Tag: skiers
Happy skiers raised money for ALS research with Sara Hector
– We have drawn in 500,000 kroner since we started this in 2019, today we hope for another 250,000 kroner, says Sara Hector. It was in 2016 that Sara Hector’s…
A couple of top skiers get strength from each other at home competitions, but also from sleep in their own bed | Sport
The skiing couple Lauri Vuorinen and Johanna Matintalo competes in the Finnish Cup and the SC skiing in Ounasvaara in their home country. Those who met while skiing Johanna Matintalo…
Snowstorm in the Italian Alps terrified skiers
The Easter celebration became a nightmare for several tourists in the Italian Cervinia. Winds of over 70 kilometers per hour were particularly noticeable to people in the lifts – and…
Swedish skiers will become the fastest in the world – with the help of new research at LTU
The collaboration has been ongoing since 2021, both in the ski and snow lab at LTU and out on the ski slopes. It is about careful tests of everything from…
Finnish skiers succeeded on a wider front for years – Aino-Kaisa Saarinen still reminds of the traditional formula | Sport
The just ended skiing World Cup season was good for Finns, if you look at the statistics. Although the Finns were not among the top 15 in the overall cup…
Harsh talk from Finnish female skiers – maintenance manager admits the problem: “Maintenance did not reach the racetrack” | Sport
Maintenance manager Heikki Tonteri explained the skiing problems of Finnish skiers in the sprints of the World Cup in Falun. Matti Lehtisaari, Riku Salminen The final climax of the cross-country…
How is it going in the Finnish skiers’ sprint qualifying – EPN follows the final weekend of Falun | Sport
Poromaa misses the sprint – may need surgery William Poromaa injured his left thumb last weekend in the Holmenkollen 50 km race. The Swedish skier has received a start permit…
How Afghan skiers try to keep the flame alive
Esmatullah Haidari takes to the ski slope to the cheers of his opponents, who hope to beat his best time but share with him the same determination to keep this…
“I will become the best in the world”, Hilla Niemelä swore to her grandmother – now a blunt comment about the World Cup silver shows the skier’s goal | Sport
We are in the punching hall of the University of Tampere’s Tamppi Areena. Skier’s promise Hilla Niemeläintends to pull jaws with 15 kilos of additional weight, but suddenly states that…
Six skiers are missing in the Alps
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen A group of skiers who set off from Zermatt are missing. Archive image. Photo: Jamey Keaten/AP/TT Six cross-country skiers are missing in the Swiss Alps…