2014年02月19日
Winter Olympics Norway's projected success
In America, where Winter Olympics marketing invariably features daredevil sports like alpine skiing and snowboarding, little interest exists in watching or participating in cross-country skiing. wuyuxiao1225's blog
The U.S. hasn't won a cross-country skiing medal since 1976. Not even four million Americans engaged in cross-country skiing last year, fewer than half the number that skied downhill.语菲语薇
For that reason, Norway's projected success in Sochi doesn't surprise Aksel Lund Svindal, a Norwegian Alpine skiing world champion. 'When the best talent goes into sports that the U.S. doesn't hear about, ' he said, 'it makes sense' that Norway would do well.亲吻技术宝贝
Olympic history is rich with the medal-winning feats of one-time slacker nations that decided to get serious about the Games. 薇语薇飞
A dramatic recent example is China, a longtime laggard that won the gold medal count at the Beijing Summer Games in 2008. Similar improvements in the Winter Olympics were achieved by Canada and America.wuyuweiyufei的博客
The U.S. hasn't won a cross-country skiing medal since 1976. Not even four million Americans engaged in cross-country skiing last year, fewer than half the number that skied downhill.语菲语薇
For that reason, Norway's projected success in Sochi doesn't surprise Aksel Lund Svindal, a Norwegian Alpine skiing world champion. 'When the best talent goes into sports that the U.S. doesn't hear about, ' he said, 'it makes sense' that Norway would do well.亲吻技术宝贝
Olympic history is rich with the medal-winning feats of one-time slacker nations that decided to get serious about the Games. 薇语薇飞
A dramatic recent example is China, a longtime laggard that won the gold medal count at the Beijing Summer Games in 2008. Similar improvements in the Winter Olympics were achieved by Canada and America.wuyuweiyufei的博客
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