Norway's interesting approach to sporting success

[FQDawg]

Would love to see an approach like this here, especially in basketball and soccer.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...g-2018-winter-olympics-medal-count/350369002/

 

[patdog]

That is the right approach, but it also helps that the sports they're dominating in are the ones they have a natural weather advantage in and are fringe sports for 95% of the rest of the world. I didn't see it mentioned in the article, but I suspect Norway doesn't use the pay-for-play approach the USA does for baseball and soccer.

Edit to add: It's still damn impressive the way they've dominated the Winter Olympics for the past 80 years.

 

[dawgman42]

Let's also not forget that this approach does nothing to help their "Summer" Olympics medal count, a whopping 4 back in both 2012 and 2016. They just own snow and ice, no question about it.

 

[Xenomorph]

Norway won zero gold, zero silver and 4 bronze in Rio. Guess the juice box and star crunch approach only applies to sliding games.

I think it's less about the socialist method and more about their climate and dedication.

 

[HammerOfTheDogs]

Norway competes in winter sports. Jamaica competes in Summer Sports.

 

[hdogg]

Merica
Nuff said *****

 

[Cherokee]

Would love to see an approach like this here, especially in basketball and soccer.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...g-2018-winter-olympics-medal-count/350369002/

Worst theory explaining sporting success I've seen in a long time.

 

[anonymous.sixpack]

Would love to see an approach like this here, especially in basketball and soccer.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...g-2018-winter-olympics-medal-count/350369002/

The longer you can keep the adults out of the equation, the better.