Norwegian national team skiers and Olympic and Worlds medalists Anders Aukland and Odd-Bjorn Hjelmeset have to perform in Ottepaa World Cup races in early January in order to make the Norwegian Olympic team.
Source: Langrenn.com
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<BR><font size=1 face=verdana>Odd-Bjorn Hjelmeset delivered a strong opening leg for Norway in the 4 x 10-k relay at the 2005 Worlds.</font></center><BR></p>
<p>The Ottepaa, Estonia 15-kilometer classic World Cup race on January 7 might be Anders Aukland and Odd-Bjorn Hjelmeset last chance to secure a spot on the Norwegian Olympic team in Torino.</p>
<p>– I’m thinking about that and would have liked to do ski considerably faster in the 30-kilometer in Canmore (27th place), says Aukland.<br />
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Norwegian national team skiers and Olympic and Worlds medalists Anders Aukland and Odd-Bjorn Hjelmeset have to perform in Ottepaa World Cup races in early January in order to make the Norwegian Olympic team.
Source: Langrenn.com