Late February brought the much-anticipated Nordic World Ski Championship to Oslo. The events included ski jumping and cross-country ski events. There was an incredible buzz about in the days leading up to the opening of the event. In fact, Karl and I were stopped on the street while pulling our heavily laden ski bags, as the person was sure we were competitors (why else would Americans be pulling ski bags through the streets of Oslo?!?). Despite our claims to the contrary he remained convinced we were skiing in the World Championship.
We couldn't miss experience this part of Norwegian culture, so we headed up to Holmenkollen one Saturday to catch the men's 30k pursuit. I can tell you now that Norway's Petter Northug won the race. It nearly goes without saying. In fact, Norwegians expressed surprising acceptance when another country periodically won admitting that, "It wouldn't be fun for other countries if Norway always won." Nevertheless there is extreme jubilation when Norway does win.
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| Karl displaying Norwegian colors at the World Championship at Holmenkollen. |
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| The large Holmenkollen ski jump, which was in preparation for the evening "ski hoppe." |
The events bled over into festivities in City Center. Music, award ceremonies, elg pølse (moose hotdogs), and practice ski jumping for children...
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