April 5, 200619 yr Link Olympic sportsmanship lands sweet reward for Norwegian coachWebPosted Wed, 05 Apr 2006 12:44:32 EDT CBC Sports Canadians have found a sweet way to reward a Norwegian ski coach who helped an Albertan Olympian during a crucial moment at the Torino Games. * FROM FEB. 19, 2006: Canadians applaud Norwegian for Olympic pole pass Bjornar Haakensmoen was presented with more than five tons of Canadian maple syrup in Oslo Wednesday for his act of sportsmanship at the Olympics in February. The Norwegian cross-country coach received the gift as a token of appreciation for handing a spare ski pole to Sara Renner after the Canadian skier broke hers midway through the team sprint event. * FROM FEB. 14, 2006: Canada wins team sprint silver Renner and Canadian teammate Beckie Scott went on to win a silver medal while the Norwegians placed fourth. Haakensmoen's gesture struck a chord with many Candians. In the days following the pole pass, he was showered with thank-you notes and gifts ranging from wine and chocolate to hotel accomodation in Banff, Alta. But nothing to this point has stacked up to the 7,400 cans of maple syrup that recently rolled into Oslo. The syrup was donated by fans across Canada as part of a drive called Project Maple Syrup. The Norwegian and Canadian governments agreed to waive any import duties so the syrup wouldn't be too expensive for Haakensmoen to accept. Haakensmoen, 37, said he was overwhelmed by the positive reaction by Canadians. "When you get this kind of response it is, well, just enormous," said Haakensmoen. So, does Haakensmoen even like maple syrup? "It's sweet, and a little unusual," he said, admitting he only recently tried syrup for the first time. "We might have it from time to time, but not five times a day." Haakensmoen resigned as sports director for Norwegian skiers after the Torino Games.
April 5, 200619 yr Good sportsmanship should be rewarded. Question is, does a surfeit of syrup qualify as a reward ... OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
April 5, 200619 yr Author Good sportsmanship should be rewarded. Question is, does a surfeit of syrup qualify as a reward ... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If the maple syrup doesn't count then how about these? gifts ranging from wine and chocolate to hotel accomodation in Banff, Alta. Edited April 5, 200619 yr by Deraldin
April 5, 200619 yr Absolutely. But nothing to this point has stacked up to the 7,400 cans of maple syrup that recently rolled into Oslo. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT
April 5, 200619 yr Author Absolutely.But nothing to this point has stacked up to the 7,400 cans of maple syrup that recently rolled into Oslo. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You think he's going to share it? "
April 5, 200619 yr You think he's going to share it? " <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Wonder if syrup wrestling is popular in Norway. I have to agree with Volourn. Bioware is pretty much dead now. Deals like this kills development studios. 478327[/snapback]
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