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artificial classic tracks for summer training.
http://www.skisport.ru/news/index.php?news=1978
Even though it's assumed that this groups speaks all Nordic languages, here's what the text says, in brief: "300 meters of artificial classic tracks have been put in Ostrov, near Pskov, to allow Russian skiers and biathelets train on real skis during the summer. The metal-silicon base for the tracks has been designed by Russian scientists." The picture is clickable. The stuff is probably very expensive: 300 meters is lame. |
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I didn't know Russian was a Nordic language......
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Jim Howe wrote:
I didn't know Russian was a Nordic language...... Her where I live we have about 5% russians among the population and most of them speak excellent norwegian, sometimes better than the old population. -- Terje Henriksen Kirkenes |
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On 30 Jun 2005, Jim Howe wrote:
I didn't know Russian was a Nordic language...... On the one hand, there are people that claim that the original "Rus" (founders of the Russian principalities, ca 10th century) were Scandinavians (ie Vikings from Sweden) :-) On the other hand, "Norden" now has an official geo-political definition, as defined by the Nordic Council of Ministers: http://www.norden.org Russia is not on the list. :-) -- David Dermott , Wolfville Ridge, Nova Scotia, Canada email: WWW pages: http://www.dermott.ca/ |
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Ok, more off topic - Russian is a Slavic language. Nordic does not
refer to a language, rather a group of nothern european countries - Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland (as well as a discipline of skiing). Norwegian, Swedish, Danish (Icelandic) like English are Germanic languages. Finnish is something completely different. I think Rus is thought to be what the Slavic inhabitants of the regions now known as Russia and the Ukraine called the Swedish Vikings that conquered them a 1000 years ago. Also, some argue that Rus comes from Ros which is a region in Sweden. Jim |
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Jim Howe wrote:
Ok, more off topic - Russian is a Slavic language. Nordic does not refer to a language, rather a group of nothern european countries - Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland (as well as a discipline of skiing). Norwegian, Swedish, Danish (Icelandic) like English are Germanic languages. Finnish is something completely different. Icelandic comes from the old norwegian language, "Gammelnorsk". They didn't change their language when the norwegian ppoulation changed to a more danish-like during the union with Denmark. I think Rus is thought to be what the Slavic inhabitants of the regions now known as Russia and the Ukraine called the Swedish Vikings that conquered them a 1000 years ago. Also, some argue that Rus comes from Ros which is a region in Sweden. Were not the swedish vikings asked to rule a part of Russia? I do not think they conquerred the russians? -- Terje Henriksen Kirkenes |
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Terje Henriksen wrote: Jim Howe wrote: Ok, more off topic - Russian is a Slavic language. Nordic does not refer to a language, rather a group of nothern european countries - Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland (as well as a discipline of skiing). Norwegian, Swedish, Danish (Icelandic) like English are Germanic languages. Finnish is something completely different. Icelandic comes from the old norwegian language, "Gammelnorsk". They didn't change their language when the norwegian ppoulation changed to a more danish-like during the union with Denmark. I think Rus is thought to be what the Slavic inhabitants of the regions now known as Russia and the Ukraine called the Swedish Vikings that conquered them a 1000 years ago. Also, some argue that Rus comes from Ros which is a region in Sweden. Were not the swedish vikings asked to rule a part of Russia? I do not think they conquerred the russians ja. vikingarna från roslagen (norrtälje) titta på http://www.angelfire.com/empire/egfroth/rus.html THE VIKINGS IN RUSSIA Steven Lowe The Vikings came to Russia through the trade routes from Sweden down the Russian rivers, particularly the Don and the Dnieper, which led south to the markets of Bulgar, Khazaria, Byzantium and the Caliphate. Some reached as far East as the Caspian Sea and as far south as Baghdad. They traded amber, furs, honey, slaves, wax and weapons, for the luxuries of civilization, silk and silver (large hoards of Arab dirhems have been found throughout Scandinavia.) They founded the great cities of Starja Ladoga, Kiev and Novgorod. They were known as Rus, a name whose origins are the subject of some controversy. ... According to the Russian Primary Chronicle, compiled in Kiev in the early 12th century, the Slavs invited the Swedish chieftain Rurik and his two brothers to rule them in 862 AD. ... |
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Terje Henriksen wrote: Jim Howe wrote: Ok, more off topic - Russian is a Slavic language. Nordic does not refer to a language, rather a group of nothern european countries - Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland (as well as a discipline of skiing). Norwegian, Swedish, Danish (Icelandic) like English are Germanic languages. Finnish is something completely different. Icelandic comes from the old norwegian language, "Gammelnorsk". They didn= 't change their language when the norwegian ppoulation changed to a more danish-like during the union with Denmark. No, Norwegian comes from the old Icelandic language that was spoken all over the Nordic countries in the Viking times. The Norwegian language all but disappeared but was resurrected from old local dialects at the end of the 19th century as Nynorsk and from the Danish language spoken in Christiania (Oslo) and other places in East Norway as Bokm=E5l. Icelandic remained more or less intact, the modern version of the Old Icelandic (old Norse) language. |
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In the 70's one summer I skied on a demo track an inventor (forgot his
name) set up on the Hanover, NH golf course. The track was made from two foot wide white packing foam. A long roll (200' ?) of it was stretched out and staked on the ground. And then heavily sprayed with silicone. Skiers would use waxless skis (Trak's) and stride and glide on this summer skiing miracle. Looks like it took the Russians 30 years to catch up with the New Englanders in this case. |
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....in an attempt to return the discussion back to the original "tracks"
- here are excellent photos of skiers using the artificial classic tracks: http://skisport.ru/photos/view.php?v=2&uid=1680 |
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