Madshus racers shine in both the short and the long runs, bagging hardware and podiums both at the U23 World Championships and the IBU Biathlon World Cup. At the U23 World Championships in Alamaty, Kazakhstan, Madshus cross-country skier Barbro Kvaale (NOR) sweeps up the medals. On Thursday, Kvaale earned the gold […]
A Tenth of A Second from Victory
- Feb 3 2015
Madshus marathon racer Tore Bjoerseth Berdal (NOR) finished the 46-kilometer Koenig Ludwig Lauf in Bavaria in 1:59:43.00, and took second place less than a toe-length behind the winner. The Koenig Ludwig Lauf 2015 became a royal drama when after 46 kilometers only a tenth of a second separated the winner from […]
So Close in Marcialonga
- Jan 27 2015
Oeystein Pettersen (NOR) showed no respect to the veterans when he debuted onto the podium in his first attempt at the Marcialonga on Sunday. The Madshus Marathon team racer looked like he was going to pull off the victory until only a few hundred meters remained, but ended up third, only seconds […]
Svendsen Went to War
- Jan 25 2015
Aggressive attitude secured first place to Norway and Madshus in the men’s 4×7.5km World Cup biathlon relay in Anterselva, Italy, on Sunday. Emil Hegle Super-Svendsen anchored the team to another World Cup victory, and Norway is two for two in the relay. Last week, Svendsen also anchored the team to relay victory […]
Pettersen Aims to Increase Lead
- Jan 24 2015
Madshus marathon racer Oeystein Pettersen (NOR) is stepping onto the Marcialonga start line with the yellow Ski Classics leader bib and a five-point margin to second place. Pettersen, the former World Cup sprint racer who debuted on the long distance circuit last season, is eager to protect the yellow bib as well […]
Steira Returns to World Cup
- Jan 22 2015
After suffering a double hip fracture in October, Kristin Stoermer Steira (NOR) returns to the World Cup circuit, racing two of the three events in Rybinsk (RUS) this weekend. Steira broke her hip in two places after falling during a workout on the glacier during the Norwegian National team altitude camp this fall. […]
Working Hard on Getting Worse
- Jan 21 2015
Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg, a 2014 Olympic gold and silver medalist in Sochi, has worked hard at becoming worse. More specifically, the 24-year-old Norwegian national-team member says she’s less obsessed with perfection and more focused on the overall picture. “I’ve gotten a lot of training advice through the years, and a lot of it […]
Crushing the Competition
- Jan 19 2015
On Thursday, Emil Super-Svendsen served up a smoking anchor performance in the men’s 4×7.5km biathlon relay. Then Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg dominated the World Cup sprints from start to finish on Saturday and helped Norway to 2nd place in the team sprint on Sunday. In Saturday’s individual sprint in Tallin, Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg […]
Drama in La Diagonela
- Jan 18 2015
Madshus Marathon Team racer Oeystein Pettersen (NOR) won his first Ski Classics event on Saturday, but donates his prize money to the 84th finisher in the race. Pettersen bagged his first and unexpected Ski Classics victory after winning the sprint finish with Christoffer Callesen (NOR), while fellow Madshus racer John Kristian Dahl […]
Stepping up for Broken Teammate
- Jan 16 2015
Madshus racer Johan Kjoelstad (NOR), who was second in La Diagonela last year, will not be racing this weekend after slipping on the ice and breaking his ankle on his way to the Ski Classics race Jizerska 50 last weekend. But his teammates have promised to race their brains out in his honor […]
