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Langrenn News RacingNorway’s Ingvild Flugstad Østberg Pulls from Beitostølen Races

FasterSkierNovember 21, 2019

With the season-opening national races in Beitostølen, Norway staged to begin a three race stint on Friday, Ingvild Flugstad Østberg announced she will not be competing. Østberg was last season’s overall World Cup winner. She also stated in a press conference that she will miss next week’s World Cup opener in Ruka, Finland. “I’ve ended up in a situation where I can’t ski. There are health reasons behind this. All the requirements in the health certificate...

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General Langrenn News Racing World CupSaturday Rundown: NCAA Champs; Holmenkollen 50 k; Kontiolahti Relays

FasterSkierMarch 10, 2018

NCAA Skiing Championships (Steamboat Springs, Colorado): 15/20 k freestyle mass starts On the fourth and final day of NCAA Skiing Championships at Howelsen Hill in Steamboat Springs, Katharine Ogden skied to her second-straight national title, Ian Torchia became an NCAA champion and the University of Denver (DU) won its 24th NCAA National Championship. Ogden, a Dartmouth College freshman, raced to a 38.4-second victory in the women’s 15-kilometer mass start, finishing in 43:22.0 minutes for her...

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General Langrenn News World CupHetland Named Norwegian National Team Coach After One Year with Canada

BrainspiralApril 15, 2015

Tor-Arne Hetland, a Norwegian Olympic gold medalist and multiple world champion, will become the Norwegian national team coach this 2015/2016 season after a year as Canada's World Cup Coach.

General Interviews Langrenn News TrainingOld School Not Always Better

Inge ScheveJuly 26, 2010

A lot of things were better in the old days. But distance workouts in rubber boots? “It felt mostly like running on cutting boards, but we didn’t think twice about it!”

Health Langrenn Training10 ways to prevent injuries

Inge ScheveJuly 8, 20101

Summer means variety in training methods, activities and intensities. However, almost all of the summer training methods that skiers engage in, carry some risk of injury. Martin Lobben, a chiropractor and manual therapist who works extensively with athletes recognizes some common injuries that plague skiers. ”I’ve treated a fair number of nordic skiers, and come up with a short list of tips that can be useful,” Lobben says to Norwegian web site www.langrenn.com.

Dryland General Langrenn News RacingRoenning Takes Down Northug in Tour de Trondelag Sprint

Inge ScheveJune 26, 2010

Petter Northug Jr. had to cede the top of the podium to Eldar Roenning at the opening event in the 2010 Tour de Troendelag Friday night.

General Langrenn News Opinion Racing World CupSödergren Frustrated By Evolution of XC Skiing

Inge ScheveJune 25, 2010

The lack of a World Cup 50K race has Soedergren frustrated. “XC skiing is well on its way to lose its identity and its character,” Soedergren said to zsport.se.

General Langrenn News Technique TrainingHerringbone Technique Under Scrutiny in Meråker

FasterSkierApril 9, 2010

Cross-country researcher Hans-Christer Holmberg from Mid Sweden University in Östersund leads the research team gathered in Meråker. In the border community to Sweden, they will spend the next few days investigating herringbone technique according to the Trondheim newspaper. “There was research on the diagonal stride in the 70’s and 80’s, but herringbone has never been examined. In addition we will look at diagonal stride, downhill technique and swing technique. We will also look at how...

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Langrenn News Product NewsCraft’s Speedsuit Will Give Sweden Olympic Medals

Tim ReynoldsFebruary 2, 201018

Last week Craft presented the speedsuit that has been under development for the past year in collaboration with the Swedish national team for the Vancouver Olympics. According to experts, the new suit could actually make a big difference. After years of research, close cooperation with several of the worlds best skiers and engineers, and lots of plain hard work, Craft finally presented their new world class cross country ski racing suit. Specialists on functional training...

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LangrennFollow Alsgaard’s Training with Team Alsgaard

Train WreckJanuary 29, 2010

Team Alsgaard unrolled it's new website so that fans and athletes can follow the team's training for the Vasaloppet. Team Alsgaard is made up of Thomas Alsgaard and Anders Myrland. They have opened their training logs so that everyone can see what they are doing every day. Why don't more of us do this in the US?

General Langrenn News$10.3 Million To Norwegian Skiing

Train WreckJanuary 21, 20101

The Norwegian Ski Association signs a new $10.3 million agreement with Aker ASA. Aker ASA is the main sponsor of the Norwegian Ski Association (Norway's USSA) for the 2010/2011 season. The financial assistance will be channeled to the Norwegian National team members and their clubs. Overall the cooperative agreement has a financial value in excess of 10.3 million dollars over four years.

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LangrennWhy Has Training Become So Difficult?

Train WreckJanuary 20, 20102

I doubt many fasterskier.com readers are in the area of Norwegian Nationals, but I would personally love to see this seminar.

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LangrennBig Capacity is the Secret To Team Trøndelag

Train WreckJanuary 20, 2010

This season the regional Team Trøndelag has stood forward and marked itself strong on the national level. They have dominated in the Norway Cup and Scandinavian Cup, and at the same time have also raised racers to the level of representing at the U23 World Championships.

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LangrennSkinstad is holding the Olympic door open for Alsgaard

Train WreckJanuary 18, 20107

After it was discovered that Thomas Alsgaard had registered for Thursday's 15Km at Norwegian Nationals in Stokke, his name has also been heard in the Olympic context. Sports Manager Åge Skinstad knows what the former top skier is good for, after seeing him at the National Team's fall training camps, so he certainly won't exclude the 38-year-old.

Langrenn Olympics Racing World CupNorway Adds Seven to Olympic Roster

FasterSkierJanuary 18, 20101

Norway announced that they have named seven more athletes to their Olympic Cross-Country Team, bringing the total to 11. Celine Brun-Lie, Marthe Kristoffersen, Vibeke Skofterud, Ronny Hafsås, Martin Johnsrud Sundby, Øystein Pettersen and Eldar Rønning all got the nod, and now join Ola Vigen Hattestad, Petter Northug, Marit Bjørgen and Kristin Størmer Steira with tickets to Vancouver. Norway has a total of 20 spots, but have not taken their full quota in the past. Top...

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General Langrenn NewsThe Hazards of Waxing

January 6, 20103

There have been three recent articles on langrenn.com addressing the issues of the health risks taken by wax technicians when using fluorinated wax. The first is about a report published by Norway’s national insitute of occupational health, titled “Jeg har jobbet i to år med prototypen” on 1-5-10″, “Er ikke bekymret for skadevirkningene av skismørning” on 12-22-09 buy chantix online, buy ventolin inhaler

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LangrennNarrower Track Will Give Better Technique

Train WreckDecember 30, 200914

"I have long been irritated over the great distance between the ski tracks, because it disrupts good weight transfer and kick. If you were to use a narrower stance this would become completely natural," says ski enthusiast Eirik Høyem to (Norwegian TV Network) NRK.

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Langrenn Olympics Training WorkoutsYou Think Your Trails Are Bad?

Train WreckDecember 15, 20096

After taking my first ski on the local trails yesterday, I quickly remembered how spoiled Anchoraguans are with Kincaid Park. But, a quick look at langrenn.com today offers an even better reminder of how it could be.

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Langrenn Racing World CupHjelmeset collides with wax tech during race, suffers injured ribs

December 1, 20094

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General Langrenn News World CupCanadian Coach Breaks Hip

FasterSkierNovember 26, 20091

Kuusamo, Finland – Inge Braten, the Canadian World Cup coach, fell and broke his hip today in Finland. Braten, a native of Norway, slipped outside his apartment near the ski stadium. “I was busy on the phone, and suddenly my legs were gone and I could not catch myself . The first thing that I thought was that this I don’t have time for this,” said Braten. He required surgery and was operated on in...

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