Winter sports

121’2024 (2024-04-30) – Tuesday

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This month there will be interesting updates to earlier blog posts. In the previous post, 91’2024 (2024-03-31), I wrote about the fantastic pole vaulter, Armand Duplantis. In the first Diamond League competition for 2024, on 111’2024 (2024-04-20) in Xiamen, China, he continued his routine of raising the world record with yet another centimeter, to 6,24 m. The photo below shows that remarkable event. See the jump in reference #1 below.

One centimeter at the time! Mondo ajusted his own world record to 6,24 m during Diamond League in Xiamen, China on 111’2024 (2024-04-20).

And also in last month’s post, I wrote about how Lucas Braathen now will use his alpine skills to try and bring an Olympic medal also to Brazil. But he may have to fight for it with another skier who also is changing the country for which he competes. I am talking about Marcel Hirscher, who already had won various Olympic and World Championship medals for Austria before retiring in 2019. Now, he intends to return to challenge Lucas and others, but this time competing for the Netherlands. His mother is Dutch and now he also has acquired that citizenship. More about Marcel Hirscher can be found in reference #2 below.

Finally, in my posts about modularity, I only mentioned hardware and software items, but what about the necessary documentation, can it also be modular? Yes, it can, next month I will explain how!

That’s what I learned in school today!

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1: Mondo and 6,24 m

2: Marcel Hirscher

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91’2024 (2024-03-31) – Easter Sunday

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It is so interesting when something that earlier was the privilege of a few countries is suddenly spread out also to those who you cannot think about in that context. One good example is the Swedish pole-vaulter Armand Duplantis, currently the world’s undisputed champion, who has raised the world record in 1 cm increments from 6,17 to 6,23 m, with more to come. He was born in the USA, but thanks to his Swedish mother, he also has a Swedish citizenship. More about him can be found here: 212’2022 (2022-07-29).

Something similar is about to happen in winter sports. As you may remember from my earlier posts of 240’2022 (2022-08-28), 304’2022 (2022-10-31), 334’2022 (2022-11-30), 31’2023 (2023-01-31), and 272’2023 (2023-09-29), I wrote about the growing interest in Brazil for winter sports.

Earlier this month, CBDN (Brazilian Confederation of Snow Sport) had the pleasure of presenting to the world its newest affiliate, the Norwegian slalom skier Lucas Braathen, who also has a Brazilian mother and thus also a Brazilian citizenship. He spent much of his youth in Brazil, where he learned how to love sports and, among other things, support the São Paulo FC football team! He has already won both Olympic gold medals and the World Cup in alpine skiing, and now the Brazilians are hopeful that he will repeat it for his “new” country. More about Lucas can be found in the following photo and in reference #1 below. 

In last month’s post, I wrote about something that I would present now. My friend Neide visited recently the South West corner of Brazil, where there is an amazing water fall. Far from being so well known as the Iguaçu falls, but not very far away, there lies Salto do Yucumã (Yucumã falls), Derrubadas, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. In these water falls, water from one side of Rio Uruguay falls into the other side of the river. However, this can only be seen when the water level in the main river is low, if not it will be hidden under the surface. You have to be lucky to see the falls because the water level depends on what is liberated from the hydroelectric plant in Chapecó, state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, that is located upstream. These falls are considered to be the widest longitudional falls in the world, 1800 m wide. More about this can be found in reference #2 below.

Here are some nice pictures from Salto do Yucumã:

These photos were taken on 57’2024 (2024-02-26) at Salto do Yucumã (Yucumã falls), Derrubadas, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, by Neide Martins de Aguiar.

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1: Lucas Braathen

2: Turvo state park

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2016-02-26 (Friday)

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When I talk with people in Sweden about the weather we have here in Brazil most of the year, many times I receive comments about how they envy me when I tell them about the temperature outside, the shining sun and the climate in general. I understand them perfectly, because to me it is much easier to get used to a hot climate than a cold one.

But nevertheless, can you imagine that there are people that pay big money to travel across the world to arrive in the North of Scandinavia during the coldest and darkest months? You have probably heard about the ice hotel in Jukkasjärvi, which is rebuilt every year so that tourists can go there and enjoy (???) some days in the ice box. If that thrills you, look at reference #1 below.

northern lights

Northern lights by Icehotel Jukkasjärvi

However, there is also another type of tourism that is having a great time right now, in the depth of the winter season, namely the people who use the harsh climate up in the North to squeezee out every little drop of excitement by driving a fabuolous car under the most stringent conditions. It started out some years ago, when the automotive manufacturers set up their test tracks in Arvidsjaur, and now this sort of activity is expanding to also invite motor enthusiasts to experience something very different. And for that purpose, there are companies that promote complete packages with lodging, food and of course tough winter driving. References #2 and #3 is about such a company.

… That’s what I learned in school !

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1: Icehotel Jukkasjärvi

2: Exclusive car events

3: De flesta bileventföretagen är fullbokade

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