Rottefella is a Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 ski

Ski

A ski is a long, flat device worn on the foot, usually attached through a boot, designed to help the wearer slide smoothly over snow. Originally intended as an aid to travel in snowy regions, they are now mainly used for recreational and sporting purposes...

 binding

Ski binding

A ski binding is an attachment which anchors a ski boot to the ski. There are different types of bindings for different types of skiing.-Universal designs:...

 manufacturer.

Rottefella/Fischer Partnership

Taking effect beginning of the 2007-2008, Rottefella will be the official bindings of Fischer Skis

Fischer Skis

Fischer Skis is an Austrian company that produces Nordic skiing, Alpine skiing, Tennis and Hockey equipment. It is one of the largest manufacturers of equipment in the world cup for both Nordic and Alpine skiing disciplines and manufactures a wide range of skis and ski equipment targeted against...

 boots. Presently, Fischer boots use the Salomon Nordic System (SNS.) Rottefella is a manufacturer of NNN (New Nordic Norm) bindings. These two binding systems are not compatible, and, beginning in 2007, Fischer will be using the NNN system to be compatible with Rottefella bindings.

History

The original "rat trap" toe binding was invented by Bror With

Bror With

Bror With , born in Norway's capital Kristiania, was a mechanical engineer, inventor and industrialist. He graduated in 1925 from the Norwegian Institute of Technology....

 in 1927, and was the standard cross country binding for over 50 years until it was replaced by the NNN binding.

Sponsored skiers

Some skiers who ski on Rottefella bindings include:

• Ole Einar Bjørndalen
  Ole Einar Bjørndalen
  Ole Einar Bjørndalen is a Norwegian professional biathlete. He is often regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time. In 1992, he won his first career medal at the junior world championships. A year later In 1993, after winning a record three junior world championship titles, Bjørndalen...
  
  
• Kati Wilhelm
  Kati Wilhelm
  Kati Wilhelm is a German former professional biathlete. Like most German biathletes she is also a member of the German Armed Forces with the rank of master sergeant...
  
  
• Julija Tchepalova
  Julija Tchepalova
  Yuliya Chepalova is a Russian cross-country skier.-Early and current personal life:Daughter of a cross-country skiing coach, Chepalova started to ski as soon as she began to walk...
  
  
• Halvard Hanevold
  Halvard Hanevold
  Halvard Hanevold , is a Norwegian biathlete and Olympic champion. Hanevold won the bronze medal in the men's 20 km individual and the silver medal in the men's 10 km sprint at the 2006 Winter Olympics.He also medaled in biathlon events at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter...
  
  
• Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen
  Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen
  Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen is a Norwegian cross-country skier. Her first Olympic medal was a silver 4 × 5 km at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, she took the bronze medal in the 10 km classical interval start event...
  
  
• Olga Zaitseva
  Olga Zaitseva
  Olga Alekseyevna Zaitseva is a Russian biathlete. She began her career in 1994.-Career:*Winter Olympics*2010 - gold medal in the relay, silver medal in the 12.5 km mass start*2006 - gold medal in the relay...
  
  
• Kateřina Neumannová
  Katerina Neumannová
  Kateřina Neumannová is a retired Czech cross country skier. She was a flatwater canoeist and downhill skier before moving to cross country skiing at sixteen...
  
  
• Magnus Moan
  Magnus Moan
  Magnus Hovdal Moan born 26 August 1983 in Lillehammer, Norway; is a Norwegian nordic combined skier who has competed since 2002. Magnus moved from Lillehammer when he was two years old and has lived in Trondheim ever since. He skis with the Byåsen IL club. When he is not training or competing Moan...
  
  
• Kris Freeman
  Kris Freeman
  Kris Freeman is one of the United States's most elite cross-country skiers. Born October 14, 1980 in Concord, New Hampshire, he is a member of the U.S. Ski Team, along with his older brother Justin Freeman....
  
  
• David Chamberlain
  David Chamberlain
  David Chamberlain is a cross-country skier from the United States. He was born and raised in Wilton, Maine and took up cross-country skiing in high school...
  
  
• Andrew Johnson
  Andrew Johnson (skier)
  Andrew Johnson is a cross-country skier from the United States. He was born and raised in Greensboro, Vermont, and is a member of the U.S. 2006 Olympic Cross-Country Ski Team. He has been a Junior National Champ, an Overall "Supertour Champ," and a 3-Time All American...
  
  
• Leif Zimmerman

External links

• "Binding maker nails huge deal" – Aftenposten
  Aftenposten
  Aftenposten is Norway's largest newspaper. It retook this position in 2010, taking it from the tabloid Verdens Gang which had been the largest newspaper for several decades. It is based in Oslo. The morning edition, which is distributed across all of Norway, had a circulation of 250,179 in 2007...
  
  , 23 January 2006
• Rottefella Official Website
• NewTelemarkGuide.com Description of NTN - New Telemark Norm