Is that referring to the article from The International Business Times that says that the reason why Holland excels in the sport is because
"in winter months, skating is a sensible form of transportation, as commuters skate along frozen canals to visit family or friends who live many villages away."
Quite ridiculous if you consider we haven't had a severe winter in decades. Or that a sustained periods of frozen lakes or canals is quiet rare.
No snow here all winter, it's basically been a 5 month October here. Most of my generation and younger dont know how to ice skate, and if they do they probably learned it indoors.
Plus the fact that we actually do have a sophisticated infrastructure. You know. Roads...public transport.
I'm sure Norway has far longer and colder winters.
Is that referring to the article from The International Business Times that says that the reason why Holland excels in the sport is because
"in winter months, skating is a sensible form of transportation, as commuters skate along frozen canals to visit family or friends who live many villages away."
Quite ridiculous if you consider we haven't had a severe winter in decades. Or that a sustained periods of frozen lakes or canals is quiet rare.
Is that referring to the article from The International Business Times that says that the reason why Holland excels in the sport is because
"in winter months, skating is a sensible form of transportation, as commuters skate along frozen canals to visit family or friends who live many villages away."
Quite ridiculous if you consider we haven't had a severe winter in decades. Or that a sustained periods of frozen lakes or canals is quiet rare.
Oh I'm sure. There were plenty of times where the canals were frozen for a week or two. But the myth that we use them go to work and visit our families in neighboring villages during the harsh winter months is a myth. These days having organized skating competitions on natural ice is a rare thing. To be cherished.
Norway has had a couple of DISASTROUS days now, and the chance of becoming the best nation is now practically nill. Something has gone wrong for our favourites in the preparations for the Olympics. Extremely disappointing.
Oh I'm sure. There were plenty of times where the canals were frozen for a week or two. But the myth that we use them go to work and visit our families in neighboring villages during the harsh winter months is a myth. These days having organized skating competitions on natural ice is a rare thing. To be cherished.
Global warming I guess.
"Hans Brinker And The Silver Skates" (my childhood notion of skating in the Netherlands) refers back to 19th century winters = much colder.
I used to skate on rivers in the US back in the 1960's, but there wasn't much of that available til this latest Illinois winter.
So the home team won, does someone know off hand how often that happens. I know Britain didn't win the Summer Olympics 2 years ago. Did America win the Olympics in Atlanta?
