A regular downhill race can be dangerous enough. But what would it be to race a downhill course on cross-country skis? That’s exactly what Hans Olsson (SWE) and Emil Joensson (SWE) will do later this season.
“It’s time to see who’s the best skier in Sweden,” Olsson told the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet.
Olsson is one of the top alpine skiers in Sweden, while Emil Joensson is one of the country’s best cross-country athletes.
Now they want to see who is the best skier in Sweden. And they have designed a crazy bet, naming the winner of a combination of their two sports. In conjunction with the competition “Skutskjutet” in Aare, Sweden on April 30, the two skiers will race a downhill course on cross-country skis, and then race a cross-country sprint course on downhill skis.