A press release states that Kaas has been a key person in Olympiatoppen since its inception, but he is also well known as a cross-country coach, business consultant, orienteering coach and manager and outdoor enthusiast. The press release also states that for Dag Kaas, working at Olympiatoppen was his life until the very end. It is only a few weeks since he represented the Olympic summit as OLT coach during the World Shooting Championships in Cairo, where he was very happy about the Norwegian success. – It is with great sadness that we have received the news of Dag Kaas’ passing. Our thoughts go out to the family and our sporting friends, Astrid, Carl, Sverre and Martin. It is unbelievable that Dag has passed away. He was an active and committed colleague and contributor to sports right up to the end. Dag will be deeply missed by many, says top sports manager Tore Øvrebø. Best known For many, Dag Kaas is probably best known as a cross-country coach. He was for several years the national team coach in women’s cross-country skiing, and he also worked for many years as coach for Heming IL and personal trainer for Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen. He became junior national team coach in cross-country skiing in 1977, before eventually taking over the job as elite coach. He was the coach of the women’s national team in the golden age of the 80s, which started with Berit Aunli’s rampage in the Kollen WC in 1982, continued with Olympic gold in the relay in Sarajevo and culminated with the strong WC in Seefeld in 1985. – He has been absolutely invaluable for Norwegian cross-country skiing. He developed women’s cross-country skiing throughout the 80s, and the ski girls became a term during that time, says news’s cross-country expert Torgeir Bjørn, and highlights in particular how Kaas developed the junior national team before he stepped up and brought more runners with him, such as Grete Nykkelmo, Ragnhild Brattberg and Britt Pettersen, together with several established performers who mentioned Aunli. – INVALUABLE: This is how Torgeir Bjørn describes the importance Kaas has had for Norwegian cross-country skiing. Photo: Terje Pedersen / NTB Kaas was a part of Norwegian cross-country skiing until the very end and was a fixture at all major races in a national context until last season. He was also often seen at international races abroad. – It’s a big shock. It was not so long ago that he was in full vigour. So it’s incredibly sad, and my thoughts go first and foremost to the family, says Bjørn. Olympic victory Kaas was cross-country runner Bente Skari’s personal trainer for a good period from 1998. This led, among other things, to Olympic gold in the ten kilometers in 2002 in Soldier Hollow. – TERRIBLE SAD: Bente Skari had Kaas as personal trainer from 1998. Photo: Ingvild Baltzersen Sund / news Skari says to VG: – It’s just terribly sad and sad. After all, he is the one responsible for my development as a skier. We had a very good cooperation when I was skiing and we kept in touch later. Among other things, we always had an annual lunch before Christmas. There they talked about most things, what they both did, but not least discussions about training and Norwegian and international cross-country skiing.
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Cross-country coach Dag Kaas has died after a short illness – news Sport – Sports news, results and broadcast schedule
