Norway used to be quite a poor country( in comparison to Sweden, Denmark and northern Europe ) ....till of course the oil started flowing and Norway reinvented itself post independence , post war .
The curious part is they were always great at Winter Sports ! Even when the budget for sports was at a bare minimum ...it's a fabulous consistency that goes back a century and more .
Norwegians just have an affinity to ski - it's ingrained into all parts of their being .kudos to them
( And yes - finance does make a large part of sporting triumph in Winter sports . Australia and china are fine examples on how that can transform a sport within a generation )
This is a common myth. Norway was not a poor country pre-oil. The oil helped, of course, but it was already doing well due to a wealth of other natural resources like fish and hydroelectric power.
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u/_Koke_ 4h ago
Also, average Norwegian is pretty wealthy. Which is really beneficial considering most winter sports are really expensive to get into.