Kikkan Randall has been unbelievable this season. Both my wife Anita and I are very upset that she is not getting the general media recognition that she should in the United States. The New York Times, the Boston Globe and all major newspapers should be praising her, but we rarely see anything but a small notice of her accomplishments in the New York Times or Boston Globe.
Marcus Hellner had a very disappointing season. After winning two Olympic Gold in 2010 and Gold at the 2011 World Championships Marcus was very flat this year finishing just 8th overall on the World Cup Circuit.
Ari Niemi is ski tuning at the Cross Country Nationals in Squamish at the Olympic Winter Park. He had recently received the new ski form that we sent to a ski shop in Vancouver for him to pick up. Last night I received the following e-mail from him.
The Swedish Vasaloppet is getting more popular every year. With all the new variations on top of the main event, over 66,000 participated in the races this year.
Since my wife and I both speak Swedish, it’s obvious that we also read Norwegian and Danish since they are very similar languages. In college and High School I also studied Spanish and German, but today my German is mediocre and my Spanish terrible.
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