It’s just an observation that the Norwegians had good skis today. They seem to always have good skis (with notable exceptions)

When you are at the top, you get the first cut of skis from ski companies. Klaebo gets Fischer’s top skis. He also has a waxer that sorts through hundreds of skis to give him the best one. Then he probably spends hours with his tech selecting skis that work best for his skiing style and conditions. Then you add on that Norway has the best organized and profesional waxing team.

Us master hacks have no conception of how much nicer World Cup skiers skis are. It’s not that they fly downhill (they do) it’s that they also are dreams on the uphills.

Norway has the ability to outwax every other team because of their resources. They are like an army.

Small teams sometimes hope for changing conditions cause they can’t compete with Norway in stable conditions. In stable conditions, Norway can out wax every other team. In variable conditions, luck comes into play and smaller teams can guess lucky on the wax.

Norway might only have skis that are <1% better than everyone else. But you can train a lifetime to get 1% better.