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Dear PRO-SKI and SOLDA Customer,
Hello
and welcome to TorbjornSport. My name is Torbjorn Karlsen. In addition
to running TorbjornSport, I am also a professional cross-country ski coach
and racer. I have achieved the highest coaching degree available in Norway.
I am a former U.S. Ski Team coach, and I have coached at three Olympic
Games and twice been U.S. Cross Country Coach of the Year. For
more about me and others at Torbjorn Sport, click here.
TorbjornSport is the official U.S. distributor
for PRO-SKI rollerskis and SOLDA ski wax. I began importing PRO-SKIs into
the United States in 1987, and began importing SOLDA wax shortly thereafter.
The success of these two products helped make Nordic Equipment the premier
cross country retailer in the country by the time I sold the company in
1999.
After I left Nordic, the company fell on
hard times, but my association with PRO-SKI and SOLDA continued. I have
used both products exclusively for fifteen years, with great success,
and have strongly encouraged all of my athletes to do the same. My dedication
and reliance on PRO-SKI and SOLDA continued after selling Nordic for the
simple reason that PRO-SKI provided me with the most specific and best
dryland training aid possible, and SOLDA wax was my exclusive glide wax
brand - always guaranteeing fast skis.
When Nordic Equipment went bankrupt in
April 2002, SOLDA and PRO-SKI both contacted me, asking me to consider
importing these items again. Not wanting to see these great products disappear
from U.S. racing, I agreed. Working with me at TorbjornSport is my friend
and training partner, Gordon Lange, who is also a top racer and coach.
In addition to PRO-SKI and SOLDA, TorbjornSport
also offers personal coaching services and books & videos to make
you a better skier. I highly recommend that you take the time to explore
all our offerings.
We are the same people who have been bringing
PRO-SKI and SOLDA to you for the past fifteen years. Please feel
free to call us if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Torbjorn
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