The Swiss got it all this time: As one of the smallest representative group with only one table at the 27th Yongpyong Ski Festival, our small country won 3 gold medals in the adult, 2 bronze medals in the children and junior category, AND the prize for the best decorated table.Luckily the event was hosted by the Norwegian Ambassador this year instead of the Swiss Ambassador as per tradition. Otherwise we could have even been accused of nepotism!
As last year, the weather was amazingly sunny and dry, but the temperature was much more moderate this year, so nobody had to freeze to death while watching the ski race. The gala dinner, accompanied by plenty of bottles of red wine from the Wallis, was entertaining as ever.There was just one downer at this event. I get more and more freaked out about the skiing style of some people in Yongpyong. Too many ski and snowboard way beyond their abilities and have no "ski etiquette" at all. Coming back from Niseko, Japan, where skiing couldn't be more civilized, Yongpyong was a real shocker. While skiing with one of our friend's 6-year-old kid, he got overtaken by a lunatic wanna-be racer on carvers who only missed the kid by a few centimeters. A few weeks earlier, someone we know was hit by such a lunatic and broke an arm. And the worst thing - that lunatic didn't even bother to stop and help the poor guy whose arm he broke.
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