The Mystery of Norway
Sometimes I don't quite get my country. I just finished watching the Cross-Country Skiing - Men's 4x10 km Relay Classic/Free and it was seriously exciting to watch. We were 38 seconds behind the leading swede when Northug went out on the last run! And he managed the masterful feat of finishing second giving Norway another silver medal. Unfortunately, there was no way he could reach Marcus Hellner, the awesome swedish skier, but dudes! Petter Northug just pulled off an awesome ski-race and the commentators are sitting there disappointed it wasn't a gold medal? Are you fucking kidding me? If it wasn't for Northug there would have been no way we'd even get a medal. Get a fucking grip.
I just read this article about Norway's amazing feat this Winter Olympics and how the rest of the world really doesn't care. If it interests you at all, you should read it:
The Mystery of Norway: Tiny Country's Athletes Rack Up Medals, but Skeptics Dismiss Them; 'Probably Born on Skis'
Vancouver, British Columbia -- By the end of these Olympic Games, the Norwegians will have pulled off what is, arguably, one of the finest performances in the modern history of sports.
The only problem is that nobody outside Norway seems to take them seriously.
Norway's Olympic team has won 17 medals in Vancouver so far, enough to place it third overall and only one gold medal behind the leaders. The country grabbed three medals Tuesday, including silver and bronze, respectively, for Kjeitil Jansrud and Aksel Svindal in the men's giant slalom. The haul is expected to continue throughout this final week.
Norway has won more Winter Games medals than any other nation. Last week it became the first country to win 100 Olympic gold medals, and Tuesday it hit the 300-medal milestone (the U.S. is second on the all-time list with dozens fewer.) Read the entire article here.
I just read this article about Norway's amazing feat this Winter Olympics and how the rest of the world really doesn't care. If it interests you at all, you should read it:
The Mystery of Norway: Tiny Country's Athletes Rack Up Medals, but Skeptics Dismiss Them; 'Probably Born on Skis'
Vancouver, British Columbia -- By the end of these Olympic Games, the Norwegians will have pulled off what is, arguably, one of the finest performances in the modern history of sports.
The only problem is that nobody outside Norway seems to take them seriously.
Norway's Olympic team has won 17 medals in Vancouver so far, enough to place it third overall and only one gold medal behind the leaders. The country grabbed three medals Tuesday, including silver and bronze, respectively, for Kjeitil Jansrud and Aksel Svindal in the men's giant slalom. The haul is expected to continue throughout this final week.
Norway has won more Winter Games medals than any other nation. Last week it became the first country to win 100 Olympic gold medals, and Tuesday it hit the 300-medal milestone (the U.S. is second on the all-time list with dozens fewer.) Read the entire article here.