Television: Uncool Runnings

[nineveh_uk]

Sometimes, there comes along a programme that seems almost literally made for you as a viewer, and in the run up to the 2022 Winter Olympics, The Olympic Draum (press release) is definitely the one for me. Having covered in recent years the Norwegian women's team, the Norwegian's men's team, and various individual famous Norwegians, NRK clearly felt the need for a fresh perspective in its run-up to the Olympics, and they found it. Seven 22-25 minute episodes following the UK cross-country ski team as they prepare for the Olympics, hampered only by their tiny budget*, wax technician being stuck in Sweden due to the pandemic, and of course the fact of being British. It looks like some lighthearted winter sporting fun.

The chances of this making it to UK media seem zero, so if you feel the urge to take a look, it is here, dialogue a mix of English and Norwegian.

*Here is the Norwegian team's world cup wax truck. The British have a multipurpose van.

Comments

[naraht]

Thanks for the rec! I've watched the first episode, and of course my Norwegian is woeful, but it was worth it for the WaxFail alone.

[nineveh_uk]

I imagine Icelandic gives you a certain amount of the subtitles?

I have been there with the Wax Fail.

[naraht]

Yes, I can take a stab at some of it, which is entertaining if nothing else. Without the subtitles I would be completely lost!

[nineveh_uk]

The Scandinavian habit of subtitling everything with decent subs is a huge boon to the language learner.

[slemslempike]

Oh my god, a truck that expands UPWARDS. That is brilliant.