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senseandsensibility

(24,518 posts)
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 06:10 PM 7 hrs ago

Norway, a tiny country of five and a half million people, is dominating the medal count at the Olympics

Five and a half million people is less than a seventh of the population of my state, California. Not criticizing at all. I love Norway, but it is amazing! Probably a combination of their weather and history of participating in these winter sports for generations!

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Norway, a tiny country of five and a half million people, is dominating the medal count at the Olympics (Original Post) senseandsensibility 7 hrs ago OP
do they practice in the dark? rampartd 7 hrs ago #1
You have a point there senseandsensibility 7 hrs ago #2

rampartd

(4,352 posts)
1. do they practice in the dark?
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 06:16 PM
7 hrs ago

long winter would make a ski jump into the dark pretty terrifying.

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