The Tour de Ski (TDS) is right around the corner; it’s an event where things happen pretty fast. You certainly don’t have much time to figure out which ski suit belongs to which country. So, here’s a little test of your ski-suit knowledge to see how well prepared you feel for the beginning of the Tour de Ski.
Rank your ski suit knowledge by taking this test. There are no age groups for this competition!
If you guess the right country by relying on the name being visible on the suit, don’t give yourself any points. You can scroll to the bottom to see the answers. There will be some trickery involved since some skiers represent their country, but will wear their team’s suit instead of a national suit, so be on guard! All suits shown have been worn in this year’s World Cup races.
Answers will be assessed on the following scale:
A score of below 5—Novice. You’ll probably get lost in a sea of colors watching the races. Better keep the commentary turned up.
Score of 5-10—Moderate. You can comfortably follow along and have basic knowledge.
Score of 11-17.—Skilled. You know your stuff and have good knowledge.
Score of 18-29—Highly proficient. You’re definitely on top of things and can keep up in most situations.
Score of 30-45—You’re a true professional and totally capable of watching the races with the volume turned off if you choose to.
Score of 45 and above—Congratulations! You’re an expert. You’ve been watching a lot of racing and paying attention. You could probably fill in for Chad Salmela and do play by play duties if needed.
Round One
Let’s start with the basics: identify each of these country’s suits. You get one point for each correct identification.
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Round Two
Upping the ante just a bit: these will be a little more challenging. Score two points for each one of these you get correct.
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Round Three
You’ve stuck around to reach the third round; this will involve keen observational work. Three points for each correct answer.
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Round Four
Four points for each correct guess. Study hard. These aren’t easy.
Picture 14: You’re thinking you’ve seen this before, but you’re just not sure on whom.
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Round Five
This is a very challenging round. Only the true ski suit cognoscenti will get these! Five points for each correct answer.
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Bonus Round
These are exceptionally hard. You get six points for each one of these you get correct.
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That completes our Uniform Quiz. Now that you’ve made it to the end, you should be fully prepared to enjoy the Tour de Ski.
Here’s another suit. It’s not worth any points, since it hasn’t been worn this season, but it’s a good trivia question if you ever see it again.
ANSWERS:
One Point Level.
Photo one. It doesn’t get any easier than this. Team Norway; Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo in Trondheim, Norway.
Photo two. Still the basics. Team Sweden uniform worn by Moa Ilar.
Photo three. That’s team USA in Trondheim, Norway. Suit wore by Rosie Brennan.
Two Points for these answers.
Photo four. Still pretty easy, but you get two points for guessing Team Finland, being worn by Tiia Olkkonen in Trondheim, Norway.
Photo five. Team Canada in Trondheim. Suit worn by Katherine Stewart-Jones.
Picture six. Team Switzerland in Trondheim. Suit worn by Jonas Baumann.
Picture seven. That’s Delphine Claudel from France. France is tied with Italy for having the most similar team suits. Give yourself a moral victory if you can distinguish France from Italy at a glance.
Picture eight. Team Italy, suit being worn by Caterina Ganz. Unless you can see the legs, the suits are almost indistinguishable from France’s.
Picture nine. That’s Germany’s Pia Fink with some really nice sublimated snowflake print.
Picture ten. Great Britain. Worn by James Clugnet; but it’s a trick since he’s really wearing a team Aker Daehlie suit while racing for Great Britain. Give yourself points if you guessed Great Britain or team Aker Daehlie.
Level Three. Three points for each correct answer.
Picture 11. Another trick. That’s Qiang Wang of China, but he’s also wearing a team Aker Daehlie suit while racing for China. Give yourself points if you guessed China or team Aker Daehlie.
Picture 12. Adam Fellner of Czech Republic (Czechia).
Photo 13. Dominik Bury of Poland.
Level Four. Four points for each correct answer.
Photo 14. That’s an Australian team suit worn by Phoebe Cridland.
Photo 15. Japan’s Naoto Baba in Trondheim.
Level Five. Five points for each correct answer.
Photo 16. Kazakhstan’s Darya Ryazhko.
Photo 17. Wearing one of the coolest suits on the tour is Oleksandr Lisohor of Ukraine.
Photo 18. Slovenia’s Miha Licef .
Photo 19. This was really tricky. Elena Rise Johnsen of Norway wearing her exceptionally sharp club suit of Asker Skiklubb. Give yourself points for either Norway or the club suit.
Bonus Round. Six points for each correct answer.
Photo 20. Victor Santos of Brazil.
Photo 21. Ireneu Esteve Altimiras of Andorra, who had a top 20 in the 10 kilometer Freestyle in Gallivare, Sweden.
Photo 22. Kitija Auzina of Latvia.
