Mrs Smoker
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Last jump from Kasai in Olympics? Yeah, right. He'll only be 50 in Beijing.
Last jump from Kasai in Olympics? Yeah, right. He'll only be 50 in Beijing.
Kasai has already said he is preparing for the 2022 Olympics so I doubt he'll quit.
We will get bronze minimum here, possibly even silver. Norway out of reach.
There aren't really many good teams left. What happened to Finland?
Didn't Slovenia use to be pretty decent aswell?
Schempp was sick. Don't get why we picked Peiffer over Doll though, considering their respective performances in the Mass Start.Fecking heartbreak.. why did we have our worst biathlete last?
Yeah, but even with Schempp out, I don't get why we did have Peiffer last.Schempp was sick. Don't get why we picked Peiffer over Doll though, considering their respective performances in the Mass Start.
We're simply better than most other people.Why Norway is so far ahead in medal count from other Scandinavian countries like Finland or Sweden? Is there a good explanation of them doing so well in comparison? Genuine question as I haven't followed this much.
since it's one of the wealthiest countries of the world, I guess it has a lot to do with financial support for top athletes in a very cold and snowy country? Just my guess
German sport support is very bad tbh, but we are many and have big sport history, so it's working out in that regard
I get this, however, Finland and Sweden aren't exactly poor countries either, so it does seem a bit random.since it's one of the wealthiest countries of the world, I guess it has a lot to do with financial support for top athletes in a very cold and snowy country? Just my guess
German sport support is very bad tbh, but we are many and have big sport history, so it's working out in that regard
We weren't really any wealthier than Sweden before the oil (though still wealthy), but still finished 1st in gold medals in 6 of the 10 first Winter Olympics. There's just a big tradition of winter sports in Norway, which has resulted in good recruitment and top class coaching.
We aren't always better either, but it sure feels good when are. The likes of Bjørgen, Bjørndalen, Dæhlie, Koss, etc are pretty much national heroes.
since it's one of the wealthiest countries of the world, I guess it has a lot to do with financial support for top athletes in a very cold and snowy country? Just my guess
German sport support is very bad tbh, but we are many and have big sport history, so it's working out in that regard
Well, all the scandinavian countries are seen as very snowy. And I'm pretty sure that Norway has a lot more than, say Germany, relative and absolute as well. Beside, it's much colder (on average & extrema) than central Europe, right? Please don't shatter my whole view of Norway. My grandfather was in Norway a long time ago (sucks to be German when talking about the journeys of our grandfathers ) but always talked about how everything was frozen and full of beautiful, snowy landscapes. Perfect environment for traditional winter olympic disciplines!
Edit: looking at satelite pictures from Google maps here, Norway seems to have a lot more mountains than Sweden and Finland. Lots of white areas too, which will be snow. Ha!
In the middle of the southern part (the big fat thing at the bottom of Norway), we have alot of mountains that will have plenty of snow now. The thing is, most Norwegians live by the sea, or the border to Sweden. Not many can just drive 30 mintues to go skiing, they will travel to where the snow is, and stay there for periods to train.
The closest places to where i live, where i know there will always be snow during the winter, are 2-3 hours away with car or train.
The parts of Norway where there is alot of snow, there aren't very many people. Those who live there often get good at skiing though, most of our best athletes come from small villages.
You grandfather might still be right, though, cause when i grew up, we had alot more snow than we do now.
I grew up quite close to where the Bø brothers are from, and they did not have much snow close to where they live.
They have a glacier, and a ski resort that is open in the summer (Jostedalsbreen and Strynefjellet), not too ar away, i guess 1,5-2 hours away with car. But still not enough for them to just go skiing in the garden, or even every day, before they got a bit older. Unless their parents were extremely interested in skiing, and drove them around all week.... which might be the case in small places
This was a conservative estimate.I’m going to end up watching 50 hours of curling again.
Tja. I think your summary is valid for the western parts of Norway. But for the eastern part (Oslo and the surrounding area) as well as the border areas towards Sweden north of Østfold, there is usually snow nearby during winter. Oslo for example has some of the world's best ski tracks (cross country) literally just a few kms from the city center. Many of our best skiers (alpine and cross country) are from that area as well. So I do think quite a lot of Norwegians can drive 30 minutes to go skiing, atleast from December through February.
Tja. I think your summary is valid for the western parts of Norway. But for the eastern part (Oslo and the surrounding area) as well as the border areas towards Sweden north of Østfold, there is usually snow nearby during winter. Oslo for example has some of the world's best ski tracks (cross country) literally just a few kms from the city center. Many of our best skiers (alpine and cross country) are from that area as well. So I do think quite a lot of Norwegians can drive 30 minutes to go skiing, atleast from December through February.
Same with Northern Norway, with the caveat that Northern Norway is huge and has many different circumstances.