Comments on: Norwegians Sweep World Cup Relays

By: Lars

Lars — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:36:16 +0000

This was noting new there are plenty of decent world cup skiers in Norway but as the posters befor me have said with the exception on Northug there is no one who can be consistent at top 10 or top 15.

By: kaiser

kaiser — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:13:27 +0000

you could hear the collective sigh of relief across all of norway. But I still don’t see any of them recording many top 10s on the world cup. And asides from Northug Norway does not have any chance. Still this situation won’t last for ever and I see many promising young Jr.s racing here. Norway just needs to freshen their team.

By: BRB Skiing

BRB Skiing — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:30:13 +0000

The Norwegian men have been somewhat under fire in the media for a total lack of depth (except the sprinters). I’m sure a Northug-free double in the relay felt good for a lot of people. Obviously a lot of top skiers weren’t in the race, but to be fair only two Olympians competed for the two Norwegian teams combined as well.
Still the result didn’t really show anything new. There’s plenty of depth when it comes to Norwegian skiers at a decent international level – Johnsen Sundby ended 27th in the nationals – but world class skiers are lacking in a big way.
Here’s to some of these prospects taking the next step …as soon as possible.