At the end of the Tour de Ski Ingvild Flugstad Østberg was in tears over her second place, and Heidi Weng was third overall – for the third time. Norwegian duo Ingvild Flugstad Østberg and Heidi Weng dominated the 10-day stage race from day one, effectively making the tenth anniversary edition of the Tour de […]
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15 Brutal Laps to 50km
- Jan 7 2016
The lack of snow forces the Ski Classics event Jizerska 50 to be creative: The 50km marathon will be run as 15 laps on a 3.3km course replacing the original 50km course. The traditional Czech ski marathon Jizerska 50 is the third event in the 2016 Ski Classics long-distance race series, and despite the […]
Incredible Ingvild
- Jan 3 2016
Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (NOR) is setting the standards for the 2016 Tour de Ski. Race by race. Podium by podium. On January 1, Østberg started her run for the Tour de Ski podium by posting the fastest qualifier time in the women’s skate sprint race in Lenzerheide (SUI), which opened the tenth anniversary version of […]
Preparing Brand New Skis
- Dec 28 2015
So you got new skis? Congrats – and here is what to do to make them as good as possible. Brand new skis need a good helping of TLC before they are race ready. It’s time to get to work, but perfect bases is not rocket science. We recommend the following drill. Start by cleaning […]
Dominated the WC Podiums
- Dec 20 2015
The last World Cup weekend before the holidays yielded no less than 11 podium finishes for the Madshus racers. The biathletes were first out, opening the World Cup weekend in Pokljuka (SLO) with the men’s 10km sprint on Thursday night: Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) wasted no time, and went straight to the podium with an […]
Solid World Cup Weekend
- Dec 13 2015
Both biathletes and cross-country skiers brought on their show and hauled home one relay and four individual WC podiums. Friday morning, Madshus biathlete Miriam Gössner (GER) finished third in the women’s sprint at the IBU World Cup in Hochfilzen (AUT). Missing only once, Gössner was 21 seconds behind first place. On Sunday, Emil Hegle Svendsen […]
Sweeping up the Points
- Dec 6 2015
Weekend loot: 12 WC podiums, 3 Ski Classics podiums and the yellow jersey in the long-distance series. For starters, The King of biathlon is back. Ole Einar Bjoerndalen (NOR), who enters his 23 World Cup season, left no doubt: The King started the 2016 season on the top of the podium after the 20km at […]
Marathon Opener On Tap
- Dec 2 2015
Ski Classics 2016 kicks off with a double-header in Italy on December 5 and 6, and the marathon racers are chomping at the bit to get started with the long-distance race series. The 15-kilometer Proteam Prologue in Livigno, Italy, opens the show for the marathon race series, which has been extended to eight events this […]
The Skin Revolution
- Nov 30 2015
Forget everything you thought you knew about wax-less skis. Madshus Terrasonic IntelliGrip Classic redefines the industry. Madshus Terrasonic IntelliGrip Classic make classic skiing easy as pie, and perform well enough for 150th place overall at the Vasaloppet, an event that attracts 15800 participants every year. But more important: The Terrasonic IntelliGrip Classic lets you spend ess […]
On Track from the Start
- Nov 29 2015
Madshus athletes opened the World Cup season right where they left off last spring: On the podium. Madshus racers went straight for the World Cup podium on the first opportunity across the board: Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (NOR) was third in the overall World Cup mini tour in Ruka (FIN), after delivering strong performances in the […]
