Halvard wrote:
I would love to have the same distances. That will be great for Norway.
its not about Norway. You're conflating why this is a society wide challenge. We see the same thing in WTA Tennis. I don't think Serena with her size would be as dominant in a 5 set format (by the way, I am huge fan of her). 5 Sets is a slightly different animal compared to 3 sets. Those 5 hrs marathon finals between Federer and Djokovic were amazing. Fans are deprived of that on the women's side. And over an XC championship doing slighlty longer events every few days all adds up by the time you get to the 50km on the final day. Its too bad women athletes cannot access the same challenge this many years later.
Anway, whether it is FIS events, UCI cycling, WTA tennis....whatever, its not about Norway, its about women in sport having equal access. If Norway wins even more that is awesome for Norway.