Johnny Klister

Golden Means: Ratios for Understanding the Nordic World

The Husaby Ratio Number of Times Ben does something crazy per number of skiers he inspires to take up racing     1:8

Dussault Ratio: Number of mentions of the almighty per news release:  1.5:1

Kapala Ratio: Number of athletes wrestled to the ground per number of statements of absolute certainty made per day.  1:1

Andrew Johnson Ratio: Number of hours mocking Simons per hours spent training  1:1

Liz Stephen Ratio: Number of skiers on the planet per number of skiers that are genuinely kind and happy.     4Million:1

Z. Caldwell Ratio: Number of skis ground per number of controversial comments lobbed out just to cause a reaction.  435,000:1

RMD Ratio: Number of Coaches that are fitter than their athletes compared to the rest of the country:  12:1

Cat Ski Ratio: Amount of humor (in hours laughing) inspired to amount of fitness facilitated (in hours training):   435:1

Birkie Fever Ratio: Total hours of Birkie preparation (world wide) to hours participating.  6Billion: 1

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