Where are the skiing posts? The World Cup season has started!

The subject says it all: This weekend saw the Düsseldorf sprint races,
but there's not a single post about them on my news server. :-(

Terje
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"almost all programming can be viewed as an exercise in caching"

there has been alot of internet activity ragarding Dusseldorf this
weekend.

Also, Andrew Newell did well in Dusseldorf. Second place in small
final. He was also the only USA skier last season with a world cup
medal (WC in China). Watch him closely this season.

Andy, still feeling the effects of a cold, skied from the front in the
B final and was edged at the line. It was a narrow course with six
skiers a run. Eldar Roenning was the only one in the main finals that
won from the front, and there was a crash right behind him not so far
from the finish. Oystein Pettersen was the hero of the day. In the
quarters his pole broke coming out of the start and still won the heat.
He was very tired, but recovered enough to finish second to Roenning at
the end. Roenning won the rollerski fest over the summer and looks
strong. The USST report about the team sprint was incorrect. Lind and
Larsson beat Roenning and Pettersen. Northug and Hetland were fourth,
7.5 seconds back.

wrote:

there has been alot of internet activity ragarding Dusseldorf this
weekend.

Also, Andrew Newell did well in Dusseldorf. Second place in small
final. He was also the only USA skier last season with a world cup
medal (WC in China). Watch him closely this season.

wrote:
Andy, still feeling the effects of a cold, skied from the front in the
B final and was edged at the line. It was a narrow course with six
skiers a run. Eldar Roenning was the only one in the main finals that
won from the front, and there was a crash right behind him not so far
from the finish. Oystein Pettersen was the hero of the day. In the
quarters his pole broke coming out of the start and still won the heat.
He was very tired, but recovered enough to finish second to Roenning at
the end. Roenning won the rollerski fest over the summer and looks
strong. The USST report about the team sprint was incorrect. Lind and
Larsson beat Roenning and Pettersen. Northug and Hetland were fourth,
7.5 seconds back.


NEWELL ! That is great that he is puking between heats and still
getting his speed on !

It is early but great results are always welcome.

Tood bad we have to wait a month for the next ski meet.

Back to the regularly scheduled rollerskiing...

wrote:
Andy, still feeling the effects of a cold, skied from the front in the
B final and was edged at the line. It was a narrow course with six
skiers a run. Eldar Roenning was the only one in the main finals that
won from the front, and there was a crash right behind him not so far
from the finish. Oystein Pettersen was the hero of the day. In the
quarters his pole broke coming out of the start and still won the heat.
He was very tired, but recovered enough to finish second to Roenning at
the end. Roenning won the rollerski fest over the summer and looks
strong. The USST report about the team sprint was incorrect. Lind and
Larsson beat Roenning and Pettersen. Northug and Hetland were fourth,
7.5 seconds back.


NEWELL ! That is great that he is puking between heats and still
getting his speed on !

It is early but great results are always welcome.

Tood bad we have to wait a month for the next ski meet.

Back to the regularly scheduled rollerskiing...

Terje,

Maybe you saw the WC races, but pigs will fly and land on an icy runway
in hell before a WC xc race is shown on TV around here. No mention is
ever made of the Birkie on MPLS TV stations. In fact, I was surprised
to see Olympic coverage of some xc races. Think about a total ban on xc
TV coverage in Norway. Society would crumble. (I have no idea how much
coverage it gets, but I'm guessing quite a bit.)

Another thing is that it seems the old timers here (Bradley, Tegeder,
JW...) don't seem to be hitting the keyboards much. With the warm
winters, JT (Tegeder that is) has taken a real liking to road biking,
mt biking, single speeds, cyclocross, building bikes, bike swaps....
Tegeder was the US king fan of World Cup.

Jay

Bjorn A. Payne Diaz wrote:
Terje,

Maybe you saw the WC races, but pigs will fly and land on an icy runway
in hell before a WC xc race is shown on TV around here. No mention is
ever made of the Birkie on MPLS TV stations. In fact, I was surprised
to see Olympic coverage of some xc races. Think about a total ban on xc
TV coverage in Norway. Society would crumble. (I have no idea how much
coverage it gets, but I'm guessing quite a bit.)

Quite a bit?

I.e. it is significantly less than football, but otoh it is almost
infinitely more than for orienteering.

A usual winter weekend will only have about 4-12 hours of uninterrupted
coverage of various skiing/biathlon/jumping/alpine events, with the two
first getting the largest shares. :-)

Another thing is that it seems the old timers here (Bradley, Tegeder,
JW...) don't seem to be hitting the keyboards much. With the warm
winters, JT (Tegeder that is) has taken a real liking to road biking,
mt biking, single speeds, cyclocross, building bikes, bike swaps....
Tegeder was the US king fan of World Cup.

Say hello to him if/when you meet, as you know I stayed at his home
around 1997, I think we all met for BBQ, right?

Terje

Jay



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"almost all programming can be viewed as an exercise in caching"

I.e. it is significantly less than football,
which football?


Terje Mathisen wrote:
Bjorn A. Payne Diaz wrote:
Terje,

Maybe you saw the WC races, but pigs will fly and land on an icy runway
in hell before a WC xc race is shown on TV around here. No mention is
ever made of the Birkie on MPLS TV stations. In fact, I was surprised
to see Olympic coverage of some xc races. Think about a total ban on xc
TV coverage in Norway. Society would crumble. (I have no idea how much
coverage it gets, but I'm guessing quite a bit.)

Quite a bit?

I.e. it is significantly less than football, but otoh it is almost
infinitely more than for orienteering.

A usual winter weekend will only have about 4-12 hours of uninterrupted
coverage of various skiing/biathlon/jumping/alpine events, with the two
first getting the largest shares. :-)

Another thing is that it seems the old timers here (Bradley, Tegeder,
JW...) don't seem to be hitting the keyboards much. With the warm
winters, JT (Tegeder that is) has taken a real liking to road biking,
mt biking, single speeds, cyclocross, building bikes, bike swaps....
Tegeder was the US king fan of World Cup.

Say hello to him if/when you meet, as you know I stayed at his home
around 1997, I think we all met for BBQ, right?

Terje

Jay



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"almost all programming can be viewed as an exercise in caching"

WasGitchi wrote:
I.e. it is significantly less than football,
which football?


The one that's played with your feet!

Are there any others? :-)

Terje
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"almost all programming can be viewed as an exercise in caching"

Terje Mathisen wrote:


The one that's played with your feet!

Are there any others? :-)

Terje
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Terje,

Yes, rugby is also called football. Some of my English friends would
call it the only proper football. Besides being allowed to kick the
football, rugby players can hold on to it and run. And real football
players do not use padding, shin guards or helmets. Of course, that
could be why Andy needs to trek with a knee brace.

There are also two kinds of North American football -- Canadian and the
one played in the United States.

Edgar

PS When I was in Oslo a couple of years ago, NRK broadcasted a skiing
or biathon event every afternoon. America's public broadcasting
television stations broadcast Sesame Street during the afternoon but no
skiing.