Newell third in Changchun ... anyone?

Was great. Is great. Will be great. No "but"s about it.
What point are you exactly trying to make?

What ever it is. I find the last statement to be the most ridiculous.
Have you even looked at his results this year?
He didn't come out of nowhere. It was only a matter of time before it
would happen. So it doesn't matter where it happened. He is a contender
anywhere in the world. Furthermore, my heart really goes out to all
those poor euros that had to race on another continent. Deal with
major travel, jet lag, different food. I'll bet they were tired. Yeah
right. World Cup is almost as authentic as the World Series.

Sorry I won't be able to fully flame your comment as I am going to hop
on a plane to do some serious gondola sitting for the next week. Flame
flame, flame flame flame flame!

Byrnes-out

wrote:
wrote:
"When I give waxing advice to Santaniello about the Norwegian
Birkebeiner I feel i'm making a difference."

That's a valid and completely reasonable response. Totally respect
that.

I am American, so helping me do better in a race helps American Skiing,
right? ;-)

My kids are dual nationals, Norway, USA. We joke that if they are good
at skiing when they grow up they will ski for The USA, but if they are
REALLY good they will ski for Norway. I hope that maybe by the time
they are old enough, that joke won't have the same effect.

As any good joke, there's a good deal of truth behind it.

My daughter also has dual citizenships, so racing for the US might have
been possible, but she's not into xc skiing at all. :-(

Terje

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

wrote in message
oups.com...
But it is strange the low level of activity on this NG.

Yes, it is strange especially compared to the past when there seemed to be a
lot of lively discussion. Perhaps simply ebb and flow. Or maybe there was a
void left by past NGers who can not afford the time to pursue skiing, or
skiing and posting. I think that the void is being filled by the likes of
yourself who spark interest and involvement of others.

Intolerance of other points of view and the broad range of related topics
that are related to skiing can squash NG participation I think.

In my case, employment and other pursuits, as well as health don't
facilitate time for marathons which is what I used to like to do, and which
continually fueled an interest in skiing that goes back to my early teens.

I think that another successive low snow year could nearly extinguish xc
skiing in this geographic area. I also think that things like sprints and
mass start racing at the WC level lessens my interest in that. Maybe true
for others too.

But I will say that these days I fantasize about roller sking, something
that I did little of over the past year in comparison to the previous
thirty. I can say with certainty that the NG used to really help motivate me
to ski. I guess that's a function of community.

Gary Jacobson
Rosendale, NY

Newsgroup posts about NOT POSTING about Newell = 24
Newsgroup posts about Newell placing 3rd = 4

Discussion wins out over cheerleading.
period.

JK

wrote:

"Im not trying to knock Andy's achievement..."

well, you didn't succeed.


he was ahead of björn lind!

wrote:
I'm breaking my three-year, self-imposed exile from posting on RSN
here.

Yesterday, Andy Newell a) qualified first and b) ended up third -- the
first US podium since 1983 -- in the final.

The collective response of RSN was: One post with four replies -- three
of which were from non-Americans. And posts about klister, base
structure, roller-skiing, the trails at Battle Creek and what sort of
skis one can race on cheaply.

I've been less than respectful in the past, and recognize that that's
not necessarily the best way to make a point. That being said, I have
to ask: Is American success at cross-country skiing something RSN is
supportive of

Well how 'bout this: I participate here because I ski, not because I
am interested in racing results by others. I'm a skier first, and a
spectator or fan waay second. By the way, it is rec.skiing.nordic -
not rec.skiing.nordic.racing.

Hey, great that Newell did well, and I love it when anyone from North
America does well. Good luck to The Great Scott!

However, I'd bet that skiing for most of us, and certainly myself, is
MUCH more of a participatory than spectator/fan sport. My time is much
better spent training and prepping for skiing than following the elite
levels. The only reason I'm taking the time to post this is that I'm
stuck on call with nothing to do at the moment.

Randy

Many many fewer technique discussions, thank goodness.

Gene


"gary jacobson" wrote:


wrote in message
oups.com...
But it is strange the low level of activity on this NG.

Yes, it is strange especially compared to the past when there seemed
to be a lot of lively discussion. Perhaps simply ebb and flow. Or
maybe there was a void left by past NGers who can not afford the time
to pursue skiing, or skiing and posting. I think that the void is
being filled by the likes of yourself who spark interest and
involvement of others.

Intolerance of other points of view and the broad range of related
topics that are related to skiing can squash NG participation I think.

In my case, employment and other pursuits, as well as health don't
facilitate time for marathons which is what I used to like to do, and
which continually fueled an interest in skiing that goes back to my
early teens.

I think that another successive low snow year could nearly extinguish
xc skiing in this geographic area. I also think that things like
sprints and mass start racing at the WC level lessens my interest in
that. Maybe true for others too.

But I will say that these days I fantasize about roller sking,
something that I did little of over the past year in comparison to
the previous thirty. I can say with certainty that the NG used to
really help motivate me to ski. I guess that's a function of
community.

Gary Jacobson
Rosendale, NY

Newell kicked ass? A good example of the difference in attitude
between Europeans and Americans: for the latter, "kicking ass pure and
simple" is attached to a third place. For the former, they're aimed at
championships.

Gene


"WasGitchi" wrote:

"
"But, I am more interested in distance, not sprints."
I'll be honest: me too.
"
Just encourage full disclosure cork: aren't you a collegiate sprint
champion?

Anyway...
Newell kicks ass. pure and simple. podium... this is big.

PS
For the last 48hrs, I've been checking the teamtoday site every five
minutes for vorde or phil's pics. I not an addict. it's cool. you're
doing it too.

byrnes-out

I should add that Andy Newell wouldn't toss out such bombastic
nonsense. I imagine he's thinking about long range plans about for how
to move up two places.

Gene

Newell kicked ass? A good example of the difference in attitude
between Europeans and Americans: for the latter, "kicking ass pure and
simple" is attached to a third place. For the former, they're aimed at
championships.

Gene


"WasGitchi" wrote:

Anyway...
Newell kicks ass. pure and simple. podium... this is big.