Bjoerndalen Commits to Two More Years

March 4, 2014 by inge

With his two gold medals from the 2014 Olympics in Sotchi, Madshus biathlete Ole Einar Bjoerndalen (NOR) became the most winning Winter Olympian to date. But the 40-year-old is hungry for more. Photo: Madshus

Ole Einar Bjoerndalen (NOR) tops incredible career with a pair of Olympic gold medals, a prestigious title and being elected the next representative for the IOC Athlete Committee. But he is still hungry for more.

 

“The timing to retire now, after a successful Olympics in Sotchi, would be perfect. But the motivation and desire to continue is too strong,” Bjoerndalen says to Norwegian newspaper VG. “I can’t quit now.”

 

The 40-year-old earned two gold medals at the 2014 Olympics in Sotchi: in the opening event 10 kilometer Sprint, and in the mixed relay. He now owns a total of 13 Olympic medals: eight gold medals, four silver medals and one bronze medal. Additionally, he has earned 39 World Championship medals since his first major championship in 1995. A total of 52 medals. And now he is committing to another two years, with the World Championship 2016 on home turf in Oslo as the grand finale.

 

Over the course of two weeks in February, the King of Biathlon made history as he became the most winning winter Olympian to date, was elected into the IOC Athlete Committee and was voted the best male athlete of the 2014 Winter Olympics by the Association of International Sports Journalists (AIPS).

 

Bjoerndalen won 28 percent of the votes, and narrowly beat Russian short track skater Victor Ahn, who received 27 percent of the votes for the prestigious AIPS title. French biathlete Martin Fourcade was the second runner-up with 12 percent of the votes.

 

In the IOC Athlete Committee election, which took place during the 2014 Olympics in Sotchi, Bjoerndalen won by a landslide. 81 percent of the athletes who competed in the 2014 Sotchi games voted at the election, and Bjoerndalen received 1087 votes. Canadian Hayley Wickenheiser (ice hockey) was the next contender, receiving 758 votes. Both Bjoerndalen and Wickenheiser will serve an eight-year term with the IOC Athlete Committee, and they replace Beckie Scott of Canada, also a former Madshus racer, and Saku Koivu. Both Scott and Koivu have served on the committee since 2006.

 

“This is a huge achievement for Norwegian athletics as a whole. Ole Einar Bjoerndalen has become the most winning winter Olympian in the history of the Games, and is an athlete who is sincerely passionate about sports. We are convinced that he will be a huge asset with the vast experience he brings to the committee, and he has a commitment to help develop international sports in a good direction,” says Inge Andersen, who is the secretary general of the Norwegian Athletic Association.

 

“When the Norwegian board of athletics decided to help promote Bjoerndalen as a candidate for the IOC Athlete Committee last fall, we did so as a commitment to further Norways ideals and values in regards to international sports as described in our mission statement. To have Bjoerndalen elected to the IOC Athlete Committee is an important step in this process,” says Børre Rognlien, who is the president of the Norwegian Athletic Assocation (NIF).

 

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REDLINE Dominates the Vasaloppet Podium

March 2, 2014 by inge

John Kristian Dahl (NOR) and Laila Kveli (NOR) won the 2014 Vasaloppet. Photo: Madshus

Madshus athletes clean up at the 2014 Vasaloppet with John Kristian Dahl (NOR) earning the overall men’s title and Laila Kveli (NOR) winning the overall women’s title. Additionally, Joergen Brink (SWE) was third.

 

The revolutionary Madshus REDLINE skis continue to dominate on the marathon circuit as well as on the World Cup.

 

Madshus racers have set the standard at Vasaloppet for the last and 2014 is no exception: Four of the past five years, Madshus racers have won Vasaloppet,.

 

Kveli won by a full minute, earning her second overall title in a row. Dahl won by about 3 seconds, polishing off the final 2 kilometers of the race at a speed that literally left the competitors in the dust. Brink was only four seconds out of first place.

 

Madshus Marathon team had three of the top five finishes in the men’s race, with Stanislav Rezac (CZE) finishing in fifth place, and two of the top five in the women’s race with Susanne Nystroem (SWE) in fifth place.

 

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Innovation leads to 17 Olympic medals

February 28, 2014 by per


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Double Madshus Victory at the American Birkebeiner

February 22, 2014 by inge

Tom Reichelt (GER) wins the 41st American Birkie, while Simone Paredi (ITA) was 2nd and Sergio Bonaldi (ITA) was third. Photo: Worldloppet

 

Tom Reichelt (GER) wins the 41st American Birkebeiner, while Madshus racer Caitlin Gregg (USA) wins the women’s race.

It came down to a thriller sprint finish in the men’s 50K: Tom Reichelt crossed the line first, in at 2:14:29.9, while Simone Paredi (ITA) was 0.5 seconds behind, and Sergio Bonaldi was third, less than a second behind Reichelt. The German Madshus racer is now leading the FIS Marathon Cup 2014.

Top 3 men
1. Tom Reichelt, GER, 2:14:29.9
2. Simone Paredi, ITA, 2:14:30.4
3. Sergio Bonaldi, ITA, 2:14:30.9

In the women’s race, Caitlin Gregg was more than a minute ahead of Antonella Confortola, who finished second, and more than 2 minutes ahead of Rosie Brennan in third place.

Top 3 women
1. Caitlin Gregg, USA, 2:40:51.4
2. Antonella Confortola, ITA, 2:41:13.8
3. Rosie Brennan, USA, 2:43:02.6

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Caitlin Gregg (USA) won the women’s division in the American Birkie, while Antonella Confortola (ITA) was 2nd and Rosie Brennan was 3rd. Photo: Worldloppet

 

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MADSHUS SKI FESTIVAL 16.- 23. februar 2014. Velkommen til dager med ski og glede!

February 14, 2014 by per

 

 

 

SØNDAG 16. FEBRUAR

Madshus Skimaraton

Sted: Raufoss Idrettspark – Øverby, 42 km

Aktive klasser fra kl.10.00, trimklasse kl. 10.30 Arr:   Gjøvik Skiklubb, Raufoss IL Langrenn,

Øvre Vardal Sportsklubb

Madshus Stuttmaraton

Startsted: Øvre Vardal Idrettsplass fra kl. 12.30. Kun trimklasse.

Arr:   Gjøvik Skiklubb, Raufoss IL Langrenn, Øvre Vardal Sportsklubb

 

 

 

ONSDAG 19. FEBRUAR

Madshus Skiskyting   Sted:  ØTS-skisenter Karidalen Arr:    Østre Toten Skilag

 

 

TORSDAG 20. FEBRUAR

Madshusstafetten (F) Sted:  Vind Idrettspark Arr:  Vind IL

 

 

TORSDAG 20. FEBRUAR

Invitasjon Til Fagdag

For alle som jobber med, eller er engasjert i tilpasset fysisk aktivitet

Tema: ”Inspirasjon og Motivasjon”

Sted:  Gjøvik Frivilligsentral avd. Øverby kl. 14.00 – 16.00 Arr:    Seksjon tilrettelagte kulturtilbud v/Siri Syvrud og Solvor Sandmark.

 

 

FREDAG 21. FEBRUAR

Ski For Alle – Stor Vinteraktivitetsdag

Sted: Øverby Helsesportsenter kl. 11.00 – 14.00 Arr:   Gjøvik kommune Kultur, Gjøvik Frivilligsentral

avd. Øverby, Friskus IL, Mental Helse Gjøvik, Gjøvik og Omegn Modellflyklubb

 

 

LØRDAG 22. FEBRUAR

Madshussprinten (K)

KM Sprint for Oppland krets.

Sted:   Biri Idrettspark Arr:    Biri IL

Barnas Madshusdag på Gjøvik Gård

Mange aktiviteter for barn fra kl. 12.00. Alle barn som deltar får varm saft fra kaféen. Sted: Gjøvik gård

Arr:   Gjøvik kommune Kultur, Drengestua Kafé og Gjøvik Gårds Venneforening

Åpent i Drengestua Kafé fra kl. 11.00 – 16.00

 

 

SØNDAG 23. FEBRUAR

Madshusrennet (F)

Sted:  Øverby idrettspark kl. 11.00 Arr:   Redalen IL

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Feirer skiglede i over ei uke

February 14, 2014 by inge

Madshus Skimaraton er første arrangement i Madshus Skifestival 2014. Foto: Madshus

Madshus Skifestival frister med varierte skiarrangementer for både store og små, bredde og elite, i åtte dager til ende. Det hele åpner med Madshus skimaraton og stuttmaraton allerede på søndag.

 

Madshus skimaraton byr på 42km i klassisk stil gjennom herlig terreng fra Raufoss til Øverby, og med seedingsstatus til Birkebeinerrennet. Det kjøres både aktive klasser og trimklasse. Stuttmaratonet er for trimmerne, og byr på en kortere løype for de som syns 42km er drøyt.

 

Variert program og tilbud til alle

Onsdag er det duket for skiskyting i Karidalen.

 

Torsdag kjøres den populære Madshusstafetten på Vind stadion, som normalt trekker 500 til 600 løpere på en helt vanlig ukedagskveld.

 

Fredag arrangeres Ski for Alle, som er en aktivitetsdag i samarbeid med blant annet Mental Helse og Gjøvik kommune, Gjøvik frivillighetssentral og de lokale idrettslagene. Aktivitetsdagen er et tilbud blant annet til psykisk utviklingshemmede og andre som ikke har så lett for å komme seg ut på ski på egenhånd. Samme dag inviteres det også til fagseminar om tilpasset fysisk aktivitet på Gjøvik Frivillighetssentral.

 

Lørdag kjøres Barnas Skidag på Gjøvik gård, og Madshussprinten. Madshussprinten er i år også kretsmesterskap i sprint for Oppland skikrets.

 

Og søndag avsluttes festivalen med Madshusrennet i fristil, som også er et kretsrenn med normale distanser for aldersbestemte klasser.

 

Viktig for Madshus og regionen

Madshus Skimaraton er altså første arrangement i festivalen, som ble etablert i forbindelse med skifabrikkens 100-årsjubiluem i 2006. Siden den tid har festivalen slått rot, og mange av arrangementene trekker mange hundre deltakere.

 

– Madshus Skimaraton har vært en kjempesuksess helt siden starten, forteller Tommy Evenrud på Madshus, som er stolt av at skifabrikken sponser hele festivaluka.

 

– Det er viktig for lokale løpere og klubbene her, og det er viktig for å vise at vi bryr oss om den lokale tilknytningen vi har, sier Evenrud til SkiAktiv.no.

 

– Det er viktig for Madshus å vise vårt engasjement, det er viktig for regionen, og det er viktig for oss å legge til rette for aktiviteter med dem, sier Evenrud ivrig.

 

Madshus Skifestival byr på arrangementer for alle, store og små, bredde og elite. Foto: Inge Schev

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Super Svendsen on a Roll

January 12, 2014 by inge

Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) nailed every single target in the pursuit in Rupholding, for the first time in 1401 days in a World Cup race. The Olympics are just over three weeks away. Photo: Manzoni/Nordic Focus

 

Sunday, Madshus racer Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) nailed every single target in the pursuit competition in Rupholding (GER). The last time he did so in a World Cup event was in March 2010, 1401 days ago.

 

Today, Svendsen didn’t miss a single target, and he earned his second World Cup victory in two days: Yesterday, Svendsen won the 20-kilometer individual competition, and accordingly started Sunday’s pursuit in the first place, almost 15 seconds ahead of Alexey Volkov (RUS).

 

Throughout the pursuit, Svendsen was never threatened, and at the end of the day he won by 18 seconds, beating Slovenian Jakov Fak.

 

The 2014 Olympics in Sotchi are just 26 days away. Let the Games begin.

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Entering 2014 With a Bang

January 6, 2014 by inge

Ole Einar Bjoerndalen (NOR) and Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) dominated the Biathlon World Cup in Oberhof this weekend. Photo: Nordic Focus

 

The year is not even a week old, but Team Madshus has already moved in on the podium and dominated the results both in biathlon and cross-country.

 

Emil Hegle Svendsen and Ole Einar Bjoerndalen have shown that they are a class of their own, owning the podium at the Oberhof World Cup this weekend.

 

On Friday, Super-Svendsen won the sprint by 4-tenths of a second to Bjoerndalen. On Saturday, the duo continued the party with another victory to Svendsen and second place to Bjoerndalen in the pursuit. And on Sunday, it was Synnoeve Solemdal’s (NOR) day at the races with a second place in the women’s mass.

 

On January 8 to 12, the IBU World Cup continues in Rupholding, Germany, with relays, individual events and pursuits for both men and women.

 

In the Tour the Ski, Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg (NOR) impressed everyone with her raid on the established elite from the very beginning. She posted the fastest qualifying time in the Oberhof sprint, won the sprint in Oberhof and continued with winning the sprint in Lenzerheide on December 31, then was 10th in the 10K Classic in Lenzerheide on Jan 1. Then Oestberg went home to prepare for the Olympics. (Story continues below)

 

Invild Flugstad Oestberg (NOR) celebrates her sprint victory in Lenzerheide (SUI) on January 1. Photo: Nordic Focus

But when Oestberg left, Heidi Weng (NOR) picked up the pace, working her way to a third place overall in the Tour de Ski 2014, via a 4th place in the 10K Classic in Lenzerheide, an 8th place in the 15K skate on January 3, and a 6th place in the 5K Classic on Jan 4.

 

Furthermore, Krista Laehteenmaeki (FIN) finished 4th overall in the Tour de Ski, posting several top-10 results on her way. Other names to note: Hanna Kolb (GER), Sara Lindborg (SWE), and Hanna Erikson (SWE), who all delivered plenty of strong performances among the top 10.

 

And finally, in the mens Tour de Ski, Madshus racer Didrik Toenseth (NOR) steadily worked himself up the list and finished the monster climb in Val di Fiemme in tenth place.

 

Now the cross-country World Cup moved on to Nove Mesto (CZE) with individual and team sprints on January 11 and 12.

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Oestberg’s Impressive Breakthrough at the 2014 Tour de Ski

January 2, 2014 by inge

Madshus racer Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg (NOR) earns her first ever World Cup victory at the Tour de Ski in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, on New Years Eve. Photo: Felgenhauer/Nordic Focus

 

Madshus cross-country skier Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg (NOR) has more or less secured her spot on the Norwegian Olympic team with a pair of impressive performances during Tour de Ski.

 

First, the 23-year-old steps onto the podium with a third place in the skate sprint in Oberhof (GER) on December 29. Then she wins the sprint in Lenzerheide (SUI) on Dec 31 after posting the fastest qualifying time.

 

“I felt really good and strong the whole day. I am so surprised and happy to win and to be the Tour leader,” Oestberg says after her first ever World Cup podium, which also put her in the overall Tour de Ski lead.

 

And, as a bonus, on January 1, Oestberg is even finished top 10 in the 10-kilometer classic distance race, which has so far not been her strongest event.

 

However, Oestberg cuts the Tour early, leaving Switzerland in second place overall after four of the seven events in the 2014 Tour de Ski. Oestberg is only 35 seconds behind leader Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (NOR), but returns to Norway to continue her Olympic peaking plan.

 

“It was never in the plan to race the entire Tour de Ski,” says Oestberg, who goes home with confidence that she is on track for the Olympics in Sotchi, Russia, in February.

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Flying Start to the Olympic Season

December 18, 2013 by inge

Paal Golberg (NOR) earned his first World Cup victory on home turf in Lillehammer December 7. Photo: NSF

 

“It’s gearing up to a fantastic season for the Madshus team across the board and across the borders,” says Per Wiik, who is the Global Marketing manager at Madshus.

 

“It’s been an amazing start to the World Cup in all of the Nordic sports and biathlon, and with the Olympics in February, this is looking sweet for our athletes,” he says.

 

Just this past weekend, there were several breakthrough performances for the Madshus World Cup athletes.

 

Cross-country skier Paal Golberg (NOR) earned his first ever World Cup victory when he won the men’s 15K classic in Lillehammer on Dec. 7. At the same time, Didrik Toenseth (NOR) stepped up to the World Cup podium for the first time as well, delivering a strong third place finish at the same event. The next day, Alexander Bessmertnykh (RUS) helped the Russian team to victory in the men’s 4×7.5K relay, beating all four of the Norwegian teams. Golberg and Toenseth were both back on the podium in the relay as well, helping Norway I to a third place finish. In the women’s relay on Dec. 8, Madshus racers Heidi Weng and Kristin Stoermer Steira helped Norway I to an impressive first place, while Krista Laheentenmaki anchored Finland to second place.

 

And at the World Cup opener in Kuusamo, Finland, November 29 – December 1, Madshus racer Noah Hoffmann (USA) posted the hands-down, overall fastest race time for the pursuit that concluded the 3-day minitour.

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Noah Hoffman (USA) had the overall fastest time for the pursuit race in the Kuusamo (FIN) season opener. Photo: Laiho/NordicFocus

 

The Madshus biathletes are also red-hot from the get-go. Ann Kristin Aafedt Flatland (NOR) went straight to the top of the podium on her comeback to the World Cup level, winning the 7.5K sprint at the World Cup opener in Östersund, Sweden, on November 30. The following weekend, fellow Norwegian team racer Synnoeve Solemdal won the pursuit in Hochpfilzen, Austria, where she had her international breakthrough at the World Cup level last year. Solemdal also helped Norway to a second place in the mixed relay at the World Cup opener in Östersund.

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Synnoeve Solemdal (NOR) won the IBU World Cup race in Hochpfilzen (AUT) on Dec 7, the same place where she had her big break-through last year. Photo: Wukits/NordicFocus

 

Lars Berger (NOR) is in killer shape, and won the men’s 10K sprint in Hochpfilzen, missing only two targets and beating Martin Fourcade by almost 15 seconds. The king of biathlon, Ole Einar Bjoerndalen (NOR) has returned with a vengeance, and races as fast and efficiently as ever. He was third in the Hochpfilzen sprint and helped Norway to first place in the men’s relay, anchored by Madshus racer Emil Hegle Svendsen.

 

In Nordic combined, Magnus Moan (NOR) has been on the podium twice in World Cup competitions already, posting one of first and one second place. At the season opener in Kusamo, he helped the Norwegian team to a victory in the team competition, and followed up with second place at the World Cup in Lillehammer Dec. 8.

 

“Our Madshus Redline skis and the SuperNano boots are delivering on all circuits,” Wiik says, adding that he is looking forward to the rest of the season and of course the Olympics in Sotchi in February.

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