Bente Skari and Teammates Scared and Saddened
Translated by Brian Olsen
September 12, 2001
Bente Skari, center, with Arvid Torp, left,
and Bjorn Lasserud, right, at Beitostolen, Norway last
November.
(Photo: Odd Osland)
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A horrible feeling of saddness enveloped the training camp of
the Norwegian women's Nordic team Tuesday after they learned
of the tragedy that had occurred on the East Coast of the United
States. The camp is being held in Park City, Utah. "Yes, we
are scared and saddened. You must understand that we don't know
what is going to happen. The future is uncertain," said Bente
Skari to Dagbladet, a Norwegian tabloid.
Bente Skari, Marit Roaldset, Marit Bj�rgen, Vibeke Skofterud
and Tina Bay have been training in Park City since they left
Norway on Sunday, September 2. It must be noted that Park
City lies hundreds of miles from New York and Washington;
however, Skari & co. still feel that the terrorist attack
affects them in a high degree.
"We went out running for three hours earlier, but are now
sitting here watching the news. We are in the United States,
you know, but do not understand what the future will bring
or what terrible consequences this incident will have," said
Bente.
Luckily, the team was not flying yesterday. The Norwegian
Nordic Combined team was not so lucky. They were flying from
Oslo to New York on Tuesday afternoon before the pilot informed
them that they would be turning around. The team was planning
on having a two day vacation of sorts in New York before departing
for the ski jumps in Utah. The training camp for the Norwegian
women's Nordic team will end on September 25th.
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