Well. The Olympics are over. They have been for a while now, but I’ve forgotten to write anything about them. Oh, well. Better late than never.
So. They started slow for us Norwegians. I don’t really care about that, as we did get our share of medals in the end, and came fourth on the Medal Table. So here’s the list of Norwegian Medals:
9 Gold Medals:
- Marit Bjørgen, Cross-Country Skiing, Women’s Sprint
- Tora Berger, Biathlon, Women’s Individual
- Emil Hegle Svendsen, Biathlon, Men’s Individual
- Aksel Lund Svindal, Alpine Skiing, Men’s Super-G
- Marit Bjørgen, Cross-Country Skiing, Women’s 15 km Pursuit
- Øystein Pettersen/Petter Northug, Cross-Country Skiing, Men’s Team Sprint
- Vibeke Skofterud/Therese Johaug/Kristin Størmer Steira/Marit Bjørgen, Cross-Country Skiing, Women’s 4x5 km Relay
- Halvard Hanevold/Tarjei Bø/Emil Hegle Svendsen/Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Biathlon, Men’s Relay
- Petter Northug, Cross-Country Skiing, Men’s 50 km Classical
8 Silver Medals:
- Emil Hegle Svendsen, Biathlon, Men’s Sprint
- Aksel Lund Svindal, Alpine Skiing, Men’s Downhill
- Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Biathlon, Men’s Individual
- Kjetil Jansrud, Alpine Skiing, Men’s Giant Slalom
- Hedda Berntsen, Freestyle Skiing, Women’s Ski Cross
- Martin Johnsrud Sundby/Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset/Lars Berger/Petter Northug, Cross-Country Skiing, Men’s 4x10 km Relay
- Marit Bjørgen, Cross-Country Skiing, Women’s 30 km Classical
- Thomas Ulsrud/Torger Nergård/Christoffer Svae/Håvard Petersson/Thomas Løvold, Curling, Men’s Tournament
6 Bronze Medals
- Marit Bjørgen, Cross-Country Skiing, Women’s 10 km Freestyle
- Petter Northug, Cross-Country Skiing, Men’s Sprint
- Håvard Bøkko, Speed Skating, Men’s 1500 m
- Audun Grønvold, Freestyle Skiing, Men’s Ski Cross
- Anders Bardal/Tom Hilde/Johan Remen Evensen/Anders Jacobsen, Ski Jumping, Large Hill Team
- Aksel Lund Svindal, Alpine Skiing, Men’s Giant Slalom
So, all in all a good Winter Olympics for the Norwegians, although perhaps not as good as we hoped beforehand. But lets not forget what most people will remember about the Vancouver Olympics 2010: The Norwegian Curling Team’s lovely pants.Though I know I will remember crying when Tora Berger and Marit Bjørgen won their first Gold Medals. They deserve it so very, very much.
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OL er over, for denne gang. Det har vært over ganske lenge nå faktisk, men jeg har glemt å skrive om det. Jaja, bedre sent enn aldri.
Det startet litt tregt sett med norske øyne. Det gjør meg ikke så mye, vi fikk jo våre medaljer til slutt, og vi havnet på fjerdeplass på medaljestatistikken. Her er listen over norske medaljer:
9 gullmedaljer:
- Marit Bjørgen, langrenn, sprint kvinner
- Tora Berger, skiskyting, normaldistanse kvinner
- Emil Hegle Svendsen, skiskyting, normaldistanse menn
- Aksel Lund Svindal, alpine grener, super-G menn
- Marit Bjørgen, langrenn, 15 km jaktstart
- Øystein Pettersen/Petter Northug, langrenn, lagsprint menn
- Vibeke Skofterud/Therese Johaug/Kristin Størmer Steira/Marit Bjørgen, langrenn, 4x5 km stafett kvinner
- Halvard Hanevold/Tarjei Bø/Emil Hegle Svendsen/Ole Einar Bjørndalen, skiskyting, stafett menn
- Petter Northug, langrenn, 50 km klassisk menn
8 sølvmedaljer:
- Emil Hegle Svendsen, skiskyting, sprint menn
- Aksel Lund Svindal, alpine grener, utfor menn
- Ole Einar Bjørndalen, skiskyting, normaldistanse menn
- Kjetil Jansrud, alpine grener, storslalom
- Hedda Berntsen, freestyle, skicross kvinner
- Martin Johnsrud Sundby/Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset/Lars Berger/Petter Northug, langrenn, 4x10 km stafett menn
- Marit Bjørgen, langrenn, 30 km klassisk kvinner
- Thomas Ulsrud/Torger Nergård/Christoffer Svae/Håvard Petersson/Thomas Løvold, curling, menn
6 bronsemedaljer:
- Marit Bjørgen, langrenn, 10 km fristil kvinner
- Petter Northug, langrenn, sprint menn
- Håvard Bøkko, hurtigløp på skøyter, 1500 m menn
- Audun Grønvold, freestyle, skicross menn
- Anders Bardal/Tom Hilde/Johan Remen Evensen/Anders Jacobsen, skihopp, lag
- Aksel Lund Svindal, alpine grener, storslalåm menn
Alt i alt var årets Olympiske Vinterleker et bra OL for oss norsker, til tross for at det kanskje ikke var like bra som vi håpet på forhånd. Men nå må vi ikke glemme å nevne det de fleste vil huske fra vinterlekene i Vancouver 2010: Det norske curlingteamets herlige bukser.
Likevel er nok det jeg vil huske best er da Tora Berger og Marit Bjørgen vant de første gullmedaljene sine. Jeg gråt. Det var så utrolig velfortjent.
