Heidi Weng and Ingvild Flugstad Østberg finished first and second in the 2018 Tour de Ski. The Norwegian duo dominated Tour de Ski from the first weekend in Lenzerheide (SUI), and prior to the last stage, only 1.8 seconds separated Østeberg from Weng. However, the final stage was no thriller. Weng passed Østberg at the […]
Madshus News
Østberg and Weng dominate Tour de Ski opener
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- 1 Jan 2018 @ 11:17
- Written by Inge
Ingvild Flugstad Østberg and Heidi Weng are headed into the meat of the 2018 FIS Tour de Ski with a solid overall lead on the rest of the pack after a stellar opening weekend to the 7-stage event in Lenzerheide (SUI). Despite tricky conditions in both the opening sprint race on Saturday, December 30, and […]
Seven stages, nine days and 400 FIS points
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- 28 Dec 2017 @ 14:19
- Written by Inge
All you need to know about the 2018 Tour de Ski. The 12th edition of the FIS Tour de Ski stage race opens with sprint competitions in Lenzerheide (SUI) on December 30, continues with individual start classic races on December 31 and skate pursuit races on January 1. The tour then moves on to Oberstdorf […]
Behind the scenes: A passion for innovation
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- 21 Dec 2017 @ 01:08
- Written by Inge
How does Madshus apply World Cup technology to every product level? Meet Svein Ivar Moen, the head of the Madshus ski testing department. “I was born curious. I like to challenge the established conventions, and I look for ways to apply new and cutting edge innovation to all of our product lines,” the accomplished test […]
“I almost passed out in the sprint”
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- 17 Dec 2017 @ 22:23
- Written by Inge
Thea Murud (NOR) went all in on her first international World Cup, and was rewarded with three more races on the spot. The rookie was 11th in the FIS World Cup skate sprint in Davos (SUI) on Saturday, December 9, and 19th in the 10km skate race on Sunday, December 10. “It was really hard. […]
“I felt amazing today”
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- 17 Dec 2017 @ 12:26
- Written by Inge
Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (NOR) moved up from sixth to second place in the classic pursuit in Toblach. “It was a great team effort from the Norwegian team. I had great skis and my fitness is exactly where it should be for this time of the season. I was a little bit upset that I didn’t […]
Three double podiums
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- 10 Dec 2017 @ 22:34
- Written by Inge
Madshus racers dominate both the biathlon and cross-country World Cup competitions on Sunday. First, Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (NOR) earn her first World Cup victory of the season, winning the 10-kilometer skate race in Davos (SUI) by five seconds. “A race like this is what I train for every day of the year. I started out […]
Podiums on all circuits
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- 3 Dec 2017 @ 22:26
- Written by Inge
Madshus racers posted podiums in the FIS Nordic World Cup, the IBU Biathlon World Cup as well as the Ski Classics marathon series. Krista Pärmäkoski (FIN) opened the cross-country world cup weekend with second place in the women’s classic sprint on Saturday. “I’ve been feeling better and better since the World Cup opener in Ruka […]
Enter to win custom Birkebeiner skis
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- 29 Nov 2017 @ 07:03
- Written by Inge
As “The Cross Country Company since 1906” Madshus is proud to support the Slumberland American Birkebeiner in 2018. The event, which takes place in Hayward, WI, is North America’s largest cross-country ski marathon, attracting over 10,000 skiers. The American Birkebeiner is a part of the Worldloppet circuit, which consists of 20 international ski marathons all […]
Solid World Cup Opener
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- 26 Nov 2017 @ 14:54
- Written by Inge
Madshus racers posted several podiums in the cross-country and biathlon World Cup openers, as well as Ski Classics. At the FIS Cross-Country World Cup opener in Ruka (FIN), Pål Golberg (NOR) opened the 2017-18 season the same way as last year: on the podium. For Golberg, the second place finish in the classic sprint on […]
