ski vm, part 2

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just to prove my point about two-year-old skiers, less than 10 minutes after writing my last post I found a little promotional ski area set up by telenor outside the Nobel peace centre: they even set up a little hill (to mimic a ski-jump?)–and all the kids were lining up to try it: I then spent part of the afternoon … Read More

ski vm 2011

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today is the last day of what is probably the event of the year in Oslo: the Nordic World Ski Championships. the mania on the streets is only understandable once you know that most Norwegians begin cross-country skiing at the age of 2 (and I’m not exaggerating here). only because Norwegians talk about it all the time did I discover … Read More

landskampen billboard

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one last battle for the nation’s honour! LANDSKAMPEN premieres Thursday the most important is to beat the swedes! (tv3.no)