CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING (2)

Why are the Norwegians so good at cross-country skiing, I asked back in March 2011? I could have asked the same question again today. Idly watching the TV during a coffee break from chopping up wood, I watched the end of a team cross-country World Cup race held in Norway. Other countries had one 4-man team, but Norway showed up with three, who were all very good. So good, in fact, that they nearly had a clean sweep. Instead they came second, third and fourth, only losing out to the Russians. But still miles ahead of anyone else.

Walter Blotscher