2005 Junior World Champion Marte Elden (19) has made changes and down prioritized track running this summer. She still managed to run the 1500-meter in 4.32 and the 3000-meter in 9.49. Source: Langrenn.com
FIS Rollerski World Cup 2005 Oroslavje (Croatia) 19th — 21st August 2005 ROLLERSKI: ANOTHER EXCITING COMPETITION IN THE CROATIAN WORLD CUP Oroslavje (Croatia) 21st August 2005 — In the last race of the Croatian rollerskiing World Cup in Oroslavjie, the today sprint on 150 meters, podium for the Bogatec family. In the men race victory for David Bogatec / ITA on the world champion Igor Glushkov / RUS and third position for the Igor Cuny...
FIS Rollerski World Cup 2005 Oroslavje (Croatia) 19th — 21st August 2005 ROLLERSKI: ITALY TO THE TOP IN THE CROATIAN WORLD CUP Oroslavje (Croatia) 19th august 2005 – The first Friday 19th race Prologue FIS World cup Oroslavje 2005 held in Bistra — 6000 m race climbing in classic technique. Under tough and demanding conditions, sunny and warm weather we got surprised by the results. During this first day for Rollerski World Cup the Italian...
Source: Langrenn.com – I’m ready for a new season and have ambitions about performing at my previous best level. Olympic participation is on my mind, but the Norwegian sprint level is high. It’s going to be a tough fight for those spots, says Ingrid Narum Ingrid was sidelined with Myco plasma bacteria last season. She had prior to this done well in international sprint racing and had an eight place from World Cup as her...
Norwegian Tommy Aasen and Swede Fredrik Ostberg beat Tor Arne Hetland in a rollerski sprint race in Hamar, Norway on Thursday. Marit Bjorgen won the women’s race. Relatively unknown Tommy Aasen showed his sprint potential and won Thursday 200-meter uphill rollerski sprint race in Hamar on Thursday. Aasen outsprinted Fredrik Ostberg and Olympic and World champion Tor Arne Hetland for the victory. Marit Borgen won the women’s race ahead of Guro Strom Sollie
She is pulling down 95 kilo in the pull-down exercise and has a liter uptake above 5 — It’s not out of the question that Astrid Jakobsen (18) fights for gold at junior Worlds this winter, says Norwegian junior national team Jon Arne Schjetne. Source: Langrenn.com The eighteen year old surprised a lot of people when she captured silver in the sprint at the Norwegian senior National Championship, only beaten by Marit Bjorgen last winter....
It’s going to be more altitude training for the Swedish national team, promises the new head coach, Inge Braathen. The team is leaving for their first altitude camp of the season in Ramsau, Austria on Monday. Source: Skidsport.com – It’s important that the Swedish national team skiers get to train a lot at high altitude, says Braathen. The Swedish team has in the past not had the same focus on altitude training as their Norwegian...
To find an elite cross-country skier you should always ask their Mum. In the conversations that I have had with the mothers of top athletes I have found one thing in common that was obvious from early childhood- an unremitting focus. Sheila Sim, the mother of Ben Sim, Australia’s new rising star in the world of cross-country skiing, says that he had in spadefuls from when he was young. This can been seen recently when...
I’m giving it all in order to make the Torino Olympic team, says Ine Wigernaes (36) Source: Langrenn.com — Translated by Torbjorn Karlsen
Tord Asle Gjerdalen (22) has so far been able to combine medicine studies and elite cross country ski training, but that might get tougher. Source: Langrenn.com – It’s going to get tougher to combine studies and elite level training this year says Tord Asle Gjerdalen. He has despite his young age impressed in ski racing, especially since he is also studying medicine. – It has up until now not been mandatory too show up at...
Far West Nordic just completed a summer training camp for Junior Olympic-qualified athletes in the high country of Yosemite National Park. Combining ski-specific exercises with long-distance running, hiking and roller skiing, along with some peak-bagging, swimming, rock climbing, ultimate frisbee, and more, this camp was extremely successful in keeping the athletes motivated and working hard during the summer. We camped out in Tuolumne Meadows at 8,600 ft. (2,120 meters) high in Yosemite, the highlight of...
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Source: Langrenn.com Kristina Smigun and Vassilj Rottchev won the big annual Suverull competition in Estonia. A large portion on the Worlds best skiers took part in race that consist of a 2.7 k rollerski prolog, a 3 (women) and 6 k (men) running race and a 12 and 20-kilometer rollerski pursuit race. Sweden’s Bjorn Lind won the prolog in 4.32 while Aleksander Legov of Russia won the running race. Russia took the top three spots...
Source: Langrenn.com Mini-series with focus on the Norwegian longdistanceteam: Profile of three member of the longdistance team. Their training and philosophies. Anders Hallingstad want to step up and become one of Worlds best longdistance skiers. Everything Looks Good Hallingstad (28) had decided that he was going to make the podium in The FIS Marathon Cup last winter, but that dream became impossible when he got Mono and his body didn’t function. The 28-year old has...
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Last year’s junior World Champions Marte Elden and Petter Northug continues to impress. This week they won a rollerski time-trial at the open Norwegian junior national team camp in Trysil. No other skiers were close to the two. 22 skiers did the girls time-trial and 44 did the boys race. Source: Langrenn.com RESULTS GIRLS – 3 LAPS Nr Name Age Time 1 Marte Elden 18/19 20,10 2 Randi Skjeldal 17 21,15 3 Linda Iversen 18/19...
Some of Norway’s best cross country skiers were not able to beat good runners in the very tough “Skala 1848 meter straight up†hill climb. Uphill specialist Odd Bjorn Helmeset ended up in fourth place, but was solidly beaten by the European uphill champion. Kristin Stormer Steira was second in the women’s race. Source: Langrenn.com Skala 1848-meter straight up (we assume based upon the winners time that 1848-meter is the total altitude difference from the...