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- ↑ http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/613.html?sector=AL&competitorid=35797&type=resulhttp://www.atastars.rs/olimpizam/78281-otvoren-zimski-eyofskija-stanii-nosio-zastavu-srbije Otvoren Zimski EYOF,skijaš Stanišić nosio zastavu Srbije - article in Serbian language
- ↑ http://www.skijanje.rs/vesti/masa-i-strahinja-na-fis-kampu-2012-13/ FIS Camp - Serbian language article
