The leader of the Olympic Winter Olympic Games medal classification may break the historical record of gold medals

14 – this is how many gold medals were won by the representatives of Norway at the Olympic Games in Beijing. If the leaders of the medal standings (29 rings – ed.) Win one more gold, they will break the record of the Winter Olympics in terms of the number of the most important medals at one Olympic Games.

At the moment, the record is just 14. So many gold medals at the Winter Games were won by Canadians in Vancouver in 2010, as well as Norwegians and Germans in Pyongyang. The current leaders of the medal standings will have a chance to increase their achievements mainly in cross-country skiing and biathlon.

– Our main goal is not a record, but a really good time for the players throughout the games. Sports rivalry is of course the most important, but it must be fun, said the head of the Norwegian Olympic mission, Tore Oevreboe, in an interview with Reuters.

And he added: – Where do our successes come from? One of the factors is the very high quality of daily training, which is the main component of development, which allows you to compete at the highest level. We also care about very good relations between players and between players and coaches. We create a stable and safe environment for our athletes to not only work hard, but also enjoy everyday effort.

Where does the Norwegian phenomenon come from?

– We say we’re born with skis on our feet. On Sundays, everyone goes to the forest to ride them. Everyone wants to do it, said Johannes Klaebo, one of the Norwegian heroes in Korea four years ago. The man who became the youngest Olympic champion in the history of cross-country skiing. He was then exactly 21 years and 144 days. He left Pyeongchang together with three golden rings.

“Klaebo is a golden child of the Norwegian system, which scientists are eager to get involved in. A few years ago, a physicist Trine Seeberg from SINTEF Digital – an institute that is part of the largest independent research agency in Scandinavia – told about it. elite is so advanced that it drives many scientific fields, said Seeber, quoted by the Wyborcza.pl portal. and different types of disabilities, “she added.”

And he added: “What is particularly important in the Norwegian approach to sport is basing on the idea of” Joy of sport for all. ” Norway gives room for general development. There it makes sure that parents are not burdened with huge costs of keeping the athlete. It has also been decided that clubs should not be allowed to keep league standings or even record the results of matches of children under 13 years of age. Life “.

“Young people have an instilled love for physical activity. It is estimated that 80% of Norwegians belonged to some sports club in their childhood, and about half of the teenagers are active members. 90% of children at the age of For 6-12 years he has been practicing at least one sport – according to the Canadian article “The Globe and Mail”. There are about 12,000 clubs in the whole country.