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Believe in yourself and have fun: Sarah Dreier

Alpine

07.09.23

Believe in yourself and have fun: Sarah Dreier

In her youth, Sarah Dreier discovered the fun of ski mountaineering and quickly realized that she had the potential to improve her performance. The friendly athlete, who lives in Neukirchen am Großvenediger, is an essential member of the Austrian National Ski Mountaineering Team and won the overall Vertical World Cup in the 22|23 season.

Nordic

26.08.23

Embrace the moment: Magni Smedaas

Magni Smedaas is a familiar name to every cross-country fan, especially since her victory at Marcialonga 2023. She first stood on skis at the age of 18 months and is a competitive person even in everyday life, but she is always smiling and cares for others.

Nordic

06.08.23

Don't worry, be happy: Hennig Katharina

Former cross-country skier Viola Bauer from Germany, who was a friend of Katharina's aunty, brought her to cross-country skiing. There up on the German Katharina Hennig began her career as a cross-country skier and quickly worked her way up to World Cup level. At the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, she won the silver medal in relay and gold in the Team Sprint.

Ranger Bucket List: Colorado's San Juan Mountains

Alpine

12.07.23

Ranger Bucket List: Colorado's San Juan Mountains

While the rugged San Juan Mountains of Southwest Colorado are home to some of the most exceptional backcountry skiing in the lower 48, they are also home to very few people, meaning the snow stays fresh just a little longer after the storm.

Preparing for Polar Expeditions with Eric Larsen

Nordic

12.07.23

Preparing for Polar Expeditions with Eric Larsen

Covering over 950,000 acres on the border of Canada and the US, Lake of the Woods is one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world. In the dead of winter, conditions there are comparable to Antartica, making it an ideal training ground for Polar Explorer Eric Larsen and his students.

Hockey

29.06.23

Work hard, play hard: Ziga Pance

Žiga Pance is the first local hero to represent Fischer Hockey in the international Austrian Hockey League ICEHL. The 34-year-old hockey player started his professional career in Ljubljana, Slovenia, playing for Olimpija Ljubljana first team during the 2005/06 season. The Slovenian national team player wears jersey number 13 and plays offense position as a wingman or center. In his career Ziga has participated in 13 World Championships and 2 Olympic games. Žiga lives in Ljubljana and is a father of two children boy and a girl.

Nordic

15.06.23

Top Nordic athletes visit Fischer

In the past few weeks, Fischer had high profile visits lined up: Last winter's Swedish World Cup medalists Hanna Öberg, Martin Ponsiluoma and William Poromaa as well as Julie Myhre from Norway were on a flying visit to their ski and boot supplier in Ried im Innkreis, Austria.

AJ Ginnis visits the Headquarter in Ried!

Alpine

14.06.23

AJ Ginnis visits the Headquarter in Ried!

Last week, slalom star AJ Ginnis visited the Fischer Skis headquarters in Ried for a media day. Planning for the upcoming season, AJ worked with the racing team around Voglreiter Siegi and talked about the product development for the next seasons. In addition to some video and photo shoots for the next season, the friendly Greek also answered some questions for the social media community. AJ gave us exclusive insights into his life as a professional athlete and what he does besides training on skis and in the gym.

Nordic

14.06.23

Balance is the key: Hanna Öberg

Hanna Öberg is the leading light of the Swedish biathletes. The former cross-country skier has been skiing since the age of two. Even though she had never stood on a World Cup podium, she made a major professional breakthrough when she won gold at the 2018 Olympic Games in Pyeong Chang, Korea.

Have fun whatever you do: Martin Ponsiluoma

Nordic

11.06.23

Have fun whatever you do: Martin Ponsiluoma

The directions of biathlete Martin Ponsiluoma were clear at a young age: The Swede wanted to compete in Nordic competitions at the World Cup level as his father did. At the age of 10, Martin discovered the biathlon, and in 2017, he competed in his first World Cup race in Oberhof. The highlight of his career so far came during the 2021 World Championships in Pokljuka, where the friendly Ponsiluoma earned his first World Cup victory. The strong biathlete who is especially strong in skiing describes himself as a sports freak and loves to joke about his weakness for snacks and sweets.

Live a life you will remember: Anja Weber

Nordic

08.05.23

Live a life you will remember: Anja Weber

Anja Weber is a cross-country skier and triathlete from Switzerland - one of the few athletes in the world who competes professionally in two kinds of sports - and does so successfully. The 2020 World Junior Relay Champion celebrated her World Cup debut in Davos 2021 and won gold at the 2022 U23 World Championships.