Never been better – now she’s retiring
The season that just passed was her best. Now it is all over for the ski star from Norway.
The season that just passed was her best. Now it is all over for the ski star from Norway.
The Ski Classics Challengers event, Storlirennet, took place this Saturday with a 26.5km long-distance freestyle skiing race in Meråker, Norway. Check out the results.
Astrid Øyre Slind’s Olympic dream collapsed. Now she is skipping the World Cup. “I’m going to show that I can still ski fast,” she says ahead of Sunday’s Vasaloppet.
“It’s going to be tough to be Norwegian if it continues like this throughout the Olympics,” Astrid Øyre Slind said after finishing sixth in the opening 20km skiathlon at the Games. Now, the momentum may be shifting.
Astrid Øyre Slind started as a medal contender in the 10-kilometer race, but came up just short when it mattered most. Afterwards, her verdict was clear: she didn’t have enough.
The Tour de Ski season 2025/2026 continued today in Toblach, Italy, with a 10km interval start race in classic technique for women and men. Check out the women’s results.
Astrid Øyre Slind has waited half a year to get clarity on whether she can actually qualify for the World Cup and the Olympics.
The second day of the Blink Festival in Norway saw Astrid Øyre Slind, Team Aker Dæhlie, winning the 50-kilometer-long Blink Classics on Thursday evening.
These are the factors that led the 2023 World Champion to reject the Norwegian national team in favor of continuing with Team Aker Dæhlie.
Astrid Øyre Slind has chosen to stand outside the Norwegian national team activities next season as well. The highlight of season 2024/2025 will be the Trondheim World Championships at home ground.
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