Petter Northug og Marcus Hellner i Bislett Games 2011

[simonedwards]

This is I've only just seen this!!!! Yep!!

[signorfantastico]

This needs to be a Summer Olympics event.

[SiHunt]

@SiHunt A better combination would have to had a large number of wheels with large flat contact surface´s to reduce the pressure and the resistance give by the Mondo track. 2 days training? Was not enough time for them to work out how to avoid and embarrassing over 4 min mile, that my mum could have beaten them over. I´m still left with the question is this or is this not a sport and does it have any place at a high stakes professional track and field meeting?

[LangrennsPortalen]

@SiHunt Interesting that you can say that. Have you seen much X country skiing? I'm an young athlete, train averagly 1 hour and 30 minutes each day. Every contest you have to push the limit. Why is Heavy Weight Boxing a sport rather than X country skiing?

[Biffbradford]

Great to see Oddvar Bra. Why don't they show this stuff on American TV???

[LimesNorrlandicus]

@SiHunt Have you ever watched a 50 km cross-country skiing race? When they reach the finish line they often collapse because they have absolutely no energy left and all the muscles are exhausted. Boxing requires much less cardio and doesn't require nearly as much strength and endurance in the legs.

[LimesNorrlandicus]

@SiHunt Bjorn Dahlie, arguably the greatest cross-country skiier ever, still has the world record for the highest VO2 max. Meaning he had the best "lungs" ever, that ought to tell you something about how tough it is. Clearly the track was not suited for roller skiing- it makes the wheels go slow. Moreover they had just ended their vacation so they were both in bad shape. Cross-country skiing involves every muscle in the whole body and burns more calories than boxing.

[LimesNorrlandicus]

@SiHunt Cross-country skiing at elite level requires more calories than virtually any other form of excercise. Much more so than running. It's a complete workout for the whole body.

[simonedwards]

Look how fast they roller skate ?! It really helps you to appreciate the four minutes mile Roger bannister was truly Rip

[LangrennsPortalen]

@SiHunt Petter Northug had trained 2 times before he came to Bislet. It is clearly that the speed is pretty low, but it was a race just to show off!

[dilmao]

@SiHunt You are free to try xc skiing any time, I am sure :) It's "tough" getting hit, no doubt, really tough actually, but the fatigue and pain suffered in xc skiing is extreme. Give it a shot, Billy Ray Bob :)

[LangrennsPortalen]

@Tallsmits Jeg fulgte ikke med på hele sendingen, så da beklager jeg at jeg kom med noe jeg ikke hadde grunnlag for å si. Men hvor ille kan det være for stav-hopperne og vente 10 min?

[svarvarkungen]

minns ni när hellner spöade northug och hattestad i sprint på vm i norge

[KairoAntsaar]

my only complaint - why is the audio in mono?

[SiHunt]

@fishskicanoe Nice comment, roller ski racing is a fun sport! I am assuming that the regulations require the surface to be tarmac, but I would love to see some off road roller ski! As well! I was wondering if anyone could find any roller ski regulations that agree that its good to do it on an athletics track? Not that regulators get it right...

[SiHunt]

@dilmao I was not writing about cross country skiing I was writing about the joke race at the Bislett games. NOT A SPORT... on that surface. it is simply not cross country skiing. How did you know my brain was ´sub-standard´?

[NamelessNorwegian]

@TheMrsebblo Vet jo selvfølgelig det da? Men hvilken modell...

[dRrEtInA]

i wanna know what they are both saying in the post-match interview. someone please translate!

[Tallsmits]

@1337inzock hva slags kommentar er det å komme med?? nettsøppel.

[Tallsmits]

@dragonfurp wow, du må ha lite å gjøre, som leser gjennom gamle kommentarer på en youtube video. går ikke treninga så bra kanskje ?