Sunday, March 12, 2006 7:22:44 PM
Sparks of Passion in Norwegian Ice Sledge Hockey
Norway's Helge Bjornstad, left, is kissed by his girlfriend Kathrine Bolstad after he asked her to marry him at the end of the ice sledge hockey match between Norway and Italy
Mar 12 2006
The not very fortunate debut of the Italian national team at the Paralympic Winter Games will be remembered also for the curious and “romantic” unplanned event, which, at the end of the match, was witnessed by the numerous audience present on the stands.
After the usual goodbyes exchanged by players before leaving the rink, the Norwegian striker Helge Bjornstad addressed a girl sitting on the stands and invited her to come down. This would probably have been enough to make people remember about the match in a special way, but the surprise was not yet over.
At this point, the player got off his own sledge, knelt down before her and, while handing out a bunch of flowers, said something to her that did not appear to be clear at first.
However, given that the girl subsequently put her arms around him (later, her name would have become known, Chatrine), all the spectators realised that they had just witnessed an incredibly original wedding proposal and clapped their hands in what became a deafening ovation.
We don’t yet know the details of this story (and perhaps it’s better like this), but this episode is yet another confirmation of the truthfulness of one the mottos symbolising this Olympic period: “Passion lives here”. A slogan that fits the bill like no other.
Silvia Bruno
http://www.paralympicgames.torino2006.org/ENG/ParalympicGames/news/news_ita117125.html
Norway's Helge Bjornstad, left, is kissed by his girlfriend Kathrine Bolstad after he asked her to marry him at the end of the ice sledge hockey match between Norway and Italy
Mar 12 2006
The not very fortunate debut of the Italian national team at the Paralympic Winter Games will be remembered also for the curious and “romantic” unplanned event, which, at the end of the match, was witnessed by the numerous audience present on the stands.
After the usual goodbyes exchanged by players before leaving the rink, the Norwegian striker Helge Bjornstad addressed a girl sitting on the stands and invited her to come down. This would probably have been enough to make people remember about the match in a special way, but the surprise was not yet over.
At this point, the player got off his own sledge, knelt down before her and, while handing out a bunch of flowers, said something to her that did not appear to be clear at first.
However, given that the girl subsequently put her arms around him (later, her name would have become known, Chatrine), all the spectators realised that they had just witnessed an incredibly original wedding proposal and clapped their hands in what became a deafening ovation.
We don’t yet know the details of this story (and perhaps it’s better like this), but this episode is yet another confirmation of the truthfulness of one the mottos symbolising this Olympic period: “Passion lives here”. A slogan that fits the bill like no other.
Silvia Bruno
http://www.paralympicgames.torino2006.org/ENG/ParalympicGames/news/news_ita117125.html
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