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Dakine is welcoming two new athletes – Sammy Carlson and...
Dakine is welcoming two new athletes – Sammy Carlson and Torin Yater-Wallace – to its Ski Accessories Team for winter 2018/19. Carlson, longtime Dakine athlete and a native of Oregon, where Dakine is headquartered, will be wearing his Signature Series Team Fillmore Trigger Mitt and his Signature Series Heli Pro 24L ...
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Stormberg has been named on the Top-10 list of the...
Stormberg has been named on the Top-10 list of the Norwegian Innovation Index, a ranking of companies in Norway compiled by the Norwegian Business School of Economics (NHH). The index, which is based on a survey of customers, aims to score a company's ability to be innovative. A total of ...
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Jack Wolfskin will reportedly display a Wolfskin Tech Lab X...
Jack Wolfskin will reportedly display a Wolfskin Tech Lab X Gianni Versace range at the Kronprinzenpalais in Berlin as part of a Gianni Versace retrospective starting in Berlin on Jan. 30, for the Italian fashion label's 40th anniversary. The Jack Wolfskin jackets for men and women feature Versace branding on ...
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Mammut has launched a new transactional website for consumers in...
Mammut has launched a new transactional website for consumers in the U.K.
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Blizzard and Tecnica sign up a downhill skier from...
Blizzard and Tecnica sign up a downhill skier from California, Marco Sullivan
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Industry stocks jump by 19.3%
After a relatively flat performance in 2016, the stock market capitalization of the sporting goods sector rose by 19.3 percent in terms of local currencies in the course of 2017, in tune with a generally buoyant trend in the stock exchanges. In dollars, the total market capitalization of the 81 ...
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Under Armour starts delayed expansion in Ukraine’s depressed market
Under Armour announced the opening of the brand's first stores in Ukraine at the end of December. They are both located in Kiev and operated by Under Armour's exclusive distributor in the country, the MD Fashion group.MD Fashion is one of the biggest multi-brand distributors in the Ukrainian fashion market, ...
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Adidas is joining many other investors in a new $200...
Adidas is joining many other investors in a new $200 million round of financing for Carbon that placed a $1.7 billion valuation on the company, higher than the $1.1 billion valuation of two other public supplier of 3D equipment and software, 3D Systems and Stratasys. Carbon's Digital Light Synthesis technology, ...
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“Find --- me!” - an Austrian invention designed for snow...
“Find --- me!” - an Austrian invention designed for snow tourers and free riders to find their skis in deep snow and to assist searchers after avalanches - has won the 2017 German Design Award for its functionality. Developed by Heinz Polak, an inventor and mountain specialist, the avalanche and ...
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Sensoria unveiled a new pressure sensing running shoe at the...
Sensoria unveiled a new pressure sensing running shoe at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the annual trade show on new products and technologies in the consumer electronics industry, which took place this year on Jan. 9-12. The shoe, which has been developed for Vivobarefoot, features a new ...
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The Hohenstein Group has announced the development of HOSYcan, the...
The Hohenstein Group has announced the development of HOSYcan, the next generation of its compression testing device. HOSYcan is said to allow for accurate compression measurements during movement, and to measure the interaction between different materials. Compression garments, which are widely used in the sports and medical sectors, typically come ...
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Leki, the German pole specialist, is cooperating with Boa Technology, the maker...
Leki, the German pole specialist, is cooperating with Boa Technology, the maker of the patented Boa Closure System, for its winter 2018/19 collection of Leki Trigger gloves. The Boa system, which was originally developed for shoes, has for the first time been integrated in another product category.*
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Pony has announced a collaboration with Michael Michalsky, a well-known...
Pony has announced a collaboration with Michael Michalsky, a well-known German fashion designers who served many years ago as creative director of Adidas. The fruits of the collaboration will be shown at the Seek trade show during this week's Berlin Fashion Week. The presentation will coincide with the establishment of ...
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Macron is the technical partner of the new Running &...
Macron is the technical partner of the new Running & Walking center, La Mandria, located inside the historical Reggia di Venaria compound near Turin. The new training center is open for all running and walking activities, both high level and amateur. The project was officially launched on Jan. 4. Macron ...
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Ruffwear, the specialist in performance dog gear, has announced a...
Ruffwear, the specialist in performance dog gear, has announced a new partnership with the National Ski Patrol (NSP), the U.S.-based authority for on-mountain safety. Starting in winter 2017/18, the brand is serving as a partner of the NSP. Ruffwear's products can be used by the avalanche rescue dogs who work ...
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Callaway Golf has announced that Sergio Garcia, the reigning Masters...
Callaway Golf has announced that Sergio Garcia, the reigning Masters champion, has become part of its players' team. Garcia played with TaylorMade for most of his professional career, but the two parties confirmed that they were parting ways in October and since then Garcia has already competed with Callaway clubs ...
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While the Nike group has pulled out of the golf...
While the Nike group has pulled out of the golf equipment category, it continues to sign up endorsees for its golf apparel and footwear. Sport Industry Group reports that the latest players on board of Nike's team include Alex Norén, a Swedish player who was 18th in world golf rankings ...
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Sloane Stephens announced on Instagram and Twitter that she has...
Sloane Stephens announced on Instagram and Twitter that she has teamed up with Nike, just four months after her triumph at the U.S. Open in Under Armour gear. The 24 year-old Stephens has been sponsored by Under Armour since 2010, when she was a little-known player. She turned into the ...
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Head Ski will be the official sponsor of the upcoming...
Head Ski will be the official sponsor of the upcoming Eldorado Freeride Junior Tour, the Freeride World Qualifier and the Freeride Junior World Tour. The Eldorado Freeride Junior Tour will take place at three locations in the Pyrenee mountains on Jan. 20 and 21. It is for youngsters between the ...
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Umbro will replace Adidas as the technical supplier of an...
Umbro will replace Adidas as the technical supplier of an Argentinian football team, Newell's Old Boys, for three years
