Norway will be the team to beat as Slovenia is set to host its
first-ever International Ski and Snowboard Federation Nordic Ski World
Championships at the Planica Nordic Centre.
Sandell steps down as head coach of Norway s Nordic combined team Monday, 26 April 2021
Peder Sandell has stepped down as the head coach of Norway’s Nordic combined team, it has been announced.
Sandell had held coaching roles at the Norwegian Ski Association over the past five years, including serving as head coach for the past two seasons.
According to Norwegian newspaper
Aftenposten, Sandell has decided to step away from the role to spend more time with his young family. The feeling of a child who is sad when you leave the kindergarten, many recognise themselves in, Sandell told
Aftenposten. Then it becomes much more amplified when you say goodbye and know that you will be away for anywhere from ten days to three weeks.
Monday, 1 March 2021
United States’ Tara Geraghty-Moats has received the inaugural Women’s Nordic Combined World Cup crystal globe after a COVID-19 impacted opening season.
Geraghty-Moats triumphed at the Women s Nordic Combined World Cup event in December, which was held in Ramsau.
Ramsau stepped in to host the event after competition was unable to take place at Lillehammer in Norway, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The competition proved to be the only one held during the inaugural World Cup season, with two competitions at Otepää in Estonia cancelled in January.
Two further planned events in Schonach in Germany were also unable to take place.