“This victory saves my entire season,” John Kristian Dahl said after winning Vasaloppet by 1 second to fellow Madshus racer Stian Hoelgaard in a bunch sprint. “I had fantastic skis. I skied on a brand new pair and that was really fun. Also, there are always some luck involved, I’ve trained well this last month […]
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This is Vasaloppet 2016
- Mar 4 2016
Sunday’s 90km classic event from Sälen to Mora is the 92nd edition of the legendary ski race, named after Swedish king Gustav Vasa who ventured into the area 495 years ago. On Sunday, 15,800 skiers will participate in the 92nd Vasaloppet, and the 20th edition with a ladies’ competition class. This year, the elite ladies will […]
Ready to Rumble
- Feb 28 2016
The 2016 IBU World Championships get underway in Oslo on Wednesday and run until March 13, while the FIS World Cup gears up for the brand new Tour de Canada, which is the 2016 season finale. The 2016 IBU World Championships in Holmenkollen is the 48th biathlon World Championships, and the organizers are expecting about […]
Leaving Europe
- Feb 21 2016
Hans Christer Holund (NOR) was third in the men’s 30km skiathlon on Sunday, his second individual World Cup podium this season. “It is awesome to be on the podium again,” Holund said after his race on Sunday. Heidi Weng scored two WC podiums at her favorite venue, while Ingvild F. Østberg and Hans Christer Holund […]
Dominating Four Sports
- Feb 14 2016
Madshus skiers collect WC podiums on the Nordic Combined, biathlon, cross-country and long-distance circuits. Jarl Riiber (NOR) opened the World Cup racing this week with a third place in the Nordic Combined World Cup in Trondheim on Tuesday. Then the FIS Cross-country World Cup action started the weekend racing early with classic sprints in Stockholm […]
Podiums in 3 Sports, 2 Continents
- Feb 7 2016
Østberg shines on the cross-country World Cup, Doll is on the biathlon WC podium and Madshus marathon racers make their mark in Austria. Madshus racers fielded half of the women’s final at the World Cup classic sprint in Drammen (NOR) on Wednesday. Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (NOR) hauled into second place, only narrowly beaten on the […]
Podium in Marcialonga
- Jan 31 2016
With today’s third place, Stian Hoelgaard (NOR) climbs to fifth place in the overall 2016 Ski Classics, and tightens his grip on the Youth Competition. While the overall career goal for the 24-year-old Norwegian is to win the legendary 90-kilometer Vasaloppet, Hoelgaard is also quite fond of the 70-kilometer event in Northern Italy and considers […]
Six WC Podiums
- Jan 24 2016
Another productive weekend for the Madshus World Cup racers, netting six podiums in one days. Relays and Madshus racers seem to be a good combination. First, Ingvild Flugstad Østberg and Heidi Weng helped Norway to victory in the FIS Cross-Country World Cup in Nove Mesto (CZE), where Østberg skied the opening leg and Weng skied […]
Waited a Year for First
- Jan 18 2016
Ole Einar Bjørndalen opened the relay for Norway, while Emil Hegle Svendsen anchored the team to victory at the IBU World Cup relay in Rupholding (GER). It’s been a full year since the Norwegian men last won a World Cup relay, and with less than two months to go until the World Championships on home […]
2 Podiums and Overall Lead
- Jan 11 2016
Johan Kjølstad (NOR) takes overall lead in the long-distance series Ski Classics after winning the sprint finish for second place in the Jizerska 50 on Sunday. Kjølstad beat Anders Aukland (NOR) on the finish line, and by securing second place in 50-kilometer marathon, he now leads the overall Ski Classics, with three of the nine events […]
