Cellar Scribblings

[southendmd]

Dream on.  Sonja Henie was Norwegian.

"Scandinavian countries tend to be quite good at most winter sports, which is no surprise given their climate; however, no Scandinavian athlete has won a figure skating medal since 1936."

Suck it, Sweden.

---http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2010/02/where-are-the-good-scandinavian-figure-skaters.html

[Front-Ranger]

 

[CellarDweller]

Well, oh my!



I went to check Paul's source, and followed it up with a look at Wikipedia.  Not the most reliable source, but still had some good info.

While in the early years of figure skating Sweden was a force, after 1936 Sweden dropped off the medal podium, and hasn't returned.

The first Olympic champion in men's figure skating  was Ulrich Salchow of Sweden, creator of the Salchow jump.

The Salchow is a figure skating jump with a takeoff from a back inside edge of one foot. The rotation in the air is made in the direction of the curve of the take-off edge. The landing is made on the back outside edge of the foot opposite the one used for take-off. One or more rotations may be made in the air.

[Sason]

Dream on.  Sonja Henie was Norwegian.

"Scandinavian countries tend to be quite good at most winter sports, which is no surprise given their climate; however, no Scandinavian athlete has won a figure skating medal since 1936."

Suck it, Sweden.

---http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2010/02/where-are-the-good-scandinavian-figure-skaters.html

Pfuii, what a load of crap.

I don't acknowledge those "facts".

Sweden is best, everyone knows that!

[southendmd]

Pfuii, what a load of crap.

I don't acknowledge those "facts".

Sweden is best, everyone knows that!

Oh great, another afficionado of alternative facts. 

[Sason]

Oh great, another afficionado of alternative facts. 

Only when it suits me!

[Sason]

Besides, ABBA is Swedish!

Enuff said.

[southendmd]

Besides, ABBA is Swedish!

Enuff said.

Desperation, thy name is Sweden.

Go fry up some herring.

[Jeff Wrangler]

Have some lutefisk.

[serious crayons]

Oh great, another afficionado of alternative facts. 

 

A couple of years ago I took an internet quiz that purported to reveal what country you "should" be living in. The questions all asked how much you trusted various institutions: police, churches, schools, the court system, etc. All of my answers indicated minimal trust.

The conclusion: I should live in Sweden. I was never sure if it meant that's because Swedes feel similarly suspicious, or because if you're suspicious of all of those things in the U.S., you'll feel much better about them in Sweden.

While the latter is undoubtedly true, I'm sorry to say I won't be emigrating because the climate in Stockholm is actually colder and darker than in Minneapolis.