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Sibling rivalry is part of the competition at the Subaru Velocity Challenge

March 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Simone Origone from Italy won his second World Cup title in speed skiing on March 5 at the 2011 Subaru Velocity Challenge with a speed of 164.10 km/h. “I’ve done my job,” said Origone. “I came here to do that. My target is to win my World Cup number seven this winter.” After his wins, Origone now has his sixth and is much closer to … [Read more...]

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In speed skiing, age is just a number

March 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment

This year's participants show that age is just a number when it comes to joining the 2011 Subaru Velocity Challenge and FIS Speed Ski World Cup. What counts more is courage, skill and determination. The youngest age that FIS would allow for speed skiing is 15 years old. This year, a handful of participants couldn't wait to get started. Luckily … [Read more...]

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Skiing inspirations and aspirations

February 26, 2010 By 1 Comment

The first couple of times I tried skiing, I headed out on the slopes with friends who also didn’t know how to ski. Yes, we had a group lesson prior to going up on the slopes, but it was a very big group and the lesson lasted for only 30 minutes. Needless to say, we had to fend for ourselves on the bunny hill without ample mastery of the basic … [Read more...]

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