Skiing legends put on a show at Kranjska Gora

Disguised as Von Gruningen, Stenmark and Tomba, the members of the retro group Cik Cak “Tribute to the legends” performed this weekend on the sidelines of the Slovenian events.

This is one of the most viewed “reels” in recent weeks on the Instagram account of the International Ski Federation (FIS). It highlights the Slovenian group Cik Cak, well known among local après-skiers, and whose particularity lies in paying homage to the old glories of skiing, by trying to resemble them.

Among the skiers imitated, last weekend on the stage of Kranjska Gora, host site of the Women’s World Cup: Ingemar Stenmark, also star singer of the whole clique, Alberto Tomba, Bode Miller, Franz Klammer or even Marcel Hirscher, too bad if the latter returned to service this winter. Note also the presence of two Swiss, in this case Joel Gaspoz and Michael Von Gruningen in his silky “cheese” jumpsuit. Everyone sang the band’s flagship hit: “Cik Cak”, the kind that gets stuck in your head.

The group is made up of members of the Slovenian UPS team and includes both (former) skiers and coaches. Here they combine their passions for skiing and music, but also partying, since the title “Cik Cak”, which will celebrate its tenth anniversary this year, was designed to ignite the après-ski crowd. The success was such at the foot of the Slovenian slopes, near Cerkno, Krvavec or Kranjska Gora, that a German version was launched in 2022.

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