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Norway and Sweden. Good neighbors!

Posted on 20. February 2010 23:27 - 141 comments

There has been this ongoing smear campaign between Norway in Sweden in the media on both sides of the border. It’s mostly biathlon and cross country teams that are involved, and the media uses it for all it’s worth. I think it’s the dumbest thing ever! And here is a little note on how it works between the two nations in Alpine Skiing: I won the gold yesterday, but Patrik Järbyn from Sweden had a terrible crash. Badly smashed up and with a heavy concussion he called us from the hospital bed to congratulate us on the gold. Now that’s how good neighbors treat each other! Thank you Patrik! Wish you a good recovery and I will be seeing you soon.

 

Comments:

24. Jul 05:05 - anly said:
fdsafa
24. Jul 05:05 - anly said:
fdsafa
16. May 12:15 - Aqua.....Nordic 3-country and japan, good neighbours!! said:
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comment ; 21.Feb 2010 07:45 @ watahina-san!

Hi! I thought Nordic 4 countries(also Iceland) and japan are neighbours! .....(^ .-)~*
Though we have one big wood during us.....umm....named Russia.
Oh, therefore neighbours, NHK filmed Aksel's "Miracle Body special", and Sweden televised Aksel's program in the country!
good neighbours! haha a*q*u*a
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09. Mar 00:44 - tim said:
you and me
09. Mar 00:44 - tim said:
you and me
25. Feb 00:21 - Else said:
For et flott innlegg! Rørende å lese om Patrick som ringer for å gratulere. Takk for at du delte dette.
Jeg har ikke sett bloggen din før nå, men kommer til å følge med framover. Gratulerer med fantastisk OL-innsats. :)

24. Feb 17:10 - Simon said:
Bra sagt.
24. Feb 09:32 - Angel said:
Poor guy :( I feel so sorry for him
24. Feb 09:32 - Angel said:
Poor guy :( I feel so sorry for him
23. Feb 18:31 - Victoria :D said:
Huff! Ser ikke godt ut. Enig i det med media, blir for dumt! Håper han blir snart bra :)

<333
23. Feb 18:31 - Victoria :D said:
Huff! Ser ikke godt ut. Enig i det med media, blir for dumt! Håper han blir snart bra :)

<333
22. Feb 18:49 - Mikael said:
Underbart att læsa vad du skriver. Fler borde følja ditt exempel. Hoppas verkligen du får fler stora framgångar. Håller alla tummar jag kan før dig.
22. Feb 14:09 - Jenny, UK said:
Well i support both the Norwegians and Swedes as the Brits are nowhere near the same standard yet. Patricks crash like Anja's kept me glued to the sofa. I wish anyone who has crashed a speedy recovery.
22. Feb 01:04 - Gro said:
Gratulerer så mye med gull=)
22. Feb 00:19 - M said:
Du er awesome, ingen tvil. En bedre mann skal du leite lenge etter! Lykke til videre og gratulerer så mye med tidligere seiere! :)
21. Feb 23:56 - amazon ;) said:
Oh nei, jeg er litt sjokkert! SL sah doch so gut und rhythmisch aus, bis dann, mm..., das ist so schade.
Aber da kommen ja noch ein paar Rennen, das ist gut. ;)

The positive is, Ivica is on the podium, yes!, well, that slalom course was made for him... and Bode finally gets his gold medal! Fair sharing of the medals. ;)

@Jansrud Good race Kjetil, enjoyed your slalom run! :)
21. Feb 23:54 - MG said:
Dear Aksel, don't you think that finally it's all providential : Didier Defago won his gold because he really needed it at his age as the accomplishment of all his previous hard work, and you won silver because it was a good test for you not to be disappointed at being surpassed with only 7''. Then your turn came to win gold, and yet it didn't make you forget that "all had made mistakes at that race". Here now Bode Miller takes gold, as he needs it too, you must admit, and here now you DNF. You really have to pass through all and to see your reaction. Well, everybody can play an excited goldwinner pretty well, but not everybody is strong enough to lose beautifully. You've allready proved you are - and here one admires you still greater than if you had won all the olympic gold possible.
And now life goes on to the next races... Go, Aksel!
21. Feb 23:27 - Slovenian girl said:
Aksel, you are still The Man! :) your attitude and performances are super fantastic! I don't care about that slalom which, as already others said, was quite good till that unlucky gate! I admit, it would be nice to see that slalom till the end, but it happens. Congrats to great downhill run, Superman! :) Good luck for GS! Enjoy in olympic spirit!

bye bye :)
21. Feb 23:12 - Muckl said:
hmmmm
Well, DH was excellent! You did a great job; Slalom performance was awesome too, except the disorientation of that wrong gate ;-)
Take it easy, d-u-d-e (@A: *smirk*, kitchen!)
I am with A: still 2 medals (They are not running away. You will not lose them, except you left the window open again) and still 2 chances.

@A: quiet days, what? Quiet, never heard before *lol*
21. Feb 22:55 - Camilla said:
Synd at du kjørte ut.
Ha en god Søndag videre.
Snakkes.
21. Feb 22:52 - A. said:
Oh, schade, it looked like Aksel was pretty dissapointed, but that happens, especially in slalom. Still 2 medals in 3 races is cool! and there are two more to go;-) THe DH section was great, and slalom until that dnf-place was pretty ok too. Enjoy the rest of the day!!!

and the entry about Partik made some headlines, I saw it on the internet in some news websites, nice;-)

Honestly, I never thought I would live to see the day when Bode Miller wins 3 medals in 3 starts, gold included, in the olympics. unbelievable story.

@Switzerland: I think I am staying, all in all I am quite stable in my preferences, usually, and see no reason to stop the fun;-)

@Angyal: well, I have not yet seen any interview, will have to do some serious research after the games to catch up with all that!


Last but not least - two words: KJETIL JANSRUD 9TH!!! man, I cannot wait until the GS;-)
21. Feb 22:50 - mette-m. said:
Axl you did an amaaazing job today in downhill,congrats for DH part, just bad luck stopped you winning another medal.

But still , crossing my fingers for a biiiiig portion of good luck in last 2 races :)
21. Feb 22:38 - RocknRolla said:
So sorry Aksel, it was looking pretty good for a while! You'll get the next one!

Big congrats to Audun Grønvold, he just won the bronze medal!!!!!! Awesome!!!
21. Feb 22:34 - Nils Kristian Johannessen said:
Support a Norwegian-American owned business.

www.vikinglawncare.com
21. Feb 22:32 - Nils Kristian Johannessen said:
Aksel what a great run in the downhill. I was sorry to see you DNF in the slalom portion. Argggggghhhhhhh!!!!!!!

You will get them next time!

I agree... Norwegians are some of the nicest people in the world.

Even this Norwegian-American.... making us all proud of our heritage. :)

Alt for Norge!

Best of luck my Norwegian brother Viking!

Sincerely,

Nils K. Johannessen
21. Feb 22:29 - justi said:
I'm so sorry, Axl... But Bode was the best today! To be honest, he deserved it.

However, I wish you nice day!
21. Feb 22:22 - Det er ikke gull alt som glimrer said:
Først og fremst vil jeg si at du kjørte herlig i utforen, Aksel, og i slalomen helt til det gikk litt galt. Synd med det som skjedde, jeg føler med deg. Du har all grunn til å være fornøyd med OL til nå, og du har mulighet til å kommer sterkere tilbake når du skal kjøre storslalom :)
21. Feb 22:17 - su said:
Real pity it was today....
but nevertheless-you're the best :)

And Patrik Jaerbyn's crash was really bad! :O
I was totally shocked.
It's really nice of him to gratulate you. Respect!

Good wishes for the future!

Grüße aus Bremen/Germany
21. Feb 22:14 - Anne said:
Synd det som skjedde! Sånt skjer :) Men, du er en vinner når du viser så god sportsånd!
Lykke til videre :)
21. Feb 22:04 - Ingvild, 14 said:
Svindal!! Gratulerer så mye med Gull OG Sølv!!! Sitter hjemme og følger deg. Synd med fallet ditt i kombinert, men jeg er stolt av å være norsk uansett, for du har tatt to medaljer! Lykke til videre!!
21. Feb 21:58 - Astrid said:
What a pity :( - you skied so well, even in the slalom!
21. Feb 21:57 - Kira said:
Good luck in next slaloms :* it was Millers day, but congrats for downhill
21. Feb 21:57 - Claire in spain said:
awww, unlucky on the slalom Aksel....your still my number 2 viking hehehehe.
looking forward to the grand slalom :o)
21. Feb 21:00 - mary said:
21. Feb 19:58 - Carmie in New York said:
Norway Broadcasting reporter was just interviewed on NBC and he had very harsh things to say about the Norwegian cross country team - so harsh that some words had to be bleeped.
-----------------------------------------
are you serious carmie? i haven't been watching nbc much (even though we get it here), because of their massive incopetence in scheduling which events to broadcast (staying away from that channel), and although their olympics media team is more seasoned than the ctv et al conglomerate, i've been disappointed (aside from the opening ceremonies, which was awesome to hear what americans think of canadians) with a lot of their broadcast on air, so i will stick to the large network of experienced and inexperienced reporters on the ctv platform (even when you can tell some of the media people have no clue about the sport they're talking about because that's not their usual beat). the only funny/worst thing i've seen on nbc is sven kramer going off on that poor clueless nbc lady reporter.

anyways drama aside, HAVE A GOOD RUN TODAY!!!! so excited! i'll be watching...well they're showing curling now, and hockey will be on later so i will make sure i watch all the skiing today. lykke til! <----that's about the extent of the norwegian i know. i'm actually starting to understand some of the stuff people are posting here. lol. oh yeah and norway's slaying it in the medal standings. awesome.
21. Feb 20:33 - Kristine said:
Heja dig. Du är unik, håller på dig i kväll. Kram från Sverige
21. Feb 20:27 - Monicoroli said:
Du er så fantastisk :)
Det er en fryd å se deg - uansett!
Håper du koser deg og bare vit at du er den beste. Lykke til videre.
www.monicoroli.blogg.no
21. Feb 19:58 - Carmie in New York said:
Norway Broadcasting reporter was just interviewed on NBC and he had very harsh things to say about the Norwegian cross country team - so harsh that some words had to be bleeped.
21. Feb 19:55 - *I-ski-like-a-girl* said:
Rock it!
21. Feb 19:53 - Ina said:
Ich würd Aksel wirklich eine Kombimedaille wünschen. Aber ich weiß nicht ob nicht der Kurs vom Kostelic für einen Nichtslalomspezialisten zu schwer ist und ob nicht der Vorsprung auf Janka, Zurbriggen, Miller, Kostelich, Raich doch zu gering ist. 1,55 auf Benni ist doch nicht die Welt.

Mein Goldtipp ist Ivica
21. Feb 19:47 - Christin said:
Great run!!! Rock that Slalom...no matter what position it will be in the end! Just have fun!

*hehe* And Lars and Kjetil did it again...same time, same place! Great team spirit! *hehe*
21. Feb 19:42 - angyal said:
Oh noes! I checked the TV program for the time and obviously they need more time for the SC than for the GS that was listed...
In short: I missed the first run (but made it exactly in time for the interview^^)

As much as I'd love you to win, I honestly doubt it, so I wish for a great slalom run and hope that you make bronze. A whole set of olympic medals would be nice, right?
21. Feb 19:42 - angyal said:
Oh noes! I checked the TV program for the time and obviously they need more time for the SC than for the GS that was listed...
In short: I missed the first run (but made it exactly in time for the interview^^)

As much as I'd love you to win, I honestly doubt it, so I wish for a great slalom run and hope that you make bronze. A whole set of olympic medals would be nice, right?
21. Feb 19:32 - Anna said:
Congrats to this perfect first run - all the best for the slalom - show us your best slalom run of your carreer and bring it home ;-)
21. Feb 19:23 - applestories said:
Innocent sibling rivalry - doesn't that happen every year? :)

Accidents like these show nationality doesn't matter - when someone gets injured the lines are erased and the flags taken down. The anthems are played, you celebrate your win, but you also worry about those who lost. And hope they'll be beside you once more.

Then again, I could be way off ;)
21. Feb 19:14 - Floe said:
At first it was a nice race yesterday...but secondly there was a terrible crash.
I hope he gets wll soon..
21. Feb 18:57 - ;p) said:
Some words to the media. It seems likely these journalits, on duty to the media, get more and more to dirty fellows with less and less expertise. In fact, it's just their business to follow the simple media code: Increase circulation/rating. Segregation, divorces, every sensational report are deliberate provocation, are kind of thrillers and that is what hoi polloi likes to read, to hear, to see just as a pastime. Sport is the best sector of society, that simply provides amusement...

Wie wunderbar Aksel! Just saw the Downhill run. :p)
21. Feb 18:53 - Carro said:
This was a nice post to read, I'm so tired of all the bulls**t in the media about Swedes competing against Norwegians... Nice of Patrick to call you and nice of you to write this logg.
Just saw you run into lead in the combined downhill, wish you good luck and a GOLD medal =)
Best regards, Carro from Sweden
21. Feb 18:45 - Anna said:
Det är så sant det du säger!! Vi borde inte ödsla tid på att vara fiender och ovänner, livet är alldeles för kort för det!!
Jag studerade fyra år i Trondheim och det är en underbar tid att se tillbaka på och detta har såklart fört till att jag är otroligt glad i er norrmän, ni är fantastiska!!

Två underbara länder där det bor fantastiska människor, visa lika mycket kärlek och respekt till era grannar som ni gör till era nära och kära!!

*Kos & Klem*
Lycka till ikväll!!
21. Feb 18:25 - .... said:
I agree with you Aksel. I hate this" word war" between Norway and Sweden. I'm always cheering for both Norwegians and Sweds! Is much more fun when we can cheer for each other.
Lykke til i dag :)
21. Feb 18:12 - tom said:
It must be some old people in the media that are starting this feud. My Norwegian parents who lived thru WWII always had a grudge against Sweden for being neutral and not helping Norway fight the Nazis. I think it's time to get over it.

Good luck in the Super Combined today!!!!
21. Feb 18:10 - pipi said:
Keep it up man! Love it, yea. ;p)
21. Feb 17:45 - Switzerland said:
@A
Yes, the "hardcore guys" must momentarily proper look for each other here, haha
Well, nice to see you :-)
Aksel has many new fans found however I hopes it is it also after olympia still. We remain anyhow, right?
Let us the thumbs press for ours champ today :-) :-)
21. Feb 17:36 - Ulrika från Sverige said:
Jag blir lika glad när en Norrman vinner som när en svensk vinner!
21. Feb 17:24 - A. said:
Patrik J. is the man, I hope he recovers soon, as I said many times, seeing him still compete gives me sense of stability!

and I will not say anything surprising I guess, when I say that the "quiet" days in this blog are long gone, long gone! at least for the time of the Olympics! By "quiet" I mean 15 people talking about bands, outfits and stuff, and skiing of course haha. Now there are so many comments, all on -topic (well, almost LOL) cool as well!

I think today's competition would be very exciting. I have my predictions, but will say nothing more. enjoy the race everyone!
21. Feb 17:14 - Anna said:
I wish you all the bbest for today - I feel, you can make it again
I´ll keep my fingers crossed for you
21. Feb 17:04 - Moni said:
Such accidents are always terrible. I hope he will recover soon. But he is a great sportsman and a great man when he calls you to congratulate from the hospital. Châpeau!!!
The medias are sometimes so stupid.

For today Aksel I wish you all the best. Enjoy skiing, the races, the atmosphere, the crowd, just everything. You have two Medals everything that comes now is a suplement! Good Luck!
21. Feb 16:50 - Andrea (Austria) said:
I always appreciate your fairness, respect and sympathie for other skiers!
Keep your honest personality - we love it!!!!!!!!!!!!
Glad to hear that Patrick Järbyn is on the mend.
21. Feb 16:40 - Igby said:
Good to read your blog about how the relationship in sports between neighbouring countries should be, I haven`t known that special relationship before. There are many examples like Austria and Germany too. As long as it consists of teasing , joking against each others it`s very much fun. But media make the situation worse and make a kind of "war" out of it.

By the way: Wasn`t it Aamodt who called the Swedes "Chickens" because of their behavior during that flight, you were blogging about it ? Maybe some Swedes didn`t like that too and tried to get their revenge and so the flame war via newspapers starts.

Congrats to your gold medal ,
Regards from Austria.
21. Feb 16:28 - Zvenit said:
Oh, Patrick... I saw him falling, that was terrible. They didn't even mention his state after all, though it was quite serious and many people got worried about him.
Get well as soon as possible, Patrick!
21. Feb 15:45 - Slovenian girl said:
Really nice gesture from Patrik! :) only the best athletes can do such acts too! Thumbs up! :) Media... it isn't worth speaking of, sometimes can be really harsh!
Good luck on today's Super-Combined Aksel! Be fast and smart on slalom run! :) Make number 13 the lucky one! Can't wait! :)
21. Feb 15:33 - Astrid said:
Patrick must be a great sportsman :) hope he gets well soon...
Nevertheless, it's the same here in Austria - there was this one guy from Germany (Keppler?) who said the downhill is "too easy" for an olympic downhill - and it filled the commentator with sheer delight to see him score two DNF's (I must admit not only him *g*). It helps when we don't win and the Germans also do not...
BTW: Number 13 is my personal lucky number :) - all the best from Austria!!!
21. Feb 15:14 - Carola Stockholm SVERIGE said:
Du har SÅ RÄTT Aksel!
Media gör ofta en höna av en fjäder, du vet, jag vet (har själv blivit utsatt för felaktigheter), alla vet!
BRA du påtalar att det är bra stämning mellan er som tävlar! =)

OS rullar vidare... och skriverier med.

Ha det gott,
Carola

English short version:
You´re right! Media makes a hen of a feather - always!
Good you tell us it´s a good companionship between you competitors.

21. Feb 15:02 - colorado said:
The press only make a situation worse with their constant needling to build a story. They should stick to reporting, not escalating....... We are happy to have Patrick as a Colorado man.
Go fast and enjoy your race today.
21. Feb 14:58 - F_E said:
A speedy recovery to Patrick, and, Aksel, good luck today on the combined! (I can't wait!)
21. Feb 14:27 - Joew/Sweden said:
Well done Aksel, Gold must feel like heaven for you!
21. Feb 13:50 - Harald said:
Hei Aksel. Congratulations on your great results so far in Vancouver, more to come we hope! You are a truly great athlete, your career results and achievements speak for themselves and your comeback in Beaver Creek last year was incredible! But what makes it so more spesial, is that you do it with class! We, who know you, know that you are a very generous person with a great heart and a lot of humility! It is down to education I guess (good jobb Bjørn!). I couldn't agree more with you about how mediocre some journalists (and papers) are in Norway and Sweden, writing stupid things about each other. In our family, if a norwegian doesn't win, we are very happy if a swede wins (they are our closest neighbours) and we have a lot of good friends in and from Sweden. Unfortunately, it does not help when we have other cocky atletes who are big mouthed and arrogant towards their swediish competitors when they win ! For a certain big mouthed norwegian competitor in cross country skiing, things have not gone his way so far in the olympics and he doesn't want to speak to the press now ! Let's hope this will teach him some humility (maybe you can help him Aksel?) , because his stupid attitude when things go well does fuel this feud between the norwegian and swedish press. The boy is talented and will win again but let's hope he will be less arrogant. In the meantime most of us swedes and norwegians will continue to enjoy the games and take pride and joy whenever one of us wins !
21. Feb 13:35 - Rune Stavdal said:
I really fancy your example of the neighbour-care relationship between Norwegian and Swedish competitors! Wish the media would get their act together and LEARN!
Also, congrats on your achievements in the Olympics this far!
21. Feb 13:26 - Marianne said:
Gratulerer så mye med Super-G gullet!!! Det var så utrolig bra kjørt... Du var helt overlegen bra ;) Det var så utrolig fortjent og kjempe gøy å se på.
Det var forøvrig kjempe trist med Patrick.. Vi får håpe at det går bra med han og at han kommer seg raskt på beina igjen :)
Du får ha masse lykke til i super kombien seinere i dag :)
Stor klem fra meg :)
21. Feb 13:23 - Ove said:
Both Norwegian and Swedish TV talk nice about each other countries sports men and women. The athletes and their coaches do the same. (In several sports the national coaches are comming from the uposite country.) The smear campaigns are in the news papers and on internet.

Rivalry could be good for the competition but nationalism woun´t. In 1970´ies the Norwegian Atletic Association had a "Beat Sweden campaign". At that time Sweden was better than Norway and the objective was to become as good as the Sweds. Regrettably the media took the slogan and started a hate campaign instead.

Patriks fall is the last of a long list of problems for Sweden in several of the last Olympics. I feel sorry for Patrick and Sweden. Good luck Patrick.
21. Feb 12:50 - Prinzessin Schneehase said:
Race time again in a few hours. go out there and have some fun, be fast down the hill while having that tasty gold-feeling!

Lykke til! (especially for the slalom run)
21. Feb 12:40 - Bjarne said:
Grattis från Sverige! :)
Antar media säljer ju mer tidningar angående kampen mellan Sverige och Norge. Det är ändå ett vänskapligt krig.
Men som svensk gläds man förstås också över norrmän, hellre det är t.ex. USA! Vi tillhörde ju samma land fram till 1905.
Speciellt glad blir man över en ödmjuk kille du!! Personen bakom är viktig och du är ett föredöme som idrottsman.
21. Feb 12:40 - dr-nix said:
Grattis till guldet Aksel. Detta "bråk" mellan Sverige och Norge känns väldigt konstigt för mig som Svensk. Visst finns det rivalitet mellan våra två länder men detta skitsnack som media blåser upp så mycket som dom bara kan känns helt främmande för mig.

Underligt beteende från båda sidor..
21. Feb 12:31 - Anna said:
Grattis Aksel till guldet!

Du är en ödmjuk kille
21. Feb 12:04 - Jocke said:
Tack för de orden Aksel. Precis så som alla Nordbor och grannar borde känna!
Jocke fra Sverige.
21. Feb 11:53 - amazon ;) said:
All the best for today! Hope for an 'easy' SL run, haha. But you are so relaxed, I know it will be a good one. ;)

Get well soon Patrik! Det ikke vært bra... nei, nei.
21. Feb 11:45 - Angie said:
I couldn`t agree more; journalists sometimes act like hungry wolves taking advantage of situations like this to create their catchy headlines... And as we know that some specific comments might be taken out of their context, the underlying meaning will often be misunderstood. Which might be the the case in this Norwegian-Swedish battle as well.

But to comment what is most concerning in your post;
I am sending all my best thoughts to Järbyn, hoping he will recover soon and be back on track without any complaints...

Good luck for the next race, keep on rockin` :)
21. Feb 11:33 - Johan said:
Visst är det konstigt: När Aksel, Marit eller Ole Einar vinner gläds jag. De är ÖDMJUKA och VISAR RESPEKT. Sedan finns representater för norsk KAXIGHET och när de vinner slår jag av TV:n.

Svensk kaxighet finns också men jag uppfattar det som att acceptansen för den i egna leden är mindre. Skulle Northug vara svensk skulle han behandlas som Zlatan. "OK, han är hjärnskadad, men så länge han fixar framgångar så håller vi tyst".
21. Feb 11:32 - Ve said:
Sono bellissime parole, e Järbyn si è dimostrato un vero sportivo!
E' stata una grande vittoria quella nel super-g però in quell'occasione non ti sei dimostrato un vero sportivo, perchè di fronte a quel incidente, mentre il tuo collega giaceva ancora sulla mista immobile, potevi rimandare le esternazioni di felicità magari evitando per quel momento di ridere ed abbracciare tutti, come se nulla fosse accaduto.
21. Feb 11:27 - sandra said:
Viel Glück für das heutige Rennen.Die allerbesten Wünsche an Patrick.=)
21. Feb 11:07 - Jill Karin said:
Helt enig med deg Aksel , synes denne rivaliseringa mellom Norge og Sverige er noe tull !!!!
Ble rørt jeg over at dere har et såå godt forhold i alpinleiren :O) ønsker Patrick go'bedring !!!
Lykke til med superkombinasjonen senere idag, til deg og resten av laget ! :O)
21. Feb 11:03 - hans - Sweden said:
Håller med. Läser kommentarer från läsarna i exempelvis Expressen och på NRK. Alldeles för mycket nationalism. Vi borde kunna hålla sams och glädjas åt varandras framgånger.
Free transl. English: I agree. Taking part of some comments from readers in Swedish and Norwegian media I find it´s too much nationalism. We ought to be friends and gladly celebrate the success of our counterparts in Norway and Sweden.
21. Feb 10:48 - Arild S said:
Congratulation Aksel! Absolutely brilliant! I do agree with you that the press doesn't get the point. I wish Patrick a fast recovery and hope to see him back on track asap!
21. Feb 10:47 - Niclas Västervik Sweden said:
Du är en verklig atlet Aksel. Jag förstår inte heller varför det ska skrivas spaltmeter om kampen mellan Sverige och Norge. Ni är våra grannar och jag känner mig stolt när ni lyckas. Ta bara Andreas Thorkildsen som exempel. Jag jublar och skriker varje gång han lyckas träffa 90m eller däromkring. Tycker att det är onödigt att försöka få oss att vara fiender, när vi i själva verket inte är det. Ni känner er nog stolta innerst inne ni med med Nordiska prestationer på hög nivå.
Med tanke på alla problem du haft och den förskräckliga kraschen du var med om. Så vet jag att du vet hur det känns. Patrik ringde och grattade er och det är precis så man ska göra. Tycker det var stort av honom att visa hjärta. Hoppas media struntar i att skriva om meningslösa bråk som inte finns.
Såg dokumentären om dig. Jag blev helt fascinerad av hur din kropp fungerar. Tack för att du är en medmänniska och lycka till med ditt fortsatta tävlande och mer guld kanske :]
Ett stort grattis ifrån mig en Svensk som gillar Norrmän // Niclas
21. Feb 10:44 - Åsa said:
Stort Grattis till guldmedalj (hoppas du får fler) och stort tack för dina ord om det meningslösa verbala ordkriget mellan Svea och Noreg Rike. Som svensk boende i Norge är det extra plågsamt. Vi behöver idrottsmän som du!
21. Feb 10:43 - Kristin said:
Aksel! du er det jeg vil kalle en sann OL utøver!! Respekten, gleden og ydmykheten for å være med i OL sirkuset.. Fantastisk gøy å følge med deg! :)
Lykke til videre! God bedring til svenske Patrick, måtte han komme raskt på beina igjen!
21. Feb 10:38 - b said:
Kumusta Aksel! Buena suerte tomorrow and pass on our get well wishes to Patrik. you really are a class act. oh...any chance you'll change the picture here so we can get your smiling face with all your hardware? i'll settle for a casual picture of you in the village. Take care and may the wind be at your back!
21. Feb 10:22 - lenka said:
I suppose it´s a photo of Patrick, right? How could you post here his photo when he´s injured?! i don´t understand people who take photos in this situation:(
21. Feb 10:14 - Andreas said:
Tack för att du visar att media överdriver denna hatkampanj. Lite rivalitet med glimten i ögat är kul, men inte som det varit i år. Start grattis till Guldet det är du verkligen värd.
21. Feb 10:09 - kyoko said:
Hei, Aksel!
I absolutely agree with you.
Olympics games are festival of sports. They should not compete out of ski run. So I love to see that players hugged each other at the goal.
21. Feb 09:51 - Berra said:
Grattis Aksel till guldet!! Och tack för dina tankar om Norge och Sverige. Jag gläds både åt norska och svenska triumfer men jag fattar inte hur en del människor orkar hålla på med sin missunnsamhet. Du och Patrik är båda goda exempel på hur alla borde uppföra sig oavsett om vi råkar vara antingen norrmän eller svenskar.
21. Feb 09:22 - Margret said:
congratulations aksel! it seems that you don't have nerves at all .....


the story remembers me of what went over TV yesterday about the austrian and swiss ski jumpers. the austrian officials wanted to hand in a complaint about some metal piece of switzerland's simon amman's ski, but refrained from it in the last moment. the austrian athletes had their own opinion on that: they said that simon is simply the better ski jumper and that his success is not owed to his euqipment .....

some people are more reasonable than others... :o)

21. Feb 08:36 - John Perkins said:
Aksel, You are just awesome! Way to win and very kind words. I'm from the USA and Iove great competition and great attitudes. Congratulations on the win again and best in your continued sport. Patrick, Shout out for you to recover and return to the sport you are awesome at too.

John Perkins, USA
21. Feb 08:21 - Brenda said:
Aloha Axl! Really? NOR-SWE feud? didn't know you guys had one going on...which goes to show you're right. It's media fodder and most people aren't paying attention. Get well soon to Patrik...and thanks for showing how classy Norwegians and Swedes are! Lotsa luck tomorrow! Hey...do a quick shout-out to Patrik when you get a medal (sorry...gotta support my USA home boys...but secretly hoping for a veeeeerrrry close race). :o)
21. Feb 08:21 - Brenda said:
Aloha Axl! Really? NOR-SWE feud? didn't know you guys had one going on...which goes to show you're right. It's media fodder and most people aren't paying attention. Get well soon to Patrik...and thanks for showing how classy Norwegians and Swedes are! Lotsa luck tomorrow! Hey...do a quick shout-out to Patrik when you get a medal (sorry...gotta support my USA home boys...but secretly hoping for a veeeeerrrry close race). :o)
21. Feb 07:59 - Tony said:
I have said it before, but I have to say it again: You guys are in a class of your own! I hope he will be fine and come back to the WC. Right now, I`m on my way out for a new day of ski patrolling, so the picture was quite touchable :) By the way, my Swedish collegues are excellent! Have a nice day :)
21. Feb 07:46 - Erika Jensen said:
I perioder visar media upp en mer sann bild av hur vi, svenska folket känner, en sund konkurrens där man fortfarande gläds åt Norges framgångar. Men tiden före OS har det bitvis varit en ganska otäck stämning där båda länder öppet hånar varandra och på svenska DN-galan gick det så långt att jag stängde av. Självklart gläds svenskarna när det går bra för dig och andra norrmän! Särskilt då vi inte har någon egen medaljchans! ;)
21. Feb 07:45 - watahina from far-east said:
Our country was long isolated.
So it is sometimes very difficuil to talk about the relationship between neighboring countries, such as China and both Koreas.
But talking about Olympic Games, all should be good for all the athletes.
21. Feb 07:32 - mary said:
wow. i didn't know the media was so heavy handed. i just finished watching some of the speed skating events and although some people lost and won, they reached out to each other and congratulated each other, even the coaches. along the year(s) to the olympics a lot of the athletes train together, go to the same comps, travel year round, and some are even friends (although not surprisingly, some are really not friends at all). i've seen some really great examples of sportsman/womanship from so many people and it's really inspiring. that was great of patrick to do that. hopefully his recovery is a speedy one. i don't think viewers, some who might not be athletic or compete in sports/anything else get what the olympics means to a lot of the people in BC right now competing, or what it means to the fans, there abroad, in their home countries. i mean i'm cheering for so many other countries, aside from my own because i appreciate effort and perserverance. there's been so much slinging in the media about so and so athlete and how they're disappointments and such and i just wish that wasn't the story line because i bet most of the people who are doing the media sesh for the olympics can't do half of the stuff the athletes are. it's just sad and unecessary! i've been trying to figure out what's going on with the international media at van2010, but it's kinda hard to get the sentiment since everything here is mostly canadian centric.

there's no point comiserating about bad blood when we can all be concentrating on positives and having good times. congrats again to all the athletes proving themselves and giving me so much to smile about, cheer about, and having my voice hoarse from yelling and my face frozen & hurting because i've been smiling and laughing too much. seriously. so excited for skiing tomorrow, and curling, more sledding, hockey hockey hockey, excited for some boarding next week, more skating, etc. winter oly's are always the best.
21. Feb 07:02 - Ruth with the truth said:
Athletes ,especially Olympic Athletes have a bond. The media try to push and pull for ratings and influence.
You all are inspiring, super human with an obvious sense of admiration/respect for each other. I enjoyed listening to your story and watching your accomplishments. I wish you the best.
21. Feb 06:19 - Stavangerjente said:
Gratulere så mye med gullet. Det var fantastisk å se deg kjøre ned til ledelse! Du virker som en flott person som tar vare på dine alpinvenner, noe som kommer positivt tilbake til deg. Du fortjener virkelig all gratulasjon du kan få, å jeg ønsker Patrik god bedring.
21. Feb 05:44 - Auntie Em said:
Good for you for standing up and saying something. How wonderful for Patrick to call to congratulate you on your gold. What a true gentalman and friend. I wish him speedy recovory and I hope he knows there are many people praying for him and for all those who fall prey of crashes on the course.
I'll be cheering for you!
GO AKSEL!!!!
PS. I think its offical, Your blog has exploded! lol
21. Feb 05:37 - Camilla said:
Jeg håper det går bra med Patrick også. Det fallet var helt forferdelig.

Håper det blir flere medaljer på deg,Aksel.
Såg deg og Marit på Framsiden av Vg idag. Den sportsdelen skal jeg ha i en scrapbook.. Det hører litt rart ut og si Scrapbook i en Norsk Setning..
Snakkes.
21. Feb 04:45 - Kris said:
Aksel, du er den perfekte idrettsmann! Du vet hvordan du skal vinne samtidig som du tar vare på dine venner, dvs konkurenter. Du er super og fortjener alle Gull du vinner!
21. Feb 04:38 - Kristofer said:
Grattis!! Önskar att flera kunde följa ditt exempel och låta bli att elda upp medierna. För övrigt följer jag OS i SVT och där glädjs man åt Norska framgångar, hur funkar det i NRK?
21. Feb 03:43 - Bohuslänningen från Sverige. said:
Gratulerar till guldet! Du är en värdig vinnare samt ett bevis på hur en gentleman uppträder. Lycka till i övriga grenar.
21. Feb 03:11 - Fuffck said:
Hy I got this app on my iPod it's so awsome anyways what was all that writing that was so dum anyways if you are reading this that whrite a coment here oh and nurda kurmarshk died sad news
21. Feb 02:52 - Bambi said:
Hmm..hvor var vi da Petter brakk staven og hvorfor er de som ikke var der besserwissere?
Journalistene vil ha og ha, og mest av alt: unnskyldninger for hvorfor det ikke gikk bra samt fortest mulig stikke mic og cam i ansiktet på utøver´n. Sekunder etter finish line. Dessuten er de litt for raske med å uttale tåpelige fraser som "skuffende", "holdt ikke mål" idag osv., for i neste øyeblikk å slikke ... når samme utøver senere vinner. Her snur de fort. Det å ta frem tidligere skader og hvor fort man restituerer seg, "hvordan" man har klart den bragden på "så kort tid", det er de også raske med å proklamere. Men når en atlet sliter i perioder uten å være i tet, da hører man lite om tidligere skader, og man får langt mindre spalteplass i media. Hvor ble det av supporten fra media da?
Jeg skjønner j*vlig godt hvorfor Petter glatt passerte journalistene uten å stoppe idag. T Alsg.. prøver febrilsk å komme med et par fornuftige setninger, men hvis man erindrer Thomas´ periode var det ingen som var mere mediesky, grinete, ustabil, og hadde lange perioder der han nektet å gi intervjuer. Idag er han godt plassert i Vancouver for å være pro-kommentator. Man behøver ikke å være rakettforsker for å forstå at Petter var drit forbanna idag. Cross country skiing is turning to be more like tour de france, og her må man legge opp til helt andre strategier fremover. Det så man soleklart idag.
Hvis man skal sammenligne alpint og cross country (noe som er klin umulig) må man tenke på at i det man setter utfor er det ingen andre i "løypa" enn en selv. I cross country er de flere sammen i sporene/løypa. Naturligvis er det langt større risiko for at det skjer alvorlige skader i alpint kontra cross country, og det ville vært meget usportslig om en pro alpine racer ikke gratulerte vinneren til tross for at han fikk et alvorlig uhell (hvis man da har muligheten til dette, selvsagt), men skjer det skader eller uhell i løypa som et resultat av andre tilfeller, da må man få tid på seg til å samle seg og få hvilepuls før man gir næring til ulvene (journalistene).
Verden er god å leve i når man har tur og alt klaffer. Det er deilig når alt faller på plass og man endelig leverer. Den dagen man derimot ikke leverer, er de mørkeste dagene og man unngår helst ulvehungerens pes og ønsker heller å bruke energi på de man stoler på, som er der for deg både i ups n downs samt sette 100% fokus på kun en selv. Strengt tatt nødvendig strategi for å bygge seg opp på nytt, både psykisk og fysisk.
Er ikke smøre-krigen over? Idag var det vel noe helt annet?Den dagen Petter står på pallen gjør han som de fleste andre gull-vinnere: ALT KLAFFET etc etc. Man skal selvsagt ikke skylde på andre enn seg selv, det er usportslig det ;) men vi har vel hørt om tidligere episoder der "feil ski ble brukt", "feil smørning", skygger/sol, jetlag-probs etc.
Jeg sier egentlig: Ha hvilepuls og nyt hver dag i Vancouver. Jeg er patriot og heier på de norske utøverne. Vinner svenskene, finnene, amerikanerne eller whatever - I couldnt care less. Det er aldri gøy å stå på sidelinjen å se premieutdelingen, ikke når man har lagt så mye trening og effort bak. OL skal være "lek"...er det lek? Jo, man får lekt seg med det man elsker mest av alt, men man deltar for å vinne, spesielt når man er en favoritt. Jeg ville aldri syntes det hadde vært stas å komme som nr 38, eller 41. OL eller ikke.
Heier fortsatt på DEG OG DE ANDRE NORSKE (til tross for at det er noen kule utøvere fra andre land også...) Men nå er det competition på høyt nivå:)!
Lad batteriene Miracle Man:) Du har gjort en glimrende prestasjon og har sinnsykt mye å komme med. This is just the beginning.
La journalistene svinse videre rundt kalven(e):) Kalven vil uansett bli slaktet når den tid kommer. No mercy!
Ha hvilepuls :)
21. Feb 02:51 - Julie said:
Aksel your comments speak volumes about the Norwegian people. I myself am a Norwegian-American and identify much more with my Norwegian heritage and family in Norway. The kindness and concern for others is something Norwegians are known best for and you are a great example of this!
21. Feb 02:13 - yulitide2009 said:
Friendship is reflecting to both countries that is the best, media could be boring without intrigues.

21. Feb 02:10 - RocknRolla said:
Nice, Aksel! Hope the tabloids will pick up that! All the best for Patrick Jarbyn, a great athlete and a true gentleman!

Good luck tomorrow, Attacking Vikings, have a great time!!!

21. Feb 01:39 - Helene said:
Jeg er Norsk men studerer i Sverige og jeg må si att jeg er sykt lei den rivaliteten og drittkastinga som er mellom disse to landene når det er noe sportslig som hender. Ingen unner det andre landet vinst i det hele tatt. Skikkelig kjedelig spør du mig! Ellers ville jeg bare si att jeg syns du er den mest sympatiske idrettsutøveren Norge noen sinne har hatt. Du tenker på alle andre før du sier noen ting om deg selv. Jeg har aldri håpet så mye på att en Norman skulle vinne gullet som når du kjørte i går. Kjempe bra jobba!!!
21. Feb 01:22 - Kaori said:
This is what makes me really happy during Olympics! I hope all nations have this friendship and beautiful spirit! :)
21. Feb 01:22 - Sofie said:
Best wishes to Jarbyn and congratulations to you!

And about the little "competition" between us and our lovely neighbors, I think it's a fun part of it, and i really hope people don't take it too seriously.
I mean i know media really exaggerate the whole thing (as always), but i think this sums it all up:
1. we like to win
2. we like to let the Swedes know it for sure when we do win
3. and most importantly, if we can't win, we always cheer for the Swedes, after all they are like family

Isn't it funny how we like to think of the gold medals as ours? like you athletes can thank the rest of us for winning.

21. Feb 01:16 - Muckl said:
@Petz: I am with you. I mentioned something similar two days ago. The media has become fixated on the sensational; they proved it a lot of time especially in the last week. I got mad-really, commentators *grumml*. I dont want to hear/read anything else about the >troubles< between the Swiss and the Austrians concerning Ski jumping-just pathetic. And today I couldnt believe what I have seen on TV when I zapped: the open coffin of Kumaritaschwili. I know it is a Georgian tradition but why the hell do they have to show it; isnt it sad enough?!? (I stopped watching the news) Stupid #$%$§.

@Switzerland: Ich versteh dieses Affentheater auch nicht. Kann man ned einfach so fair sein und sich für den Athleten freuen, der am Besten gefahren ist. Nein, stattdessen sind die Zeitungen (etc) überfüllt mit: Österreicher-Schweizer Debakel (je nachdem halt). Konkurrenzkampf schön und gut aber sportlich und fair dabei bleiben wär echt mal angebracht (seitens der Medien). Bin ja nur froh, dass die Athleten das anders sehn. Gott sei dank!

Hope Patrick get well soon!
21. Feb 01:12 - Amy in USA said:
Congrats on Gold Askel Svindal! My prayers go out to Patrick from Sweden!
21. Feb 01:10 - Ann - a Canadian said:
First, congratulations on an awesome performance! And we're so relieved Patrick is healing well.

I hope more and more people come to realize how tight knit some sporting communities are. The media tries to create unhealthy nationalistic/jingoistic situations, and those don't benefit sport at all.
21. Feb 01:07 - Kerstin, new Aksel-fanatic :-) said:
good luck to patrick, a real sportsman, to call you in these bad condition after the race!!!
thats the REAL olympic idea i think!!! and not the stupid and boring comments from the most of the journalists. sometime i thinke we are in a periode of the " cold war " when i hear and read some of the comments of them, but than i see how the sportsman and women are laugh with each other after the competiton - thats really great and i enjoy watching olympics! btw... good luck for the 3rd tomorrow and have fun - need to see you smile while skiing.....
21. Feb 00:58 - Switzerland said:
Aksel, das erinnert mich an die schon jahrelange Kampagne in den Medien Schweiz vs Oesterreich, vor allem betreffend dem alpinen Skisport. Ich werde so etwas nie verstehen, ihr seid doch einfach Athleten die in einem gesunden Konkurrenzkampf zueinander stehen, ganz egal welcher Nationalität. Es geht hier um Menschen nicht um die Landesfarbe.
Schön, dass ihr Athleten so eine tolle Einstellung zueinander haben und die Mediengeschichten sind eben bullshit.
21. Feb 00:53 - Lavina said:
Congrats Aksel! It was very nice of Patrick Jarbyn to call. Good luck~
21. Feb 00:43 - RJ said:
Får tårer i øynene av hvor rause dere er i alpinsporten. Lykke til til både deg og Patrick!
21. Feb 00:32 - R said:
Du viser igjen hvilken person du er! Stå på og fortsett sånn! Vi heier på deg i morgen!
21. Feb 00:28 - Aga said:
It is a pity that only in such moments, we need to find out what we are neighbors, friends. I hope that Patrick quickly return to health. I firmly believe and hope that more such incidents will not be on the routes.
Regards.
21. Feb 00:25 - raphy said:
Huch it doesn't look very nice, I hope, he's getting better! I have the sense that in these olympia-games happend more accidents than years ago! Especially when I watched the women-super-combination, for example anja paerson or my compratiot dominique gisin! So be careful, I wish you and the swiss-guys good luck for the next run!
21. Feb 00:17 - kathrine marlen said:
Må si at du e en fantastisk fyr:) Æ bare faller helt for dæ:)
(..hehe en av de mange skjønner æ;)
Lykke lykke til imorra-Vi heie på dæ:)
21. Feb 00:13 - irene said:
well,the media needs always something to write/talk about and such things seem to be perfect for it as they're read and discussed by many persons.one should know that often the things written/said are not 100%true and written statements from interviewed persons may either be manipulated or taken out of the original context and put into a new one.-yes,I'm not a big fan of the media in general but after some bad experiences you maybe think twice before believing something...
21. Feb 00:13 - Petz, Austria said:
It's good to hear that Patrick will be relative fine. The media will be their own story! Yesterday the Austrian NO more an alpine skination but today after Fischis olympic gold we are an alpine skination AGAIN! The best we can do, is not reading this stupid things and put the tv on loudness!!!
21. Feb 00:11 - Prinzessin Schneehase said:
this surely is the bad side of journalism if you can call it serious journalism. for just having some papers just really like to spread stories which are just crap.

what a nice an great gesture of patrick thinking of you by having so much other problems on his mind, one should think, laying in hospital. really nice! and good to hear that is doing good!
21. Feb 00:08 - Roar said:
Agreed! Get well...
Aksel - du ser bra ut i Elvis brillene - konge:)
21. Feb 00:08 - KK said:
Totally agree. Badmouthing other athletes just put yourself and your country in a bad light, nothing good comes out of it. Unfortunately the media loves it....
21. Feb 00:04 - gitte bartler said:
Its was terrible to see the crash and im so sorry for him finishing at that way but im happy that it wasn`t even moore damage to him.....he will recover im sure.
And Good luck in the next race take care.....
20. Feb 23:58 - mette-m. said:
Hope Patrick get s well soon !

Alx, all the best on tomorrows race, i'll cross my fingers for you. lykke til ! :)
20. Feb 23:57 - Stine Sofie :) said:
Er litt uenig med deg der Aksel, har alltid sett på svensk/norske "krigen" som ikke annet enn vennskapelig, er jo bare morsomt syns jeg :)
20. Feb 23:55 - AijaAlice said:
Agree, Aksel, I've lived in Norway and've noticed how do norvegians feel about that! But I really am with the gyus and girls when those heavy crashes happen and wish never again...
Fast recovery to Patrick and one more Gold to Aksel, tomorrow, ok? :)
20. Feb 23:45 - Klaus said:
Congrats Aksel, really awesome and all the best to Patrick, get well soon
20. Feb 23:45 - *Eliza* said:
Couldn´t agree more. Sport should be all about fair play, wishing each other well and be happy for other people success.
20. Feb 23:44 - CroatiaLovesYou said:
It's such a nice from him :-)
Wish Patrick all the best, also good luck to you in next races!
20. Feb 23:42 - nadia said:
aksel, you are so right... that's the way it should be between two nations, two people, two... whatever! wish patrick all the best and I do hope that he will get well soon!!
20. Feb 23:42 - boo said:
bless your little socks! taking on a diplomatic crisis, i'm sure everyone realises it's all in jest. patrick is a real trooper, hope he gets well soon.

good luck for the next races aksel!
20. Feb 23:40 - Lory said:
this is really nice of him! wishing him a quick recovery,by the way good luck to you tomorrow! which number will you have?
20. Feb 23:37 - M_S said:
The media will do anything for a story and it's unfair on you guys. That was really nice of him to call you. Im still so happy you won, so I can only imagine how you feel :) Sweden have been going all out for horror crashes this week, it was great to see Paerson recover so quickly and able to compete and I wish Patrick Jarbyn all the best in his recovery to.
20. Feb 23:36 - Melanie said:
Alles alles gute Patrick aus der Schweiz, ich konnte gar nicht hinsehen, ich denk dann dich und hoffe das es dir bald wieder besser geht. lg melanie

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