November 5, 2009 – Fredrik Aukland, coach of the Swiss National team and the professional squad Team X’tra that includes himself, his brother Anders, and Jens Svartedal, feels that with many associations experiencing financial problems, the emergence of privately funded teams may be good solution reports ski-noridque.net (the French division of Langrenn.com). But is cross-country skiing ready to switch to the professional cycling model? Read the full story here (in French) here.