The Finnish season premiere at Vuokatti
The traditional cross-country skiing season opened on Saturday with a race in Vuokatti, Finland. Two of the country’s most promising skiers won.
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Anton Persson on rehab: “Steady progress, but a short time until the season starts”
Less than a month remains until the World Cup debut in Ruka, Finland. The Swedish cross-country skier Anton Persson had surgery on his injured ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) and is in a race against the clock heading into the competition season.
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Johannes Klæbo’s changing popularity and the challenges of independence
Norwegian cross-country skiing sensation Johannes Høsflot Klæbo’s journey has been marked by both exceptional achievements on the snow and a unique approach to his sport. His choice to leave the Norwegian national cross-country skiing team and embark on a solitary, high-altitude training regimen with his family has raised eyebrows and brought about intriguing changes in his popularity in Norway’s sporting landscape.
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“I’m still trying to figure out what went wrong”
The cross-country skier impressed everyone during the 50km race in Holmenkollen last winter. But for the youngster from Norway, fourth place was a turning point.
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Battle for the 2028 FIS Games hosting rights heats up
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) has officially announced that two prominent candidates have applied to host the inaugural edition of the FIS Games in 2028.
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French team for the Beitostølen premiere
The winter season is just around the corner, and part of the French cross-country skiing team is heading to Beitostølen for the Norwegian premiere. The French team is presented.
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Pro Team athlete beat the entire Swedish national team skiers
It was a Pro Team athlete victory in Sweden’s national team test race. The 28-year-old from Team Eksjöhus beat the Swedish national team skiers in Vålådalen on Thursday morning.
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Pustertaler Ski Marathon becomes 3 Zinnen Ski Marathon
The first edition of the Pustertaler Ski Marathon took place in 1976. Just a few years before its 50th birthday, the organizing committee decided to change the name to ‘3 Zinnen Ski Marathon.’
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Missing the season opener at Beitostølen
The 26-year-old realizes that the season opener at Beitostølen is coming up and that she will have to watch the first ski races from the sidelines this year.
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Get to know more about ‘Long Slow Distance’ training
An absolute cornerstone of endurance training is basic endurance training, i.e., long, easy aerobic runs. In English, this type of training is called ‘long slow distance.’ As the name suggests, the aim of the exercise is to do a long workout at a slow pace. For long-distance skiers, this can mean training sessions lasting up to five hours or more.
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