News - 29/12/11
Highlights of rollerskiing in 2011

 

Another busy year in the world of rollerskiing - we continued to see more and more rollerskiers in and around London, with many of our skiers taking on exciting challenges on rollerskis and on snow.

 

JANUARY
Lots of skiers at Hyde Park and Dorney Lake courses
Mantas begins instructing, enlivening sessions with his unique approach - profile
Roger Heslop brings roller skiing to Cardiff - Capital Adventure Wales
Andrew Musgrave finishes 6th in the FIS World J23 Cross-Country Ski Champs - news

FEBRUARY
Our trip to Hochfilzen, Austria takes place - 24 skiers and 4 instructors, our largest group
Andrew Musgrave wins his first senior FIS race
FIS Cross-Country Ski World Championships returns to Oslo, the home of XC skiing
Scottish biathlete Callum Irvine is flag bearer at the European Youth Olympics - story

MARCH
Several London skiers take part in the night-time 'Sella Ronda' ski marathon in Italy
50 or so rollerski-prepared skiers take on Switzerland's Engadin Ski Marathon (below)
BBC Countryfile's Matt Baker comes to try out rollerskiing at Dorney Lake - pictures

 

 

MAY
London rollerski race series begins, with special guest John Moore - report
Irish comedian Patrick Kielty has a go at rollerskiing in Battersea Park, for Carling Beer ad

JUNE
Norway's Petter Northug and Sweden's Marcus Hellner bring their rivalry on snow to dry land, taking part in a demonstration rollerski race at the Oslo Athletics meeting -

 

 

JULY
GB Rollerski Championships takes place in London. The winner is biathlete Callum Irvine of the Cairngorm Biathlon & Nordic Ski Club - News BNDS report
Mantas brings ski-ganging / Nordic walking to Greenwich Park - pictures

AUGUST
The rollerski van receives a major fit-out - pictures and story
We introduce the Skike VX range of off-road rollerskis to the UK market - info
FIS Rollerski World Champs takes place in Norway - pictures

SEPTEMBER
London Hyde Park club celebrates its 5th anniversary
Rollerskiers from the Royal Marines ski from John O'Groats to Lands End in 10 days, raising funds for the Royal Marines Charitable Trust Foundation and 'The Baton' - website

 

 

OCTOBER
Andrew Musgrave appears in the Norwegian press - news
Junior rollerskier, Fern Cates helps to promote the British Ski & Snowboard show, taking radio DJ for a ski in a local park - YouTube
Wessex Sprints at Castle Combe brings 2011 racing season to an end - year's results -
Fiona Crossley wins the Ladies' series title for an unprecedented 8th consecutive year

NOVEMBER
Alan Eason does some technique analysis in Hyde Park - YouTube
Salomon Equipe 100 Racing poles introduced - info
Posy Musgrave of the British Nordic Ski team joins the coaches - profile
Largest ever group of beginners attend November's skating rollerski course

 

 

DECEMBER
Ski marathon season begins
Karolina Bicova shares the secrets of her ski marathon success (and gives tips on baby-sitting teenagers) in Hyde Park - profile
Rollerskiing comes to Edinburgh's Prince's Street, with a special demonstration event run by the Huntly and Cairngorm ski clubs - pictures

 

Welcome (back) to rollerskiers in January & good skiing to all in 2012!