Comments on: “The one with the cross-country skis and the rifle.” https://tpl.detroit.hockey/2010/02/09/the-one-with-the-cross-country-skis-and-the-rifle/ Archived version of TPL - Hosted by DetroitHockey.Net Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:15:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 By: Andy https://tpl.detroit.hockey/2010/02/09/the-one-with-the-cross-country-skis-and-the-rifle/#comment-1228 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:15:38 +0000 https://tplarchive.detroithockey.net/2010/02/the-one-with-the-cross-country-skis-and-the-rifle/#comment-1228 hehe..

And probably the only one. That was the world championships in 07. Everyone in Norway were glued to the TV. It was HUGE over here. And the guy does that with regularity.

Prediction: Norway wins 10-12 golds, but suck at hockey

]]> By: Rob Discher https://tpl.detroit.hockey/2010/02/09/the-one-with-the-cross-country-skis-and-the-rifle/#comment-1227 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:01:18 +0000 https://tplarchive.detroithockey.net/2010/02/the-one-with-the-cross-country-skis-and-the-rifle/#comment-1227 Fair point, Andy. As a rule, American's don't know shit about the winter olympics other than they're cold and we beat the russians…like once…in hockey.

Thanks for the link. That's easily the best cross country skiing video I've watched all year.

]]> By: Andy https://tpl.detroit.hockey/2010/02/09/the-one-with-the-cross-country-skis-and-the-rifle/#comment-1226 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:47:11 +0000 https://tplarchive.detroithockey.net/2010/02/the-one-with-the-cross-country-skis-and-the-rifle/#comment-1226 hahaha. Fat chance. Prediction: Bjørndalen will do as he did in Salt Lake and win every biathlon event. For the record (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Einar_Bj%C3%B8rndalen) he has won 90 world cup races in biathlon and one in cross country which is a record for winter athletes. He is the definition of pure awesome.

BTW, Biathlon is probably the most watched winter sport on TV in at least Norway and Germany.

And I am sorry to say it, judging from the talk on ski jumping and biathlon, you guys aren't that skilled when it comes to talking about the winter olympics. 😛

Oh, and BTW, another Norwegian alert. Everyone should watch the cross country relay and other cross country events with a mass start, because the Norwegian Petter Northug will do this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcsGOBm9oaA&feature=video_response (he's the guy in red)

]]> By: Rob Discher https://tpl.detroit.hockey/2010/02/09/the-one-with-the-cross-country-skis-and-the-rifle/#comment-1225 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:03:47 +0000 https://tplarchive.detroithockey.net/2010/02/the-one-with-the-cross-country-skis-and-the-rifle/#comment-1225 @ Andy: I've got Lanny Barnes as my darkhorse this year, though reasonable men could argue that he's not even the best Barnes on the team.

]]> By: Andy https://tpl.detroit.hockey/2010/02/09/the-one-with-the-cross-country-skis-and-the-rifle/#comment-1224 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:10:35 +0000 https://tplarchive.detroithockey.net/2010/02/the-one-with-the-cross-country-skis-and-the-rifle/#comment-1224 Rob: 10 points for Biathlon. Great, exciting sport. And two Norwegians, Ole Einar Bjørndalen and Emil Hegle Svendsen, are totally owning it

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