Recent content by eriksp92

No, that would be Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen who won in Ottepaä in 2006 at the age of 41.

Johaug never withdrew from ADAMS when she retired, so she's been tested regularly for the two years she hasn't been competing.

The Norwegian NCs are always split in two, with the relay, sprint, skiathlon and 10/15 km held during part 1 in January/February and team sprint, 5/10 km and 30/50 km held during part 2 in March/April. In other news, Ragnhild Haga retires after this season, which I think is a wise move after a...

It's inferred from the press release that was released back in time, which stated they were both treated for growth related abnormalities, but for different reasons - Fossesholm obviously growing too little as was described in more detail, and Skistad growing too much (again, this is inferred...

I don't know the specifics of her treatment, but Skistad was treated to prevent her from getting any taller than she already was - which makes sense, since she's really tall for a woman as she is now.

Tiril Eckhoff retires as well. Next season will be really interesting for the Norwegian women's team, they're in a very similar situation now as they were in 2014 after Tora Berger retired.

Last word is that JTB and Tarjei Bø won't be competing until next week because of Covid.

Weng and Slind also skied on no-waxed skis. A no-wax ski is notoriously hard to get right, and its feasibility is entirely dependent on whether the athlete has a good ski for it in their park or not.

Hey y'all! New here, and huge fan of cross country skiing and several other winter sports - only a casual enjoyer of cycling, but more and more by the season. In regards to waxing, the Norwegians tend to have the best skis on average throughout the whole season, no doubt about it, and also no...