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Hometown Hellner Takes World Cup Opener in Gallivare

Nathaniel HerzNovember 20, 2010

Swedish fans must have been crushed after Norway’s Marit Bjoergen knocked off their hometown hero Charlotte Kalla in the 10 k skate on Saturday morning in Gallivare. But they must have been equally thrilled in the afternoon, when Marcus Hellner (SWE) skied to an 11-second victory over Switzerland’s Dario Cologna—finishing in the stadium that was named for him after a double gold medal-winning performance at the 2010 Olympic Games. “I felt like I had control today,”...

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Team 3: Sweden

Kieran JonesNovember 16, 20101

Sweden Nations Cup Ranking: 3rd (6793 pts) Men: 3rd (3535 pts) Women: 3rd (3258 pts) 2010/2011 A Team Men Emil Joensson Mats Larsson Robin Bryntesson Jesper Modin Teodor Peterson Daniel Richardsson Anders Soedergren Marcus Hellner Johan Olsson Jens Eriksson Women Lina Andersson Magdalena Pajala Anna Haag Ida Ingemarsdotter Charlotte Kalla Hanna Falk Hanna Brodin Sara Lindborg What You May Have Missed Last Season Hanna Falk coming from absolute obscurity to lead a strong Swedish women’s...

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Södergren (SWE) Pushed and Injured by Cop

Inge ScheveOctober 17, 20101

Swedish skier Anders Södergren was pushed to the ground and injured his shoulder when an angry off-duty police officer interfered with the Swedish team’s roller ski workout.

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Cologna Checks Out the Oslo2011 Courses

Inge ScheveOctober 5, 2010

OSLO, Norway – Olympic champion Dario Cologna (SUI) is in Oslo to check out the courses that will be used for the upcoming World Championships in Holmenkollen.

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No Team Sprint for Kalla and Hellner at 2011 Worlds

Inge ScheveSeptember 27, 2010

SWEDEN – Both Charlotte Kalla (SWE) and Marcus Hellner (SWE) will sit out the team sprint events at the 2011 World Championships in Holmenkollen at the end of February. They join Norwegian top racers Marit Bjoergen and Petter Northug, who have already announced that they are skipping the team sprints.

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Hellner will Greet the Fans at Worlds in Oslo

Inge ScheveSeptember 24, 2010

SWEDEN – Petter Northug is not allowed to write autographs or meet the fans during the 2011 World Championships in Oslo. That approach doesn’t appeal to Sweden’s top skier Marcus Hellner. He welcomes the public and wants lots of action at the venue, and promises to sign autographs.

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All About Motivation: The Petter Northug Interview

Nathaniel HerzSeptember 5, 20102

For the past two years, Norway’s Petter Northug has been the best in the world. One look at the medals tables from the 2009 World Championships and 2010 Olympic Games serves as proof: Over the 12 competitions at those two events, Northug took gold in five of them, and reached the podium on two other occasions. FasterSkier had the opportunity to talk with Northug over breakfast in Las Vegas in July, immediately following the rollerski...

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“The Spirit of Skiing is Dying”: An Interview with Marcus Hellner

Nathaniel HerzAugust 5, 20105

In Las Vegas, where FasterSkier had the opportunity to interview Marcus Hellner, the Swedish skier was able to stay relatively undercover. At the card table, such was his anonymity that he had other players thinking he was a professional poker player, not a professional athlete. But in Europe, and especially in Sweden, Hellner is a star. At the Olympics in February, he vanquished rival Petter Northug, breaking the Norwegian’s pole on the way to winning...

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Poker With Petter

Nathaniel HerzJuly 20, 20101

I step off the bus from the Strip into the Las Vegas evening and walk inside the Palms Casino, about 40 minutes early for the poker game between Marcus Hellner and Petter Northug. I haven’t eaten since breakfast, and I’m just coming off a two or three mile walk in search a loaf of bread, jostling tourists in 100-degree heat. The only place I can find to make my peanut butter and jelly sandwich is...

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With Trademark Speed, Northug Takes Vegas Race–With Video, Updated

Nathaniel HerzJuly 6, 20101

In Las Vegas, the house always wins. And in Tuesday’s head-to-head rollerski race between Marcus Hellner and Petter Northug, Northug was the house. On a course laid out by his Norwegian magazine sponsor—and modified at the last minute to give him a better shot at the win—Northug took the last two heats of a best-of-three series in the parking lot of the Palms Casino, evening the score with Hellner after losing to the Swede in...

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Northug, Hellner Survive First Day of Poker World Series

Nathaniel HerzJuly 5, 20101

11:28 PM: With ten minutes to go in the first day of the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, it appears that both Petter Northug and Marcus Hellner have survived, and will head into a second round of play later this week. The two each have comfortable stacks of chips, and will be in decent position as the tournament continues on. 4:50: For once, it looked like Petter Northug was faced with a comeback...

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Hellner Takes Round One of Vegas Extravaganza

Nathaniel HerzJuly 5, 2010

Marcus Hellner one, Petter Northug zero. In an hour-long production worthy of two A-list celebrities, Hellner outlasted Northug in a one-on-one game of Texas Hold’em at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas on Sunday evening. Orchestrated by the Norwegian men’s magazine Vi Menn and the online gambling company PokerStars, the event showcased the kind of status that the two athletes enjoy in Europe. Clad in a crisp white button-down shirt emblazoned with a Norwegian flag...

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Northug, Hellner Have Work Cut Out for Them in Poker World Series

Nathaniel HerzJuly 4, 2010

If Petter Northug and Marcus Hellner had any doubts as to whether they’d be out of their element during the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, the high temperatures in the triple digits over the weekend should serve to quash them. The two may be Olympic gold medalists, but they’re also unseasoned card-players. If they hope to fare well in the tournament, the Scandinavians will have to better old-school pros, new-school math-whizzes, and hundreds...

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Dates Confirmed for Northug-Hellner Vegas Showdown; Stay With Us!

FasterSkierJune 21, 20105

FasterSkier will be in Las Vegas from July 3 to July 6 for the Petter Northug-Marcus Hellner poker showdown and rollerski race. The pair will face off in a head-to-head poker matchup on the fourth of July, play their first day of the World Series of Poker on July 5, and then compete in the rollerski race on July 6. FasterSkier has reserved a double room at the

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Northug, Hellner to Face Off in Vegas

Nathaniel HerzApril 27, 20104

From strippers to Cirque Du Soleil, there’s a lot to see in Las Vegas. But one spectacle setting up for this July is strange even by Sin City’s standards: a rollerski race between Olympic gold medalists Petter Northug (NOR) and Marcus Hellner (SWE). “Hopefully this will be something new in Las Vegas,” said Alex Øystå, editor-in-chief of the Norwegian magazine Vi Menn. “I don’t know how many people use skis there, but I guess not...

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The Hottest Skier – March’s Sweetest Sixteen

FasterSkierMarch 31, 201020

What? Yeah, that’s right, there are lots of great reasons to be a Nordic skier, but one of them is that there are a whole lot of fit, attractive people wearing spandex. Here is a list of some of the hottest European skiers on the World Cup. We may have forgotten a few so feel free to write them into the comment section and we will add them to the list. We did not want...

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Northug Wins It All; Manificat Magnifique

Topher SabotMarch 22, 2010

Falun, Sweden – The results sheet showed an amazing comeback by Frenchman Maurice Manificat, who chopped 45 seconds off of Petter Northug’s lead in just 2.2 kilometers. Somehow the fading Northug was able to recover and rally for yet another stunning finish charge and the World Cup Final victory. Or not. The video tells an entirely different story, with Mr. Northug cruising into the stadium with a huge lead, stopping to take a flag and...

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Gloeersen Goes Wire-to-Wire in Oslo, Newell 10th

Topher SabotMarch 14, 2010

Oslo, Norway – The Norwegian men may be lacking depth on the distance side, but in the sprint, they are still blessed with an abundance of riches. Anders Gloeersen won the Holmenkollen freestyle sprint in a preview of the 2011 World Championship course, despite being left off the Norwegian Olympic Team. Gloeersen’s Vancouver chances were hurt by the fact that he is a better skate sprinter – one of the best in fact, as he...

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Hellner Leads Swedes to Relay Gold

Topher SabotFebruary 24, 201030

Whistler, British Columbia – The heavy snow had stopped, and as Marcus Hellner made his way around the stadium, the clouds broke. For the first time in two days, the sun shown down on Whistler Olympic Park, revealing a golden afternoon for the Swedish men’s cross-country team. It took 22 years and a return to Canadian soil for Sweden to regain the top step of the podium in the 4x10km relay. And for the Anders...

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Behind Strong Swedish Effort, Hellner Sprints to 30k Gold

Nathaniel HerzFebruary 21, 201011

With temperatures at Whistler Olympic Park over 50 degrees on Saturday, it was easily warm enough for a bike race. And that was basically what spectators got, as the racing, the strategy, and the cast of characters in the men’s 30 k pursuit could have been lifted straight out of a Tour de France stage. On the shoulders of his Swedish teammates, Marcus Hellner played the role of Lance Armstrong, outkicking a four-strong bunch in...

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