So I guess I need to post something again about how many WC “victories” Marit Bjørgen has, ground that we’ve covered in considerable depth before. The occasion for revisiting this topic is FIS’s press release trumpeting the fact that Bjørgen has officially reached 46 WC victories, matching the great Björn Dæhlie. As we discussed in […]
Also tagged Distance, marit bjoergen, Sprint, statistics, World CupBack in September I wrote a post looking at the supposed woes of Norway’s male distance team. Â The bottom line was that, yes, by various measures things haven’t been looking as good lately for the Norwegian men’s distance squad. Â With the first period of racing completed, and more rumblings in Norway about their poor performance, […]
Also tagged Distance, men, norway, podiums, russia, sweden, World CupHow embarrassing is it for our sport that no one seems to be able to reliably count the number of World Cup victories of our best athletes? Here’s the deal.  Marit Björgen has attracted some attention lately for the number of total WC victories to her name, which is generally thought to be at least […]
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