Vasaloppet China Fabián Štoček

Fabián Štoček: The all-round athlete

Over the past year, Fabián Štoček has gone through a series of changes: finishing his studies, moving to Switzerland, focusing on a new discipline alongside long-distance skiing—skimo (ski mountaineering), and securing a new opportunity in the sports sector.

Training intervals or slow and steady

Intervals or tempo training – Which works better for skiers?

In this article, we revisit the topic to explore whether high-intensity workouts are more effective as steady efforts for some and as intervals for others, and what kind of intervals skiers should do. We consulted Ville Vesterinen, a sports physiology expert at the Research Institute for Olympic Sports, for insights.

Thomas Ødegaarden - cowboy training

Gjerdalen’s “cowboy training” changed everything

“When I joined Tord Asle Gjerdalen’s team and started doing his ‘cowboy training,’ everything changed. His training philosophy was entirely new to me, and from there, everything just progressed.” Progressed so much that the 25-year-old from Bamble in Telemark won the Ski Classics Pink Youth bib and is now aiming for his first victory in the biggest long-distance races.

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