After thirteen championship medals, Maiken Caspersen Falla has done her thing. Norway’s sprint star leaves and leaves a hole in the sprint team. “I have the feeling that it is enough now,” she tells NRK. A successful career in the absolute world elite in cross-country skiing is over. Maiken Caspersen Falla – with one Olympic … Read more
Russia’s national team coach in cross-country skiing, German Markus Cramer, has finished his job. It reports VGwhich cites Russian RIA Novosti. It is Russia’s ski president Jelena Välbe who confirms that Cramer’s contract will not be extended after this season. Payment problems are stated as the reason why the contract is not extended. According to … Read more
Everything was decided on the last stage of the mixed relay. Finland took part in the victory battle and also secured a podium place. Jessie Diggins was too tough for Krista Pämäkoski but Finland finished second. Mixed relays are often seen in, for example, biathlon but not in cross-country skiing. During the World Cup final … Read more
The background for the uncertainty surrounding the gutters in Tyumen is, of course, the tense political situation between Russia and Ukraine. To SVT says union director Ola Strömberg in the Swedish Ski Association that Östersund has been told to be ready to take over. – It feels uncomfortable to compete in Russia given the geopolitical … Read more
On Saturday, Therese Johaug was honored as last year’s best female athlete in Norway at the Sports Gala. The other nominees in the category were: Jeanette Hegg Duestad, shooting Tiril Eckhoff, biathlon Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal, athletics Caroline Graham Hansen, football Gyda Westvold Hansen, combined Solfrid Koanda, weightlifting Maren Lundby, hop Ragne Wiklund, skater Daniel André … Read more
Patricia reached the Eiduka Centennial competition of more than 2,700 skiers a year and a half ago, but last December was already in the top seventy. Now, for the first time in her career, the winner of the 2020 “Athlete of the Year in Latvia” title has reached the best sixty. Both the acclaimed performance … Read more
It is Christmas, the time of calm and contemplation. But the world of sports does not stand still. There is no end of live sport on TV! SPORT BILD shows you which games you can look forward to at Christmas. Regardless of whether it is Christmas trees, gifts or the annual attendance at church services. … Read more
Ingvild Flugstad Østberg has run three ski races after her comeback. After not competing for 20 months, she finally met the health requirements ahead of this season. The comeback of 10 kilometers in the World Cup opening in Ruka two weeks ago ended with 33rd place. She was then one minute and 52 seconds behind … Read more
“Everything turned out well. Thanks to the enormous efforts of everyone, the service team arrived with all the material and is already preparing the skis for Saturday’s start in the cell,” said the cross-country section on social networks. – The participation of runners was threatened by a service truck accident. The car had a breakdown … Read more
After advancing from 14th place in qualifying in the race, Novák moved in the leading positions alongside the star Russian Alexander Bolshunov. In the finish line, however, in addition to the defender of the triumph in the SP Bolshunov, Nor Even Northug, the younger brother of the famous Petter Northug, got ahead of him. It … Read more