Comments:

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20. Mar 08:12 - Jen New England-US said:

@ Kyoko

If it is not him, that would be kinda creepy. : )

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18. Mar 19:50 - Kim in WA said:

Congrats on your latest win!!! :-)

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18. Mar 19:47 - Angela UK said:

@ Dana

Hi there....good to have you back!

can you predict what's going to happen over the next few days...will they win again...? lol

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18. Mar 19:38 - justi said:

Gratulerer!!! I knew, you win this race.

Have a nice evening in Narvik. :*

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18. Mar 19:37 - Kalenny said:

Great Aksel, Kjetil and Lars!
I´m proud of you...... go on like this next days
Have fun together all the time

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18. Mar 19:28 - Jill Karin said:

Grattis som norgesmester !!!! :O)

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18. Mar 19:26 - Norwegian girl said:

I doubt that the pictures are from Aksel's own room, they are from a spare room in his dad's house. Somewhere he's allowed to throw his things because it's not used for anything special. Looks like a place for some exercise equipment atoo.

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18. Mar 19:11 - Melissa said:

Well done Aksel! I like the pictures of his room...cute but messy. He is a busy guy. I have complete faith that he will clean it up when he has 5 miutes time.

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18. Mar 19:07 - Yuko@TOKYO said:

Congrats Aksel!!!!!!!

@Apricot
Thank you for replying. I'm very glad!
Good luck!!

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18. Mar 19:03 - Sophie said:

Uhm.. OK... Just turned purple when seeing the number of comments. Was away for 3 days (yes, withdrawal symptoms were severe) and am totally lost now... :s

Tried to catch up a very very little bit though :

@Buckeye Gal : it is certainly starting to look like that, but I think it's more fun than the average social network site. Great people, needless to say incl. Aksel, interesting posts and very funny comments ;)

@Jen : wow.. really.. W O W ! Thank you SO much for all those videos! It must have been a huge work.

@Aksel
Beautiful picture! And congratulations for winning the downhill race !!!
Thank you for previous post btw : I thought my room was pretty much at the top of the mess-scale, but you gave me a whole new perspective, haha

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18. Mar 18:53 - dana said:

Hi everyone!

Well done, handsome! Congrats! You're The Lord of the Mountains!!!

Hey, girls! That's why I was so happy last night, I had a feeling...I'm in the same spirit right now...

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18. Mar 18:41 - Mac said:

found this online about the events at Narvik:

http://www.skiforbundet.no/Nyheter/2010/mars2010/Sider/LundSvindaltilNarvik.aspx

Yeah, I used Google translator :p Yeah, I need to learn Norwegian.

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18. Mar 18:28 - Buckeye Gal said:

@Cjal: I know. You guys are a hoot! Thanks for the instructions earlier. Now I am learning two languages!:) I am hopeful I can get it to work. Cross your fingers!

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18. Mar 18:23 - cjal said:

@Buckeye Gal: was just fun ... am a bit silly today ;-)

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18. Mar 18:15 - nattracks said:

Yeahhhh!!!! Congratulations on your win!!!!

You may think you're just living your life and doing what you do best, but you have no idea who you are inspiring or in what way.

Keep on inspiring, Aksel! - just some girl from Canada

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18. Mar 18:07 - Buckeye Gal said:

@Aksel: If this blog gets any bigger you could start your own social networking site:)

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18. Mar 18:04 - Angela UK said:

@pineapplestar

thank you so much for loading those videos on utube....it's great to see all that again!!

much appreciated!!

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18. Mar 17:52 - ela said:

yaeh aksel!!!! great!!! congratulation to you and your team!! well done!

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18. Mar 17:47 - Sarah P. said:

@Aksel - Have you gotten hits on your website from every country yet? :)

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18. Mar 17:39 - gordana said:

The pictures from "Living in a bag" will hunt him for the rest of his life. :D

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18. Mar 17:37 - Angela UK said:

Hi everyone!!!!

Aksel...................well done again!!!! congratulations to you and your team mates...that was a great performance!!! big smiles all round...lol

xax

xax

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18. Mar 17:16 - Mac said:

@Buckeye Gal

Please don't get me wrong-I like them too, especially with all 3 on the podium at the same time! :)

It's always good to have colors in your life, and the suits look much better on them, than on the floor of the hotel ;) (sorry Aksel, but you did put it out there for all to see...)

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18. Mar 17:13 - Marisol said:

CONGRATULATIONS!!! It's good to win in your own country, ins't it?. Best wishes and luck for tomorrow, and congratulations for your boys.

Bright sunshine from Spain

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18. Mar 17:13 - Buckheadbaby said:

Hey all..! ! ! Here are the results of the race copied and pasted from the NSK website. The times are listed under each man's name as well as their affiliated ski club. FYI YAY! for Aksel !!! GO LARS...lol...and Kjetil..! ! !

Plas
Navn
Klubb


Totalt
Diff.

Men

1
SVINDAL Aksel Lund
Nero


1:10.31


2
MYHRE Lars Elton
Gj?vik Skiklubb


1:11.11
00.80

3
JANSRUD Kjetil
Peer Gynt Alpin


1:11.29
00.98

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18. Mar 17:12 - Angelika said:

@ bergfex

Bist Du wirklich in Wolkenstein? Ich hab noch nichts von Dir gehört heute !!
Wir schlagen heute alle Rekorde im Blog. Ich kann fast nicht glauben, dass Aksel all diese Kommentare liest. Ich würde mich halb tot lachen ... über manche Sprüche.

Lg aus Südtirol

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18. Mar 17:03 - Buckheadbaby said:

@ Jen Thanks for all your trouble making the composite movie about Aksel. What a wonderful file to have on the computer! ! ! :) The only way for me to access it was to copy and paste the URL to my google document and then click on that link. Don't know why that was but to copy and paste directly from here to the browser found me at a search page. I cannot believe how quicly YouTube took down your video. Thanks for trying that route.

@pineapplestar Thanks for the link on your YouTube channel. I was able to catch the videos and it was great not having to watch a commercial on nbcolympics just to see the video....:)

@cjal Great tutorial on the browser settings. I had figured it out but was a little leary of trying it for fear of screwing up something I couldn't correct...lol...now I know I have you if I need further assistance.....hehe

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18. Mar 17:02 - Buckeye Gal said:

@Mac and Cjal: Leave them alone guys. Those outfits are cute and anyway, I don't have any windows in my office at work. I could you some bright light (from whatever source)!

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18. Mar 17:01 - cjal said:

@mac: great idea!

@brenda: it was my pleasure.

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18. Mar 16:59 - Mac said:

@cjal - maybe we should request that some pictures be done in black and white...

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18. Mar 16:58 - cjal said:

@Mac: thanks for reminding me to wear my sunglasses next time I will visit this blog *lol*

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18. Mar 16:54 - Mac said:

@cjal
*wow* all 3 attacking vikings um parrots on podium. Very well done!
Congrats Aksel, Lars, Kjetil!

Now if they're wearing the paintball suits, that's going to make a great picture!

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18. Mar 16:53 - Buckeye Gal said:

@Aksel: Congrats again. Remember, real champions hang there cothes up or put them in the laurndry basket when they are finished with them. Kidding...but you should have never posted those pics. You may be teased forever!

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18. Mar 16:50 - cjal said:

*wow* all 3 attacking vikings um parrots on podium. Very well done!
Congrats Aksel, Lars, Kjetil!

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18. Mar 16:44 - gordana said:

@ Brenda in Hawaii we could do that but I'm not sure that we can vote...or can we?

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18. Mar 16:44 - Annie said:

#1 Aksel Lund Svindal, #2 Lars Elton Myhre, #3 Kjetil Jansrud.

Congrats guys!:)

Btw, this blog is crazy, over 400 comments?! How on earth did you do tha?;) Must've had some pretty interesting discussions!

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18. Mar 16:43 - gordana said:

@ Emilie said:
Aksel won, Kjetil number 2!

YAAAAAAY CONGRATS!!! It would be strange if he wouldn't win that.

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18. Mar 16:42 - Sassy_cat said:

@Brenda in Hawaii.......that is very sweet of you.

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18. Mar 16:40 - Angelika said:

Lieber Aksel,

herzlichen Glückwunsch von uns aus Südtirol! Die besten Grüße auch für Lars und Kjetil ! Super Leistung !

Hier ist die Ergebnisliste zu finden !

http://www.nsk.no/resultater/239_NM_UM_18.HTM

Sonnige Grüße aus Südtirol

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18. Mar 16:39 - Sassy_cat said:

YES!!!

http://www.nsk.no/alpint2010/resultater/9_NM_UM_18.HTM

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18. Mar 16:39 - JKS, UK said:

Congratulations guys!!

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18. Mar 16:33 - Chizu Jap. said:

?11:03 - pineapplestar
Thank you very much for uploaded some of NBC's Super G coverage to youtube.
Those are wonderful. I was excited when I watched it.
What an absolutely charming smile!
Thank you again.

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18. Mar 16:33 - Lory said:

@Emilie Kjetil was 3rd not 2nd

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18. Mar 16:32 - CHAY said:

HELLO AKSEL

DO YOU HAVE A GIRLFRIEND?
PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
YOU ARE VERY NICE AN BEAUTIFUL!!

IN LOVE,
CHAY

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18. Mar 16:26 - A. said:

oh my, how many comments! I am not even able to read them now, visited for a minute to see what's going on, but it seems like you guys are having a lot of fun, that's good;-) cheers!

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18. Mar 16:20 - Mac said:

Yea for Aksel and Kjetil! Fantastic work guys-congratulations!!!!

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18. Mar 16:17 - Brenda in Hawaii said:

@Emilie...thanks on the news of Aksel and Kjetil!

Aloha Aksel! WOOOOO-HOOOOO!!! Congrats on #1! Kjetil---Awesome finish!!

@ everyone just want ya'll to know I did a write-in vote to People Magazine for Aksel as "Sexiest Man Alive " for 2010. We'll see what happens. (editor@people.com)

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18. Mar 16:16 - Buckeye Gal said:

@Aksel: Fantastic Job! Congrats!

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18. Mar 16:16 - Kristen ~ PA said:

CONGRATULATIONS AKSEL AND KJETIL!!!!!!!! YAAAAAY!!!!!!!!! You guys ROCK!!!!!!!! xoxo

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18. Mar 15:56 - Lory said:

@Aksel: congratulations mister :-*

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18. Mar 15:54 - Sassy_cat said:

@pineapplestar

YAY!!!! All the videos where great, thanks so much!!!

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18. Mar 15:53 - Emilie said:

Aksel won, Kjetil number 2!

Great!

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18. Mar 15:44 - Brenda in Hawaii said:

Aloha Aksel...and super fast skis today! Kjetil and Lars...Kick some booty!!

@Teekanne.... thanks on the illuminating article on Aksel... he confirms what many studies have shown for measures of success...you must do a job where effort=reward and you control your own destiny

@cjal...professor, thanks on the tutorial.

@pineapplestar....more vids please!

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18. Mar 15:38 - Lory said:

18. Mar 12:17 - Aksel said:

wow!!! That's a lot of comments. You guys rock. Ready for nationals and the downhill. Start in two hours

no Aksel,you rock :-) you should be proud of yourself..ha see we don't have much to do,so we comment :-) wish you good luck with the nationals :-)

love Lory xxx


ps:girls have a great weekend i probably will be off tho

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18. Mar 15:36 - CHAY said:

HELLO AKSEL

DO YOU HAVE A GIRLFRIEND?
PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
YOU ARE VERY NICE AN BEAUTIFUL!!

IN LOVE,
CHAY

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18. Mar 15:18 - Buckeye Gal said:

@Kate: Did not know about the 5 hour difference. Day Light Savings time has been kickin my butt! I needed that hour of sleep.

Slammed at work and have only checked this site. Thanks for the updates!

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18. Mar 15:11 - Kate said:

Men's race is at 1:30 according to the schedule on the NSK website - women's results have been posted. Remember that most of North America has already gone ahead for Daylight Savings, so those on the east coast are just 5 hours behind Norwegian time.

Slightly better link to the info on the National Champs and results:
http://www.nsk.no/alpint2010/

The NSK site and the Norwegian Ski Federation site have a few article mentioning Aksel, all in Norwegian.

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18. Mar 15:10 - nenad said:

all the best...

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18. Mar 14:58 - justi said:

@Aksel

Be fast and win!!! I'm keeping my fingers crossed! Lykke til!!!:*

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18. Mar 14:24 - Emilie said:

It starts at 14:30....in 10 minutes :-)

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18. Mar 14:20 - gordana said:

@ Aksel said:
wow!!! That's a lot of comments. You guys rock. Ready for nationals and the downhill. Start in two hours

Good luck on nationals and get used to the amount of comments...we'll continue but you have to keep us going with your updates. :P

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18. Mar 14:11 - Sarah P. said:

Wow what happened - yesterday we were going for breaking 300 but now it's close to 400! haha That's great! Aksel's popularity sure grew after the Olympics!

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18. Mar 14:04 - pineapplestar said:

I've added his silver medal winning downhill race as well
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2M4viI9c8s

and if anyone is interested in seeing bode miller and dider defago's runsyou can find them on my channel

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18. Mar 13:19 - Sassy_cat said:

@pineapplestar *thanks* Thank you for putting those up on youtube, don't know how they have managed to stay, but they were great.

Wasn't able to dl the larger files :(

@Aksel hope you are having a great time at Nationals, and hope you are winning!!!!

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18. Mar 13:11 - Buckeye Gal said:

Aksel - Good luck! Be safe and kick ass!

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18. Mar 13:08 - Kristen ~ PA said:

@cjal ...Thanks for the proxy info! I really appreciate it...I'm at work and will have to try it later. Have a great day! :-)

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18. Mar 13:07 - Kristen ~ PA said:

YAY AKSEL!!!!! GO FAST AND BE SAFE!!!! xoxo

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18. Mar 12:55 - cjal said:

@Aksel: good and fast race!

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18. Mar 12:38 - Mac said:

@Aksel

Good luck on the race today, and also to Kjetil and Lars.

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18. Mar 12:37 - Mac said:

@Teekanne
This is from @Kate, a few posts down. Hope it helps.

The races at Narvik are FIS sanctioned, so the results will be on the FIS website, though unlikely to be live or updated quickly. You can also see results on the Narvik Skiing Club website:

http://www.nsk.no/resultater.asp

FYI, gjennomkjøring is training. They had two training days, but most of the top skiers only did the second training run, which is all that's needed to do the downhill. I think only the DH and SG are actual FIS races, while the others are just national championship races. Not that FIS points matter for the top skiers, though they might be for skiers trying to move up the ranks for the 2010-2011 season.

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18. Mar 12:26 - Teekanne said:

@aksel: good speed! :-)

is there any possibilty to follow that race in a live ticker or sth like that? anybody found sth? if possibile in english ;-)

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18. Mar 12:25 - Kyoko said:

Wow!! Are you Aksel?! Is it real?!
Gooood luck!!!

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18. Mar 12:24 - Buckheadbaby said:

@Aksel......Good Luck today! ! ! Fly like the wind and kick some a** !....haha
We will be rooting for you all the WAY! ! ! !

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18. Mar 12:21 - Ida said:

Kos deg med NM og lykke til!

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18. Mar 12:17 - Aksel said:

wow!!! That's a lot of comments. You guys rock. Ready for nationals and the downhill. Start in two hours

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18. Mar 11:44 - Jen New England-US said:

@Brenda in Hawaii: It was totally my pleasure. Getting to watch him in action is priceless!! And if it brings joy to fellow fans around the planet...even better!

I love my job, and I waited and trained half a lifetime to get it. I am a college geography professor so making videos and taking photos from the ground and the air is just a hobby, but I would gladly hang around Sir Aksel if he asked to document his racing and training and do it all for free with no copyright stuff!

He is skiing as we type!

Go Aksel!

Jen

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18. Mar 11:03 - pineapplestar said:

I uploaded some of NBC's Super G coverage to youtube yesterday.
Aksels race + the piece they made with him and his dad :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUkONuGJMpc

His interview after the race:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV-O2u2bwMg

His awesome shades
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpSCBu2LOco

hope they won't be taken down right away

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18. Mar 10:54 - Teekanne said:

sth to read:

http://www.redbull.com/cs/Satellite/en_INT/Article/Svindal-on-the-record-021242826066900?p=1242745950125

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18. Mar 10:25 - cjal said:

@Buckeye Gal and Kirsten~PA: if you want to see the video you have to use a Canadian proxy server.
ok, let's give the blog another direction and have a tutorial how to change a server proxy.

InternetExplorer: click *Tools* then click *Intenet Options* select *Connections*-tab and then click *LAN Settings*. Next activate *Use a proxy server for your LAN*. Type the adress in *Adress*-box (64.15.136.94) an type the port in *Port*-box (3128). Next click *Ok* (in both windows) to confirm.
(To remove: follow same instruction and deactivate checkbox *Use a proxy server for your LAN*. It's not necessary to remove entries)

FireFox: click *Tools* and then click *Options...*. Click button *Advanced* switch to *Network*-tab and click *Settings...*. Activate Option *Manual proxy configuration* Type in adress and port an activate checkbox *Use this proxy for all protocols* and confirm with ok.
(Remove proxy: follow same instruction and set option to *Direct connection to the Internet*.)

I hope this is helpful for you. At the moment, this proxy seems to have timeouts. That's a problem with proxy server...you can't use them once and forever. Maybe it will work again later. Or I will check another later.

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18. Mar 09:19 - Brenda in Hawaii said:

Aloha everyone! Aksel darling...you must hire dear Jen from New England as your Public Affairs Officer...her video compilation of you is DA BOMB! Geez, dude...I haven't seen a bad picture of you yet anywhere in cyberspace.

@Jen in New England--you rock, baby! Thanks for the hard work.

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18. Mar 08:31 - Bucura Romania said:

Hi Aksel,
Have o wonderful day and skiing safe and fast!!!!!!! I miss you!

Hi girls
Have a good day!

@ dana: aseara imi luasem la revedere
ne mai vedem pe aici, acum ma intorc la munca
see you on here, now get back to work. sorry for my english

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18. Mar 06:52 - Alex said:

i'm very impressed. I have never seen such a room! (ti mean the foto yesterday - ) all the best alex

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18. Mar 06:15 - Jen New England-US said:

Never mind....Youtube blocked it. Sorry. It is back to downloads.

I did make sure they knew I was completely responsible for the video.

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18. Mar 05:45 - Jen New England-US said:

Kristen ~ PA: DONE!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4oYAe_uovg

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18. Mar 05:45 - Jen New England-US said:

Kristen ~ PA: DONE!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4oYAe_uovg

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18. Mar 05:37 - Kristen ~ PA said:

@Kelly...I am obviously computer illiterate...what do I do with the proxy address to be able to view the Miracle Body piece? *frustrated*

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18. Mar 05:35 - I Am Canadian said:

@Jen NE-US.....Thank you so much for posting the videos, great job on both of them :-) That was very sweet of you to do this for us!

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18. Mar 05:06 - Jen NE-US said:

@Kelly: Wow, I like a lot of the same music as Aksel!!

I will work on it, I have all those artists and songs!

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18. Mar 05:05 - Sharon said:

@Jen NE US Music suggestions-- excellent for skiing ---Steve Jablonsky & Trevor Morris --Album--" Command & Conquer 3" Released May 2007 Any or all tracks will do The Attacking Viking Men will love it

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18. Mar 04:53 - Buckeye Gal said:

Last comment tonight. Promise. Since this blog has taken many directions, I thought this was pretty funny. When do IPhone Apps go to far and wouldn't this take all the fun out of it?

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,589562,00.html?test=latestnews

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18. Mar 04:49 - Melissa said:

@Jen NE Thanks for putting up Aksel's Olympics performances. Well done!

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18. Mar 04:48 - Buckeye Gal said:

@CJAL or Jen NE

Any chance you can hook a computer illiterate girl up with a link to the miracle body production?

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18. Mar 04:39 - Buckeye Gal said:

@Jen NE-USA: follow-up to Kelly song suggestions (1) Inter Sandman Metallica (2) GNR Paradise City (3) Black Dog Led Zeppelin (needs the right ski run but the song is awesome) (4) Renegade Styx

Aksel said his musical tastes are diverse so I gae you a couple not on the list.

Thunderstruck is one of my favorites. Nice Job!

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18. Mar 04:38 - Kelly said:

@ CJAL

BTW, great job on finding the Canadian proxy address for us to finally view the miracle bodies piece. I LOVED IT!!! It totally blew me away (much better than I even expected), and I didn't experience any disruptions with the connection at all... it ran straight through for me, so thank you!!!

There is some serious talent here on Aksel's online community... it's like a miniaturized version of the UN. Maybe we can collectively start solving some of the world's problems? The first line of business could be getting alpine ski racing to the North Koreans... wouldn't they love that? With yours and Jen's computer skills, I have every confidence that you two could pull it off :) Thanks again!

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18. Mar 04:33 - Kristen ~ PA said:

@Jen NE US - Awesome job on the videos! They are both SWEET!! Thunderstruck totally rocks! I love AC/DC and that song is so fitting for that run. You put a lot of time an effort into creating both of them and it surely is appreciated...it's really nice to have a compilation of Aksel's Olympics. :-) I agree with @Kelly...you should post Thunderstruck on youtube!

Great job! Thanks again!! xoxo

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18. Mar 04:20 - Kelly said:

@ Jen NE-US

I'm sure Aksel is counting sheep right now since it's the middle of the night for all of them, but here's what he likes from his Q&A section:

AC/DC, Guns n' Roses, Kanye West; jay-Z, Dr Dre, Snoop, Biggie, Pink Floyd, Bruce Springsteen, Big Bang, Ryan Adams, Iron Maiden, U2, Rolling Stones, Waterboys, Neil Young, Turbo Negro... different kinds of music.

Hmmm... a lot of these performers don't have the tempo to keep up with him n downhill. GNR's song "You could be mine," is a good one for skiing. "Garden of Eden" is another fast song of theirs but it's almost annoyingly fast.

As far as which run, oh so many options for you to chose from.... good luck with that :) Haha. And nice job on Thunderstruck! Are you going to post it to youtube? I think it's deserving of it.



BTW, great job on

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18. Mar 03:43 - Buckeye Gal said:

@Sharon: Thanks and I hope your birthday rocks! My twin is headed to a casino and I am watching her daughter for the weekend. She owes me big time!

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18. Mar 03:09 - Sharon said:

@ Buckeye Girl Thanks and right back at you! Hope it's a really fun and rememorable one with lots of friends and presents, laughter and of course, smiles.

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18. Mar 02:51 - Buckeye Gal said:

@Sharon: Happy birthday (early). My B-day is the 20th. Please don't ask my age. I will lie:)

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18. Mar 02:35 - Apricot said:

@Yuko and Nicole

Many thanks for the Japanese tips - I'm sure Ichiro must have a blog!!!! Yuko, you're english is excellent and far better than my Japanese!!

Apologies for my late reply, was drinking Guinness and dancing Riverdance in our local Irish / Mexican bar!!!! Oh my head......!!

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18. Mar 02:33 - Kate said:

@kerstin (and anyone else)

The races at Narvik are FIS sanctioned, so the results will be on the FIS website, though unlikely to be live or updated quickly. You can also see results on the Narvik Skiing Club website:

http://www.nsk.no/resultater.asp

FYI, gjennomkjøring is training. They had two training days, but most of the top skiers only did the second training run, which is all that's needed to do the downhill. I think only the DH and SG are actual FIS races, while the others are just national championship races. Not that FIS points matter for the top skiers, though they might be for skiers trying to move up the ranks for the 2010-2011 season.

It does speak highly of the top Norwegian skiers, including Aksel, that they are skiing in the NCs. I'm sure they could make excuses after such a long WC/Olympic season. My guess is that few of the US Olympians will show up for the US Champs - though since the forecast for the race days has highs near 60 and lows above freezing, it might be closer to water skiing than snow skiing. Makes Whistler look downright arctic!

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18. Mar 01:53 - Jen NE-US said:

Hi Aksel!!!

I have been having some fun with video!

http://www.teachgeography.com/Thunderstruck.zip

Any requests? I have an arsenal of music and boredom.

I am bored! Spring Break is lost on me and I have nothing to do!

Jen

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18. Mar 01:44 - justi said:

I hope, that Aksel will have a little time to read these crazy and funny comments :)

(Btw: I remember, that someone has asked this question, but I repeat it again: I'm curious if Axl reads our comments...)

God natt! :*

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18. Mar 01:31 - ela said:

wow, girls.....i changed axl's blog into a chatroom or a forum ^^
i can't remember, that there were so much posts one time......good job ladies...but it is a little...yea...it's a little chaos like in axl's room...toooooo much on a small place..haha

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18. Mar 00:50 - Z. said:

@Tyra - I kind of thought the same - for someone who is supposed to be partying at Kranjska Gora there sure is alot of time spent online chatting. If I was having a great time somewhere I wouldn't be chatting on a blog - I'd be out and about. But sadly I'm not, I'm at home....bored! ;-)

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18. Mar 00:36 - Jen New England-US said:

Hello Fellow Aksel fans around the World,

I have converted and uploaded all of the Olympic video footage of Mr. Svindal?s stellar performance into one movie. I will be making it more cool later on with editing, music and effects and stuff like that, but here is an Olympic movie montage you can watch now!

This is a very large file (420 MB) and may take a bit to download if you have a slow connection. I tried to put the files up earlier for you to view online, but it did not work for everyone, so my solution was to take the movie and put it into a compressed folder. If you download/save the file listed below, you will have all the videos in one movie file. You need to unzip/extract the folder to get to the file.

Enjoy! I know I did, I loved seeing the events again!

Thank you Aksel for being a fabulous human being and a phenomenal athlete!

Take Care and be safe and have fun this week!

Much love and respect,

Jen

http://www.teachgeography.com/Aksels_Olympics.zip

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18. Mar 00:36 - Tyra said:

excuse me to interrupt your debates...but, why do i have a feeling that i know Lory ?? , and that she is using a bunch of names to represent her in public , and that she is a biiiiiig liar and pretends to be something she is not ...even Axel's girl in some of her ''roles''

wish you all a good night, sleep tight ...and cross your fingers this weekend , that boys will do their best at the nationals :))))

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17. Mar 23:42 - Sharon said:

Pretty Please

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17. Mar 23:42 - Lory said:

ha which is the same one as Sharon posted :-))

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17. Mar 23:40 - Lory said:

girls you should also check this one http://www.larseltonmyhre.com/

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17. Mar 23:36 - Sharon said:

Aksel, How about making my day on the 24th of March and wish me a happy birthday?
Thanks for keeping it real.

Hey Ladies, Check out www.larselton.com. What a great site to check out pictures and videos, etc. of the Attacking Vikings on. I just spent about 2 hours on it. There's alot of Aksel on it, too. yeah!

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17. Mar 23:35 - Slovenian girl said:

@cjal: haha... :) i totally agree with you! LOL :) good luck with catching the way... :)

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17. Mar 23:33 - Lory said:

@Angela UK: have a lovely night,sleep well and talk tomorrow :-)

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17. Mar 23:28 - Angela UK said:

@Lory

Ok......luck lucky you........... well have a good day and catch you tomorrow...

good night and God bless

xax

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17. Mar 23:26 - Lory said:

@ Cjal that's a fun thing tho :-)

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17. Mar 23:22 - Lory said:

@Angela UK : uf i had to wake up at 5 or 6 when i was at WC competitions now! no i don't have work as i'm on vacations for the ski flying in Planica til Monday :-) back to workin april

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17. Mar 23:21 - cjal said:

Hey...the chaos in this blog is already comparable to that in Aksel's rooms. Can't find my way no more *lol*

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17. Mar 23:20 - amazon ;) said:

huch, more than 300 comments...! No more news, no vital sign from the cold north!? Ladd, er du frosset i iskald nord (håper ikke!) eller det finnes der ingen strøm og internett, haha? ;)

Morgen første renn, riktig? Lykke til og hilsen til alle viking! :)
God natt.

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17. Mar 23:18 - amazon ;) said:

huch, more than 300 comments...! No more news, no vital sign from the cold north!? Ladd, er du frosset i iskald nord (håper ikke!) eller det finnes der ingen strøm og internett, haha? ;)

Morgen første renn, riktig? Lykke til og hilsen til alle viking! :)
God natt.

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17. Mar 23:18 - Angela UK said:

@ Dana & Lory

No worries....

i'll be going to bed soon...up at 4.45am tomorrow morning...going to work early so I can leave early!!!

you girls working tomorrow?

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17. Mar 23:15 - dana said:

Aksel
we are waiting videos from the party, to see your moves and videos from Nationals,to see you in action -already miss that!

And keep smiling for us,handsome!

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17. Mar 23:15 - Lory said:

@Dana : hon sleep well,and caught you on tomorrow again :-)

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17. Mar 23:11 - Lory said:

@Angela UK: omg i didn't even seen you on! i'm still here..decided to not leave before 12 :-)

yeah i guess you were right bout him

Aksel good luck at the nationals :-)

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17. Mar 23:09 - dana said:

Girls,

If I will stay another few days writing here,the mess in my room it will be worst than in Aksel's room!
I think is enough for my for today.I'll go to work in the morning. So good night everybody, take care! You all are really great!

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17. Mar 23:09 - Angela UK said:

@cjal

thank you so much for this...i'll give it a try now....fingers crossed!

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17. Mar 23:06 - Angela UK said:

Aksel

I hear you did good today in training...............you're a star...keep up the good work!!!

Hope you have an even better day tomorrow!!

xax

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17. Mar 23:04 - cjal said:

@Angela UK: you can try a proxy server from US to see the videos on NBC. It worked with videos on CBC (I wrote it earlier this evening).

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17. Mar 23:04 - Angela UK said:

@ nicole, Lory and dana

look forward to catching you soon.....take care!!

xax

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17. Mar 23:03 - Angela UK said:

@ Lory, Nicole & Dana

all these messages are amazing.......!! i doubt he would read them all..........he'd never get any skiing in if he did!! lol

And he must wonder if we have nothing better to do!!....lol of course we do...but we do need some light relief from time to time...lol

it's always nice to have something good to look at .........if you get my drift!!

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17. Mar 23:02 - Lory said:

@Nicole: sleep well babe,and hopefully talk tomorrow

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17. Mar 23:02 - Nicole said:

Happy St. Patrick's Day, Aksel! Hope you had fun skiing!!!

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17. Mar 23:02 - Nicole said:

I have to get going soon! Have a great night everyone!!!! Talk to you tomorrow!!!!

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17. Mar 22:59 - Lory said:

@Nicole thanks hon! yeah it's always fun... we're having so much fun together every time we see each other! it's fun because we're mixed up natures

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17. Mar 22:58 - austrian girl said:

OMG!!!

EXPLOSION PUR :-)
LG

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17. Mar 22:58 - Angela UK said:

@ maple syrup

that is a great tune....that would certainly get you up on the dance floor!!!

can't beat a good irish gig!!..

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17. Mar 22:57 - Nicole said:

@Lory I hope you have fun with your crew!!! It's always great to catch up!

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17. Mar 22:53 - Nicole said:

Sorry, Angela. NBC frustrates me sometimes; they take over the Olympics (and they don't always have great coverage)! I hope it works out for you soon!

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17. Mar 22:53 - Lory said:

@Nicole:yeah i can,but i don't want to because i'm going to see my crew which i hasn't seen for one year almost...


@Dana: Yeah we are.. soon will be more than 350,if he read it he had loads to read tho :-)

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17. Mar 22:51 - Angela UK said:

@ Nicole

i've tried several times to see the videos on nbc but it won't let me....as an 'international' i'm limited to what I can see!!!........damn!!!

Dana - what ever it is you're on that puts you in this good mood....i want some of it!!! lol

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17. Mar 22:51 - dana said:

Hi Lory

We are good,aren't we! More than 300 posts! Wow, I can't belive it!

I wonder if Aksel has time to read all this...

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17. Mar 22:49 - Nicole said:

@Lory Well, you can make your own party too!!! :)

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17. Mar 22:48 - Lory said:

@Nicole i don't know because i wasn't there yet,but from what i heard from my friends who text me seems to be fun! so i'm excited! but i will not go out before 11:30

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17. Mar 22:46 - Nicole said:

@Dana haha no reason...I'll take that! :D

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17. Mar 22:46 -

@Nicole Glad you liked it. I just thought it fit the St. Patty's theme for today. ;)
@Angela UK The band is called "Spirit of the West" and song name is "Home for a Rest"

Glad to hear Aksel rocked today.
I think we will easily hit the 300 mark today partly because we weren't so lucky to get a new posting today. :( I was feeling lucky too. Aksel is that why you gave us two yesterday? Just teasing with you. We love you. <3

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17. Mar 22:46 - gordana said:

See you all tomorrow. Got to go to bed. Good night to all.

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17. Mar 22:46 - Nicole said:

@Dana and Kirsten~PA I've only heard a few of Michael's songs, but I like them!

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17. Mar 22:45 - dana said:

@ Nicole I told you-no reason! Or...I'm thinking about it...Ha ha ha!

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17. Mar 22:45 - Sassy_cat said:

@Jen NE- Us

Thanks so much for working on the videos, the small ones didn't work for me, but I hope to dl the big one tonight! :)

Sorry you are having to spend your spring break down in the south, but atleast the weather has been nice lately. ;)

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17. Mar 22:44 - Nicole said:

@Lory How's the party so far?? :)

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17. Mar 22:43 - Lory said:

@EVERYONE wow girls you were really good today..look how far you came with commenting :-) i just got back to our apartment before getting ready to go out :-) huge party is going on here

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17. Mar 22:42 - dana said:

@ Kirsten~PA

Lucky you! I realy like Michael's voice! Nice guy!

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17. Mar 22:40 - Nicole said:

300 comments!!!!! Gooooooooooaaaaaaaaaalllllll!!!!!! Okay, that's soccer (i mean footbal) but it still works!!!

We did it!!!!! *victory dance anyone?

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17. Mar 22:38 - gordana said:

300

I can go to bed now.

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17. Mar 22:38 - Nicole said:

@Dana Spill!!! Who...or what i guess...is making you feel so great??? ;D

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17. Mar 22:37 - gordana said:

@ Kerstin-new-Aksel-fanatic explosion in every way happend. :D

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17. Mar 22:37 - Kristen ~ PA said:

@dana Just saw Michael Buble in concert last night...I love "Everything" great song to sing!!!!!

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17. Mar 22:36 -

@ Nicole said:
@gordana Doesn't it feel great when you laugh like that though?? I love to laugh like that!

Me too.

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17. Mar 22:35 - m said:

"A shot goose will make gaggle". (a proverb) Keep on writing dear children, infant...

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17. Mar 22:31 - Kerstin-new-Aksel-fanatic said:

WTF has happened!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Blog-explosion?? lol
One day away, and now this-1,5 hrs to read all these sweet comments.
Aksel has really true followers.
Has anybody an idea where to find any information/stream about the competion in norvik?
@ Aksel, once again big thks for you updates, maybe a little bit too much information about your messie-side, but so we all see, that you are only a normal guy like all the other. With the last post you gave us a view at your romantic-side again-thank god!!!

300 - go for it

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17. Mar 22:31 - dana said:

I can't stop singing "Love is in the air"...And "Everything"- Michael Buble

There's no doubt, something is happening to me! But I like this feeling...

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17. Mar 22:27 - dana said:

@ Angela UK

Hi, I'm glad you're back!

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17. Mar 22:25 - Nicole said:

@Dana Good! Happy is really good!

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17. Mar 22:22 - dana said:

@ Nicole
My lungs are OK so I can keep laughing. I don't know what's happening to my head! Ha!
I'm just happy!

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17. Mar 22:18 - Angela UK said:

@ nicole

good to see ya......ooops talk to you!! lol

i'll check it out!!

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17. Mar 22:18 - Mac said:

@Kate

Thanks for the info. Did you happen to find that online? I couldn't find anything when I searched for it.

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17. Mar 22:17 - Nicole said:

@gordana Doesn't it feel great when you laugh like that though?? I love to laugh like that!

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17. Mar 22:17 - Angela UK said:

@ maple syrup

i dont think i got the right song...who is singing?

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17. Mar 22:17 - Nicole said:

@Angela UK Here's a link to a video of Mr. Svindal...it's NBC coverage of the Olympics so I don't know if it will work, but it's worth a try!

http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/assetid=96e599a6-152a-44c4-b3ea-7e07ceb7705a.html

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17. Mar 22:14 - gordana said:

@ Nicole I know that feeling when you're laughing so hard that even your face hurts.

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17. Mar 22:12 - gordana said:

@ Kate said:
FYI, Aksel had the fastest time in today's downhill training, and Kjetil was third.

GO Aksel!!!

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17. Mar 22:12 - Nicole said:

@Kate Thanks for the update!!!

@Angela UK Hi Angela!!! Glad to have you back!!!

And we're over 280 comments!!! wooohoooo

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17. Mar 22:11 - Nicole said:

@Maple Syrup Nice video!!! (I found myself dancing to it)!

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17. Mar 22:11 - Kate said:

FYI, Aksel had the fastest time in today's downhill training, and Kjetil was third.

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17. Mar 22:10 - Angela UK said:

@ dana & Nicole

Hi girlies............

I'm feeling a bit left out....lol.....i still haven't managed to see this video of his dad!!

ive tried to download a few times but it was taking ages so don't know if it was working or not!!

I'm not a wizz with technology so no idea what i'm doing!! lol

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17. Mar 22:10 - Nicole said:

@gordana and Dana Sometimes the laughing is not so good for the lungs though...I've had times when I couldn't breathe!!! ;D

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17. Mar 22:09 - Maple Syrup dancing a little jig ;) said:

Happy St.Patty's Day!
Care to dance? Just don't spill the green liquid in your mug.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPJD3qcIL7s&feature=related

@Angela UK this song is played a bit here at Weddings. It even makes some non dancers get out on the dance floor I think. lol

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17. Mar 22:09 - gordana said:

@ Nicole said:
@Dana And it's good to laugh endlessly...ab workout!!!!

and your facial muscles too.

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17. Mar 22:08 - Nicole said:

@gordana haha I was wondering who had written that!! :)

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17. Mar 22:07 - gordana said:

@ Nicole said:
But the neck part...that looked painful and scary...I would keep imagining the person's hands slipping and snapping my neck!!!! not a nice picture

It has to be done by professional but I agree, not a nice picture...snapping your neck.


Three years ago this time I was in Dublin having fun with my best friend from Canada.


Didn't write my name...again.

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17. Mar 22:06 - Nicole said:

@Dana And it's good to laugh endlessly...ab workout!!!!

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17. Mar 22:06 -

@ Nicole said:
But the neck part...that looked painful and scary...I would keep imagining the person's hands slipping and snapping my neck!!!! not a nice picture

It has to be done by professional but I agree, not a nice picture...snapping your neck.


Three years ago this time I was in Dublin having fun with my best friend from Canada.

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17. Mar 22:05 - Nicole said:

@Dana Love can make you ill...sometimes in a good way and sometimes in a bad way!!! ;)

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17. Mar 22:04 - Nicole said:

@everybody Oh, I know it's St. Patrick's Day, but make sure to drink responsibly!!! Have fun, but don't wake up tomorrow wondering what in the world you'd done during the night!!!

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17. Mar 22:04 - dana said:

@ Nicole

I'm OK,thanks! In fact, I don't know what is happening to me. A few hours ago I was laughing a lot with no reason!

I'm not crazy, I'm just a little bit unwell!!! Ha ha ha!

Or in love...

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17. Mar 21:59 - Nicole said:

@Sara P Thanks for the video link! ...and it'll be interesting to see what he thinks about so many posts. I think we can reach 300 by the end of the day!!! so...WRITE everyone WRITE!!!!

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17. Mar 21:56 - m said:

@ Teekanne
Oh no, my dear enfant terrible ;) Only infants don't know, what they're doing.

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17. Mar 21:55 - Nicole said:

@gordana I wouldn't mind the back cracking part...I've had that done and it does feel good. But the neck part...that looked painful and scary...I would keep imagining the person's hands slipping and snapping my neck!!!! not a nice picture

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17. Mar 21:53 - Nicole said:

@Teekanne When I saw Mr. Svindal's reaction at the Olympics, I cried! It's so touching to see the pride in his eyes and the immense support he has for Aksel!!! I LOVE that video!!!!

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17. Mar 21:52 - gordana said:

@ dana said:
Girls, did you see this before:
http://www.aksellundsvindal.com/blog_cms/physio/2010/02/07/1221

Done this and it's not so scary as it looks like and after you feel like new person.

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17. Mar 21:49 - Nicole said:

@Dana I'm doing well, thank you!!!! ;) How are you doing today??? Ooh, green eyes...nice!

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17. Mar 21:48 - Nicole said:

@Dana, Lory, and Angela UK Sorry I wasn't on at the same time...that video makes me cringe! The cracking--*shivers. :) And appealing to female admirers...you mean appealing to you! ;D

The google translations are terrible because it tries to translate each word separately, not the complete phrase. It's amazing to see what it comes up with!!!

@Marisol I love your name!!! Very beautiful!

@everybody I love this blog! It's connecting so many people from many different countries! That's a great thing to see!

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17. Mar 21:48 - Kristen ~ PA said:

Nicely put @Sarah P. I feel the same way! Kjetil is awesome!!!

You ladies were busy on here today...while I can read your posts thoughout the day via my phone (thank you for keeping me entertained) I for some reason can not post via my phone. :(

Irish eyes are smiling here as well! ;-) Especially because spring has arrived...it is 20c right now and quite lovely!

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17. Mar 21:45 - cjal said:

hi everybody,

so much new postings...

If anybody still is interested in watching that miracle bodies story... I checked out a way to do this.
You can use a proxy from Canada (actually it works with HTTP-Proxy: 64.15.136.94 port: 3128 - you have to insert this information into your browser's settings). This will simulate that you log in from Canada.

There are commercial breaks, and sometimes the connection breaks off. You have to be patient and maybe you have to retry (I needed about 10 shots). Currently, I've seen about half. Exciting!

I hope it is understandable.

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17. Mar 21:32 - dana said:

@ Nicole

Hi, Nicole,how are you? We missed you! I have always something green on me: my eyes!

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17. Mar 21:31 - hopeless said:

@jen from NE

Thanks for your efforts -it worked! Your in the wrong profession!!

Your next task - the miracle body video!

Having watched the medal ceremonies for the first time, it was amusing to note that the part f the presentation for the Giant slalom was done by the ski official from AUSTRIA, and he had to congratulate 2 Norwegians and and a Swiss. It must have hurt!!

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17. Mar 21:31 - Nicole said:

@Apricot Japanese pronunciation is much like Spanish! My mom knows Japanese, and she says that our Spanish helps with the speaking aspect!

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17. Mar 21:28 - Nicole said:

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone!!! Hope you're all wearing green!

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17. Mar 21:21 - Teekanne said:

@m you were talking about children not infant... you already mix up words... not good! ;-) is that bc of your age or your tiredness??? :-P

Nice evening. :)

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17. Mar 21:15 - Sarah P. said:

I loved Aksel's dad at the Olympics just like everyone else but I think that my favorite was the GS and watching Jansrud win the silver. I just like that kid and seeing the picture of him and Aksel as they watch for the final results is priceless. They look like big/little brother and it endeared Aksel to my heart to see him so excited for his teammate/friend. I'm so excited for Kjetil's future - watching him at the Olympics and seeing him on this website has made me a fan of his as well.

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17. Mar 21:12 - m said:

@ Teekanne
Crock needs less sleep than infant. Haven't you known that? Sweet dreams! ;)

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17. Mar 20:58 - Teekanne said:

@m. dear crock, i still have 3 minutes before going to bed... :-P
remember, when you grow older you need more sleep so it might be time for you too! ;)

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17. Mar 20:54 - Teekanne said:

@jen: it was worth it... brilliant.

i love it to see how his father supports him. it brings tears in my eyes to see this love and passion for his son. that´s how life/family should be. lovely!

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17. Mar 20:45 - m said:

Dear children, why are you going to sleep? You could claim a new record. (300 comments ?!)

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17. Mar 20:41 - Sarah P. said:

No problem on sharing the video. Wish I had the guts to do heli-skiing. It looks like fun!

Aksel probably comes back in after a day of skiing and wonders what in the world was so interesting that he has generated 250 comments. lol

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17. Mar 20:22 - Angelika said:

@Sarah P.

i like this video.

@ Jen New England-US

Thank you for all the work. In Super-G standing me back the tears in my eyes.

Greetings from South Tyrol

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17. Mar 20:19 - dana said:

@ Bucura

Scuze, am inteles eu gresit sau ti-ai luat la revedere?

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17. Mar 20:17 - dana said:

@ Bucura

I hope to find you here next days and talk more than we did till now. Good night!

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17. Mar 20:12 - Bucura Romania said:

@ Dana
Hello is good to be here again. Girls you have wonderful spring, but is still cold in my country, sometimes i think never spring come back. Good night and good day for everyone.

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17. Mar 20:07 - gordana said:

@ Jen thank you for all your effort...it's working and I'm loving it. THANK YOU again!!!

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17. Mar 20:05 - Sarah P. said:

OK I have learned that I cannot work from home anymore. I spend all day on akselsvindal.com and youtube instead of working! haha

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17. Mar 19:55 - Mira said:

When talking about videos & music:
@Sarah P.: nice link, exciting video, crazy Aksel:)))

And those are not much good because of the music, but the content! No matter how many times I look at these, I'm impressed and I enjoy (I'm sure you all there do):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7XxRF0kJaA&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7EV6mQDYM4&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr2X8-fWBfU&feature=channel


Aksel, that will be an excellent motivation for 2014! You should look at them just before the start!

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17. Mar 19:54 - Teekanne said:

omg. there´s no possibility to keep up in the conversation without spending several hours in reading your stuff. (i bet it´s funny).
we need a chat or a forum and not changing this blog into one... ;-)

i need to wait 2 hours vor the video... what have you done jen? ;-) hope it´s worth it!

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17. Mar 19:27 - Kate said:

@Lory and @ Giffy

Believe it or not, from my experience, the loud noises tend to be pretty non-painful. My joints will sometimes crack whilst the trainer is working on my IT bands, but the sound is usually far more un-nerving than any physical pain. What hurts like **** is the stripping (deep massage) to break up scar tissue.

@Jen - it worked!!! I was confused because there video actually shows both the time for the clip and the total time. So I was just looking at the 4mins for the first clip. Thank you again for all your hard work!

I was thinking that I might try and work on my Norwegian/Danish skills by translating some of the Norwegian articles on Aksel. Perhaps one of the Norwegian speakers here could help fix any of my errors. That way we can get more of Aksel in print and in video!

Narvik looks gorgeous - certainly not winter here anymore. Supposed to hit 15c today, but possibly snow by the weekend. Thus begins the yearly guessing game of when to take the snow tires off...

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17. Mar 19:24 - Angela UK said:

@ dana

enjoy....catch you later......!!

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17. Mar 19:20 - Lory said:

girls wish you all a great start of the night,i'm leaving you for a while,because i'm off for dinner :-) will try and come back later :-*

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17. Mar 19:17 - dana said:

@ Sarah P

I forgot to sign my post, sorry

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17. Mar 19:15 -

@ Sarah P

Beautiful video, nice music! Thanks

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17. Mar 19:12 - Angela UK said:

@ Sarah P

I've seen that video...the music is great isn't it? well worth watching!!

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17. Mar 19:08 - dana said:

@ Angela UK

Lucky me: I don't smoke, I don't drink, I don't drive... As you see I'm a gooood girl! Or may be not that good as it seems!!! He he he!

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17. Mar 19:08 - m said:

Could anyone help me?
How long children enjoy their latest toy? ;)

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17. Mar 19:03 - Angela UK said:

@ Buckeye gal...........i've been sat at this PC for too long.........lol......my eyes have gone square!!

everyone is entertaining on here..it's better than watching tv!

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17. Mar 19:03 - Sarah P. said:

Here is a great video I found of Aksel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy8gMYNeZUg

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17. Mar 19:01 - Angela UK said:

@ Dana

Well the colour is similar if you don't put milk in it!!............what ever you do don't drive after drinking the one without the milk.....lol

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17. Mar 18:48 - dana said:

@ Angela UK

That it was tea?I thought it was some brandy!!! So you're right! Ha ha!

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17. Mar 18:43 - Anne-May said:

Welcome to the North of Norway guys ;)
Hope your stay in the cold North (well it its not that cold) will be in rembemerance. Dont forget to keep us updated ;)

Hugs from Tromsø.

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17. Mar 18:39 - Lory said:

@Dana: did you drink something alcoholic today? :-) kidding hon.. :-)

@Angela UK : well he has all the rights to do that..:-)

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17. Mar 18:39 - Buckeye Gal said:

@Lory, Dana and Angela - Ya'all are a riot!

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17. Mar 18:37 - dana said:

@ Lory

Love is in the air...

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17. Mar 18:36 - Angela UK said:

@ Dana & Lory

I'm sure he is laughing too...lol I also think he does and says things to provoke a reaction.........and he certainly gets it!! lol All done in a harmless funny way!!

Dana - i think someone has slipped something in your tea!! lol

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17. Mar 18:36 - Lory said:

@Dana this seems familiar to me from somewhere hehe :-) yeah it's true! :-) can't wait for summer tho

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17. Mar 18:31 - dana said:

@Lory

I'm sure he's laughing! That's OK! We are laughing too! We all are happy and have fun... Life is beautiful, spring is coming, birds are singing...

God, what is happening to me?

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17. Mar 18:23 - Lory said:

@Dana he really is a nice guy..i'm sure he sits somewhere in front of pc right now and laughs at our comments :-* haha

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17. Mar 18:16 - dana said:

@ Lory

yeah, he knows to make them go away running, screaming...Ha ha!

Of course I'm joking, he's a nice guy!

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17. Mar 18:09 - dana said:

@ Angela UK

Luckily in the end he is still one piece! For second video try Aksel Lund Svindal (Huge Jump) youtube. You will find another nice videos like ALS 2 -The World's Greatest ( R.Kelly's song is perfect!)

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17. Mar 18:08 - Lory said:

@Dana:agree with the music it's amazing :-)

@Angela UK: man knows how to treat his female admires :-)

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17. Mar 18:04 -

Lory < 0

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17. Mar 18:03 - dana said:

@ Giffy

I'm glad you liked it.
Yes, this big guys are sometimes real kids. They like to make fun!

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17. Mar 18:03 - Angela UK said:

@ Dana

i've tried to find the 2nd video but nothing is coming up! is the url right?

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17. Mar 17:58 - Angela UK said:

@ Dana & Lory

just watched the physio video.................that looks nothing short of modern day torture!!! lol

It sounded horrendous!!

That guy is fit but he is definitely playing up to his female fans!!

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17. Mar 17:57 - Giffy said:

@dana I love that video too! It looks like Axl's eating candy in the middle of all that neck cracking, ugh! It's hysterical that all the Attacking Viking videos have camera men that are laughing like schoolgirls in the background. It makes me giggle.

Good luck Axl! Great skiing this weekend.

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17. Mar 17:51 - dana said:

@ Lory
I forgot to write my name before...

I like this too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Soj8IqOiurA&feature=related
(especialy the music!)

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17. Mar 17:46 - Lory said:

@- i guess it's you Dana right? yeah i'm fine too-all excited about this weekend :-)

yeah it sounded like that---but this comes with it if you're a professional sportsmen

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17. Mar 17:44 -

@ Lory

I'm fine,thanks. Hope you too!

That Olympics preparation "sounds" a little terrified!!!

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17. Mar 17:40 - Lory said:

OMG: i love that guy :-*

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17. Mar 17:36 - Lory said:

@Angela UK: i guess you're right! soz for my late reply been eating :) well now i'm back enjoying my time :-)

@Dana:babe how are you? all well? yeah i have seen that thanks again *hugs*

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17. Mar 17:33 - dana said:

Hi everybody!

@Angela UK, Lory & Nicole

I'm back too, girls! Nice to find you here.

Hey, Nicole, if we didn't develop carpal tunnel last night, certainly we will never do! Ha ha!

Girls, did you see this before:
http://www.aksellundsvindal.com/blog_cms/physio/2010/02/07/1221

Enjoy!


@Bucura Romania

Hi, I'm glad you're back!

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17. Mar 17:32 - Sharon said:

"Big" Norwegian awes me again. I am speechless. . . . Norway is breathtakingly beautiful. I believe I'm under a Norwegian spell. . . I surrender.

And you call what you do a job? Where do I apply? Photos like that could get you a job with the Norwegian tour department. tehe
All my friends want to head south to the beaches all the time.Something inside kept telling me go north. I have got to stop denying forces within. I need a change of scenery, but I don't think a trip to Wyoming or Vermont is going to satisfy my needs anymore.

You guys have a wonderful time, catch you on the blog!!

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17. Mar 17:21 - Jen NE-US said:

@Angela UK: It is large so about 15 minutes or so depending on bandwith. I am sorry you are having difficulty.

@A: You are so very welcome. I love my job, thanks!

J

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17. Mar 17:18 - Angela UK said:

@ Jen

I'm getting desperate...lol

I've tried several times now to download. I've typed in the url several times now but nothing seems to be happening. How long do you think it should take?

I feel i'm missing out as I haven't seen any of this footage...lol

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17. Mar 17:18 - Kari J @ MplsMN said:

I had to go home last night and check a map--wow, you really are far north. Next stop: Arctic Circle! It's supposed to get to about 15 C here in Minneapolis today, so brrrr!
Aksel, will we get to see the "after" photos of your room at home?
And to everyone who has posted a comment: I love reading them. Aksel seems to have attracted a lot of smart, fun fans. Thanks!

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17. Mar 16:57 - Bucura, Romania said:

I think it's a great place. I like mountains, snow and beautiful days of winter. Maybe one days to visit and a beautiful and legendary places of Norway. Take care of you. To have a pleasant flight and beautiful days. I like to fly, especially with the glider a. It's more exciting.
Wait for the next winter to see you again in competitions. Until then we wish you a lot of relaxation, you brought joy to all the past season and take care of you. Congratulations to all the past season. I like this photo. Good day

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17. Mar 16:46 - Kate said:

@Jen US

It's entirely possible that I misread the time stamp - was up earlier than normal this morning so my brain wasn't on full function yet. I'm downloading it at work just in case it's my silly Mac messing with the file.

Again, thanks so much!!! It's great to see more Aksel footage!!

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17. Mar 16:43 -

I must need more sleep, I actually spelled Aksel wrong. I am so sorry. : )

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17. Mar 16:25 - Jen New England-US said:

@Kate: It should be about 45 minutes long.

@All: No problem, it was fun and my pleasure.

Askel: Go Fast and be safe!

Jen

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17. Mar 16:23 - Angela UK said:

@ Lory.................. it's like we've never been away!!! lol

I've tried downloading the video that Jen has done but it's taking ages so I stopped it as I didn't know if it was working or not!

I'm not usually home this time of the day.............. enjoying it though!!

xax

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17. Mar 16:14 - Lory said:

@Nele from the Netherlands yeah it is funny when you're sad and so on..but if you need it for other stuff than better don't use it,because it will be the worst thing to do :-)

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17. Mar 16:13 - Mac said:

@Jen-US
I finally got to watch the video-fantastic job! Thanks for sharing and taking the time to do it.

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17. Mar 16:11 - Brenda in Hawaii said:

@Jen in New England--you rock! thanks so much for Aksel compilation!

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17. Mar 16:10 - Brenda in Hawaii said:

@Nicoleta...thanks on the song! great!

@everyone...and Aksel...song for you "Learn to Fly" by Foo Fighters

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dwuzqF6huc&feature=related

Video of the song (just for fun)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VQ_3sBZEm0

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17. Mar 16:07 - Nele from the Netherlands said:

@lory, its sooo funny to translate things by google translator, you get the weirdest sentences. But for real life and important stuff no its better not to do.

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17. Mar 16:01 - Therese from Belgium said:

Hoi Aksel,
Wauw what a beautiful place is that NARVIK....the end of the world !!! Wish I was their too.
Have a graet time and take care Aksel.

@Jen : Thanks,very kind of you.

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17. Mar 15:59 - Lory said:

@Everyone i would almost forget..so thanks for remanding me.. HAPPY ST.PATRICK'S DAY :-*

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17. Mar 15:58 - Lory said:

@Angela UK : aww,babe lovely to see you on at the same time :-) Just got back to my apartment :-) it's so funny here in Kranjska Gora! Aww i love Thai food :-) and it+s nice to have that kind of neighbors

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17. Mar 15:58 - Brenda in Hawaii said:

@everyone Happy St Patrick's Day! You know the drill. :o)

@Aksel/Kjetil/Lars...good luck! there's gold at the end of rainbow.

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17. Mar 15:56 - Angela UK said:

@ Lory - Hi nice to have you back!!

My neighbour is married to a woman from Thailand and she is absolutely delightful. A few weeks ago I had a birthday party and we had some beer left over. I took some beer round to my neighbour and his wife has just called round with a bottle of red wine and she has cooked me some Thai food!!!

How lovely is that!!?? It smells delicious......

It's great to have such fantastic neighbours!!

xax

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17. Mar 15:49 - Lory said:

@everyone! Girls i'm back..what have i missed over that many comments? still talking about learning languages? i guess

@Sarah (i guess it was you right? i started to learn Norwegian first about 7 years ago,because my first real boyfriend was Norwegian.. it's really stupid just to write in Norwegian because if you don't talk with someone face to face you get lost..that's why i'm happy to have plenty of Norwegians friends :-) and by the way never never use GOOGLE TRANSLATOR... :-)

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17. Mar 15:01 - Gilly said:

can someone put the videos on yt? i can't download them :(

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17. Mar 14:29 - A. said:

*running*

@Jen: you are a doll! thanks for all the effort, I will check the vids in the evening! SpecialVidMasterHighFive;-) (I looked at your website, seems you have a very interesting job and are passionate about it, that's good!)

@everyone: Irish PUb in every city, I say, and you know what to do;-) I mean, everywhere I went and had trouble finding a cool place, I looked for an Irish Pub and that was the place to go. Including an Irish Pub on the HottestDayOfTheSummer in one of the EasternEuropean countries, where they served bavarian food, and played old American rock songs, totally abstract but the coolest atmosphere ever! Happy St. Patrick's day!

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17. Mar 14:19 - Angela UK said:

@ Mac - Happy St Patricks Day...I do have some Irish blood in me!! lol

I've been to your country 4 times.....I love it. My friend had an appartment in Florida which was lovely. Been to west coast and stayed in LA many years ago, returned about 5 years ago and stayed in San Fransisco, Lake Tahoe, Las Vagas.

In January I went to New York for my birthday. We stayed for 5 nights and there was still loads we hadn't seen.

Enjoyed every trip, hopefully get another chance to go in the future..!!

xax

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17. Mar 13:55 - Mac said:

@Angela-UK

I'm in Plymouth, MA, about 45 minutes south of Boston, right above Cape Cod. It's close enough to the city so I can pop in when I want, but not have to deal with the day to day hassles of being in the city. I'm right on the ocean, which I love, and I think it's the one thing that makes me not want to move away from it.

And that's right-Happy St. Patrick's Day! Now to find something green to wear...

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17. Mar 13:37 - Kristen ~ PA said:

@Kelly The concert was FANTASTIC!!! He is a true entertainer with a great sense of humor to boot! ;) I am dragging a bit here at work today but it was totally worth it.

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone! CHEERS!!

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17. Mar 13:32 - Angela UK said:

@ Mac

I live in the north west between manchester and chester...a couple of hours from London!

It is a great city, glad you enjoyed it and you must visit it agian if you get the chance!!

remind me where you are?

xax

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17. Mar 13:14 - Kate said:

@Jen US

It worked!! Just checking though to make it sure the ZIP contains the one movie, about 4 minutes long... my computer's been known to do weird things, so just checking....

Many, many thanks!!
BTW, it's also possible to buy NBCs full coverage of each event for $US 0.99 on iTunes. I got the SuperG coverage which has some of Aksel's dad, but not the little bio-section on Jen's video.

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17. Mar 12:55 - Mac said:

@Angela-UK
Thanks. It's just a head cold, but the idea of having to work with a "fuzzy head" is not appealing. Much rather hang out here ;)

So, where in the UK are you from? I visited London in '98, which seems like a lifetime ago now, and instantly fell in love with the place. I'm hoping to make it back at some point and travel around a bit more.

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17. Mar 12:51 - Angela UK said:

@Mac ..........morning

It's lovely here too!! I'm working from home today so I'm able to catch up on here during the day!! lol

I hope you don't feel too sick and that you feel better soon!!

xax

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17. Mar 12:39 - Mac said:

Good Morning everyone. It's a beautiful day here in NE (nothing to compare to Aksel's picture) but the sun is shining and there's no more rain-yea!

@Jen-US
Did you get any sleep last night? Haven't had a chance to look at the file, but since I'm home sick today, will do so later on.

@Kelly
Definitely with you on the Miracle Body footage. I've heard so much about it and really want to see it now. Thanks for putting out the request.

Off to find cold medicine and some coffee.

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17. Mar 12:16 - Kelly said:

@ Kristen ~ PA

How was the Michael Buble concert? I'm so jealous... had to grab a listen of my favorite song of his before jumping on the treadmill:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPUJIbXN0WY

I didn't know Bono was in this video. Have a beautiful day, everyone! :)

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17. Mar 11:46 - Kelly said:

@ - No, I'm not a used car salesman :) But I am a sales manager... haha, so good guess!

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17. Mar 11:44 - Andie said:

@Jen NE-US: Thanx a TON for uploading the vid. I have only caught a quick glimpse at it, but it looks awesome. Can't wait to watch the whole thing later on tonight.
By the way, I will be back in NE again soon as I've got friends living in Boston. :-) Where in New England are you?

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17. Mar 11:19 - ikk said:

@Jen NE-US: Thank you so much for the video you uploaded.
I kept crying all through while watching the Aksel's Dad cheering for his son.
It is so touching.

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17. Mar 10:45 - Lene Kristin said:

Awwwww great pic, reminds me of my flight trips back to uni, back in the days :).
Hope you have a kick ass time in Narvik Aksel. Fingers crossed.

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17. Mar 10:41 - Marisol said:

Really, it's a very beautiful place. I was in Norway in September some years ago and I loved the fjords, the mountains, the stavkirken, the colours, Hollmenkollen, the food... everything. It's a long, long list. Take care of yourself, don't get a cold. I've read you'll have a very freeze weather these days.
Luck tomorrow in the downhill!

Sorry. I don't put my name. It's Marisol, from Spain.

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17. Mar 10:40 -

Really, it's a very beautiful place. I was in Norway in September some years ago and I loved the fjords, the mountains, the stavkirken, the colours, Hollmenkollen, the food... everything. It's a long, long list. Take care of yourself, don't get a cold. I've read you'll have a very freeze weather these days.
Luck tomorrow in the downhill!

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17. Mar 10:39 - Nicoletta, Switzerland said:

Hi Everybody

Here is a nice song about flying. This is my favorite version. There are several one, some of theme have great pictures. Please check out by yourself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjSz8tp0cTg&feature=related


Enjoy your day !!!

Greetings Nicoletta

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17. Mar 10:07 - Nele said:

@Jen New England-US thanks for cheering up my day!!! I just had a very bad one since I screwed up another exam (Im pretty good at that) and I was feeling unbelievable sad, but this just cheered me up. Im gonna watch it right now!!!

thank you,
and yeah thanks aksel for being so amazing.
well at least you look amazing, blog amazing and sound amazing. Never met you in person, maybe youre not that amazing anymore by then ;)

crap, forgot to add my name again, sorry!!

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17. Mar 10:07 -

@Jen New England-US thanks for cheering up my day!!! I just had a very bad one since I screwed up another exam (Im pretty good at that) and I was feeling unbelievable sad, but this just cheered me up. Im gonna watch it right now!!!

thank you,
and yeah thanks aksel for being so amazing.
well at least you look amazing, blog amazing and sound amazing. Never met you in person, maybe youre not that amazing anymore by then ;)

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17. Mar 09:46 - Jen New England-US said:

Hello Fellow Aksel fans around the World,

I have converted and uploaded all of the Olympic video footage of Mr. Svindal?s stellar performance into one movie. I will be making it more cool later on with editing, music and effects and stuff like that, but here is an Olympic movie montage you can watch now!

This is a very large file (420 MB) and may take a bit to download if you have a slow connection. I tried to put the files up earlier for you to view online, but it did not work for everyone, so my solution was to take the movie and put it into a compressed folder. If you download/save the file listed below, you will have all the videos in one movie file. You need to unzip/extract the folder to get to the file.

Enjoy! I know I did, I loved seeing the events again!

Thank you Aksel for being a fabulous human being and a phenomenal athlete! In addition, I deeply apologize for way too many posts. This was more challenging than I thought?but sooooo fun! I sleep now.

Take Care and be safe and have fun today! Can we watch online?

Much love and respect.

Jen

http://www.teachgeography.com/Aksels_Olympics.zip

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17. Mar 09:40 - S said:

Lovely pic... about the cooooooooold cold north : )

Good luck for the races & Have fun !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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17. Mar 09:30 - Nele said:

@Mimia
Yeah dutch is definitely a difficult language for others to learn, but if you know german it shouldnt be so hard. I speak dutch, german and english but I have a lot of problems with french and italian, they are so different.
Maybe I should try some other languages

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17. Mar 09:25 - Nele said:

OMG thats beautiful!
I thought gods window in s-africa was beautiful, but this beats it!
if you've ever have a spare place in the plane, let me know. Or if you need a pilot, just let me know!

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17. Mar 09:18 - Angelika said:

Guten Morgen Aksel,

geht es Dir heute besser?

@ austrian girl

Ich glaube eher an ein seelische Problem!

@ bergfex

wer schickt mir hier Bussi's? Vielen Dank trotzdem !!!!!

Liebe Grüße an Kjetil und Lars - und erfriert nicht im hohen Norden.
Wir erwarten heute um die 20 Grad Celsius und gehen heute in unsere Lieblingsgelateria Eis essen.

Liebe Grüße aus Südtirol

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17. Mar 09:00 - Nicoletta, Zurich (Switzerland) said:

Hi Aksel

Some years ago, I have had the chance to visit the Northcap. What a beautyful region. Honningsvag with this lovely, colourful houses, etc. - I love it very much !!

Norway is really a wonderful country. Back to Switzerland we were discussing with some collegues which had also been travelling to the North of Norway. We all had the same opinion, Norway is quite similar to Switzerland (Swiss Alps) but M U C H , MUCH N I C E R !!

During Summer the coulours are so intensive and bright and the special thing is the sun never stops shining ..... . To have a "sunny afternoon" until 10.00 in the evening that's just extraordinary.

Have a great time staying in your home country with all these collegues! Have fun and keep smiling.

I am looking forward to your newest pictures. The last one was very much inspiring.

Greetings & have a good race upthere in the North.

Nicoletta

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17. Mar 08:51 - christiane said:

Weeeeeeoooooooouuuuu, i love views like this, goosebumps big time.

Now my question of the day is:

How much clearer does ur dad's house look by now? Please tell us you tidied up a bit before u left.
And pleeeeeeaaaaase DON'T tell us you just let them clothes get a grap of fresh air just to pack them all back into some bags and take dem up north with you to met up with Kjetil's socks in a closet....

This is a very dangerous post - traumata situation for me now.

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17. Mar 08:41 - California Girl said:

Wait.. isn't *all* of Norway cold? Remember that I live in California and think that I'm going to die every time it gets cold enough to see my breath.

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17. Mar 07:28 - Jen NE-US said:

Sorry for the delay folks. It is taking longer than I thought. The vids will be up tomorrow. I need to go to sleep.

Bye for now,

Jen

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17. Mar 07:24 - Kim in WA said:

Very beautiful picture. Makes me miss even more the snow we didn't get this year. Last year we had over 100 inches of snow... this year we only had 12 inches. Very weird! Thank you, Aksel, for sharing with us the beauty of your country.

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17. Mar 07:01 - Buckeye Gal said:

@Mel: Miss the snow in OH!? Where are u from? I would love to have some snow if I didn't have to shovel it or drive to work in it. I have to say while Aksel's pic is gprgeous I am ready for spring!

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17. Mar 06:52 - Kristen ~ PA said:

Wow! I missed a lot of action on here tonight but couldn't wait to come home to see what was going on! (Just got home from seeing my fave Canadian in concert, Michael Buble') :)

@Jen NE...How nice of you to post the vids for our friends outside of the US to see...I've seen them all before and never get tired watching them!!!!

@Kelly...I agree, I wish there was a way we could see the Miracle Body footage as well...somebody, anybody, HELP! lol

@Nicole..."Wow...I think I need to go on an exclamation point diet. I've used one in almost all of my posts!" I know girl, me too, you can't help it though!!! haha

I really need to go to bed being that it's almost 2am and I need to be up for work in a mere 4 hrs but I had to check in here to see what was going on while I was out...xoxo

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17. Mar 06:00 - Brenda in Hawaii said:

Aloha Aksel....sorry, babe...and everyone....a bit cold for this island girl.

However...if there was a ray of sunshine in your future photos, I may have to re-post and say it is wonderful to be in Narvik. I'm a fair weather winter bunny and can only stand the snow in the dazzling sunshine. Makes everything brighter and happy!

Fast skis and the wind at your back, Sir Aksel...and Kjetil...and Lars. Love and blessings for a fantastic championship! Tear it up and rock the slopes!

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17. Mar 05:22 - Karina said:

@ Nicole
Hey girl! How are you? Im originally from CA, but am living on the east coast rt now. Just thought I would have fun with writing on here in Spanish since folks were talking about different languages. Yes, im bilingual....hopefully soon I will be tri-lingual, lol.

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17. Mar 05:12 - Mel said:

I miss the snow in Ohio. It's so beautiful. Good luck & have fun.

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17. Mar 04:44 - Nadja said:

Ja, es kann einsam an der Spitze werden. Not many make it up there and stay but a few tough norwegians.

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17. Mar 04:43 -

OMG Kelly! Are you a used car salesman? : )

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17. Mar 04:29 - Kelly said:

Okay, to our favorite neighbors... True North Strong and Free.... yes, I mean you, our Canadian friends. Jen from New England has graciously figured out how to share NBC Olympic footage with you... thank you, Jen! Who wants to reciprocate and try to download this footage to share with us as well? It would be most appreciated.

http://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/passionateeyeshowcase/2010/miraclebodies/

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17. Mar 04:17 - Kelly said:

A beautiful pic... I wholeheartedly agree. As much as I love visiting the beach and swimming in the ocean... there's just something about snow capped mountains. They're simply majestic... as well as a joy to play in! :)

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17. Mar 04:05 - Yuko@TOKYO said:

@Apricot

I'm native Japanese speaker, and glad to hear that you're trying to study Japanese.

I'm not good at English but I like it!
Throughout leaving comment on here I enjoy not only communicate everyone but also learn English.
I f you have a favorite Japanese actor (or actress), athlete, singer,etc..., checking out his(or her) blog is a good idea I suppose.

Sorry for my bad English.

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17. Mar 04:04 - Jen NE-US said:

@ Kelly: Sorry...it does not work.

Jen

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17. Mar 03:58 - Kelly said:

@ Jen NE-US

Hey, kudos on finding the right software to download NBC Olympic videos for our non-US compadres. Does this software also have 'magic' capabilities in decoding Canadian vids? I don't think any of us (in the states) have caught the Miracle Bodies segment with Aksel yet... right? We're all still in the dark on this one, I believe:

http://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/passionateeyeshowcase/2010/miraclebodies/

I saw the one with Michael Phelps on the Discovery Channel... it was amazing, so I know the one on skiing is going to be even better, if we can just figure it out :)

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17. Mar 03:48 - Apricot said:

@ Kelly, Kate

That's great, many thanks!!!! I need all the help I can get!!!

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17. Mar 03:45 - Kate said:

@Apricot
I sympathize - I never found Chinese an easy language to learn, though I was fortunate to have excellent teachers along the way. For good Japanese movies with subtitles, you can also try the Miyazaki movies. He makes the most wonderful cartoon movies which are just as much for adults as children.

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17. Mar 03:26 - Kelly said:

@ Apricot

Yes.. watch Japanese movies and television shows with English subtitles. A friend of mine got me hooked on Korean dramas (so romantic!) awhile back and I'm amazed at how much I've actually learned just by watching them. Here are two links where you can read up on the most popular ones and stream them for free:

http://www.mysoju.com/
http://www.jdorama.com/

And great job at showing a willingness and effort to learn such a tough language for us... you go, girl :)

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17. Mar 03:21 - Sarah P. said:

@Lory - Is there a good resource out there for learning new languages. Everyone always mentions Rosetta Stone but it doesn't have all languages. I'd also like to learn but I'd like to find the best way to study - not only to learn the written but spoken as well.

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17. Mar 02:58 - Yuko@TOKYO said:

Good morning Aksel!
Thank you for posting such a beutiful photo.
It seems exactly contrastive with photos you posted previous blog...haha!

Have fun! xxx

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17. Mar 02:58 - Apricot said:

Oh what a great pic. I'm missing the snow and cold already!! Although we did have a litle more snow last night.

Enjoy your racing Aksel and have fun with the team!!

Do any of you language experts out there have any tips on Japanese? I've been here a year and am still finding it tough...arigato gozaimasu..bow....bow again...keep bowing etc!!!

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17. Mar 02:14 - ikk said:

Aksel, very beautiful photo, it makes me fly to Norway right now.
Have a good "alpine Norway" with your team folks!!

@Kristen ~ PA : Thank you for the information about the link to photos of Olympics!! Moreover, I'm so happy to watch the medal ceremony videos which I've been longing to watch!! Thank you very much.

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17. Mar 01:55 - Kate said:

@Mimia
Danish grammar is pretty simple as well, but spoken Danish is....eeek!. After two years of Danish classes, I could read the language OK (other than forgetting vocab), but had a very hard time understanding it. I find spoken Swedish easier to understand.

I can understand written Norwegian OK with the help of my Danish dictionary, though I am embarrassed at how much vocab I've forgotten in the last three years. I've been trying to build my Danish/Norwegian skills back up by reading Aftenposten and NRK articles about Aksel!

It's definitely worth learning some Danish/Swedish/Norwegian... the best for me was being able to read HC Andersen in Danish - there's so much more to the stories when you are reading the words he actually wrote. A lot gets lost in the translations...

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17. Mar 01:36 - Jen NE-US said:

@Mac: I do not mind. I am terribly bored.

I am compressing all the videos into a zip file righ now. It will solve all playing problems. This will take a few hours to upload. It will be one big file you can download and unzip it then you will have all the files for yourselves.

I will refrain from littering on this wonderful blog until the file is ready and I can give you a single link for all files at once.

Bye for now,

Jen

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17. Mar 01:27 - Mac said:

@Jen
Thank you so much for all your work with the videos. I hope it's not too time consuming for you to do. Hope you get to enjoy your evening....

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17. Mar 01:21 - Mimia said:

@Nicole/Angela UK (hope that it was actually you, this is kind of starting to confuse me with all these posts):
You should definitely try to learn some Norwegian.
I think it's the Germanic language that has the easiest grammar (well, I have to exclude Dutch, because I don't know anything about Dutch, but comparing all other Germanic languages, except for maybe also Faroese^^).

Plus being a native speaker of English/knowing some English is helpful since there are indeed quite some similarities concerning vocabulary for example.
And learning Norwegian is kind of like learning one and a half and a half (yeah, that's right, two times "and a half") languages. Since being able to speak Norwegian usually also means being able to understand Swedish and it helps understand written Danish (like not every single word but enough to understand).

At least that was the case for me, just the other way round and with a little help of knowing another Germanic language, but this is going too far.... :)

I have a thing for languages (obviously), so I always have to force myself to stop talking about languages at a certain point.... So that's what I'll do now.

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17. Mar 00:47 - Jen AGAIN said:

I am so sorry for taking up all these posts.

http://www.teachgeography.com/Aksel_and_His_Dad2.mpg

http://www.teachgeography.com/Giant_Slalom_Medals.mpg

You need to press play if it is not loading.

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17. Mar 00:44 - Jen NE-US said:

@hopeless: I am so sorry. They should work.

do you have the .mpeg at the end of the url?

http://www.teachgeography.com/Aksel_and_His_Dad2.mpeg

The next one is up in 5 minutes as well:
http://www.teachgeography.com/Giant_Slalom_Medals.mpeg


I will be putting a giant compressed folder up later with all video files so you can save them all to your hard drive. But is it HUGE. 1.54 GB

Jen

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17. Mar 00:43 - Kate said:

@Jen - thanks for the uploads
I can get this link to load, but the movie seems to stop loading half way through. none of the other links works at all. Maybe it's a mac thing... But big thanks for uploading these videos!!

http://www.teachgeography.com/Aksel_and_His_Dad2.mpg

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17. Mar 00:37 - hopeless said:

@jen NE

Still cannot get your links to work

can get to your webpage but no links to video

Am I doing something wrong? Instructions please

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17. Mar 00:29 - Karen, south Florida said:

Aksel, the photo is so breathtaking...absolutely beautiful! I'm still missing the snow and wintery weather(I'm a transplanted northerner). Hoping the flight was uneventful. Have a great time with all your "norwegian alpine teammates." Wishing you great races in Narvik. Have fun!!! Karen

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17. Mar 00:18 - Nicole said:

@Karina Hi Karina! Where are you from?

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16. Mar 23:55 - queenie said:

Warm greetings from sunny California! It's 86 degrees in our part of the world. The picture of Evenes/Narvik looks gorgeous and cold. Brrrr! We're so spoiled in SoCal, we start complaining about the weather at sub-70s.

Hope you're already having fun with your alpine Norway crew, Aksel!

@Jen NE-US - thanks for the uploads.

It's a lot of fun reading everyone's entries. This blog totally feeds the Aksel addiction.

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16. Mar 23:54 - Karina said:

Hey Aksel! Thanks for posting that pic! Que vista tan bonita!!! Nice!! Safe travels to you. Have fun, stay warm and be safe! :o)

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16. Mar 23:36 - Jen NE-US said:

@Nicole: No problem! I need something to get my mind off nothing to do and awaiting some news from school!

Go AKSEL!!!!

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16. Mar 23:34 - Colette said:

You are very lucky, it's so beautiful!

Have fun and take care ;-)

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16. Mar 23:31 - justi said:

@Lory
Wow, you're incredible! I really envy you! You're very talented :)

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16. Mar 23:28 - Nicole said:

@Jen NE-US Thanks, Jen!!! This is really nice of you!

Hope you have fun back in Norway, Aksel!!! Good Luck to the entire team!

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16. Mar 23:28 - Regina said:

Love the picture! Thanks for sharing the world with us! Kick some booty!

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16. Mar 23:27 - Jen NE-US said:

I put the wrong link...so sorry!


http://www.teachgeography.com/Aksel_and_His_Dad2.mpeg

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16. Mar 23:21 - dana said:

@ Lory
You're great! Good for you!

I have to leave you, girls! Sorry! In Romania is already "tomorrow" and in the morning I have to go to work.

Good night,see you!

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16. Mar 23:20 - Nicole said:

I should get going too! Have a good rest and a safe drive!!

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16. Mar 23:18 - Lory said:

Anyway girl i am off too! have to wake up early in the morning for driving to Kranjska :-) but we'll talk tomorrow!

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16. Mar 23:18 - Nicole said:

@Angela UK and Lory I'm pretty hooked! I'm on here all the time now. Have a good rest, Angela!

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16. Mar 23:16 - Nicole said:

@Jen NE-US Unfortunately, I'm having problems viewing the videos, but thank you so much for making them!!! Really great that you're sharing this!

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16. Mar 23:15 - Lory said:

@Nicole :-) okay than :-)

@Angela UK : hon sleep well,and we'll talk soon for sure :-)

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16. Mar 23:14 - Jen NE-US said:

The first video is ready.

http://www.teachgeography.com/Aksel_and_His_Dad2

More on the way. They take 40 to 60 minutes to upload so I will post links when they are complete.

Bye for now,

J

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16. Mar 23:14 - Angela UK said:

@ Lory, Nicole & Dana

Right.......... I am really going this time....lol...id love to stay and chat some more but I'll never get up for work............now that would be a shame wouldn't it ....NOT !!

No doubt we will speak again tomorrow..lol

take care

xax

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16. Mar 23:13 - Nicole said:

@Lory haha I think I can get used to that! :)

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16. Mar 23:11 - Lory said:

@Nicole: well that's me :-) haha you have to get used to that :-)

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16. Mar 23:10 - dana said:

@ Angela UK

Thank you too, but I know I have to practice more and more!

About that two songs, may I suggest you one? A-HA ( I love Morten's voice!) "Turn the lights down". It seems very romantic to me...

As maybe you notice from my posts, I'm a big fan of A-HA!

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16. Mar 23:09 - Nicole said:

@Lory You're tempting me!!! :)

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16. Mar 23:09 - Lory said:

@All: yeah the site is really addictive and you just can't get off of it.. :-) i should sleep instead of being in here as i'm going to Kranjska Gora in the morning for whole week

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16. Mar 23:08 - Angela UK said:

Aksel

Hope you have a great time skiing and being with your fellow Norwegians.

Have fun and take great care.............

You have a great blog. There are so many interesting people on here from all over the world. There's never a dull moment as we talk about all sort of things.......lol I'm sure you sit there shaking your head at some of the topics...lol

And we continue to look forward to hearing from you and seeing more photos.

Bye for now

xax

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16. Mar 23:08 - Lory said:

@Nicole: that's not a problem just write me a mail and we'll start :-)

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16. Mar 23:06 - Nicole said:

@Angela UK It's amazing how addictive this site can be...and you girls have me ranting about my love for languages now!!! These comments sure do skyrocket!

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16. Mar 23:05 - Nicole said:

@Lory hmmm...how about the slovenian, norwegian, croatian, german, italian!!! I know english, spanish, and french, but I want to learn so much more! So I'll take any knowledge really!!!

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16. Mar 23:05 - Colorado said:

@Viking_Sara - Thank you for the clip of the puppies!! Too cute. Really brightened the afternoon for me here in Colorado - though it is 64 degrees here today in Boulder! :) Wish everyone a warm spring day - like today.

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16. Mar 23:03 - Angela UK said:

@ Nicole & Dana

Me too..........!! lol

If I don't log off soon i'll be on here all night!

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16. Mar 23:02 - Lory said:

@Nicole,depends on which knowledge you want?
@Angela UK:no you don't need to be jealous! :-)

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16. Mar 23:02 - LeSkA said:

Great of you to join in Narvik Aksel! Not so often the fans in the north get to see you, or racers like you, so I'm sure they're excited and glad that you support the event!:) Hope you enjoy and like it, so you'll come back to the north many times:)

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16. Mar 23:00 - Nicole said:

@Lory Wow, girl! Can you give me some of that knowledge??? :)

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16. Mar 22:59 - Angela UK said:

@ Lory.............goodness me ...you obviously have a talent for it!! I'm very jealous..lol

xax

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16. Mar 22:59 - Nicole said:

@Dana You "talk" too much?! Look at how many posts I've written...it's getting a little crazy!

@Angela UK I think learning Norwegian would be cool! I need to learn a germanic language! I plan to learn as many languages as my brain can accomodate!!! Three down, way way way more to go!!!! :)

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16. Mar 22:57 - Angela UK said:

@ Nicole

Gotcha....Don't Stop Believing is already on my ipod...love it!!

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16. Mar 22:56 - Cricket said:

Wow, what a beautiful shot. You take great pics. Have fun with your friends!

@ Jen NE US: I can't get the videos to work either. I am in the US too. What program did you use? I have been trying to find something that will record those NBC videos for Mac, and nothing works.

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16. Mar 22:55 - Lory said:

@Angela UK,Nicole: i speak slovenian,english,norwegian my mum is half french so i study french too,i also speak italian and a bit german just a bit..i rather listen to it than write! but i also do speak croatian :-) i always loved to learn languages..and everyone who knows me says "she's more keen on languages than anything else" which is true!

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16. Mar 22:54 - Angela UK said:

@ Jen NE US

I've tried to get onto your site but i'm being asked weird questions....do I need to download something before I get to your site?

I think it's great what you're doing for everyone by the way!! very generous!

xax

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16. Mar 22:52 - dana said:

@ Nicole & Lori

Slow down girls, you speak highly of me! I will become too proud of me and this is not good.
I speak a very little Spanish ( I learned from TV ) but I'm not able to write. Italian- I understand just a little bit.

Know what? I was trying lo learn Norwegian but I didn't find on internet Norwegian's phonetics. And I think I need a teacher because the pronunciation seems very difficult.

Oh! Sorry, I "talk" too much!

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16. Mar 22:50 - Nicole said:

@Angela UK Two other awesome songs!!!!!
(in my opinion): Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" and Van Halen's "Jump"

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16. Mar 22:50 - Angela UK said:

@ Viking Sara & Nicole & Lory

I've just had a thought.....maybe learning Norwegian is the way to go!! ?? lol

xax

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16. Mar 22:48 - Nicole said:

@Angela UK I'd actually never heard this song...but I really like it!!!

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16. Mar 22:47 - Katti Anna in New York~ said:

BEAUTIFUL .... : )

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16. Mar 22:45 - Nicole said:

@Angela UK At least you tried!!!

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16. Mar 22:45 - Angela UK said:

@ Nicole

Just come across this song which ive not heard for ages...........great tune!

Tall Paul vs INXS - Precious Heart......

xax

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16. Mar 22:44 - Nicole said:

@Lory, Angela UK, Viking_Sara I love languages and cultures (one of the reasons why this blog is so cool), and it's really frustrating when I meet people who do not want to learn other languages (who feel that other people should learn their language instead). But I wouldn't say that the British, the French, Americans, or any other people are the laziest. Everywhere, there are people who do not appreciate the beauty of other countries, and the world!

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16. Mar 22:44 - Angela UK said:

@ Viking _ Sara & Lory

I did french at school and then again a few years ago but never got the chance to practice. When you're away they want to practice their english!!

Tried Spanish a few years ago and really struggled, just couldn't get those sounds!!

xax

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16. Mar 22:38 - Viking_Sara said:

@Angela UK - agreed! So many Americans are lazy as well! I find it so amazing when so many people from other countries learn multiple languages....fluently. Living in California, I've learned some Spanish and took it in school, but it wouldn't be enough for me to get by on my own in a Spanish speaking country.

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16. Mar 22:36 - Lory said:

@Angela i would disagree with you when you said that you British people are lazy when it comes to other languages.. French people are the laziest tho!

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16. Mar 22:34 - Angela UK said:

@ Dana

You're English is very good!

Us Brits are very lazy when it comes to learning other languages.......it puts us to shame when so many people have English as a 2nd language and speak it very well!!

xax

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16. Mar 22:32 - Angela UK said:

@ Nicole

I am when it comes to music or dancing.........looooooooooooove it!!

Doing a dance routine on skis is great fun...especially when you find out you've had an audience!! lol

xax

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16. Mar 22:24 - Lory said:

@Dana: hon you're English is pretty good! :-) and you should be proud of that!

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16. Mar 22:23 - Nicole said:

@Angela UK That sounds perfect!!! It's also very cool that you're not afraid to be crazy!

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16. Mar 22:22 - Nicole said:

@Dana Romania!!! Really cool! Do you speak Spanish or Italian?

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16. Mar 22:22 - Angela UK said:

@ Nicole

Thanks for that..

One of the things we used to do when we were away on one of our girly holidays was deliberately dance out of time.................it was hilarious...it is really hard to do!

We'd get into that much sometimes we'd forget where we were and we'd start doing it in the street, in supermarkets......we've done it in mountain restaurants, on skis.....

Maybe that's what we should do.........pick a perfect song to dance out ot time to!! lol

xax

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16. Mar 22:21 - dana said:

@ Nicole

Thanks again,you are too kind! I'm from Romania and my language doesn't fit at all with English, rather with Italian or Spanish. You're right, English is difficult,but I like it! Thanks to it I can be here with you!

I think I need the same diet... Ha ha!!!!!

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16. Mar 22:19 - Nicole said:

@Viking_Sara Thanks for posting the link! Put a huge smile on my face!

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16. Mar 22:17 - bergfex said:

@ angelika aus südtirol
danke und bussi für die info
zack -und morgen bin ich schon in wolkenstein....

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16. Mar 22:16 - Lory said:

@Slovenian Girl: well according to your nick,you're from Slovenia too :-) nice to meet a fellow Slovenian girl on here :-) i'll cross my fingers that you try to come! On Saturday there'll be the concert of Sank Rock in Kranjska Gora.so looking forward that! :-)

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16. Mar 22:15 - Nicole said:

@Angela UK I would personally choose crazy songs! Something unexpected, yet hopefully, something to put a smile on people's faces!

I think a song that will always make me smile is The Beatles' "Obladi Oblada." Can't help myself...I have to dance to that song!!! :)

But I would recommend a song that just makes you smile...maybe even an old song (a song that you and your friend used to dance to but never thought you would ever hear again....you could reminisce and goof off at the same time)!!!

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16. Mar 22:15 - Kate said:

@Jen
Not working here in Canada, but maybe I'm doing something wrong...I just pasted the url into the browser...

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16. Mar 22:13 - gordana said:

@ Slovenian girl jaz ne grem v Planico samo zato, ker bi se mi zamerilo zaradi prevec totalno pijanih ljudi na kupu. Raje tega ne vidim.

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16. Mar 22:10 - Viking_Sara said:

edit #3: by the way, if anyone ever feels down and this blog hasn't been updated ;) check out this url: http://www.ustream.tv/SFShiba

it's basically a litter of puppies on a webcam. it ALWAYS brightens my day! i think the pups are getting ready to go to their respective homes, so they won't be up for long!

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16. Mar 22:08 - cjal said:

@Jen: yes, everything's fine. I'm from Germany too. Thanks again!

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16. Mar 22:06 - Angela UK said:

@ Nicole...

I know just 2 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Where on earth do i start...............?

I'm open to any suggestions!! lol

xax

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16. Mar 22:02 - Astrid (Fanclub) said:

@ Jen: Thanks a lot for the vids! No problems downloading and watching it in Switzerland.

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16. Mar 22:01 - Slovenian girl said:

Oh man, where should i start... many many comments... :) you are great!
@Lory: I'll let you know about my trip to Planica, but this year i just don't have much luck with visiting sports events, the same was with Kranjska Gora. I'm already sorry for Planica cuz i probably will not manage to come.
@A.: haha... :) of course you only hear about parties cuz some people often party a bit too much and everything is not so properly to be shown on tv, haha :) but it's always good enough for youTube :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl6K2vuPzuU&feature=related
ok, you need to see this one, you can turn off the sound if you dislike that kind of music, but i have to admit that i love this famous Avsenik's song, every party starts and ends with that one, regardless of the year of age :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFZUTCpKmhk&feature=related

@Aksel: room pics... woow! that's pretty messy! haha! :) funny how every single piece in room become a "coat hanger" for everything! LOL :) i must also not even think about the smell! My eyes are still in pain :) how you actually find something... :) I bet it have already happened that you packed something that was not yours... :) still laughing! Your washing machine must be pretty patient with washing all this stuffs one after another, but i'm even more curious who does the ironing thing, haha!!

@Angela: ".... give the guys a twirl before you decided what to wear???" LOL!!! :)

@Aksel: so beautiful pic from plane! if i said before my eyes are in pain when looking all that mess, now my eyes take a nice rest by this pic of a pure nature...heaven is a place on earth! :) i've already booked this year's summer trip to Sweden, so next year...Norway here i come! (of course when my budget recovers from travelling over SWE :))

Have a great time with your Norway skimates Aksel! :)

and nice evening to all of you! :) (sorry for so long post...i did my best to be short as it's posibble)

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16. Mar 22:00 - Jen said:

Wait 20 minutes!! : )

They will work!

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16. Mar 21:58 - Mac said:

@Aksel: I can't find the words to describe your picture; beautiful and amazing just don't seem to cut it. Thank you for sharing with us. Kind of makes me wish that winter stuck around a bit longer to enjoy the beauty of it...mmm, maybe not. ;)
Glad you get to hang out with your friends and team mates; hope you all do well and that you all have a great time together.

@Jen-New England-US:
I couldn't get the page to load here is the US...I will try again later and let you know...
I couldn't

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16. Mar 21:57 - Nicole said:

@Viking_Sara That is an impressive jump!!

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16. Mar 21:56 - manca said:

Wow, what a beautiful photo! It looks like a place where I should go now when I'm all depressed with winter being almost done:))

Enjoy the nationals!

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16. Mar 21:56 - Viking_Sara said:

oops, meant to add: good luck in Narvik!!! (to ALL the Viking Skiers!)

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16. Mar 21:56 - bergfex said:

in june 2008 i was on hurtigruten from bergen to kirkenes, than to oslo and back
to munic.
what a overwhelming country norway is!!!
always worth a visit again!!!
all norwegians , be proud!!!

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16. Mar 21:55 - Viking_Sara said:

Aksel, dude, you got hops: http://tiny.cc/dDAkS

You should play volleyball ;)

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16. Mar 21:54 - Jen NE US said:

@ bergfex: Sorry about that! I just took down the first video so it will not work.

I am replacing it with the new high quality one now. I am uploading two new vids as we type. It should work with media player. They will be loaded in about 20 minutes.

I bought the software and I will start recording all of them. There are 16 total videos with Mr. Svindal. I will post the links when they are complete. It should take a few hours. They are large files and high quality.

Here are the first 2:

http://www.teachgeography.com/Aksel_and_His_Dad2.mpeg

http://www.teachgeography.com/Giant_Slalom_Medals.mpeg

Aksel- please feel free to request any other videos you would like! I need something to keep me busy during Spring Break and this is so fun!

Bye for now,

J

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16. Mar 21:51 - justi said:

Wonderful view! I love winter, snow and frost! It's a pity, that the winter is almost over...
I would like to visit your beautiful country, Aksel...

Have fun with your teammates and other Norwegian skiers :) And of course: take care!

Greets =)

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16. Mar 21:50 - Nicole said:

i fail

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16. Mar 21:50 - Lea said:

Beautiful view, but it looks freezing brrr. Really breathtaking. Take care and have fun! (-:

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16. Mar 21:50 - Nicole said:

Wow...I think I need to go on an exclamation point diet. I've used one in almost all of my posts!

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16. Mar 21:49 - Nicole said:

@Angela UK Only 2 songs...that's pretty much impossible for me! It's great that she's getting everyone involved in her wedding though!!!

@Dana I applaud anyone who learns a different language, especially English. It's a hard language, and it doesn't make sense half the time (so many rules and many more exceptions)!!! ...and as mentioned earlier, you're doing much better than most native speakers! :) I applaud you!!!

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16. Mar 21:43 - Nicole said:

Looks absolutely beautiful...but cold!!! I'm enjoying the spring weather right now! :)

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16. Mar 21:42 - Nicole said:

I hope you had a great flight Aksel! And Kjetil and Lars!!!

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16. Mar 21:40 - bergfex said:

@ jen new england us
doesn`t work in germany
very sorry
can you try another way?

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16. Mar 21:39 - Cindy from Newport Beach said:

Oh my gosh... what a gorgeous photo!! This California beach girl sure loves reading all about the beautiful winter wonderland of Norway with photos. And reading all about the skier who is so gracious about sharing his experiences so generously across the miles :)

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16. Mar 21:37 - gordana said:

@ Jen New England-US
Thank you milion times for the effort...it's working.

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16. Mar 21:37 - Janet said:

Nice to be home,eh? Goodnight ;-)

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16. Mar 21:35 - Stefka said:

I was in Garmisch last week and added a first set of photos:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=48854&id=1080142722&l=40fc76c7a3
Enjoy!:)

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16. Mar 21:29 - Jen NE_US said:

@cjal: Did it work?

If so I will start recording all of them for all to see the glory!!

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16. Mar 21:23 - cjal said:

@Jen: thanks!

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16. Mar 21:21 - Marita said:

Kos deg her oppe i nord:-)håpe du får sol i Narvik.I Tromsø lave snøen ned..men lykke tel i NM.Fint bilde ja!! er ifra de traktan rundt Evenes:-)

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16. Mar 21:19 - dana said:

Amazing view! Breathtaking!

This picture reminds me a title of a beautiful song on the last A-HA album- MOTHER NATURE GOES TO HEAVEN!!! (Foot Of The Mountain album)

Enjoy your time in Narvik, be safe, have fun and keep smiling for us, handsome!

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16. Mar 21:10 - Jen New England-US said:

Hello all!

I have LEGALLY recorded one movie from the Olympics website. The one I love the most.
I used a demo piece of video capture software. I will buy it if this works for you and do ALL the videos. Even the medal ceremonies.
I have put the first one on my website for download.
Please let me know if it works and I will go ahead and buy the software and will happily do the rest in full length.
Warning: these videos are large downloads, but you get to keep the file!
http://www.teachgeography.com/Aksel_and_His_Dad.mpg

Bye for now,
J

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16. Mar 20:57 - Kristen ~ PA said:

There is a fanpage on Facebook with some really great pictures of Aksel from the Olympics... :)

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=lf#!/pages/Aksel-Lund-Svindal/33567326992

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16. Mar 20:56 - austrian girl said:

@ Angelika

Vielleicht hat er zu wenig Kleidung mitgenommen *ggg*
LG

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16. Mar 20:52 - Mary C:-) said:

Aksel,
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for the updates!! You're the best!!!

:-)

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16. Mar 20:48 - Kristen ~ PA said:

Gorgeous and breathtaking! Have a great time with your fellow Norwegians and be sure to keep us posted on all the fun *wink*...be safe and stay warm! xoxo

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16. Mar 20:47 - Buckheadbaby said:

Aksel and everyone...check out this video on YouTube (if you haven't already).....a passenger was sitting on a plane next to Aksel's uncle after the Olympics and she recorded some of her conversation after she realized who she was talking with.....too cute...I have been meaning to post this on here but kept forgetting. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWAmXTp0Zec

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16. Mar 20:46 - Kate said:

@Jen NE
Thanks for doing those videos - I've been half tempted to take a day trip down to the US to try and watch some of the NBC stuff. But that might be kinda hard to explain to the border guards...

As to the snow, never say never. We had several inches of snow over the weekend, all gone now. At least up here, we're not safe until a week or two into April. Mother Nature doesn't go smoothly into spring...

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16. Mar 20:41 - Mary C:-) said:

How beautiful....

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16. Mar 20:37 - Angelika said:

Guten Abend Aksel,

wirklich ein schönen Ausblick. Viel Spaß im hohen Norden.
Aber was ist los mit Dir? Irgendwie klingst Du komisch - vielleicht täusche ich mich?
Liebe Grüße aus Südtirol

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16. Mar 20:35 - austrian girl said:

WOW ... beautiful pic

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16. Mar 20:23 - easygoing said:

I much prefer this picture to the "living in a bag-pictures" ;-) haha
Crumbs! Is there a mess... have your fun picking up your awful amount of stuff and things... you may need a gas mask... depends on when you did the laundry the last time... ;-)

Nevertheless, enjoy the national championships in Narvik and the breathtaking panorama! Go for it ! =)

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16. Mar 20:17 - cjal said:

@Aksel: sorry...I'm impolite: much fun at national championships.
Btw a new film by lars wouldn't hurt!

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16. Mar 20:17 - Sassy_cat said:

Gorgeous!! You have seen so many beautiful places in the world, you lucky dog, I wonder which place you may have been completly awe struck by. I guess it would be hard to choose from so many.

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16. Mar 20:15 - Jen New England-US said:

@CANADA LOVES AKSEL!!!: I am working on the videos now.
I will have them up by day's end.

J

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16. Mar 20:12 - CANADA LOVES AKSEL!!! said:

Thank you for the beautiful picture Aksel !!

We are missing watching you compete and WIN in the Olympics here in Canada!

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16. Mar 20:12 - cjal said:

Beautiful view! I hope you will not devastate that place while you stay there.

@Teekanne: I'm sure he doesn't want to pamper us. This is a diversionary tactic because there were not enough volunteers to clean up his havoc in previous blog entry *lol*

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16. Mar 20:08 - Victoria :D said:

Nydelig utsikt ( bilde ) .

Lykke til så utrolig mye i Narvik, Aksel ;)

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16. Mar 20:04 - Jen New England-US said:

So awesome!! Thanks for sharing. It makes me Winter sick. I miss it already!


J

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16. Mar 20:00 - Angela UK said:

@ Maple Syrup..

I know what you mean about the gym....i need a lot of motivating at the moment..lol

My friend is getting married in November and she has asked everyone for their 2 favourite songs so they can be loaded on to the ipod for the evening!

How on earth am I going to narrow it down to 2!!! ???

We're off to Lake District for Easter so there'll be plenty of hiking then....and hopefully sunshine!!! fingers crossed...!!

xax

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16. Mar 19:52 - http://behindblueeyes-behindcloseddoors.blogspot.com/ said:

I love this part of Norway! Just BEAUTIFUL.. good luck and don't break anything:-)

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16. Mar 19:50 - andrea said:

Beautiful pic!
Have a great time there!
Best regards from Austria!

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16. Mar 19:49 - Maple Syrup said:

@Angela UK
Yes beaches, means I need to hit the gym or use my elliptical in my basement more often. ;)
Actually the weather being nice, I think I should go for a jog or hike and part ways with my iPhone. The sun has a tendency to motivate me.

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16. Mar 19:41 - Angela UK said:

@Maple Syrup

We reached 10c today....spring has indeed sprung!!!.......thoughts are to beaches now!! lol

xax

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16. Mar 19:36 - Maple Syrup (can't believe it's 15C in Toronto today..spring is here!) said:

Hey Aksel, I just love arial photos. Thank you for posting this one.
Narvik sounds like a really neat place to explore. You are far enough north to experience seeing the Northern Lights too. Cool.

All the best for the Nationals. Have fun with the boys and take lots of pictures. ;)

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16. Mar 19:30 - Teekanne said:

a new blog entry... you pamper us! :-)

i love pics out of a plane :-)
fascinating to see the broad expanse of the world and the beauty of the nature!
it seems like you would be the only person down there...

hope you have a calm dinner without the doping control guys

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16. Mar 19:28 - Kalenny said:

Have a great time there!
Good luck and stay warm :-)

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16. Mar 19:22 - gordana said:

WOW, looks beautiful and cold too. Hope you have great time.


@ Buckeye Gal said:
I have to put Norway down as one of the countries I need to visit (in the spring:))

Norway is on my list for some time and maybe this year I will finaly go there.

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16. Mar 19:17 - Albena said:

IT'S BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!

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16. Mar 19:15 - Buckheadbaby said:

Oh my word..! Not only does it look cold it makes my skin itch....lol

@Aksel What beautiful scenery from waaaay up there! I didn't realize that Narvik is inside the Artic Circle until I checked it out on Google. Talk about being "up north"....
that's for sure!

I hope you and the team have a good time skiing at the nationals! ! ! Ask Lars to make more movies for us ok?

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16. Mar 19:03 - m said:

@ Giffy and others
The website has started running since 13. May (or 12. May). I'm not a stickler for accuracy. Every day is cause for celebration.

@ Aksel You have "romantic soul". I didn't expect it, to be honest. Have a beautiful evening.

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16. Mar 18:59 - Frankee said:

This reminds me of Alaska when I had a helicopter tour over the glacier and the Fjord.
I love you, aksel. Wish someday I could meet you in person and I want to give you a hug.

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16. Mar 18:57 - Angela UK said:

Spectacular scenary.............looks freezing!!

Hope you have a safe flight.

Hope you enjoy some great skiing with your countrymen!!

best of luck!

xax

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16. Mar 18:57 - Rebecca, Brooklyn, NY, USA said:

Y'all up north are really blessed with beautiful light and scenery.

Have fun! Ski well!

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16. Mar 18:46 - Buckeye Gal said:

Beautiful pic! I have to put Norway down as one of the countries I need to visit (in the spring:))
Good Luck!

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16. Mar 18:42 - Lory said:

wish you guys a fun time there :-)

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16. Mar 18:37 - Lars Skattebu said:

Så flott at dere stiller opp i NM! Kjempeviktig for rekrutteringen og sikkert veldig inspirerende for ungdommen (og oss eldre ;-)

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16. Mar 18:34 - Colorado said:

Looks beautiful! But chilly! Enjoy your time there & stay warm! Don't worry about the laundry! LOL!! You could always sell it on eBay! Now there's an idea......... :) - have fun, take care.

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16. Mar 18:33 - S said:

Lykke til i Narvik!!

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16. Mar 18:31 - D from Connecticut said:

Wow, looks REALLY cold.... pretty cool scenery though! We are so done with snow here in New England... looking forward to the daffodils. Have fun!