To say that cross-country skiing is very popular in Norway is an understatement. It is directly a people’s sport, in terms of individual sports it is not very easy to find a suitable counterpart, perhaps in Holland and Belgium, bicycle in Georgia, juggler in Georgia, and in chess in Armenia are equally highly regarded. .
The Norwegians try to organize their team’s preparations before the major championships, the Olympics and the World Cup with the same care that the German Football Association does for the German national team, for example. This year, like everyone else, the Norwegians learned a good lesson. Few countries and few locations are suitable for organizing Nordic Ski Championships – cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined. In addition to the three Nordic countries, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Germany, Italy and Austria are considered, as well as of course the United States, Canada and Japan, but the majority of participants are Europeans. In France, Switzerland and the Czech Republic, there are already serious infrastructure difficulties, just as in Slovenia, but six sites cannot always rotate.
In ancient times, the Norwegians farmed in the Eagle’s Nest
Planica won to host the 2023 World Cup, which is primarily known for its ski jumping competitions. Neighboring Kranjka Gora is the center of alpine skiing. Small settlements with limited carrying capacity hide in the narrow valley near the Italian-Austrian-Slovenian triple border. The organizers wanted to accommodate the majority of the participants in Villach, Austria, which would become overcrowded, which the Norwegians did not like at all. Instead, they book accommodation in Italy, in the small mountain village of Malborghetto Valbruna, which is even beyond Tarvisión, in a complex called La Baita, which converts an old factory building into a hotel.
It is typical for Norwegian fans that before the arrival of the athletes The film crew has been dispatched To the site to report the place of residence. They discover that the first star of the sport, Johannes Hosflute Kleibeu, lives alone upstairs, and that during the World Championships the bell in the tower will exceptionally not ring, so as not to disturb the rest of the athletes. .
Nothing is more natural than Kleibo promoting the World Cup.
Not only hot, but also raining
The property is only thirty kilometers from Planica, but the Norwegians fear that the many journeys might wear out Klaebo’s strength. Not only do you have to fly to Slovenia to participate in competitions, but also to attend training sessions on holidays, the medal ceremony takes place every day at 9:30 pm, and by human calculations, this could mean up to six more trips for Klaybo.
