Shaken off criticism and performed in the World Cup – Iivo Niskanen finished second at home – Sport – svenska.yle.fi

Shaken off criticism and performed in the World Cup – Iivo Niskanen finished second at home – Sport – svenska.yle.fi

It has looked shaky lately, but in 20 kilometers in Lahtis, Iivo Niskanen made a strong effort. All the way to victory it was not enough, but he finished second behind the superior Johannes Høsflot Klæbo. When the World Cup started in Ruka in November, Iivo Niskanen finished second in the ten kilometer classic. That … Read more

Watch live on Monday from 19:00: Biathlon stars collide in Stockholm – 2024-02-24 03:33:26

Watch live on Monday from 19:00: Biathlon stars collide in Stockholm
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Sport In this article, Iltalehti Plus subscribers can watch the Skidskyttekampen event live from Stockholm’s Olympic Stadium on Monday from 19:00, with commentary in Finnish. Olympic winners and world champions participate in the event, which is contested as a pair relay. Yesterday at 9:33 #Watch #live #Monday #Biathlon #stars #collide #Stockholm

Extreme Weather Causes Chaos for Norwegian World Cup Ski Team and Could Impact Competition

Extreme Weather Causes Chaos for Norwegian World Cup Ski Team and Could Impact Competition

Extreme weather in Frankfurt meant that the runners’ flight on Wednesday afternoon was cancelled. Then there was also snow chaos and closed airspace over Norway’s main airport at Gardermoen. NTB is informed by the head of cross-country skiing in the Norwegian Ski Association, Per Elias Kalfoss, that Stavås Skistad and the rest of the sprint … Read more

Antoine Cyr: Ready for the Start of the Cross-Country Skiing World Cup Season

Antoine Cyr: Ready for the Start of the Cross-Country Skiing World Cup Season

The good news for the cross-country skier from Hull? The start of the new World Cup season is fast approaching. Three days of racing are planned for November 24-26 in Ruka, Finland. “At this point in the year, we have done everything to be ready. We tried to fill the hours in training to perfection,” … Read more

While studying medicine in the Czech Republic, he fell in love with cross-country skiing. Now the Portuguese wants to go to the Olympics

While studying medicine in the Czech Republic, he fell in love with cross-country skiing.  Now the Portuguese wants to go to the Olympics

It was 1998 when Filipe Cabrita, a teenager from Faro in southern Portugal, applied to study medicine at Charles University. The Czech Republic was not a member of the European Union, the government was led by Miloš Zeman and the president was Václav Havel. The young Portuguese did not know much about the country and … Read more

Northug before the first World Cup race: – Klæbo is the favourite, but he will have to fight

Northug before the first World Cup race: – Klæbo is the favourite, but he will have to fight

News came on Thursday that Klæbo will compete in the classic-style sprint race in Ruka. – It’ll be fun, that, and good to see that he’s okay. He looked fit on the last hill in training, so it will probably be counted on him tomorrow (Friday), Even Northug tells NTB. – Are you still a … Read more

Karlsson skeptical of the Klæbo proposal – fears the Norwegian army in the cross-country skiing circus

Karlsson skeptical of the Klæbo proposal – fears the Norwegian army in the cross-country skiing circus

Was in an interview with VG recently that Klæbo has launched his reflections on the fact that the model of national teams in cross-country competitions may be finished. Instead, he asked the circus leaders of the World Cup to seek inspiration in cycling and long-distance running. Professional teams of all nationalities compete there. Klæbo suggests … Read more