DPONLY Ski Team focuses 100 percent on long-distance races and, as the name says, on the double poling technique. Now, the Swedish ski team is looking for one more female skier to join their ranks for the upcoming Ski Classics Season XV. 

Johan Didron, the Ski Club treasurer and sports manager, told ProXCskiing.com about the opportunity:

“We always have fun on our trips! If you choose to join the DPONLY ski team, you become part of a large group of skiers. In addition to the Ski Classics team, other club participants will also come along on competitions and trips. This means that you will be joined by other girls.

In DPONLY, we take care of each other. The most important value we have in the club is inclusion. This means we take very good care of all new members and ensure everyone feels like they belong in the community. As a new girl in DPONLY, we guarantee you will enjoy yourself and have lots of laughs!

We currently have two girls on the team (Madelene Nord and Jeanette Malm), but we want one more. We aim to find another skier who will fight alongside Madelene Nord. If Jeanette stays injury-free and is in shape, we will have three girls on the team.”

For more information, you can contact Johan Didron at info@dponly.se or +46763104654.

You can read more about DPONLY at dponly.se

DPONLY Ski Club was formed in August 2022. The club’s founders felt that there needed to be a ski club focused on long-distance racing and double poling. 

“Many of us come from older, Swedish, traditional sports associations with many branches. In addition to cross-country skiing, the same club may offer orienteering, running, and perhaps alpine skiing,” says Johan Didron, treasurer and sports manager at DPONLY Ski Club.

Johan believes that he and other members looked for a ski club with a different approach. Many recreational skiers have their sights set on Vasaloppet and long-distance races, while the classic clubs often reward traditional cross-country skiing.

“The classic clubs are good associations, which are right to bet on traditional and young people, but we were looking for something else.”

Works According to a “Give and Take Philosophy”

DPONLY consists of both recreational and elite skiers. Johan describes the club as a bit more “premium” than other clubs, as they have a more expensive financial model, but at the same time explains that the money goes back to the club’s members in one way or another. The elite skiers, who pay less than the recreational, contribute in return with technique tips and training programs. An exchange where surplus, both in the form of knowledge and money, remains in the association.

“Our club has ambitious recreational skiers who want to develop and are passionate about improving. Vasaloppet and the seeding races are something that gets people fired up. It becomes a life goal to reach a certain position in Vasaloppet. This makes people want to develop their technique and double poling, which is where our elite skiers come into the picture,” explains Johan.

Wants to Establish in Ski Classics

“What we are trying to achieve now is a team in Ski Classics,” says Johan and continues:

“Since the beginning, one of the driving forces has been establishing a team in the long-distance circus. The more skiers there are in the club, the better elite team you can have.” 

DPONLY Ski Team is currently looking for another female skier to join their ranks.

“Now we have 7 elite skiers and 3 elite aspirants, and if we supplement that with one or two more girls for the elite team, then we have a strong base and a solid squad for Ski Classics,” concludes Johan Didron.

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