has formally announced on Friday that its Congress in Pattaya, Thailand, scheduled for May, is no longer happening. A new date and location for the Congress to convene is yet to be announced. Gian Franco Kasper,76, will continue serving as the FIS president until the Congress elects his replacement. Whenever the new Congress shall convene, they will have a massive new additional subject to discuss: what to do about diminished sponsorship income after the pandemic.

27Mar 2020 by DS News Team

Introducing My Sponsor: Hailey Swirbul And Odin Recreation

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Hailey Swirbul, US Ski Team, tells about her personal sponsor: My connection with the small mountain town of Mesa, Colorado-home to Odin Recreation-leads us to the very beginning of my cross-country skiing career. It was on the nearby Nordic trails where I skate-skied for the very first time and in the main lodge where my team and I lived for a training camp every November for the next 7 years. It has been an honor to partner with Odin as my headgear sponsor and carry that piece of my identity with me around the world this winter. https://www.instagram.com/p/B7udoP4Jku_/?igshid=bd91vak4d19t Odin Recreation is a local ski/ outdoor gear shop with a lot of enthusiasm for getting people of all ages outside. They offer gear rentals for skis, snowshoes, sleds, etc., ski lessons,…

26Mar 2020 by DS News Team

Hard To Believe But FIS Congress In Thailand Still Not Cancelled

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Yes, the International Ski Federation Congress in Pattaya, Thailand due to kick off in 8 weeks is still on. Possibly, the last international event with 1000+ participants in the foreseeable future. It might be just a formality - yet still the fact worth noting and, some would say, symbolic. It was meant to be a special one: after 22 years as the FIS President Gian-Franco Kasper was going to retire with the Congress choosing his replacement. A new boss of international snow sports would only become fifth helmsman in more than a century of the FIS existence. As late as last week Kasper still insisted the Congress and,therefore election of his replacement would go on, but the world has changed massively since. Looking at the situation with corona pandemics at…

25Mar 2020 by DS News Team

Introducing My Sponsor: Katharina Hennig And Nudossi

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Word of introduction: Top flight skiers all got sponsors - and their logos grace their racing suits and warm-up clothing. The most prestigious place is, arguably, the one on headgear - at the risk of stating the obvious, that what's gets to be seen the most on TV. The Scandinavians and the Russians firmly reserve that place for the team's overall top sponsor, so all the skiers wear identical hats and headbands. The " Continentals" and the North Americans have different traditions - that's the place reserved for an athlete's individual sponsor. Allow us to be blunt: in these trying times for many a business, we want that relationship between skiers and their sponsors to endure. One way for us to assist would be by providing our platform for athletes to…

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