"Mickey D." wrote in message ...
Geez, that's a classic - great video. Did you notice that one of the credits
on the film is the great runner, Paavo Nurmi?
He is the voice-over narrator. He did that in maybe five
films - one or two of which had no sports related content
whatsoever - in the 1950īs, IIRC.
He wasnīt a keen skier, though. He came from Turku on the
south-western coast, the "snow-poorest" area in Finland
(apart from the archipelago, of course).
However, the story has it that his lack of ethusiasm - he
was strongly against skiing as a cross-training in winter;
he did long walks instead - had something to due with how
badly he did in a skiing race he participated in as a young
lad
Anders