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Ski News Roundup for the Week: Marit Bjørgen is Back (Just not on the World Cup)

  Bjørgen Returns:  Reported last week by several news outlets, retired World Cup star from Norway, Marit Bjørgen, will return to racing next season. Bjørgen (40), will be a member of Team Ragde Eiendom, managed by Jörgen Aukland. (The team is owned by Anders and Jørgen Aukland.)  Bjørgen told Norwegian broadcaster NRK she would focus on winning the 90-kilometer Swedish Vasaloppet. It has also been reported that Bjørgen will be joined by the current overall...

National vs Private Teams

(translated from ski-nordique.net  11-4-09, “Northug et Cologna sous le même maillot ? ” and langrenn.com  “Ulvang mener Northug må få sin del av landslagskaka”  11-4 09)   Leaders of the nordic ski world often look to cycling for ideas on how to advance the sport of skiing.  Could the next similiarity come in the creation of more private teams ?  With many national teams experiencing financial problems, the incentives to join a private team with larger funding could...