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Tuesday, August 31, 2004
Norwegian WOC team
Norway announced their WOC team today. Check out the team here.
A few of things struck me about the Norwegian team.
Obviously, this is a very strong team. Given the nature of the terrain in Sweden, it seems likely that this team will produce a few medals.
Rostrup made the team, just barely. I don't know Rostrup, but I read his web page and I'm glad to see he made the team. He's got a phenomenal record in World Champs and is still fairly young at 26. He's selected for the sprint race only. He seemed surprised by that, pointing out that he hadn't prepared for the sprint and didn't even know which days the sprint races take place.
Norway has four runners (2 men and 2 women) selected for the sprints only. As far as I know, Norway hasn't named relay teams. So maybe some of these sprinters will get a chance to run the relays, too.
The Norwegian's have a couple of young runners. Line Hagman is, I think, a first year senior (meaning she'd be 21). Oystein Kvaal Osterbo is 23.
Oystein Kvaal Osterbo has a web page worth a look. Even if you can't read Norwegian, you can poke around and find some maps worth a look. If you can read Norwegian, check out the article about his training.
posted by Michael |
8:45 PM
