After the holidays I get away, so in February I'll go to Troms√∏, Norway, for the Norwegian Reindeer Racing Championships. Racers on skis are towed by reindeer along a 200-meter track. (I'll just watch; flying reindeer are banned.) I'll spend the summer training for the 2010 Arctic Winter Games in Grande Prairie, Alberta. The Games are a mix of snow sports (cross-country skiing, dog mushing) and traditional Inuit competitions like the knuckle hop: contestants hop as far as they can on their knuckles and toes. Even if your belly isn't a bowl full of jelly, it's hard.
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December 29, 2008
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Florida at least has to slow the point-a-minute Oklahoma offense and give its own high-powered attack a chance to run off with the BCS championship
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THE YEAR IN SPORTS 2008
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