1. “The turn of the New Year
is a good moment to reflect back but also to look ahead”. The words
are from Simone Niggli, in a new message left on her webpage, in the
last day of the last year. In a really nice article, Simone states
that “orienteering is continuing to be close to my heart”, two
years after resigning from the Swiss national. At six months to the
Junior World Championships's opening, in which she plays the role of
Event Director, Simone set a first goal for the big event: “I am
looking forward to the many interesting spectators who will support
the young athletes from all over the world”, she says. And assures:
“Great orienteering action delivered live in the finish arenas with
the speaker Per Forsberg commentating”. Besides this big
commitment, the champion's current life consists of many different
engagements: Family life, two part-time jobs, dealing with sponsors
and time for herself: “I still love to run outside, and last but
not least, I very much like to continue competing in orienteering
events with map and compass.” Everything to read at
http://www.simoneniggli.ch//home/page.aspx?archive_id=11390.
2. Another great article issued
in 2015's last hours and signed for Minna Kauppi takes account of a
new “chapter” in the athlete's life after having “put my
o-shoes, compasses and training clothes aside and decided to find new
adventures, goals and dreams in the other world, (…) where every
day is not defined by trainings and recovery.” Struggling against
her own body during the last years, Minna confesses: “ I almost
stopped playing in the spring already”, adding that “it has
never been my goal to be second”. “Chapter 2” is about “the
other life” that, soon, will determine her days and hours – Minna
will start working, for the first time ever, already this Monday. “I
can just say that I didn’t really choose small challenges this time
either. Humble, a bit scared, but happy, I will start the chapter two
in my life next year!” In the post-scriptum, a guarantee: “I’ll
be running o-competitions for sure, so we’ll definitely meet some
day.” Take your time checking the full article at
http://www.minnakauppi.com/en/node/339.
3. 2016 is coming with another
great movie signed by Puresive Films.
“Train Hard Win Easy – The Hubmann Brothers” is a “sequel”,
a short movie produced two years after the filming of “Go Hard or
Go Home”, again with the two world orienteering championships
medallists, Martin Hubmann and Daniel Hubmann. At Puresive Films'
page on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/puresivefilms/
-, Simon Rüegg and Lukas Schubnell commented: “Already two years
ago, after the filming of 'Go Hard Or Go Home', the Hubmann brothers
asked us if we could do again a little project. Now, after two years,
we thought it would be time to make again an epic movie.
Spontaneously and without much planning we headed out on a beautiful
autumn day.” We take ours the wishes of Simon & Lukas: “Enjoy
the beautiful landscape during an 'easy' training session and be
amazed how fast, how nimble and how fleet-footed they run through the
forests.” See the movie at https://youtu.be/tZ7LCzFr3TQ.
Joaquim Margarido
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