You gotta dig Kalle Palander, the Finnish number one Alpine skier and the (suprise) World Champion in slalom 1999. Whatever Kalle is up to, he is always going at the full force (was it good or bad!). He is kind of like our own Bode Miller – likes to talk straight and doesn’t respect/fear the [...]

Kalle Söderholm, the manager of alpine skier Kalle Palander, was injured seriously last Friday. Kalle Söderholm was skiing last Friday when he crashed and received several fractures in his chest and neck, reports Finnish newspaper Iltalehti. Kalle Söderholm is not able to move right now, but it looks like he is not paralyzed. [...]

Kalle Palander won the giant slalom race in Alta Badia in last weekend. This was not the first victory for Palander who has already won the world cup of slalom in 1999. Kalle Palander has won several races and had been in the top of alpine skiing for many years. Now, who is [...]

It was a great alpine skiing world cup weekend for us here in Finland. Our own alpine skiing star, Kalle Palander, won Giant Slalom in Alta Badia in Italy. This was the third victory for Kalle Palander in Alta Badia. Although Alta Badia’s race is one of the most difficult alpine skiing races in the [...]

Winter is coming here in Finland and I am just waiting for the snow. We recently received the first snow but it melted after a few hours. We are still far from opening the ski season. Well, I just need to sit and wait. Meanwhile I listen to Billy Joel and finish my book on Jean [...]

Finnish alpine skier Kalle Palander (World Champion 1999) has been training for the upcoming Alpine Skiing World Cup season. Physical tests in Finland have shown that in some areas Kalle Palander’s condition is better than expected, but in some areas the expectations have been higher. Palander has been operated on due to injury and that [...]