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An Australian Cross Country Skier in the 2022 Olympics?

May 8, 2019 in Visma Life

After months of early morning workouts and dark, cold and sludgy ski trainings, what did Australian Nikola learn about cross country skiing?

Prosjekt Ylläs-Levi: Things are heating up in Oslo

May 2, 2019 in Visma Life

The snow has started to melt away in Oslo and for the first time ever, Australian Nikola find this a bit sad. She recently attended the ski race Ylläs-Levi – and here is her experience.

CEO Øystein Moan on the impact of corporate sponsorship

November 27, 2018 in Visma Life

CEO Øystein Moan talks about the impact of Visma's corporate sponsorship as Visma Ski Classics kicks off season IX.

Blood sugar, sweat and tears

April 4, 2018 in Visma Life

How do you combine diabetes type 1 and 70 km on skiis? Benedikte Friis has the answer on how she prepares for Ylläs-Levi. Read more about it!

Follow the exhausting journey through Vasaloppet

March 9, 2018 in Visma Life

One of our employees took on the challenge of completing Vasaloppet. Do you think she managed to finish the exhausting journey through the Swedish woods?

Benedikte Friis has trained for Ylläs-Levi for one month.

Project Ylläs-Levi: From weakness to strength

February 8, 2018 in Visma Life

One month has passed since Benedikte started her training for Project Ylläs-Levi. How is she progressing? Read more about her experience so far.

Project Ylläs-Levi – the big race day

April 18, 2017 in Visma Life

What happened to our six inexperienced skiers when they faced the challenge of completing the 67 km race Ylläs-Levi in Northern Finland?

How we use our sponsorship to create positive employee experiences

March 9, 2017 in Visma Life

We are enthusiastic about Visma Ski Classics and the sponsorship has provided us with the opportunity to create many positive experiences for our employees.

Travelogue from Toblach-Cortina 2017

February 16, 2017 in Visma Life

Barbro has particpated in a new Visma Ski Classics race, this time Toblach-Cortina.. Read how it went in this travelouge from Toblach-Cortina

Travelogue from Marcialonga 2017

February 3, 2017 in Visma Life

The skier Barbro Saetha went to Italy to participate in Visma Ski Classics. Read about her preparations in Italy and how it went in this travelouge from Maricalonga.

Nutrition and fluid intake during a ski race

January 26, 2017 in Visma Life

The body needs fuel for optimal performance, just as a car needs fuel for driving. It is important with optimal nutrition and fluid intake during a ski race.

Nutrition before ski race

January 20, 2017 in Visma Life

Don't forget what to eat the days before a ski race

Halfway there

February 17, 2016 in Visma Life

The day where Carine and Åsmund will stand on the starting line of Årefjällsloppet is getting closer and closer. Read more about their progress halfway through the preparations.

Marcialonga – The long, long march

February 8, 2016 in Visma Life

Members of Visma’s corporate management travelled to Italy and completed Marcialonga, one of Visma Ski Classics’ largest and most prestigious ski races.

Sunny LA vs bitter cold Oslo

February 5, 2016 in Visma Life

Lately, Carine and Åsmund have been training under quite different conditions and climates. Which approach will pay off in the end?

Double poling into the future

January 29, 2016 in Visma Life

Is double poling outperforming the traditional, classic cross-country techniques? We’ve tested the waters at Visma Ski Classics with the famous cross-country teams Team Leaseplan Go and Team Santander.

So far so good?

January 22, 2016 in Visma Life

It has been some weeks since Carine and Åsmund accepted the ultimate challenge: To complete Årefjällsloppet of 65 km in April. What has happened since then? Have they became in better shape or have they hit the wall? Find out by reading their thoughts and experiences from their first period of Project Årefjäll.

From couch potato to elite skier

January 13, 2016 in Visma Life

It is safe to say that Carine Sandberg Næss and Åsmund Grøstad are not born skiers. Nevertheless, they have accepted the ultimate challenge: To complete Årefjälloppet of 65 km in April.

An inside view of Visma Ski Classics

December 11, 2015 in Visma Life

The Visma Ski Classics circus opened last weekend in Livigno, Italy. We were there, both on and around the track.

Join the Visma Ski Classics adventure

December 7, 2015 in Visma Life

In Visma Ski Classics, skiers both professional and recreational meet for a spectacular skiing festival. The 2015-2016 season kicked off in Livigno with a prologue on December 5th, followed by the classic La Sgambeda the very next day.

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