Norsk vinter-OL sett fra utenfra

Mei · 26-02-10, 11:28

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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.

Jeg prøver så godt jeg kan å holde meg unna OL-stoff, både fordi sport er uinteressant for meg, og fordi norske reportere ser ut til å ha fokuset enten knapt frem til nesetippen eller helt ut til siden. I disse dager er det imidlertid vanskelig å styre helt unna, og noe får man med seg. Denne artikkelen fra The Wall Street Journal belyser Norges innsats i vinter-OL fra et helt annet perspektiv.

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What makes its performance hard to fathom, however, is that Norway has only 4.7 million people to choose from. It's as if the American team finished third in Vancouver after limiting the athlete pool to people living in metropolitan Detroit.

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Norwegians owe their success to many factors. There's a winter sports club in nearly every city and town and a government-funded program that identifies talented athletes in their early teens and nurtures them through development.

Its cities are relatively close to the wilderness, and there's a culture that encourages children to play outdoors even on the coldest days. Neighbor Sweden, by contrast, has its major population centers farther from the wilderness, and the Swedes are more inclined to play indoor sports in the winter, such as tennis or hockey, rather than bundle up and go skiing.

Jeg visste vi hadde fått 100 - men ikke at ingen har fått det før oss;

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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.)

Ikke bare fikk den meg til å lete frem bittelitt stolthet for hva de norske utøverne faktisk får til, den lærte meg også ett og annet. Her er det både informasjon og poenger jeg ikke har sett i norske mediers dekning av OL. Når det er sagt, så kan det jo godt hende jeg likevel har klart å unngå noe.

26-02-10, 11:28	#1
Mei Har fått viljen sin Medlem siden: Sep 2006 Innlegg: 17.606 Blogginnlegg: 397	Norsk vinter-OL sett fra utenfra Sitat: 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. Jeg prøver så godt jeg kan å holde meg unna OL-stoff, både fordi sport er uinteressant for meg, og fordi norske reportere ser ut til å ha fokuset enten knapt frem til nesetippen eller helt ut til siden. I disse dager er det imidlertid vanskelig å styre helt unna, og noe får man med seg. Denne artikkelen fra The Wall Street Journal belyser Norges innsats i vinter-OL fra et helt annet perspektiv. Sitat: What makes its performance hard to fathom, however, is that Norway has only 4.7 million people to choose from. It's as if the American team finished third in Vancouver after limiting the athlete pool to people living in metropolitan Detroit. Sitat: Norwegians owe their success to many factors. There's a winter sports club in nearly every city and town and a government-funded program that identifies talented athletes in their early teens and nurtures them through development. Its cities are relatively close to the wilderness, and there's a culture that encourages children to play outdoors even on the coldest days. Neighbor Sweden, by contrast, has its major population centers farther from the wilderness, and the Swedes are more inclined to play indoor sports in the winter, such as tennis or hockey, rather than bundle up and go skiing. Jeg visste vi hadde fått 100 - men ikke at ingen har fått det før oss; Sitat: 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.) Ikke bare fikk den meg til å lete frem bittelitt stolthet for hva de norske utøverne faktisk får til, den lærte meg også ett og annet. Her er det både informasjon og poenger jeg ikke har sett i norske mediers dekning av OL. Når det er sagt, så kan det jo godt hende jeg likevel har klart å unngå noe.