Norway, a tiny country of five and a half million people, is dominating the medal count at the Olympics

[senseandsensibility]

Five and a half million people is less than a seventh of the population of my state, California. Not criticizing at all. I love Norway, but it is amazing! Probably a combination of their weather and history of participating in these winter sports for generations!

[rampartd]

1. do they practice in the dark?

long winter would make a ski jump into the dark pretty terrifying.

[senseandsensibility]

2. You have a point there

[StoolPigeon]

3. Hard to say

Would it be less terrifying to practice here in the summer when there's no snow on the ground?

[rampartd]

4. either way,

[ProudMNDemocrat]

5. It's in the Norwegian DNA.

What else is there to do in Norway other than Winter Sports? They are that good of Winter Athletes from a very young age.

Norway is a lot like North Dakota. Except Norway has mountains and fjords.

My husband and I lived in Northeast North Dakota, 8 miles south of the border with Canada, for almost 2 years from 1974 to 1976. Nothing to do up there other than to Cross Country Ski, Curl, or play Hockey. We would go to Winnepeg for weekends.