Training: “There’s definitely a risk I might crash”
Refuses to rest: The 31-year-old from Rustad is skipping the off-season and diving straight into six brutal weeks of training.
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Lillehammer Ski Club financially healthy again
After an impressive turnaround, Lillehammer Ski Club can now report a positive financial outlook, with a surplus presented at last week’s annual meeting. Remarkably, the club has reversed a deficit of around $80,000 USD into a surplus of $85,000 USD.
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Spring running for skiers: Invaluable – If you do it right
A great ski season starts with running shoes in the spring. But you need to know what you’re doing, warns the training expert. Here are his top tips for getting the most out of it – without running yourself into injury.
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“You gotta harden up”
When you think of Australia, you’re more likely to picture beaches and kangaroos, than snow-covered trails. But for cross-country skier Bentley Walker-Broose, chasing winter from one hemisphere to the other is just part of the job—and it’s a tough one.
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Ski technician scammed out of $190,000 motorhome
“I have been completely deceived,” says well-known ski technician Ole Bjørn Tretterud (65) from Norway, who last year was scammed by a man in his 50s from Latvia. The man has now been convicted of multi-million fraud, but Ole Bjørn is still without his Autostar motorhome, valued at around $190,000 USD.
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The history of cross-country skiing – From ancient trails to modern racecourses
Summer is just around the corner, and elite skiers are soon kicking off their high-volume training in preparation for next season’s Olympics or the upcoming Ski Classics challenges. Recreational skiers are following suit, hoping that the coming winter will bring better snow conditions. Right now, as the summer training season begins, it’s an excellent time to pause and look back at our history— how did this beloved sport of ours begin, and what is skiing really all about?
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Brings three new skiers onto the Norwegian national team
The 21-year-old earned his first World Cup podium in February. Now, he is one of three new athletes selected for the elite national team for the coming season.
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Hanna Fine: French support in the Czech Pro Team
Have you noticed a new French name, Hanna Fine, representing the Czech eD system Vltava Fund Team in the Ski Classics events?
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Jonna Sundling voted best of the season
As many as 9,000 people voted for Jonna Sundling as the winner of the FIS Virtual World Cup on Instagram. The Swedish World Champion triumphed in the poll after defeating Ebba Andersson in the final. The Swedish skiers dominated the voting, with Jonna having to “take the hard road” to victory.
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Long-distance talent awarded scholarship: “I was so happy”
The 23-year-old long-distance skiing talent from Lager 157 Ski Team received a scholarship last weekend from the Daniel Karlsson Memorial Fund.
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